Brian Erickson Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

Defending Information Warfare Equities. NAVWERX is a consulting firm established in 2020 supporting public (Federal, State, Local) and private sectors in the Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Unmanned Systems, Aviation and Healthcare fields. NAVWERX is a certified SDVOSB and DVBE (California) S-Corp focused.

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Annapolis, Maryland, US

Deep Water Point & Associates is composed of industry veterans and government experts, dedicating their expertise to maximize our clients’ competitive edge. Combining insight into the mission drivers that shape governmental decisions with an understanding of market trends and emerging opportunities, Deep Water Point & Associates gathers actionable.

Round Rock, Texas, US

Hyattsville, Maryland, US

Senior executive with over 30 years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Operations, Strategic Programs and sourcing/acquisition. Mr. Erickson is a retired Senior Naval Officer (Captain/O6) with proven experience and expertise across numerous technical domains bringing a warfighters perspective to Vidoori’s mission of.

San Diego, CA, US

• Senior Vice President of sourcing and procurement (>$500M) within the NAVWAR PEO C4I portfolio. Leading a full spectrum of cybersecurity and information assurance programmatic activities resulting in secure operations.
• Executed an ahead of schedule delivery of a 21K device, >$300M cryptographic program achieving cost savings of >$250M through award winning innovative continuous process improvement activities
• Directed the Readiness Analytics and Visualization Environment (RAVEN) data analytics program resulting in reduced duplication and increased data-driven decision making
• Directed the strategic introduction of additive manufacturing (AM) within PEO C4I, creating relationships and leading to a cost avoidance of >80% as compared to legacy/traditional acquisition
• Established a modernized “last mile strategy” utilizing software as a service (SaaS) concepts resulting in >$2.5M and 34K man-hours savings annually

San Diego, CA, US

• Strategic hire to co-lead the establishment of a new organization focused on implementing rigorous cybersecurity initiatives across the Naval Enterprise. Responsible for day-today operations of 50+ person team.
• Developed and implemented 38 cyber standards resulting in cyber risk avoidance
• Established efficient, low cost operational processes resulting in a lean yet highly effective organization
• Results oriented award winning Integrated Product Team leader

• Senior executive responsible for the business operations of a multi-billion dollar national defense organization. Responsibility for procurement, operational design, budgeting and expense control across 150+.
• Directed network communications for the world’s largest maritime exercise connecting more than 25,000 personnel from 22 foreign nations
• Manage 15 unique Program of Record systems across a secured Local Area Network supporting daily real-world operations while maintaining 99% user availability
• Implemented ITIL process management increasing departmental efficiency by 35% despite 25% reduction in workforce
• Established a robust and scalable cyber security program incorporating industry best practices
• Established a training continuum directly resulting in an external turnover rate of < 3%

Camp H. M. Smith, HI, US

• Senior executive responsible for special technical operations in support of commander’s priorities covering over 50% of the world’s surface area.Key Accomplishments:
• Managed a $2.5 Billion portfolio of highly technical/extremely sensitive systems
• Organized, managed and directed multi-national operations in support of POTUS
• Established international business relationships with Australia, Canada and Great Britain
• Authored a theater level strategic operations directive and implemented across 500+ organizations guiding daily operations for over 330,000 personnel

• Responsible for IT business operations of deployed naval forces in support of military combat operations.Key Accomplishments:
• Managed secured and unsecured afloat communications for 36 surface, subsurface and aviation organizations in support of the Global War on Terrorism
• Established a robust and repeatable knowledge capture process significantly decreasing time to train as a result of systemic internal turnover
• Authored an enterprise wide information management strategy and implemented across 36 organizations guiding daily operations for over 15,000 personnel

• Responsible for Network Centric Operations in support of 5 Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups consisting of 90 commands and over 37,500 personnel. Led cross-functional teams as an expert in the Knowledge.
• Received Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, Information Management and Knowledge Management Award for Excellence
• Created the Knowledge Management Center of Excellence for the U.S. Navy

Washington, DC, US

S-3B Naval Flight Officer

Executive Management Course

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Financial Management

Master Of Science (M.S.), Information Technology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics