John Dewar is a Information Security Officer at Administrative Office of the United States Courts at Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Colleagues describe him as "I have had the privilege to work with John for about a year in my capacity as Security Technologies Manager. Based on his work, I would rank John as my top performing security consultant. As the security infrastructure lead, he demonstrates security technical subject matter expertise in the project’s security program implementation. Even in a high-pressure atmosphere, he has the ability to focus and prioritize work activities appropriately so that they complete on time and error-free. John provides technical knowledge and past experience in developing a FISMA compliant security portal solution across the project and develops a positive rapport with the client. Also to his credit is the fact that, while focusing on the security details, he can remain aware of the "Big Picture” (macro-view) and anticipate cross-task inter-dependencies. John exemplifies the utmost professionalism and project dedication and would be an asset to any company’s security solution." and "I worked with John for two years on this contract, and enjoyed every minute of it. John is a consummate professional, and works hard to get the job done, whatever it takes. There were countless times when most of the team would grumble about a task, and John would take the initiative to make sure it got done, and was done properly.
At the same time, John maintained the highest level of technical expertise. He always kept the "big picture" in mind when dealing with hardware, software, administration, and of course cybersecurity challenges of all sorts.
He was a key member on our team, and will be sorely missed, but we are all glad of the opportunity he has received for personal and career growth by moving to his new position!"