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Arlington, Virginia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• For a U.S. Federal Department adopting the new Zero Trust cybersecurity paradigm – Led a team that drafted the organization's strategy and outlined a roadmap and associated metrics that accelerated Zero Trust adoption for data, applications, assets and services across 48+ sub-organizations.• For a U.S. Federal Department driven by Presidential Executive Order to evolve and shift to a Zero Trust cybersecurity paradigm – Led a team that designed a right-sized portfolio management office with an executable operating model, key success measures, implementation plan, and communications strategy that incorporated applicable commercial & federal best practices that enabled community buy-in for the organization's strategic direction and mission.• For the CIO of a U.S. Federal Government security-related organization – Developed the organization's strategy for managing technical debt. • For the CIO of a U.S. Federal Government security-related organization – Developed the organization's strategy for maturing the organization to meet new mission needs and technologies. • For a recently established U.S. Federal Government CIO Office – Led a team that guided the transition of a small, start-up organization to a more robust, multi-year, funded program with support that included: vision/strategy, service/capability models, and organizational construct/governance framework alignment; deep dive analysis into special topics (governance, cybersecurity, cloud, and selective IT services); and strategic communications strategy and implementation.• For a U.S. Federal Government Regulatory Body – Developed a security architecture strategy, communications plan and service delivery execution plan for an office that aims to become a provider of agencywide Enterprise Security Architecture services and to enable easier access and use of offerings by service recipients.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Delivered IT and operations-related analyses and program management solutions to enhance security from an integrated perspective.• For a U.S. Federal Government Department — Provided IT policy, architecture, engineering, and analytic support for agencywide Identity, Credential, and Access Management cybersecurity services (including deployment of a Privilege Access Manager solution across the department’s on-premises IT enterprise).• For a U.S. Federal Government Department — Led effort to design, develop, test, and implement a Strategic Impact Assessment Framework to demonstrate how global activities achieve higher strategic objectives for an organization with political-military related missions.• For a U.S. Federal Government Department — Provided IT policy and analytic support for agencywide data center consolidation, department-wide migration of email and collaboration services to Microsoft Office 365, and cybersecurity strategy development for a civilian law enforcement agency.

Mclean, Va

Delivered cybersecurity-related analyses and program management solutions. • For a U.S. Federal Government Department — Led development of an agencywide Cybersecurity Strategy and Management Plan, including alignment of programs, projects, and initiatives to strategic priorities.• For a U.S. Federal Government Office — Provided cybersecurity policy, planning, and business management support for a civilian agency responsible for securing federal networks that included: Continuity of Operations and Executive Order 13636/Presidential Policy Directive 21; strategic communications; workforce/resource management; and advisory support resulting in substantial growth in both funding and personnel for a new priority program related to cybersecurity resilience.• For a U.S.-based Global Commercial, Manufacturing company security organization — Provided integrated security analysis, assessment, and a target operating model that included: physical security for over 100 facilities in multiple international locations; personnel protection for leadership and staff; security-related investigations; and governance to oversee a centrally-managed regionally executed security program.• For a National-level Transportation & Communications Organization — Led team based internationally that developed a conceptual operating model (organizational, operating, and physical) for a new national communications and transportation infrastructure monitoring capability for a foreign government.• For a U.S. Federal Government Department — Provided IT policy, architecture and integration planning, and alternative analysis support for a division responsible for the engineering and operations of a secure enclave within the department’s network infrastructure.• For a U.S. Federal Government Department — Supported a government-led PMO that oversaw the implementation of a Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Management System, a tool to manage the nationwide PCII user community.

Mclean, Va

Led programs of varying scope and size, and provided senior-level analysis on a wide variety of security challenges – including strategic and operational plans, organization design, homeland security operations coordination, intelligence/all source information, and cybersecurity policy. Served as business development / client relationship lead. Extensive Federal interagency and multi-jurisdictional experience as advisor, consultant and policy / operations analyst for organizations with homeland security missions. ▪ Program Manager for portfolio of twelve contracts worth aggregate of $35M and an Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract of $135M.▪ Market lead for several offices within U.S. Department with security and law enforcement missions, and multi-jurisdiction state/local organization. ▪ Proposal lead for multiple winning proposals, including cost lead for $50M IDIQ and experience working with small businesses. ▪ Corporate lead for geographically dispersed and matrixed teams working with colleagues driving maritime security, integrated domain awareness, operations centers, and emergency response strategic business initiatives.▪ Project lead and analyst for a variety of studies, reports, and analyses for senior U.S. Department clients with security and law enforcement missions.

Strategist, European foreign area, and armored cavalry officer in a variety of operational, national security and political-military assignments.▪ Special Assistant to the Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff, responsible for helping advise the Director on military aspects of national security strategy and policy.▪ Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies panel on homeland security.▪ Politico-military planner for Balkans during military operations in Kosovo with focus on Southeast Europe regional strategy, NATO Partnership, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.▪ Assistant professor of international relations at the United States Military Academy.▪ Command and staff positions in armored cavalry units and task forces (up to 800 personnel), including overseas assignments in Germany and a deployment to Kuwait.

Masters In Public Administration (2 Yr), International & National Security Affairs

Bachelor Of Science

Broad based engineering and liberal arts curriculum with a field of concentration in national security and public affairs leading.