Christopher Paris Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Currently on loan to OPM to help with advancing governmentwide AI and Tech Talent Initiatives, promoting best practices that improve the federal hiring experience, and shepherding the massively exciting transition of the 2210 series towards skills-based hiring.

Strategically guiding VA's technology and cybersecurity workforce transformation efforts, ensuring the Department remains at the forefront of industry and federal best practices. I lead initiatives to enhance recruitment, hiring, assessment, training, and retention efforts. More recently, that's included: launching an AI Workforce Working Group and.

Leads VA's Cyber Workforce Management directorate, responsible for creating capabilities to identify, develop and maintain an agile and effective cyber workforce to meet both Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Federal level priorities.

Leads VA’s Cyber Career Program and develops enterprise-wide strategies, tools, and initiatives to promote challenging and rewarding cyber career journeys for VA’s 8k-strong cyber workforce.

Leads a grass-roots interagency coordinating body that, through its collective talent and resources, rapidly develops and implements solutions to shared challenges to promote the strength and resilience of the federal cyber workforce. Fueled by a "do once, help many" attitude, the Working Group devises strategy and actions that tackle recruitment.

Cybersecurity Workforce Developer; building an informed and competent workforce with the skills and disposition necessary for staying ahead of evolving cybersecurity needs and threats. Designer of emerging threat exercises; promoting personnel cybersecurity awareness through ongoing exposure to simulated threats. Contributor to cybersecurity publications.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

One of thirty-nine federal participants in the CIO Council's innaugual IT Solutions Challenge. The premise behind the challenge is to look at federal government IT problems from a new vantage point and develop innovative solutions that will create positive change. My group consists of 6 highly talented federal employees from across government. Our goal is.

Rockville, MD

Directly supporting the Chief Operating Officer with ensuring ISO 27001 & HIPAA compliance.Assisted in the development and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity framework.Analyzed technical software solutions for appropriate safeguards to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.

Graduate Certificate Program, Cybersecurity

Foundations of Cybersecurity

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), 4.0

Graduated Summa Cum Laude and member of Phi Beta Kappa.