Christopher Carter Email & Phone Number

United States

Serves as a senior level executive to oversee the V2X organization’s information, cyber, and technology security strategy.Responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and enforcing security governance, risk, and compliance policies to protect critical data.

Kensington, Md. Usa

Advisory services for Cybersecurity, Cyber-Physical integration, IT Service Management Optimization, Enterprise Architectures and Digital Service evolution for public and private sector organizations. + Provide focused assessments and training for Threat and Risk Management, Cyber Defense, and Security Operations. + Advises Agency and Federal Contractor leaders on evolving Cyber APT threats and mitigation approaches leveraging NIST RMF, CSF, CMMC, ISO and related standards.+ Bridges key mission essential focus areas to define and drive toward common goals aligned to business strategies. Diverse execution experience helps businesses realize IT transformation and modernization with designed-in security. + Partner to build matrix coalitions for change, navigating complexities of diverse mixed workforces to achieve, measure, and validate tangible outcomes across disciplines and specific to each organization,+ Provides Cybersecurity training for Critical Infrastructure Providers and DOD Engineering groups.

Laurel, Md. Usa

Responsible for Digital Program Management for achieving a fully integrated and optimized Enterprise and Cyber-Physical architecture for Critical Infrastructure operations and business management. Creates and maintains a robust infrastructure of policy and process that increases the Agency's return on its technology investments and strengthens its IT structure and performance. + Orchestrated the successful preparation and defense against APT Ransomware attack with no business downtime and no ransom paid,+ Reduced Oracle ERP support costs by up to 80% annually through license optimization, architecture revision, workforce training, and support contract renegotiation, + Defined and managed WSSC strategy for advanced enterprise information governance, portfolio management, and accelerated strategic transformation projects and cyber initiatives,+ Served as strategic business partner; facilitating process automation, data analytics portals, effective customer service improvements and enhanced organizational change, compliance readiness, and digital innovation,+ Adopted and implemented an innovative cybersecurity architecture blending the best from RMF, CSF, CIC and ISO frameworks to protect and enable defense of the WSSC Critical Infrastructure from cyber and kinetic threats.

Bethesda, Md. Usa

Provide thought leadership and technical guidance in the C-suite executive team for a highly acclaimed and fast-growing business as it transforms from 8(a) to a highly competitive medium business. Lead and manage the Innovation lab to develop and promote new products and service offerings for Government and Industry. + Achieved CMMI level 5 assessment for Services in 2019, defining and leading the optimization of IT and Customer Services offerings to clients across industry segments, + Served as Chief of Technology and Solutions for proposal content development and implementation upon award for FAA, NASA, Diplomatic Security, and the Defense Technical Information Center at Ft. Belvoir. + Developed 3 new product lines consisting of a "CISO-in-a-Box" cloud security offering, a Dark Web monitoring service, and Controlled Airspace Anti-drone Mitigation service for the FAA.

Wash. D.C. Usa

Serve as executive technical leadership and senior consultant for a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) providing expert DevSecOps, ITSM lifecycle, Cyber-physical Security, and Business Transformation advisory services to senior leadership of Federal Government and commercial clients.+ Strategic Planning and Coordination - Building coalitions aligned to Enterprise Architecture and Cyber operations strategies.+ Transformation Services - Serve as advocate and change agent for collaborative organizational change activities across business units and mission functions.+ Solution leadership - Directing teams for tactical digital transformation and strategic continual improvement initiatives.+ Program Execution - Mature program and project management, addressing complex systemic issues.+ Security Integration - Fundamentally improve Security Operations, Computer Network Defense, Incident Response, and ‘built-in’ DevSecOps CI/CD processes integrating threat data with systematic and automated risk-based mitigation models.

Herndon, Va. Usa

Serve as Senior Enterprise Architect for IT Security, ITSM, and Joint Service Provider (JSP) Transformation for the DOD Washington Headquarters Services customer. Leverage deep technical understanding of IT systems enhanced by a broad view of integrating people, policy, process, and technology for best value in proactive Cyber Defense and IT Service Management for developing an exemplary model of the Joint Service Provider (JSP) capability. +In support of the JSP transformation, I developed an innovative new comprehensive Tools Architecture, modified Service Catalog, and an actionable RBAC methodology and framework for implementing least privilege principles in a multi-tenant environment while maintaining accountability and contract scope integrity.

