Brian Balzer Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Directs Sensitive Compartmented Information program for 650 personnel, includingSCI indoctrination for new in-house hires and for other government and civilianagencies within the Washington DC area.
• Ensures compliance & accreditation of 3 SCIFs and 2,000+ information systems/useraccounts through use of the Risk Management Framework, POA&Ms, and theCertification and Accreditation process.
• Coordinates secure video teleconferencing and computing operations across theNational Capital Region with federal and civilian agencies.
• Trusted agent with experience supporting public key infrastructure (PKI) issuance forTS level information systems.
• Manages personnel security clearances for 175 military and government civilians usingthe Defense Information System for Security (DISS).
• Updates and patches Intelligence Community (IC) Information Systems and VirtualMachines with the latest vendor updates and software to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Oversaw IT travel program for 125 member team and the logistics, maintenance, andoperations for $12M of secure networking and computing equipment.
• Developed and instructed 3-week training curriculum. Taught network configurationmanagement, IT equipment setup, use of secure devices, and principals of physical andindustrial security to new agency personnel during.
• Engineered technical solutions by performing tests/simulations and analysis forconnectivity and cloud management of Aruba Mobility Master controllers, Aruba accesspoints, and CradlePoint routers. This includes the.
• Implemented policy and program requirements for $2M enterprise internet contractwith government and civilian stakeholders
• Provided Enterprise IT support, troubleshooting, and information system/networkarchitecture problem solving to end users and technical travel team members.
• Deployed and maintained secure Virtual Machines used to grant and/or restrict accessto Microsoft Windows applications and AirWatch for Apple iOS devices.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Led COMSEC operations for the Joint Base Andrews Presidential aircraft fleet.
• Enforced system security and hardening through implementation of STIGs for theMicrosoft Windows operating system and applications.
• Managed active directory objects and permissions with group policy.
• Coordinated installation of new security systems, reducing false alarms by 98%.

Beale Air Force Base, California, United States

• NCOIC, Combat Crew Communications. Managed COMSEC program for Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady ISR Aircraft.
• Executed crypto operations for reconnaissance & tanker aircraft platforms.
• Digitized the Flight Information Publication system for mission planning, ensuringpilots have most accurate data available.

Minot, North Dakota, United States

• COMSEC Responsible officer
• Upgraded and installed TACLANE devices and Cisco routers/switches for multiple fieldnetwork environments.