Christopher Crowell Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

United States

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Hanscom Afb

-Perform Information Systems (IS) audits-Complete System Security Plan (SSP) / Data Security Plan (DSP) Cyber Security risk analysis-Advise network engineers on results of Cyber Security risk analysis-Execute and support major Laboratory network security initiatives-Develop and enforce information security policy-Conduct staff security outreach and engagement-Provide information security decision support-Conduct emerging technology security assessments-Conduct vulnerability scanning and patch compliance-Conduct cyber research collaboration and risk mitigation-Provide staff security awareness and training-Support incident response and remediation efforts-Produce security risk and impact assessment reports-Conduct Risk Management Framework (RMF) and CCRI compliance assessments

• Lead analyst in reviewing technical and non-technical IA documentation and determine enforcement of DoD IA Policy.• Develop and maintain an enterprise Vulnerability Management Process document detailing roles and responsibilities, process flow, risk mitigation steps, & compliance time frames.• Lead analyst reviewing operating systems, network devices, physical security, and procedural security validation and FISMA requirements ensuring DoD Information Assurance controls and National Security Agency (NSA) and DISA STIGs checklists compliance.• Facilitate and oversee information systems accreditation in accordance with the appropriate regulatory guidance and coordinate the proper de-certification and sanitization of classified systems and media.• Coordinate and participate in the investigation and mitigation of information system security incidents, including system contamination involving classified information.• Participate in network architecture design and review sessions to ensure security requirements are met.

Lexington Ma

• Review operating systems, network devices, physical security, and procedural security validation and FISMA requirements ensuring DoD IA controls and NSA and DISA STIGs checklists compliancy.• Facilitate and oversee information systems accreditation in accordance with the appropriate regulatory guidance.• Provide in-depth understanding of cyber systems and issues within the Command and Control, Agile Combat, and business and enterprise systems portfolios.• Review and recommend Scientific Technical Information (STI) for approval.• Assist in the execution of all areas associated with successful execution of the cyber security assessment support program, software assurance, cybersecurity site audits, and cybersecurity prototype and process development.• Research, evaluate, and characterize emerging techniques and tools for pen testing and vulnerability assessments for both common and non-traditional information technology systems and applications.• Perform IA testing of security requirements and controls that both verify and validate that the countermeasure and mitigation are suitable security controls for the system/software.• Participate in IA verification activities to include contractor/Government testing, vulnerability assessments, and other exercises to validate compliance and conformance with DoD, NIST requirements and implementation plans.• Lead and manage information systems planning, development, implementation, operation, and maintenance to ensure security requirements are met.• Expert in the knowledge of the techniques, principles and methods of IT program phases.• Detailed knowledge of the methods, tools and principles for developing, scheduling, coordinating, managing multiple projects and resources, monitoring and inspecting costs and work.• Accomplish program goals by determining key objectives, setting priority tasking and making well-informed objective decisions to achieve measurable high-quality, cost-effective and timely results.

Quantico, Va

• Lead analyst in reviewing technical and non-technical IA documentation and determine enforcement of DoD/Marine Corps IA Policy.• Lead tech in performing maintenance, patching, and redeployment of IA assessment toolkit.• Review USMC commands for compliance of end user accounts, permissions, and access rights in accordance with best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.• Develop and maintain an enterprise Vulnerability Management Process document detailing roles and responsibilities, process flow, risk mitigation steps, & compliance time frames.• Provide qualitative and quantitative reports for measuring Information Assurance assessment progress and successes for each program being validated.• Review programs technical and non-technical DIACAP packages to ensure consistency with overall Information Assurance guidelines in accordance with statutes and regulations that govern Information Assurance in the Federal Government.• Maintain highest physical security posture using NISPOM standards for guidance.

Quantico Va

• Lead analyst in reviewing non-technical IA documentation and determine enforcement of DoD/Marine Corps IA Policy.• Lead tech in performing maintenance, patching, and redeployment of MCOTEA IA toolkits.• Review USMC commands for compliance of end user accounts, permissions, and access rights in accordance with best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.• Develop and maintain an enterprise Vulnerability Management Process document detailing roles and responsibilities, process flow, risk mitigation steps, & compliance timeframes.• Provide qualitative and quantitative reports for measuring Information Assurance assessment progress and successes for each program being validated.• Review programs technical and non-technical DIACAP packages to ensure consistency with overall Information Assurance guidelines in accordance with statutes and regulations that govern Information Assurance in the Federal Government.• Maintain highest physical security posture using NISPOM standards for guidance.• Lead analyst reviewing operating systems, network devices, physical security, and procedural security validation and FISMA requirements ensuring DoD Information Assurance controls and National Security Agency (NSA) and DISA STIGs checklists compliancy.• Technical skills include: RETINA, DISA Gold Disk, NMaP, Flying Squirrel, QTIP, SRR and ORACLE Checklists, Network Checklist and other assessment tools.• Conduct baseline security configuration scans using appropriate system security baselines.• Conduct vulnerability, port and services, and wireless detection scans.• Lead IA Policy and documentation consultant.

● Command Information Assurance Manager (IAM): responsible for all IA and information security related tasks for the organization. Responsible for investigating and/or troubleshooting physical and computerized security breaches. Instructed personnel on physical and information privacy security. Monitored annual training requirements.● Command Customer Technical Representative: managed a yearly budget of over eight hundred thousand dollars per year for the NHHC and their twelve affiliate museums. Managed the creation and maintenance of three hundred fifty user accounts, acted as the liaison between the command, twelve affiliate museums, and the Navy-Marine Corp Internet. Performed administrative functions for continued service of all Navy-Marine Corp Internet machines and assets.● Successfully maintained, troubleshot, and upgraded existing legacy cataloguing assets and software applications. This upgrade allowed five affiliate museums and the NHHC to share artifact information and increased tracking efficiency by seventy-five percent. ● Front-line contact, supervising liaison, and information technology consultant to National Guard Civilian Support Teams (CST) located in all 50 states. ● Developed installation guides and quick reference materials to assist CST with DTRA threat analysis software tools, now the standard for all teams who deploy in support of state rapid response missions. ● Responsible for the accountability, maintenance, and refresh of deployable and on-station assets exceeding $500,000. Attention to detail kept the DTRA response teams at a 95 percent readiness state, ensuring timely mission-oriented support to soldiers and civilian weapons of mass destruction (WMD) teams.● Deployed to Iraq to advise Fifth Army United States on numerous nuclear, biological, and chemical missions. Integrated DTRA net-centric tools into Fifth Army’s operations, effectively synchronizing forward deployed DTRA capabilities with DTRA Reachback facilities.

Master'S Degree, Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology