Christopher Puckett Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga

As senior IT Technical Advisor reporting to the Associate Director of Safeguards, I advise the director on current and emerging IT Security risks. I work directly with agencies and contractors assessing risks to Federal Tax Information. I also work with contractors and supervise and mentor employees on completing Technical Inquiries, Safeguards Security Reports, 45-day Notifications, and other critical reports and documents. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:▪️Garnered recognition for leading the update of IRS Publication 1075 -Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies to be compliant with NIST 800-53 revision 5. ▪️Member of Data Incident team to respond to reported data breaches, losses. ▪️Worked with Associate Director responding to TIGTA/GAO inquiries/findings.▪️Led IT Security reviews at agency sites and supervised other IRS employees.▪️Voting member, working closely with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) on the contract recompete.

Atlanta, Ga

I was selected for this role leading three Front Line Managers, working with executives, senior management, and key stakeholders in multiple business units to coordinate major projects simultaneously, dealing with the resilience of the agency’s information systems. I was also accountable for the Automation Support Branch budget.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:▪️Responsible for BigFix, Control-M, MECM, ITMS and CICD, ensuring that tool upgrades and patches for BigFix, Control-M, MECM, ITMS and CICD were performed on schedule and keeping stakeholders informed throughout the process. ▪️Led the transition of CICD Pipeline, ensuring that team members received proper training so the products could be supported efficiently. ▪️Represented Infrastructure Services Division (ISD) on the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Management (MECM) project. Ensured that the proper servers were procured and setup. Ensured that the IRS had enough budget and licenses for MECM to operate on workstations and servers. ▪️Oversaw performance management of Front Line Managers and their subordinates in the Automation Support Branch. I was recognized for positive changes to the team dynamic during this time.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Promoted from within the team where I had been working as security consulting analyst, I was recognized internally by IRS senior management and externally by IRS contractors as a subject matter expert, securing federal information systems and managing a security review team. I was a major contributor to the development of IRS Publication 4812, Contractor Security and Privacy Controls, Standard Operating Procedures.I managed a team of 15+ auditors responsible for the security of Federal Information System Management Act (FISMA) information systems that process trillions of dollars in tax revenue. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:▪️Critical systems such as Private Debt Collection (PDC), IRS Lockbox, Credit Card Processing (CCP).▪️Contractor vulnerability tracking and resolution, for which I received the Deputy Commissioners Award.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

I utilized the National Institute of Standards (NIST) 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, and IRS Publication 4812 to assess the security posture of contractor information systems used to process information on behalf of the United States Government. PRIMARY ROLES:▪️Worked closely with other IT Security Professionals to mitigate identified risks. ▪️Completed Security Assessment Reports (SARS). ▪️Developed Standard Operating Procedures, Data Collection Instrument and security review document depository.▪️Worked on development of test cases.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

As an IT Security Auditor, I reviewed over 35 security reviews/week:▪️Evaluated and reported on Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) systems. ▪️Presented Contracting Officer Representative (COR) training to educate government contractors on their information security responsibilities. ▪️Used automated tools like Windows Policy Checker, Cisco Security Analyzer, and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) tools to evaluate contractor security compliance.

Tucker, Ga

In my role as Senior Manager over the information technology, data processing, and data entry departments in an IRS Lockbox environment, I learned the requirements for keeping government information safe, and developed an interest in IT security at the government. I was responsible for managing a team of fourteen information technology professionals that processed over one million items worth more than five billion dollars during tax season.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

Specialized in Banking and Financial Security

Bachelor Of Information Technology, Network And System Administration/Administrator