Andrew Cole, Cissp, Pmp, Itil Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Herndon, Virginia, Us

NetImpact has been a Trusted Advisor driving impact through digital transformation for the Federal Government for over a decade. NetImpact partners with customer agencies to deliver solutions that empower them to not only meet their missions but also realize their strategic vision and achieve impactful and lasting value.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬I was brought in by NetImpact with an immediate focus on improving the performance of an 87-person contracting team. A longer-term goal was in helping to improve their CyberSecurity offerings.Selected Achievements:♦ Completed projects on time and with all passing AQLs for the first time in the life of the contract within 90 days.♦ Drove 29% reduction in longstanding backlog items within 30 days.♦ Created new escalation procedure resulting in 35% faster resolution times.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, edge, and Kubernetes technologies.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬At Red Hat, I was brought in to improve processes and documentation. Initially for the partner certification pipeline and also for Ansible Automation Platform. This involved streamlining processes and coordinating with teams in the United States, India and Europe through 12 major releases.Selected Achievements include:♦ Drove organization of new programs, establishing KPIs and coherent reporting structure and utilizing existing tools (Jira, Product Pages and Confluence) to create single source of truth.♦ Boosted productivity by 41% by writing new operating procedures that emphasized cross-functional communications.♦ Implemented changes to partner certification, accurately reflecting 3rd party risk.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

The Army National Guard has a unique mission as both a reserve component of the US Army and as a state military forces. This enabled National Guardsmen to serve their communities in time of disaster and to defend the country overseas.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬I transferred from the Marine Corps Reserve to the National Guard for the opportunity to continue my service closer to home and to broaden my military career. While in the Guard, I was hand selected to lead the Kansas Army National Guard Cyber Team. I retired from the military in December of 2022.Selected Achievements Include:♦ Lead communications team supporting a unit of over 200 soldiers in multiple locations throughout the state. Received the Army Achievement Medal in recognition of exemplary work.♦ Provided critical support in preparation for a Cyber Inspection and received the Army Achievement Medal in recognition of this exemplary work.♦ Successfully prepared cyber team to integrate with an Air Force element and win national level cyber exercise.

Reston, Va, Us

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Its robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. They integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬I was hired by SAIC to stand up a Security Engineering and Architecture Team (SEAT) to support the USDA. This required hiring staff, working closely with the government cyber team and establishing procedures. Within a few months, we were widely recognized as being center of excellence within the USDA. While there, I added the responsibilities of a program manager, serving as the key point of contact between the customer and SAIC and managing the budget.Selected Additional Achievements♦ Reduced approved waivers by 78% by overhauling existing risk management process.♦ Improved communications between security and development, increasing efficiency by 43%.♦ Developed 5-year multistage cybersecurity modernization program based on extensive SME interviews, boosting efficiency and reducing risk. Utilized as guide for all modernization within the organization.♦ Managed budget of $6.3M, maintaining the highest profitability rate of SAIC contracts at USDA.♦ Led Cybersecurity program through major unification effort, tripling responsibility area while simplifying and improving processes.♦ Drove adoption of CI / CD practices within organization, dramatically reducing time to release applications.

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

Serve as assistant IT manager for a reserve regiment of over 1,000 Marines.

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

• Hand selected to command a company, from among 7 peers. • Serve as supervisor of all HR functions for an organization of over 170 members. Responsibilities include performance evaluations/awards, promotions, staff, equal opportunity compliance, legal actions, military pay and operations. • Act as primary advisor to a regimental commander on all personnel matters.• Develop and oversee the training of in excess of 170 Marines; enforcing discipline, fostering an environment of morale and promoting technical proficiency through formal courses as well as equipment laboratories. • Served as Company Commander for over 200 personnel from 9 nations in a Combined Joint exercise in Morocco.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Advanced experience in wireless communications ( 3G, EVDO, 4G, LTE ), with a focus on in-building DAS ( IDAS ) site development, Picocell deployment, RF operations solutions and deployment. Experienced in managing RF engineering deployments including: network build outs, capacity deployments and network modernization.Managed custom networks engineering projects RF. Provided engineering and technical solutions providing network coverage/capacity at DAS sites in the Sprint network and permanent repeater, eFemto, Pico, Small Cell wireless sites. Duties included: project definition, planning, deployment, monitoring, controlling, and close out phases.Systems and gear directly managed include: i-BAL, Siterra, Engineering Tool Suite, Repeaters, BDA, BTS, T1’s, Enterprise Femto’s, Pico's.Was the project manager for the first Picocells to be installed in a Sprint Retail Store.Proven ability to manage 3rd party providers / RF Engineering vendors including the following companies: Custom Radio Communications, GIANT LLC, SAC Wireless, Newbridge Wireless, Pierson Wireless, WSSI, Joe’s Radio, On Air Solutions, and Viable Technologies to name a few.Project management for in-building RF solutions at over 170 Microsoft Retail Stores, Apple Retail Stores, and Sprint Retail Stores.Managing Project Budgets within PeopleSoft Project Costing and eProcurement Modules.Selected to take part in Executive Mentoring Program.

Washington, Dc, Us

-Lead a platoon of over 60 Marines. Ensure their training and readiness to provide IT support, and engage in Combat.-Brief the commander and staff on IT related issues.-Used Agile SCRUM to sucessfully lead team.-Advise the commander of a battalion of over 500 Marines and sailors on IT issues.-Maintain a motor pool of seven military vehicles.-Maintain communication gear worth in excess of $4,200,000.-Counsel and evaluate section heads.-Establish goals and milestones for the Communications section.-Provided data services in an austere environment for a battalion of over 300 Marines.-Designed and implemented an IT network that combined radio, satellite, transmissions, phones and data on multiple occasions.-Advised the battalion commander on all electronic warfare issues.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

B.A., Philosophy