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Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Founder and owner of a tabletop game production company. Our passion is the creation and production of tabletop games that inspire people to gather and share in each other's company.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Global Information Security Officer and Information Security Officer for North and South America for a company based out of the United Kingdom (UK) which provides language translation and content management services, performing:- Management and oversight of security operations for office locations and product services in North and South America- Development and oversight of SDL’s Cyber Security and Privacy Program establishing global security and privacy policies and procedures, and- Security and privacy support for contract negotiationsKey Points:- Revitalized existing ISO 27000 based security program to include policies and procedures related to NIST and HiTrust allowing the company to expand into additional service areas- Integral to security aspects of contract negotiations resulting in contract acceptance for over $50 million across multiple contracts

Greater Denver Area

Temporary IT consultant contractor performing security services and network segmentation for the United Launch Alliance.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Government contractor for the U.S. Army Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) program, performing:- Security design engineering for a new global theater missile defense system- Managing system security testing and analysis- Producing and implementing corrective action plans, and- Drafting risk analysis and residual risk reportsKey Points:- Lead the effort to resolve a 15 year program / project issue, resulting in a viable and effective solution that did not add cost or schedule to project development or the program- Teamed with system integrators to ensure system reliability, security, and dataflow requirements, allowing operations on a global scale while providing continuity of operations capabilities to all war fighters

Enoch, Ut

Part-time position for a manufacturing and online retail company with annual gross sales revenue in excess of $2.5 million, performing:- Administration and oversight of IT projects, including: - Application integration, website design with contracted staff, and mobile app development- Conducting technical support for internal staffKey Points:- Championed an upgrade of the corporate website, increasing functionality and security, allowing the introduction of 6 new market segments and a global market approach- Implemented and integrated a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, allowing the company to provide better customer support, cutting issue response time in half

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

The Deputy Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), managing IT security operations, with hands-on implementation of perimeter security, drafting and implementing policies, plans, and procedures, planning and directing certification and accreditation initiatives, risk assessments, and business impact analysis, and providing senior executives with timely security information.Key Points:- Re-drafted agency Rules of Behavior (RoB) / Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Computer Access Agreement, Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), and Incident Response Plans (IRP), updating and formalizing assumed and ad-hoc policies and procedures- Redesigned and reconfigured agency intrusion detection systems for greater efficiency, resulting in a reduced effort to monitor traffic and a significant reduction in the number of false positives

Sierra Vista, Arizona

Government Contractor for the U.S. Army Information Assurance and Security Engineering Directorate (IASED), performing:- Management of multiple teams, ranging from two (2) to 25 staff and subcontractors- Providing system and security engineering and integration services, and- Providing validation / certification determinations for DoD and Federal clients, ranging from single systems to entire military bases, using NIST 800 series, DIACAP, FISMA, and HIPAA standardsKey Points:- Directed the certification and accreditation (C&A) effort for the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH), making sure that IT and medical systems were compliant with DoD, FISMA, and HIPAA regulations, leading to operational accreditation of all major IT and medical systems- Managed a $2.5 million dollar contract, with multiple sub-tasks and sub-contractors, from date of award through successful completion, in performing system and security engineering at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS), finishing on-time and under budget while providing a few value-added services to the customer, resulting in the award of two (2) follow-on contracts

Greater Denver Area

IT Security Consultant focused on projects and initiatives in network design, network security, and network engineering with local, national, and global contracts and customersKey Points:- Provided primary hands-on engineering, integration, and global deployment of a secure DMZ system solution (routers, switches, firewalls, and IDSs) for the U.S. Air Force, allowing the organization to implement tighter security and a stable platform for future Portal Services- Deployed a security information and event management (SIEM) system for U.S. Northern Command (Northcom) allowing the organization to correlate events across all their network segments

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Government contractor for the Western U.S. Regional Office of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), focused on conducting security oversight of systems within the Western U.S. region, performing:- Authoring of regional policies- Site and system risk assessments- Cyber-security and data spillage investigations, and- Management of the Training and Education Program for security staff within the regionKey Points:- Designated as the regional authority regarding Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), Continuity and Business Contingency Plans (CBCP), and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP)- Designed from inception, promoted to stakeholders, and managed a Training and Education Program, allowing the regional office to track the training and certification of staff against DoD 8570, DIA, and Federal government requirements

Greater Denver Area

IT Manager and Chief Information Security Officer for the Department of Local Affairs (DoLA), performing:- Management of day-to-day IT operations for the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) and the State’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC)- Development and oversight of a $10-$15 million IT budget- Participation on regulatory committees establishing statewide IT policies and procedures, and- Coordinating with local, State, and Federal IT agencies on plans and initiatives in support of organizational goalsKey Points:- Established and managed a six (6) person Network Support Team which greatly improved end user and customer satisfaction, resulting in additional budgetary funding and the addition of 2 FTE to the IT staff- Designed and provided implementation oversight to the technical infrastructure of the State EOC and DEM offices, to include physical, power, HVAC, lighting, multi-media, and IT layout specifications, including hands-on configuration of all router, switch, VOIP, network security, server systems, and office equipment

Master Of Science (Ms), International Management

Master Of Science (Ms), Computer Science

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English