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Foster City, California, Us

Responsible for integration and adoption of Exabeam platform into customer environment. Handle more than $11M ARR across multiple regions in the Americas. Provide post sales support to include customer resolution, incident management, break-fix resolution and customization of platform. Over 95% customer renewal rate year to year.

Developed publishing principles for reference architectures (RA) and security design patterns (SDP) rooted in Zero Trust (ZTA) principles, Trusted Internet Connection 3.0 (TIC 3.0) standards, and NIST Cyber Security Framework (NIST CSF) to provide capabilities to protect and defend VA assets Led/mentored team of four personnel in planning, developing, and publishing of reference architectures (RA), security design patterns, security capability analysis and risk assessments Authored/Published enterprise security threat model for Department of Veteran’s Affairs Provide subject matter expertise on Zero Trust, network security, and emerging technologies Participate in ZTA and TIC 3.0 working group efforts to develop/refine ZTA strategy and execution Co-author of enterprise network reference architecture defining the VA Zero Trust security baseline Publish SDPs based on NIST CSF, CISA TIC 3.0, ZTA, and agency guidance/regulation(s) to secure VA Secure Access Service Edge enabling Zero Trust to defend critical agency assets and its customersResearched and developed best practices/guidance for secrets management and container security to integrate into security design pattern

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Grew program 2.7 FTE over 50 months increasing workshare to deliver new cybersecurity capability and ensure coverage of duties over all NIST Cybersecurity Framework areas. Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert; designed cybersecurity architecture by maximizing resources to deliver secure software capability to customer for new C2 training platform; containerized software Provided analysis and security expertise in code reviews using Fortify, ensuring code compliance with applicable NIST, DoD, MDA guidance; containerized applications on an as-needed/required basis Thru threat assessment, 32 page document to support leadership strategy for secure platform aligned to NIST Cybersecurity/Secure Software Development Frameworks; vulnerabilities slashed 80%

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Sr. Operations Manager; led company’s largest program (35 FTE); worked with recruiters and contract partners to maintain staffing ~95%; increased FTE by 9 making company largest teammate Sustainment Lead (Product Level); Led 12-member team in sustainment, compliance, authorization of multi-million dollar, mission-critical missile defense test system; maintained 99.999% availability Researched and presented requirements for proposal to customer to enhance cybersecurity capability and improve system compliance posture resulting in award of $1M contract modification Redesigned infrastructure to incorporate cybersecurity at its foundation to include: 2FA, continuous monitoring, disaster recovery, OOBM, Zero Trust, endpoint security, and vulnerability management Designed and delivered customer proposal of next-gen Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) network test architecture; multi-million dollar, multi-year contract modification awarded for transition to a virtualized platform, increased storage capacity by 3:1 factor and sustainability of operations 5 sigma Designed new DevOps capability to deliver CI/CD of software for C2 training system; infrastructure created in compliance with NIST Cybersecurity/Secure Software Dev Frameworks; 1st in MDA

Huntsville, Al, Us

Managed cybersecurity strategy execution for $500M services portfolio/36 accreditation packages, leading 30 direct report personnel in five geographic locations to deliver cybersecurity services for 300+ global sites/15K+ endpoints to secure missile defense operations; protected against 100+ daily attempted intrusions and maintained threat surface to a minimal levelDeveloped, managed, and executed cybersecurity strategic objectives leading to delivery of secure IT platform for missile defense; delivered agency’s first secure private cloud capability Developed security strategy utilizing NIST Cybersecurity Controls and Framework to address multiple levels of service delivery to protect varying degrees of customer data: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc Led agency planning and preparation for Command Cyber Readiness Inspection providing leadership and Subject Matter Expertise; reduced complexity and improved transparency of MDA cyberspace cybersecurity posture through direct leadership engagement across multiple departments to build a coalition of experts to define a strong, contiguous cybersecurity baseline by mitigating and reviewing 100K+ threats and audit compliance items successfully achieving a passing rating Transformed culture by challenging mindsets via thought leadership and multi-level engagements to break down rooted departmental silos. Fostered a team environment and forged new partnerships empowering team to improve cooperation and communication--provided critical opportunities to collaborate with Tier II on work towards recertification of agency-level Security Operations Center

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

• Advised and assisted directors in developing and tracking strategic objectives to improve operations and increase efficiency.• Managed cross-departmental teams in the review and development of major agency processes to identify deficiencies and recommendations for improvement.• Led multi-agency team in review of U.S. Air Force training flying hours program that resulted in improvements in flying training processes and funded requirements for improved tracking on next- generation pilot trainer.• Developed metrics for improved tracking and development of strategic objectives and process improvement in the agency providing directors tools to improve informed decision-making.• Chaired working group council that developed techniques and tools to simplify process improvement and encourage informed decision making for Air Force-wide deployment.• Co-Chaired working group council that led to creation of strategic innovation cell that saw over 1,000 submissions and recommendations for improvement in its first year improving areas of: quality of living, morale, welfare, force management, and day-to-day operations.

• Supervised 8 personnel in the execution and delivery of cybersecurity elements to provide defensive cyber operations to 40+ global sites supporting U.S. Special Operations, availability rate of 99.9%.• Oversaw internal review of security controls cybersecurity compliance boosted 21%.• Supervised vulnerability management program that mitigated more than 620,000 vulnerabilities,maintained a week to week average of 2.9 vulnerabilities per host.• Developed requirements and contracted delivery of new $1M Security Information and EventManagement tool to improve enterprise network security monitoring.• Coordinated strategic communication outreach to local community to provide education on bestcyber practices and effective cyber hygiene.• Ensured protection and delivery of classified network services to support agency operations.

• Oversaw program protecting and providing critical communications equipment in austere environment, ensured secure communications across theater of operations with zero loss of equipment accountability.• Developed plan to transition operations from Afghanistan to a more stable environment without disruption of service to customers in less than six months.• Trained and supervised team members and conducted bi-weekly meetings to keep team members informed of requirements.• Provided on-call support for all customer elements on an as-needed basis to ensure communications security continuity of operations.

• Devised accreditation strategy that resulted in delivery of next-generation recruiting system ensuring the protection and storage of over 1M U.S. Air Force recruit records; compliant with HIPAA, Privacy Act, and DoD regulations.• Advised communications director on agency policy and directives to secure the enterprise and provide secure services to more than 30 regional recruiting hubs.• Managed review of agency cybersecurity processes to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction. A major achievement was improvement of time required for user vetting by 67%.• Ran agency program for Public Key Infrastructure to provide email and device security for more than 300 agency organizational mail accounts and over 1,000 network devices and servers.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Process Improvement & Strategic Management

Bs, Management Information Systems, General

Lss Green Belt