Cynthia Wright Email & Phone Number

Mclean, VA, US

Develop and promulgate organizational and national strategy development & implementation approaches based on specific threat/opportunity contexts, risk tolerance, policy constraints, and resourcing for sponsors across the US National Security and broader government ecosystem. Assist organizations and/or MITRE teams supporting those organizations is.

Mclean, VA, US

Develop strategies and policies pertaining to technically challenging national security issues. Help architect cyber security strategies for Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and other agencies. Through the State Department, assist other nations in developing and implementing effective national cyber strategies..

XConomy Presents: The State of Cybersecurity (Boston, 2016)XConomy Napa Summit: The XConomy Retreat on Technology, Jobs, and Growth (Napa 2017)Spanish National Cyber Security Institute (INCIBE): Public/Private Partnerships in Fostering Digital Inclusion (Leon, Spain 2017)Design Thinking Denver: Focus on CybersecurityTechnoSecure and Data Forensics.

Privacy and Security in the Age of Autonomous Sensing

Synthus, Inc., is a Woman- and military combat theater Veteran-Owned Small Business geographically based in the greater Denver area. We have more than 50 years combined experience in national security, cyber strategy, and industry (IT, Cyber), supporting large and small organizations in highly volatile environments with human-centered innovation. Our focus.

Develop strategy for building and sustaining the AF's cyberspace domain. Develop the roadmap for AF's IT Target Baseline to shape warfighter integration, data sharing/authentication and systems development. Develop policy to guide AF IT investments to ensure cross-domain integration, cybersecurity, and mission assurance.

Tactical, base level, and C2 system comms; C2 System Program Mgt; Joint Staff Cyber Defense Strategy and Policy; Cyber Ops policy; CIO Strategy and Policy; Cyber and C2 wargaming; Global IT systems engineering and insatllation oversight; Cyber and IT solution innovation; Organizational Vision and Stakeholder Communications

Led 700+ personnel in 5 operational units across 3 states delivering IT infrastructure and cybersecurity assessments for 120+ locations around the globe. Inspired organizational transformation from a focus on implementing local IT infrastructure solutions to leading global network integration and innovation. Coordinated across 10 major functions to.

• Provided strategic analysis and recommendations to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense, and other senior leaders on military considerations pertaining to US cyberspace policy
• Joint Staff representative to Interagency community: National Security Staff, Department of Justice, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, other agencies
• Authored Joint Staff input to DOD position on US Declaratory Policy with regard to cyberspace; Drafted Vice-Chairman’s speech on cyber war and deterrence; Wrote the Operational inputs to National Defense Strategy for.

• Deputy for Group comprising 700 personnel in 13 units providing network defense to 7 warfighting commands at 10 locations worldwide
• Key contributor, Cyber Doctrine Development Conference; co-authored capstone document guiding cyber warfare development for the Air Force

• Led 148-member unit delivering core network services to intelligence and operational units worldwide
• Responsible for $30M in critical infrastructure, 5 classified networks, 114 dedicated circuits—including in-flight support to the President of the U.S, and 4,500 military intelligence and C2 users
• Led unit through 40% manpower reduction with no disruption in customer support and 50% reduction in incident response time; Orchestrated $500M, 5-network upgrade over 2 weeks; As member of Air Force Tiger Team, laid.

Deputy to the Air Base commander supporting 1,000+ AF, ~5,000 Army troops, Iraqi AF officers and officials, and the US State Dept's Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kirkuk. Battlestaff Commander responsible for air base post-attack recovery through multiple rocket attacks

• Directed seminar scheduling for 30-person faculty; coordinated all substitution/observation schedules
• Taught 3 graduate-level courses: National Security, Strategy & War, Expeditionary Air & Space Power

• Led branch of 6 developing information assurance policy for US European Command;
• Responsible for $1.4M annual ops/exercise budget;
• $2.5B in command & control, communications, and computer systems issues for theater strategic planning, budgeting, and resourcing

• Functional personnel manager for over 13,000 communications and information officers and civilians; handled executive support for performance reviews, awards, personnel, and staff actions for 850
• Led implementation of $600M program for tactical communications systems modernization
• Led “most visionary team” in Air Combat Command communications—drove theater architectures and personnel force structure to leverage emerging technologies under severe budget constraints

• Led 58 personnel with annual budget of $500K to deploy, operate, and sustain 4 major communications systems valued at $15M+
• Directed deployment planning for 1,000 personnel and 159 systems
• Led communications team supporting 3 combat squadrons, 500+ personnel in Kuwait

• Responsible for $274M in critical national security communications systems supporting the National Military Command Center (NMCC), Secretary of Defense, and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Established program to train 300 executive users on use of new secure communications systems

As interim Financial Management Division Chief, responsible for execution of $65M budget and development of $250M out-year budget programming plan

Leadership Enhancement Program

Master'S Degree, National Resource Strategy

Master'S Degree, Military Operational Art & Science

Master'S Degree, Interdisciplinary Studies (Cross-Cultural Communications)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Humanities (Philosophy)