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United States

● Spearheaded developing and implementing a comprehensive portfolio management service with transparent processes for validating intake requests, prioritizing initiatives, and ensuring effective governance, resulting in increased transparency, accountability, and decision-making speed through improved processes and communication. ● Led the development and execution of roadmaps for multiple teams, encompassing requirements gathering, goal setting, and milestone tracking. Successfully managed risks and ensured timely progress updates to achieve successful program outcomes. ● Designed and implemented a new data science automated intake process that accurately captures requirements upfront, streamlining the process of understanding and developing proper use cases, resulting in more efficient solution development and improved customer satisfaction. ● Drove 23 data science projects from inception to delivery, resulting in improved business outcomes and increased efficiency through data-driven solutions across three ENS Pillars.

Pentagon, Arlington, Va

Job description summary: Deputy Chief, Cybersecurity Training, Certification and Integration Division within the Cybersecurity Directorate, supervising 20 DoD civilian and contractor personnel (3-star general officer level support). Responsible for planning, programming, policy development and oversight for the Army’s critical network enablers, including COMSEC, Cryptographic Modernization, and Public Key Infrastructure. Oversees the Army’s training and certification program, supporting over 1.7 million Soldiers, DoD civilians and contractors. Overseas the integration of new technologies and initiatives across the Army enterprise network. Key Contributions: AUG2020–OCT2022 The Pentagon ● Spearheaded developing and implementing a groundbreaking User Activity Monitoring (UAM) pilot program across Army enterprise networks, resulting in identifying and mitigating insider threats and enhancing security posture through proactive monitoring. ● Successful implementation of Cloud-Based Internet Isolation (CBII) for 30,000+ users, significantly improving network security and reducing bandwidth utilization at Internet Access Points (IAPs). ● Directed revision of Army-wide cyber certification training delivery platforms and methods for over 250k users, resulting in increased user accessibility and engagement with reduced program costs through innovative delivery solutions.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States

Job description summary: Global Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Chief for ARCYBER (3-star general officer level support). Coordinated and synchronized DCO to include Incident Handling, Attack Sensor and Warning (AS&W), Resource Management, Forensic and Malware Analysis (F&MA), and Cyber Protection Team (CPT) operations across six theaters of operations. Supervised three branches conducting 24/7 operations with over 70 military, DoD civilian, and contractor personnel. Key Contributions: JUL 2019– AUG2020 Fort Belvoir, VA ● Directed three large-scale high-impact Defensive Cyberspace Operations and incident response activities and established strong working relationships with cross-functional partners within the intelligence community, resulting in successful identification and removal of adversary presence from Department of Defense (DoD) networks. ● Strategic partnerships for enhanced inter-agency collaboration, leading to improved information sharing and coordination and increased effectiveness of joint efforts. ● Mission-critical products and presentations informing executive-level policy decisions, resulting in enhanced cybersecurity posture through data-driven insights.● Utilized a range of cybersecurity tools to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, detect unauthorized devices and malicious code, and eliminate adversary presence, resulting in enhanced network security and resilience and reduced risk of cyber attacks and breaches. ● Crisis response efforts as Scrum Master for two high-pressure crisis response missions, expertly coordinating efforts across multiple organizations and agencies to ensure seamless collaboration and effective response.

Fort Gordon, Ga

Job description summary: Deputy Director of Training and the Director of the Technical College at the U.S. Army Cyber School (2-star general officer level support). Direct supervision of 20 military and government civilian personnel, and management of contractors developing course curriculum and delivering technical instruction in the Cyber Technical College. Senior military advisor for the Director of Training and Education. Ensured execution of Joint Curriculum Lead responsibilities for USCYBERCOM and the Joint community. Key Contributions: JUL 2017– JUL 2019 Fort Gordon, GA ● Transformed Army’s Cyber Technical College by defining the strategic direction and driving innovation and improvement, resulting in streamlined testing and grading processes, reduction in manning and time requirements, enhanced documentation of course curriculum for over 250 students, and improved learning outcomes and student success. ● Pioneered immersive cyber assessment methods through a project to transition from traditional multiple-choice tests to immersive, realistic, virtual hands-on evaluations. This significantly enhanced assessment effectiveness, providing more accurate and comprehensive evaluations of candidates' skills and knowledge, and set a new standard for cyber assessment, improving the quality and relevance of evaluations.

Fort Gordon, Ga

Job description summary: Cyber Network Defense Manager for 400 Cyber Protection Team, directly supporting U.S. European Command (USEUCOM). Later selected as the Mission Team Lead for 201 Cyber Protection Team, providing defensive cyberspace operations (DCO) capabilities in support of USCYBERCOM, USAFRICOM and CJTF-HOA. Developed plans to conduct cyberspace operations and response actions for multiple 4-star general officer level commands. Key Contributions: APR2014– JUL 2017 Fort Gordon, GA ● Led high-priority project to complete training and certification for newly formed 201 Cyber Protection Team, ensuring that all 32 members were fully equipped to tackle complex cyber threats. ● Directed execution of the first two real-world cyberspace operations in Horn of Africa and Europe, showcasing the team's capabilities to conduct incident management and response, demonstrating the team’s readiness to operate in diverse and challenging environments and respond to emerging threats. ● Coordinated participation in the U.S. Africa Command's theater-level exercise, earning general officer recognition for outstanding defense against Army Red Team, which validated the team’s expertise in defending against sophisticated cyber threats, and reinforced the team’s reputation as a premier cyber protection force.

Patch Barracks, Germany

Job description summary: Senior Battle Captain leading 125 Joint military personnel, DoD civilians and contractors in a 24x7 Theater Network Operations Center. Direct support to the United States European Command (USEUCOM), the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), and the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) portions of the Global Information Grid (GIG), spanning over 100 countries, 22,000 circuits, 70 technical control facilities, and four teleport sites. Analyze communication status, develop courses of action to resolve theater outages, and deliver executive level status update briefs. Key Contributions: JUN 2009– JUN 2012 Patch Barracks, Germany ● Expertly managed and responded to incidents in Europe and Africa, ensuring proper reporting and resolution while improving processes and procedures, enhancing incident response capabilities and network security posture. ● Implemented symmetric routing and web content filtering across the European theater, resulting in a significantly improved network security posture against cyber threats to the enterprise network. ● Directed restored functionality of the Wiesbaden Internet Access Point, mitigating a 50% loss of bandwidth, demonstrating expertise in network operations and incident response, and ensuring uninterrupted network connectivity. ● Improved processes and procedures for the organization’s continuity of operations, recall reporting, and network operations information sharing, leading to recognition as the DISA-Europe Company Grade Officer of the Year, highlighting exceptional leadership and management skills and excellence in network operations and cybersecurity.

Fort Hood, Tx

Job description summary: LAN/WAN Network Engineer and Automation Management Officer in a corps signal brigade consisting of three subordinate signal battalions with over 1,400 Soldiers and hundreds of communication systems during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 06-08. Responsible for the testing, documentation, implementation, and maintenance of strategic local area networks supporting multiple applications for the warfighter in the Iraq Theater. Responsible for automations equipment valued in excess of $6,000,000.00. Achievements: Oversaw the migration of the Balad Technical Control Facility, resulting in successful relocation of top-level architecture routers with no loss of service to over 30,000 users on Balad Air Base, including multiple general officers. Led the planning and execution of the network redesign for Forward Operation Bases Bucca and Ashraf, which improved each LAN’s scalability, manageability, and security.

Master Of Science - Ms, Cyber/Electronic Operations And Warfare

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Sigma, Sprint Football