John Tambert, Ms, Cissp, Itil, Fac-Cor Iii, Cio Email & Phone Number

Longwood, Fl, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Responsible at the federal level for improving cybersecurity at 6,000+ Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), including universities, colleges and trade schools. Provides incident response and actionable threat information from federal law enforcement and intelligence communities to the national critical infrastructure education subsector. Coordinates on cybersecurity with the National Security Council (NSC), National Security Agency (NSA), National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)-Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Liaison, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Executive Office of the President/Office of Management and Budget (EOP/OMB), as well as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on protecting Federal Tax Information (FTI).Supports institutions through compliance guidance and government oversight through outreach, communications and collaboration.Publishes a cybersecurity newsletter with timely and practical guidance for 22,000+ IT and compliance professionals and leaders in higher education. Oversees Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) cybersecurity audit remediation for schools. Champions internal and external communication campaigns for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Identity Management Day, and Privacy Week. Promotes NIST SP 800-171 and other measures to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Speaks on Zero Trust, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and Cybersecurity for the non-technical at conferences with various stakeholder groups.Contributes/reviews policies as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) such as the "National Cyber Workforce & Education Strategy" for the Office of the National Cyber Director.Represents FSA at the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Job Fair.

Arlington Graduate Education Center

Teaching IT students Network, Data, and Security concepts. My course gives students a broad understanding of how LANs and the internet work. Students learn from a clear framework how devices and data are connected. Upon completion, students can describe each layer of the 7-layer OSI networking model, recognize various network hardware, software and protocols, and trace a data packet from beginning to end through networks.Mentored students in project management for their Senior Capstone IT Project. Helped them manage risk, define scope, conserve resources and achieve deadlines. Assisted them in defining values and identifying opportunities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Increased security, reliability and managed risk. Expanded availability of all systems, heightened confidentiality and integrity of data, saved money and repurposed dollars for unmet needs, improved customer service and response, enhanced communication and situational awareness, focused team on our mission and goals. Managed Risk and Strengthened Security Created the IT Emergency Operations and Business Continuity Plan Secured Board of Directors Approval for the Information Security PlanInstituted Two-factor Authentication (2FA) for remote computing and cloud-based applicationsSuccessfully completed Penetration Testing and Office 365 (O365) AuditsDecreased Outages by 60% through Change ManagementSurpassed standards for Security Audits for Federal Government, Financial auditors Applied Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) for Servers Implemented Intrusion Prevention System Security (IPS)Initiated Mass Alert system for desktops, SMS, email, phoneReduced email security incidents by 351%, through email security, including sender unmasking, origin banners, phishing tests and training, link scanning, attachment re-writing, sandbox detonation of links and attachments, Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM), Sender Policy Framework (SPF), and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC)Increased Reliability Identified & eliminated Single Points of FailureInstituted automated monitoring for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Wide Area Network (WAN), servers, switches, web sites, data center temperature, humidity, flooding, smoke, electric failure, internet outage and phone outageSuccessful network IT design and building move from two sites to one, involving 220 staff Virtualized 40 ServersMigrated systems to the cloud, including Finance, Backups, Printing, Wi-Fi, Phones and Call CenterImplemented Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) at 5 locations

Washington Dc

Teaching Data Communications for the Metropolitan School of Professional Studies. My teaching focuses on security, cloud technologies, mobile devices, web applications, network standards, architectures, protocols and managing IT hardware & software projects.Created and taught Electronic Health Records II, which explores EHR/EMR systems within a hospital setting. Addressed implementation of EHR systems, privacy and security considerations, health information technology standards, legal and regulatory requirements, responsible and ethical use and healthcare quality improvement.

Arlington, Virginia

• Led a team of six full-time professionals and 30+ student workers. Responsible for all workplace technology, as well as conference/event audio-visual. - Maintained Classroom Technology in 120 locations 14 hours/6 days. - Set up 1,024 Audio Visual/Technology Special Events annually all hours, all days. - Service Desk/Field Service for 12,809 Tickets Annually in Support of 3,500 Students, 800 Staff/Faculty & thousands of Event Guests.• Reduced Time-to-Close on Support Tickets from 14.5 days to 2.6.; lowered ticket backlog from 250 tickets to 20.• Created senior-level career path for technicians. • Simplified hours of operation and expanded service; opened Computer Labs 24/7.• Effectively governed Application management, Change management, Problem management, Root-cause analysis, Event management, Incident management & Request fulfillment. • Configured a new cloud-based phone system to allow mobile techs to take calls• Led the team to define their mission: Serving teaching through technology & support• Responsible for contacting those affected by cyber-incidents and offering remediation. • Created training programs for Residential Advisers, New Student Ambassadors, Department Interns & Student Workers. • Created On-boarding checklist for Staff & Faculty covering 40 tech items.• Authored or edited 114 FAQ articles and 94 articles for the Campus Knowledge Base. • Planned/coordinated moving all IT and AV resources from an 8-story building to new space. • Established Dashboards showing the status of classroom AV and six other metrics.• Designed an Android App to use $10 smartphones to speed dial Campus Safety, Physical Plant, Housekeeping and IT Support Services, creating a classroom phone system using Wi-Fi and Twilio at negligible cost.• Used Google Apps Script to improve a web-based form that integrated our Ticket System and Google Calendar. • Developed a Mobile Inventory System using Google Docs API.

Master Of Science (Ms), Information Systems Technology, 4.0

Bachelor Of Professional Studies, Integrated Information Systems And Technology, 3.8 Summa Cum Laude