Larry Fortson Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Oh, Us

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

- Oversaw Argo Group's Strategic Security Portfolio - Planned and led strategy development efforts - Organized budget and aligned resources to operational strategy- Established Argo Security Project Portfolio Management (PPM) program which integrated >50 projects with automated updates and reporting.- Enabling value-driven decision making across Argo by identifying and prioritizing project investments- Collaborating closely with business unit leaders to develop and execute value-delivering roadmaps- Established "common way of working" in Security project management and product delivery- Introduced process & automation to improve Security contract management to better integrate with Argo's finance and procurement - Developed strategy for Argo's workforce and customer IAM strategy

Dayton, Ohio Area

- Stood up and led Radiance Technologies' national IIOT / ICS/ SCADA cybersecurity practice- Senior program manager and cybersecurity strategy leader for contracts in excess of $50M- Regular status communications and briefings with senior DoD and Federal executives- Oversaw simultaneous execution of multiple team operations and projects- Focusing on Department of Defense Critical Infrastructure security and risk management

Columbus, Ohio

- Led execution of Capital projects and OpEx projects portfolios- Led AEP's cybersecurity policies and standards program, cyber-based risk oversight and management program, and cyber strategic capital program, and cyber PMO- SME for OT and IT risk quantification and management

San Antonio, Texas Area

Providing cyber security advisory services to clients in retail, financial, healthcare, and utilities sectors. While at EY I've had great success in:- Security operations- Security program convergence- Risk management strategy and implementation- Security governance and policy development- Security control audits- Security architecture and engineering- Program transformation- Vendor risk assessments & management- SOC/IR process and procedure improvement- Security operations KPI development and implementation- Executive leadership and cross-functional teaming A few examples of my background and experience:• Oversaw global network monitoring operations for EY’s Security Operations Center (SOC).• Assisted a major Midwest utility client improve effectiveness of its SOC monitoring capabilities.• Helped a major health care client plan and implement security operations transformation initiative• Provided advisory leadership for a Fortune 100 client converging its physical & cyber security operations and threat management capabilities.• Advised a company looking to outsource critical security operations and risk management functions. Helped them implement an effective third-party risk management capability.• Assisted a major retail sector client's assessment of its security operations maturity, governance model, policy & standards, processes, and procedures...and helped them build an effective strategy for phased improvement.• Successfully deployed Fidelis XPS as the monitoring backbone for a multi-national Fortune 50 manufacturing-sector company...and, more importantly, helped this client develop a sustainable operations plan to ensure persistent effective security operations, intelligence integration, and threat management.• Led audit of online retailer’s Incident Management program and its ability to support PCI DSS requirements. Co-developed a maturity strategy with the client to get security operations maturity progression on track.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Responsibilities: • Managed division operations developing and integrating cyber tactics and countermeasures for DoD operations. • Advised and collaborate with executive directors to define organizational goals, strategic plans, and enterprise risk mitigation.• Developed governance and policy for process integration, and introduced best practice frameworks for system development structure.• Led cross-functional teams developing network defense tactics, countermeasures and controls.

Isa Air Base, Bahrain

• Dual hatted as Deputy Commander (Operations Director) and Director of IT of a 2,000+ member forward air operations base. • Responsible for the successful management and execution of multiple concurrently executed I/T projects. • Planned and led implementation of a highly complex, multi-national physical and I/T security convergence project.

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Constructed weekly briefings of technical topics to senior executive military and civilian leadership, including U.S. Congressional staff. - Worked with and advised DoD executives on cyber risk analysis, and counter threat, and strategic risk mitigation controls and policy

Dayton, Ohio

• Led 31-member team conducting reverse engineering and static and dynamic forensic analysis on foreign-developed malware. • Planned, scheduled, and managed operations, production, budget, and manning for the largest foreign malware threat assessment team in the U.S. intelligence community (IC ). • Planned, scheduled, and managed I/T and other projects related to the support and operations of this malware analysis capability. • Dual-hatted as acting Director of Operations from March 2010 to July 2011.• Fostered team-focused collaboration that was key to landing the $1.6M project on time and on budget!• Resulted in a 300% increase in Center analysis production over 12-months!• Personally supported several federal cyber-crime investigations—resulted in at least two indictments

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Technical Director and Portfolio Owner for Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness (RH) Directorate, Information Operations (RHX).• Advised Directorate senior executives on cyberspace research relevant to the Directorate's mission direction and strategy• Led 47-member cyber research division in strategic portfolio delivery.• Directly responsible for management and execution of $71.5M research and personnel budget.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Led 30-member operations floor team conducting 24/7 enterprise Defensive Cyberspace Operations for Air Force and U.S. Central Command networks worldwide. • Responsible for operations and real-time response to computer network intrusions, attacks, and exploitation activity on Air Force networks. • Assess indicators and warnings indicating attempts to compromise enterprise networks.• Plan, direct, and lead teams monitoring and responding to security compromises on Air Force enterprise networks.• Lead and liaise between law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, intelligence agencies, third party contract vendors, and similar agencies supporting and ensuring the security of enterprise business operations.• Directed AF enterprise-wide real-time incident response actions and incident management• Proven innovator! Stood up and led the first network incident response team in the Iraqi Theater of Operations while deployed• Established incident response and incident management coordination with multi-national teams in Iraq• Enabled rapid detect/respond/mitigation of malware infections on 29K systems theater-wide• Developed database establishing risk analysis and incident trend tracking across Iraq enterprise networks

Various Locations And Assignments

• Responsible for small teams operating and maintaining various fixed and tactical communications and network nodes.• In-depth familiarization with operations and maintenance of SATCOM operational principles, ‘shot-engineering’, equipment maintenance, and crew training.• Extensive training and experience with deployed network and telecommunications system troubleshooting.• Extensive training and hands-on experience building mid-size 'tactical' information/computer networks • Experience with Unix, Linux, and Windows administration• 8+ years experience with tactical SATCOM, LOS, and Tropospheric-scatter radio frequency communications systems • Extensive experience with fixed heavy SATCOM terminal operations and maintenance

Master'S Degree, Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

Activities and Societies: - Cyberspace Defense Team Research in IT Project Management; specific research in non-fiscal models.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Information Science And Software Development/Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rugby Union Club, Toastmasters - Worked full time as an active duty military member - Member of local.

Associate'S Degree, Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

Activities and Societies: Active duty employment

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Education record