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Fort Huachuca

• Conducted Cyber Survivability Evaluations on various joint military programs such as the National Background Investigation Services, the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems, and the Defense Enterprise Office.
• Directed the employment of DISA and various other red teams to run Systems Under Test activities, executing live penetration testing and identifying cyber-related gaps in program defenses
• Directed coordination amongst 10-15 individuals across multiple agencies regarding overall planning, scheduling and budgeting for entirety of evaluation process
• Led reviews of policy and organizational frameworks before and after penetration testing to enhance information security
• Acted as lead designer of the automated Cyber Master Evaluation Framework tool, a web-based cybersecurity evaluation platform within an Agile development environment to consolidate 6 phases of assessment and 47 tasks.

Fort Huachuca

• Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for cybersecurity planning and guideline adherence
• Managed general personnel and administrative matters, including payroll, leave requests, and disciplinary actions, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies
• Oversaw the replacement and divestment of $2M worth of outdated network equipment; setting conditions for the eventual shutdown and retrograde of terminated assets
• Development, staffed, and implemented an organizational restructuring of the Agency’s branch and division to better emphasize test support capabilities
• Conducted business operations analysis of 17 processes and successfully streamlined information flows while increasing efficiency

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States

• Managed the organization’s SharePoint page development, implementation, and migration, transitioning site into a web-based collaborative environment
• Supervised the management and tracking of 242 Cryptographic Controlled Items. Maintained associated equipment valued at $5M
• Managed radio and IP network planning, building, and management in 8 operations to support business objectives for an organization of approximately 400 people
• Redesigned the organization’s network access process increasing the efficiency of network access and offsite access. Trained 60+ users in new protocols
• Oversaw the organization’s cyber security management inspection and drafted internal policies to serve as the foundation of the organization’s program.
• Provided guidance for the Communications-Electronic Maintenance Section in the creation of a comprehensive publication tracking system to streamline their maintenance programs

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States

• Formed and led a team of 30 direct reports to develop a multi-phased lifecycle schedule for 5K+ devices across 30 separate buildings, 15 sub-organizations and various classified/unclassified networks. Oversaw the.
• Developed, codified, and released the organization’s Windows 10 reporting procedures, allowing for the accurate weekly reporting of all end user devices
• Managed the organization’s tier 2 service desk for approximately 800 users as well as the VIP users of each of the 15 sub-organizations. Resolved 3.2K trouble tickets
• Planned and negotiated a $2.5M expiring wireless contract for approximately 124 users resulting in no down time during transition