January 2022 - CurrentAs an associate for Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), I provided consulting services for both the Health Sector and the Citizen Services Sector. In support of the Health Sector, I provided system steward services to the Veteran's Affairs (VA) in support of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliant efforts. As a system steward, I assisted the VA in bringing their medical systems into compliance under RMF, which involved compliance with the security controls listed in Special Publication (SP) 800-53. As part of the compliance effort, our team generated and revised FISMA related documentation to be included as part of the authorization submission package. In support of the Citizen Services Sector, I was the governance analyst tasked with generating a new implementation plan to support the Department of Energy's (DOE) enterprise deployment of their Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution. The newly generated implementation plan was submitted to the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as a prerequisite to obtaining CISA funding for EDR deployment. Additionally, I revised an the DOE's existing implementation policy that was disseminated to all DOE sites nationwide.

(Oribtal ATK acquired by Northrop Grumman) During my time at NG, I served as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) as part of the Enterprise Services group. I had the privilege of working with some awesome people and was part of an excellent team. Our focus was in maintaining security packages for multiple system ATOs to include the day-to-day monitoring tasks of auditing and system scans. Additionally, our team worked very closely with the IT team to mitigate any found vulnerabilities. During my tenure at NG, I also filled the role of Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) before my departure to my next position. It was a great experience working with and leading such a great group of folks.

I had the pleasure of serving as the ISSO in support of the program's RMF authorization efforts for an integral set of missile test equipment. The role of ISSO provided many opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from various contracting entities, as well as, frequent coordination with government agency representatives. In addition to performing ISSO duties, I also provided on site desktop support to Orbital ATK personnel located at Vandenberg AFB.

As a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Engineer, I provided FIPS validation support services to multiple cryptographic module vendors. Services included an onsite initial review of the compliance status of the module, leading documentation workshops to establish the core documentation for the validation package, onsite operational testing of the module, and drafting the final validation report for government review. Additionally, I provided onsite security risk assessments in support of medical provider Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance.

I Served as the IT specialist for the US Fish and Wildlife Service covering the southern Nevada region. My area of responsibility encompassed both our local Las Vegas office, as well as, all surrounding refuge sites in Southern Nevada. During my time with the USFWS, I gained an increased awareness of the importance of protecting our environment, and now have a greater appreciation for the world we live in.

I served as a IT Specialist for the Bureau of Land Management in the Southern Nevada District Office. As part of a team of 3, we supported all local personnel as well as remote locations to include the Red Rock visitor's center, surrounding ranger stations and the wild-land fire facilities.

I had the pleasure of serving my first seven years in the enlisted ranks as an HVAC/R technician for multiple commands. My last four years were spent in Combat Communications implementing data services for bare base operations. Throughout my Air Force career, I've dug a lot of trenches, built more tents then I can count, burnt myself on steam lines, electrocuted myself three times (24v, 110v, 220v), read schematics taller than me (only 61 inches), inventoried more COMSEC than I care to remember, troubleshot all sorts of comm and PC errors, spent at least a 10,000+ hours in MOPP gear and ate a whole lot of MRE's while sitting in the dirt. All in all, I wouldn't trade it for the world.