Chris Steadman Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Houston, Tx, Us

Currently serves as SETA support to Special Communications; builds out the threat environment for selected requirements, informs the acquisition cycle by providing expert analysis and advice to future capabilities. Conducts vulnerability, risk, and mitigation analysis with cross-functional branches supporting priority customers (ATI and SCS).Provides detailed A&AS analytical/vulnerability assessment support to Technical Discovery from IC, DoD, Academia, Industry, and OGA in order to support critical requirements within ATI6's priority structure.Conducts IC-wide database discoveries and script reports, produces target packets for clients on threat, pattern/trend analysis and targets of opportunity.Collaborates with RF, Systems, and Network Engineers as well as digital analysts and data scientists to produce comprehensive vulnerability assessments against regional or specified areas of interest, technical capabilities, or specifically signals of interest to or from threat regions. The analysis and A&AS directly support ATI6's development efforts supporting DIA, non-Special Operations Forces (SOF), and USSOCOM's SOF requirements within the Sensitive Activities realm.

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Intelligence Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment, Gap Analysis, and Team Leadership: Serve as Lead SETA identifying novel vulnerabilities through gap analysis. Drive intelligence lifecycle once vulnerabilities are known, producing actionable threat intelligence reports/communications.Influence Others, Stakeholder Engagement, Diplomacy, and Partnership-building: Influence global stakeholders to improve understanding of team and intelligence capabilities in support of strategic and tactical planning. Leverage diplomacy to engage and build partnerships with foreign and domestic counterparts. Source Intelligence and Security Research: Use open-source intelligence, managed attribution, and other tradecraft to conduct sensitive security research.Establishing Systems and Client Services: Developed a system to fulfill the vision of clients and stakeholders using the intelligence cycle as a base foundation for autonomy, problem-solving, flexibility, and uncovering root causation.Strategic Planning and Vision Development: Stood up ~10-member branch, working with Senior Staff to define vision/scope. Improved communication among stakeholders, implemented work groups, and conducted site visits to remove roadblocks and drive strategic planning.Contract Management and Cross-functional Communication: Navigated through COVID-19 restrictions to improve cross-functional communications.Hiring, Onboarding, Mentoring, and Performance Management: Hired, onboarded, mentored, and managed the performance of all employees on the contract (16 personnel). Relationship Management and Team Restructuring: Created and nurtured relationships with senior leaders across 2 divisions and 4 branches within the DIA, restructuring personnel to better fit requirements. This increased quarterly performance review ratings by 14% within 6 months.

Solana Beach, California, Us

Threat Analysis, Intelligence, Data Research, Data Mining, and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP): Provided multi-disciplinary intelligence; data research and mining; threat, gap, and pattern analysis; threat picture; and input on collection strategies to restructure tasks. Created, authored, implemented, and provided training on SOPs.Workflow Optimization and Repositories: Crafted a repository for deliverables, improving workflow and mitigating redundancies.Government Contracting and Contractual Obligations: Partnered with U.S. and foreign governments to meet contractual standards on a 5-year, $900M contract. Worked with organizational policy makers to update and revise Security Policy Guidance. Cross-functional Collaborations, Capability Planning, and Change Management: Worked with cross-functional teams to understand capabilities, improve flexibility, and meet changing requirements.

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

Threat Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, and Procedure Development: Provided timely data regarding threats and vulnerabilities, refined intelligence analysis processes, and established procedures (such as quality checks) to drive internal accountability for product deliverables. Government Contracting, Client Relations, and Account Growth: Improved client contract climate, deliverable capabilities, adherence to policies, workflow, databasing, and relationships with stakeholders and clients for an $85M contract. Increased contract by 460% in 9 months.Lean Management and Productivity Improvement: Applied a lean approach to boost product production and deliverables by 100% in 7 months. This included engaging U.S. and foreign partners, eliciting feedback on deliverables and capabilities, and building buy-in for change.

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

Contract Management and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP): Implemented organizational SOPs, driving alignment with C-suite directives. Client Relations, Communication, and Expectations Management: Set clear intentions and expectations, exchanged time-critical information, and expanded capabilities, improving workforce outputs, client relations, data flow, and company image.Team Leadership and Intelligence: Led and coordinated with cross-functional teams across 3 areas of responsibility and 7 countries. Intelligence Operations, Threat Analysis, and Gap Analysis: Conducted threat, gap, and pattern analysis to drive the intelligence cycle. Provided recommendations and facilitated information exchanges with stakeholders and senior management to reduce collection times and gaps in intelligence.Role Mapping and Revenue & Profit Growth: Developed 4 new geospatial roles, SOPs, and workflow integration, leading to growth of ~$400K in annual revenue.

Dayton, Ohio, Us

Government Contracting: Served in multiple roles—including supervisor, senior threat analyst, and multi-source analyst. Supervisory

Reston, Va, Us

Threat Management and Security Operations: Supported missions in Africa and the Middle East while producing high-quality threat analysis deliverables, and support to security threat cases. Delivered multiple publications and participated in several investigations.

Birmingham, Us

Source Intelligence and High Achiever: Graduated in top percentiles for all training, including all source intelligence, and nominated as 2010 Soldier of the Year.

Arlington, Va, Us

Web Mapping and Geospatial Intelligence: Created largest web mapping server out of all 7 Joint Intelligence Operation Centers in the world. Used analytical tools, such as JavaScript/JBoss.

Threat Analysis and Trend Analysis: Conducted threat, investigative, and trend analysis on criminal activity.