• Team Leadership & Development: Led and managed a team of 34+ Information Security professionals, overseeing training, performance evaluations, and scheduling to enhance team effectiveness and skill development.• Policy Implementation: Developed and enforced comprehensive information security policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory frameworks.• Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Identified and evaluated security risks and vulnerabilities, implementing strategic mitigation measures to protect the organization’s critical information assets.• Security Awareness & Training: Promoted a culture of security awareness by designing and delivering training programs, educating staff on best practices and security protocols.• Incident Response Management: Led coordinated incident response efforts to minimize the impact of security breaches, integrating protective measures into the organization’s systems and processes.• Cross-Department Collaboration: Collaborated with various departments, IT teams, and stakeholders to ensure the seamless integration of security measures across the organization’s operations.• Effective Communication: Engaged effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex security concepts into actionable insights and clear communication.

• Security Architecture & Assessments: Led security architecture reviews and assessments for business and technology change requests, ensuring alignment with best practices and organizational goals.• Policy Development & Risk Mitigation: Developed IT and security policies, procedures, and standards; provided critical risk assessments and implemented mitigation actions to maintain service continuity.• Incident Management & Resolution: Identified and resolved critical incidents, analyzing root causes and implementing proactive measures to minimizemajor security events.• Security Controls & Implementation: Applied security architecture principles to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) while prioritizing and implementing necessary security controls.• Security Products Management: Managed and optimized security solutions including IPS, IDS, DLP, endpoint protection, VPNs, proxy appliances, and network devices like switches and routers.• Working on various areas like Active Directory & LDAP, executing Internal VA & PT, and conducting Internal Audit & Gap analysis• Compliance & Audit Oversight: Conducted internal vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, audits, and gap analysis, ensuring end-user compliance with security policies and guidelines while monitoring disaster recovery plans and syslogs.

• ISMS Audit & Cybersecurity Evaluation: Led ISMS audits and evaluations across multiple Air Force sites, developing audit templates, checklists, and assessment tools. Conducted vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, patch management, malware analysis, and provided cybersecurity advisories, ensuring server and endpoint compliance with security standards and policies.

• IT Infrastructure & Software Development Leadership: Directed HR management software development while overseeing hardware and software updates to minimize downtime and security risks. Administered servers and managed security permissions, ensuring seamless operations. Maintained infrastructure, including servers and networks, and conducted regular audits and backups for compliance and stability.