Mclean, Va. Usa

Perform strategic Program Management on large Federal contracts; providing senior leadership, guidance, and profitability by managing diverse technical human, financial, and information resources to achieve defined outcomes.For the SAIC $2.5 Billion FFP, Performance-based Vanguard 2.2.1 Contract:+ Served as direct senior advisor to the State Department CIO and CISO to mature ITSM processes with SLAs, effective governance, Earned Value Mgmt., and agile security services,+ Implemented new KPI/SLA instrumentation models for all Vanguard 2.2.1 FFP services to validate performance to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and PMO for all tasks for SLA purposes,+ Advised DoS "Cloud First" initiative program for first cloud implementations for the Department, with migrated security services into a new FedRAMP approved AWS IaaS cloud deployment,+ Served as a Chief Security Engineer, defining the framework for the hierarchical assessment and authorization of the primary Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and higher General Support Systems,+ Served as Enterprise Engineering Office Director of 190+ technical staff, restoring profitability by making up a $5M projected deficit in $50M Budget in under 10 months.

Washington, Dc, Usa

Perform as senior advisor, Chief Engineer, Technical Director for Cyber Security, ITSM ITIL Expert, Process Re-engineering, Security Architecture SME, and trusted technical leader for DoS, USAID, NARA, DOJ, USFS, DOE, and EPA. For Department of State (DoS); Performed orals for award and served as DS Technical Director for Cybersecurity leading 4 Cyber divisions for Policy, Threat, Incident Response, and Security Engineering, and providing expert cyber advising to DoS CIO and CISO, + Served as Cyber liaison to CNSS, and Cloud Working Group developing Fed RAMP, Trusted Internet Connection working group, and directing 150 cyber SMEs to earn NSA Rowlett Award, 2009; + Led DoS Security Architecture Dev, and DoS validation as first/only Federal Multi-service TICAP,+ Established innovative ‘Top 5’ cyber risk CAP committee to address persistent security deficiencies,For USAID; Served as OCIO Chief Engineer for global services, Implementing Change management, and performing validation of annual FISMA reports from the CIO. + Served as Chief Engineer and tactical assessment and project manager in-country during political unrest for anti-corruption program for Government of Haiti, earning Meritorious Service Award.For NARA; served as Chief Engineer, PM, and Advisor to CIO, CTO and CISO for security & technical IT transformation, achieving full BMC ITSM tools implementation for National Archive Data Services+ Established and chaired Technical and Change Control Board (CCB), defining policies & processes,+ Developed Business Process Re-engineering plan to implement ITIL framework tools & processes.For EPA; As ITIL Expert, consulted with EPA on ITIL V2/V3 alignment w/EPA new Enterprise Architecture, For DoS Vanguard 2.2.1; Principal proposal author and orals technical SME leading to award, and transitioning 43+ T&M task orders to FFP worth $2.5 Billion over 10 Years.+ Served as VG 2.2.1 Service Ops Mgr. defining KPI/SLA structure for Performance-based contract.

Herndon, Va. Usa

Executive and Director for Network Department of Tier-1 Internet Service Provider – Fully peered ISP.Provided operational oversight and thought leadership for managing services, product development, and business case creation for the Senior Executives and owners.+ Served as chief of Operations for National ISP services with Peering, virtual circuits over ATM (later MPLS), and wholesale dial-up bulk modem services for People PC, NetZero, Blue-light, AOL, etc.+ Managed innovative MPLS Carrier upgrade project of Tier-One ISP national ATM core to optical MPLS dual OC-48 optical ring enabling new services including secured tandem VoIP and DSL access layers, on time under 6 months, and under budget by 30%.+ Developed new Service Catalog and technical prospectus with P&L for M&A acquisition activities

Doctor Of Cybersecurity / Information Assurance (Dia), Cybersecurity, Defended Dissertation - Awarded Doctorate (4.0 Gpa)

Completed my dissertation research study on the factors influencing the effectiveness of Federal CIOs, including from the regulatory view.

Masters Of Science, Computer Systems Management, Specialty: Applied Computing

Bachelor, Environmental Design

Bachelor of Architecture, with a progressive environmental focus. Minor in Solar Engineering