SUMMARY:

Senior Level IT Professional with 27 years of IT experience. Eight plus years of IT Security and over four years of Risk experience. Currently holds SECRET security clearance, CISSP and CNSS 4016 s. Hands on experience with IT and OT Vulnerability Assessments and Risk Audits. Strong leadership background and the ability to take ownership of many IT Security Projects simultaneously. Coupled with a solid military career, coming from a testing and analysis background and methodical in IT Security risk analysis and mitigation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide independent verification and validation of Confidential system’s security controls and safeguards designed through the security engineering process.
• Validate applicable cybersecurity controls for an assigned Confidential system, including developing the appropriate test procedures if necessary, executing the test procedures and accurately documenting the results of security testing.
• Perform requisite preparatory steps and conditions, performs the actual validation steps, compares the actual results with the expected results, and analyzes the differences for impact and risk.
• Develop RMF Security Assessment Report for the assigned system(s) and facilitating the coordination of the Project Manager, User Representative, Certifying Authority Representative, and Confidential AO agreement of the documentation.

Confidential

Independent Validation and Verification Agent

Responsibilities:

• Act as independent technical liaison for all stakeholders involved in the and accreditation process.
• Coordinate compliance of local system security posture with local security policies and procedures as required to comply IA policies and directives.
• Act as Confidential Validator’s trusted agent within Independent Validation Team, ensuring Vulnerability Assessments/Audits are objectively and independently conducted and reviews are comprehensive, including analysis and testing of software and or hardware, evaluating security requirements are met through performance of technical and non - technical verifications to ensure potential vulnerabilities and overall risk of the system are identified and determines if the security controls (management, operational, and technical) are correctly implemented and effective.
• Proactively investigate and initiate continuous monitoring opportunities, providing automated product results to stakeholders.

Confidential

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, mentor and provide subject matter expertise to Enterprise Information Technology Center (EITC) Information Assurance (IA) representatives in execution of the Information Assurance Program as delegated by Confidential .
• Conducts IA security audits and coordinates the implementation of patches or installation of new security solutions as delegated by Confidential .
• Developed and institutionalized, strategic process to ensure accurate assessment of security baseline remains current to Confidential compliancy standards.
• Formulated resolution of highly visible vulnerabilities identified during Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, resulting in exceeding milestone date expectations.
• Played key role as Subject Matter Expert in ensuring security baseline met Command Cyber criteria for excellent rating during security audit. Guided leadership, peers and subordinates in tactics techniques and procedures.

Confidential

Information Security Analyst Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Acted as independent technical liaison lead for all stakeholders involved in the and accreditation process.
• Coordinated local system security with local security policies and procedures as required to comply.
• Acted as Team Lead for Independent Validation Team, ensuring Vulnerability Assessments/Audits are objectively and independently conducted and reviews are comprehensive, including analysis and testing of software and or hardware, evaluating security requirements are met through performance of technical and non-technical verifications to ensure potential vulnerabilities and overall risk of the system are identified and determines if the security controls (management, operational, and technical) are correctly implemented and effective.
• Coordinated security procedures with the ISSM and security managers, initiates investigative procedures for security events, and implements protective or corrective measures when an IA incident or vulnerability is discovered.

Confidential

Wing Information Assurance Office Chief

Responsibilities:

• Served as the base Information Assurance Specialist who is the wing commander’s authority and focal point for Information Assurance.
• Established and published base-wide policy to manage Confidential program and provided advice and guidance in its implementation and in procedures used in the development and operations of systems.
• Facilitated Emergency Response Teams involving incidents where viruses, tampering or unauthorized access is suspected and reported. ed Civilian of the Quarter, 3rd quarter 2011 for 509 Communication Squadron, which received Communications Squadron of the year from Confidential
• Led Information Assurance team toward being ed IA element of the year for Confidential

Confidential

Information Security Assurance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Base Information Assurance Manager and focal point for Information Warfare and all telecommunications and information technology security related functions at flying wing, tenants and geographically separated unit.
• Responsible for establishing base policy, managing, operating and maintaining the Computer Security.
• Successfully led the 139th Airlift Wing through its first Information Assurance Assessment and Assistance Program (IAAP) inspection.
• Recipient of Meritorious Service Medal.
• Developed automated tracking tool, allowing leadership to instantaneously view progress in preparation for the IAAP inspection and efforts necessary for compliance.

