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Peyton, CO, US

• Contract lead providing cyber security expertise across a multi-functional geographically dispersed team.
• Engineered and secured cyber capability within the commercial cloud architecture to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical customer data.
• Built the cyber program from the ground up; authored policy, governance and procedures to ensure a repeatable, sustainable defense posture.
• Integrated measurable team workload activities and Sprint planning & reporting using Agile productivity tools.
• Designed processes to weave the team into the Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipeline; baked security into the code development process to ensure reliable, continuous product delivery to the customer.

• Lead cyber strategist for a weapon system Program Office.
• Led cybersecurity actions for 141 personnel protecting $500M in assets against cyber threats.
• Cross-functional collaboration to ensure cyber requirements and impact addressed through all phases of the acquisition life cycle.
• Directed installation, configuration and testing of hardware and software in accordance with DoD standards.
• Led Controls Validation and Assessment processes.
• Built and managed Plan of Action & Milestones documentation/execution.

• Directed operational activities for a $15M Defensive Cyber Operations program, responsible for 300 network enclaves across nine global regions, 139 geographic locations, and more than 15,500 users.
• Led continuous 24x7 incident response actions across a 45-member team of geographically dispersed personnel.
• CIO’s arm to the Agency Insider Threat Program.
• Orchestrated security requirements and mitigation strategies to anticipate, assess, profile, and minimize system vulnerabilities to include methods to identify insider threat behaviors.
• Maintained a forensics capability designed to investigate internal, external, and/or advanced persistent threats.
• Proven partner to General Council, Counterintelligence, Internal Review, and Human Resources; supported local and federal law enforcement as requested or required.

• Responsible for all daily operations and maintenance activities for 165 military, government civilian, and contract cyber professionals.
• Managed $1.6M annual budget, allocated and tracked IT equipment for more than 5,000 users.
• Responsible for mission effectiveness of installation-wide computers, network access, telephone, Land Mobile Radio, Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems, cybersecurity activities, Communications Security (COMSEC).

• Monitored and directed restoration of network service outages affecting 38K+ warfighters at 17 deployed locations.
• Oversaw web development and support team to ensure quality and consistency of information resources to deployed service members.
• Provided system design and integration expertise for development and modernization of 2 separate operations centers.

Twelve years as an enlisted U.S. Air Force Airman:Six years as a Communications Technician - duties to include network engineering and design, configuration and maintenance of Cisco routers and switches and ATM infrastructure, and executive communications support.Six years as an enlisted aviator - planned, organized and coordinated mission activities.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, With Information Security Concentration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Professional Aeronautics With Aviation Safety Minor