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Colorado Springs, CO, US

Reston, Virginia, US

Reston, Virginia, US

Reston, Virginia, US

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Falls Church, Virginia, US

Ensure the performance of a DoD cyber defense operations contract. Perform as site lead, providing technical and program advice to the contractor team and the government customer. Monitor contract budget and ensure it stays within acceptable margins.

Falls Church, Virginia, US

Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Position covers broad spectrum of computer network defense (CND) functions such as threat assessment, signature repository, vulnerability assessments, network event detection, response and.

Wakefield, MA, US

• Responsible for the strategic vision and tactical execution of a 14-member cybersecurity engineering team in support of the Space & Missile Center MILSATCOM Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM). Maintained 30.
• Developed a strategy to build and staff a Tier III Cyber Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP) for MILSATCOM mission systems at Schriever AFB
• Consolidated the Acquisition cybersecurity team in LA AFB and the Sustainment cybersecurity team in Peterson AFB into one team, enhancing task synergies and resource balancing
• Ensured 30 Information Systems remained accredited and secured despite 3-month contract award slip and a 70% contract team changeover

Cary, NC, US

- Creates plans and policies for supporting validation & verification of cyber capabilities.- Routinely ensures assigned portions of plans and/or programs are accurately formulated,developed, integrated, and implemented.- Accurately assesses all pertinent issues found during the review of technical data, strategyconcepts, and other information relative to.

Reston, Virginia, US

• Performed systems security activities for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) enhanced security networks. Ensured all information complies with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and.
• Successfully accepted crypto key account transfer insuring all items were accounted for and all keys were up-to-date
• Oversaw preparation for new enhanced security system installation, ensured systems and infrastructure were in place, secure and functional

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Manages work center of 15 personnel, provides requirement support to AFSPC cyber operations and defense teams. Organizes and validates technical requirements for three AF cyber weapon systems and authors requirement.
• Unified multiple enterprise level projects, enforcing network security for 840K users
• Led AF-wide automated compliance tool (ACAS) deployment, on critical path for DISA tool transition; saved AF $4M
• Created $127M program cyber defense requirement document for executive board

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led 32 personnel team that provided network defense and support for 56 locations worldwide. Directed $1.5B Air Force network supporting 325K personnel by maintaining and enforcing defense in depth. Utilized ITIL.
• Reorganized Service Desk operations, combined functions and resolved 1200 incidents, improved closure time by 33%
• Restructured critical authorized service interruption process, changed work flow and accelerated approval time 30%
• Orchestrated logging (Splunk) pilot program, requisitioned hardware and identified and fixed 50 critical security vulnerabilities
• Spearheaded $1.2M operations floor move; led 10 member team, moved 100 people/$300K in equipment and retained 100% uptime
• Streamlined maintenance of AF Technical Training Management System; mapped and documented network topology and improved efficiency by 20%

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led 71multi-disciplined team members providing enterprise level network boundary and infrastructure support for 56 locations worldwide. Oversaw multi-million dollar projects supporting critical infrastructure and.
• Directed inspection preparation efforts for DISA STIG inspection, garnered AF first ever “Double Outstanding” rating.
• Organized Japanese tsunami network restoration efforts, repaired 40+ connections, expedited US aid to 3M tsunami victims
• Directed crisis action team, repaired critical network fault, allowed successful final space shuttle launch (awarded Meritorious Service Medal)
• Guided network boundary upgrade, successfully installed & secured $6.5M of Cisco Nexus equipment for 325K users
• Rapid procurement team member, acquired $1.5M in communications equipment, relocated 75 person operations team (awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal)

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Supervised 6 team members in the maintenance, instillation and engineering of Cisco network infrastructure devices supporting 2.8K users. Oversaw configuration and maintenance of 44 TACLANE encryption devices.
• Executed Cisco switch software upgrade, deployed security features to 200 devices, secured network for 2.8K users
• Designed IP address scheme, reallocated 7K addresses, enhanced management of 195 LAN devices
• Implemented network access control list, secured remote access, closed 233 security vulnerabilities
• Managed campus area network backbone upgrade, installed $250K in hardware, eliminated net security vulnerability
• Fielded $142K in fiber network equipment, increased 30 building campus bandwidth ten-fold, suspense met 13 weeks early

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Provided network engineering, implementation and management of LAN fiber optic and copper infrastructure in support of over 9K users. Monitored network performance, performed fault isolation and conducted on-site.
• Managed 884 electronic equipment inventory, 100% accountability of $2.5M in equipment spanning 255 buildings
• Created 13 circuit layout records for long haul history records, reduced downtime by 60%
• Created Standards and Evaluation database, merged four databases and reduces redundancy by 75%
• Created three network certification tests with 330 tasks and administered to 36 personnel

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science (M.S.), Cybersecurity

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Technical Management