Confidential

Technical Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading cross-functional efforts to address business process and system issues.
• Proactively developed customer relationships by listening, understanding and anticipating needs, and suggesting appropriate solutions to ensure customer satisfaction and continuous alignment with the customer’s business needs.
• Coordinated and provided guidance, regarding preparation, review and implementation of software releases.
• Provided consultation, identified risk, and advised on architecture, processes and capacity performances.
• Independently identified, investigated and established root cause in order to assist with problem resolution, investigating and implementing workarounds for software issues.
• Mentored and substituted for the Business/Functional Analyst as needed on large projects.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the effective development and implementation of programs to ensure that all information systems products and services meet minimum company standards and end-user requirements.
• Administered change control process for zero defect software development.
• Ensured adequate product testing prior to implementation.
• Administered problem management process including monitoring and reporting on problem resolution.
• Made recommendations to superiors regarding acquisitions and/or implementation of software to increase information systems efficiency.
• Assigned work to subordinates, monitors performance and conducts performance appraisals.
• Interviewed and made recommendations for additional staff.

Confidential

Business Analyst/Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated testing and release schedule with client and give the official go ahead for each new release.
• Worked with client to determine or interpret business requirements for new development, software enhancements and existing inadequacies.
• Maintained client relations.
• Provided senior management with project deadlines and milestones.
• Developed and provided software functionality and suggested functionality documentation to marketing liaisons for Request for Proposals, and request for quotes.
• Determined verification and prioritization of functionality issues for release scheduling.
• Assigned testing task(s) to quality assurance analysts.
• Established testing procedures and methods for determining accuracy of the applications.
• Maintained lab equipment and testing scenarios.
• Determined and documented work-arounds and procedures that must be communicated to end-users.
• Served as primary contact to Help Desk Project Liaison.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Technician

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities included: planning and administering a work effort in order to accomplish long and short-term objectives of System Test, a quality driven management approach that focuses on the continuous improvement processes to achieve business goals.
• Coordinated testing activities, strategies, and testing process development, tracked issues, automation strategies within System Test Team on a client-server component based application using Segue, an automated testing tool.
• Able to invoke performance analysis on all aspects of the product, building test tools to support new features and new component testing.

Confidential

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Conducted, coordinated, and monitored the automated testing for the Unisys executive operating system, telecommunications, and system support utility software which involves over 20,000 pieces of software and 16,000 pages of supporting documentation.
• Ensured operable interfaces between the operating system, support utilities, and 37 automated information systems.
• Ensured proper telecommunications support for networking data processing centers and remote sites.
• Verified software and documentation compliance with established USAF, DOD, and local standards prior to worldwide release.
• Appointed commander of Airman Leadership School.
• Installed, tested, and configured line modules, modems, and terminals to support Distributed Print (DP).
• Assisted in database transfer from the SBLC to the DMC.
• Provided installation and configuration support for Distributed Communications Processors (DCPs).
• Configured data communication software to meet site-specific requirements.
• Directed vendors in the resolution of problems with automated data processing and communication equipment.
• Conducted hardware installation and circuit testing.
• Provided technical expertise to DMCs during base-level migration activities.

Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Operated Communications-Computer Systems ( Confidential ), and associated equipment.
• Loaded program files, select input/output media as appropriate and respond to messages displayed by Confidential .
• Performed authorized operator maintenance and administrative functions as required.
• Performed incoming/outgoing product control to ensure conformity with established procedures; informing office of primary responsibility of errors.
• Applied security techniques designed to preclude unauthorized access to sensitive classified/unclassified information and misuse of computerized resources.
• Complied with Confidential and Confidential directives governing physical, operational, and communications security.