Over eighteen years experience within an internet security company environment overseeing federal programs, testing programs and initiatives for government compliance and certification for specific civilian agencies and military organizations, regarding Information Assurance, Common Criteria, cryptography, FIPS 140-2, digital signature, application security and creating technical documentation and communication collateral for publication and we posting. I have worked with internal R & D development, chief architects, QA groups, independent consultants, accredited testing labs worldwide, NIST, NIAP, NSA and other government agencies depending on the levels of certifications aside from CC and FIPS that they require.I have an extremely strong and proven understanding of security business best processes and practices and software/hardware/appliance development involving direct client relationships, serving as liaison with R & D engineers, behind the scenes public relations, and marketing including the authoring of collateral - white papers, datasheets, presos, webinars, participation in trade shows, and/with management at all levels - developing and nurturing cross-functional relationships and achieved many certifications without a dedicated staff of personnel. This requires diplomacy, creative thinking, strategic planning and developing strong relationships and cross-functional expertise.Specialties: Understanding and the political know how of the major U.S. federal government legislation and mandates (what and what not do do and/say), relationships with NIST, NSA and NIAP, as well as the large system integrators in the DC metro area, ability to take on large, complicated evaluations and providing successful solutions and communicating them in useful terms, effectively to parties involved for project/product fulfillment.
Listed skills include Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Cissp, Information Security, and 20 others.
