SUMMARY:

• Confidential has extensive public and private sector experience effectively leading cross functional teams supporting the maintenance, enhancement, and development of existing and new business processes to help build highly effective government solutions as well as high - profit, high-growth multinational corporations.
• He has recent experience in all facets of project lifecycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design to documentation and implementation. In addition, Confidential has a proven history of delivering powerful strategies, laying cornerstones for future visionary work related to Enterprise Architecture and returning stagnant projects to renewed viability.
• He has a particular expertise in analyzing existing operations and implementing the strategies, processes and technologies to improve organizational performance while focusing on security enhancements.
• Additionally, his proficiency at employing proactive management and strong leadership techniques to generate an accomplishment-driven workplace environment provides strong results in employee loyalty and customer satisfaction at all levels while maintaining a strong focus on bottom-line budgetary concerns.
• Public and Private Sector Cyber Security Leadership, Business Process Alignment, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Project Management Office experience
• IT Project Management Office, Cyber Security Division, and Business Acquisition initial stand up and ongoing operations experience.
• Experience working with many corporate entities and government agencies to achieve on-time delivery of compliance, audit, and Information Assurance project deliverables, including Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), IT-oriented financial audits, OMB A-123 separation of duties audits.
• Program Management of large and complex organizations within the private, public, and military sectors.
• International Team Building and Cultivating Self-Directed Work Teams.
• Directing Business Process/Enterprise Architecture experience with Cyber Security framework and guidance, including ITIL, COBIT, NIST, FISMA, ISO and more.
• Developing IT security strategy and vision while driving consensus within large global organizations.
• Balancing profit/loss, budget, and resource management to ensure programs deliver on time and within budget.
• Developing and coordinating emergency response, incident handling, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans
• Global Enterprise Security Design/Implementation/Support
• Building/maintaining effective global security awareness programs.
• All aspects of security operations, including information security and forensics to physical security, personnel security and investigations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, LOVETTSVILLE VA

Chief Executive Officer / Program Manager/Sr. Security Strategist

Responsibilities:

• Performs Program Management duties for multiple teams at multiple locations across the US within the federal government, military, and private sector for matters pertaining to national security, including the formulation and review of program deliverables and tasks while ensuring conformance with required schedules.
• Monitors the efficiency of operations in terms of operating and production costs, earnings potential, budget controls, and trends within the industry, resulting in substantially improved Profit and Loss (P&L).
• Delivers strategic direction and advisory services to senior leaders of the client organization while drafting materials and conducting management briefings and preparing and publishing meeting notes.
• Managing teams providing on-site services while incorporating sustainable business practices.
• Directs all functional program activities while meeting contract cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters affecting more than one segment or functional activity of the program.
• Organizes, directs and manages contract operation support functions, involving multiple complex project tasks

Confidential, Columbia MD

Program Director - DISA DNS Security

Responsibilities:

• Represented Confidential during contract/subcontract/teaming discussions, assisting in business development/capture activities, including all Color Label (Pink, Red, Blue, Green, Gold Team) business proposal writing activities for IT Security capture opportunities.
• Represented DISA during Cyber Security joint operations briefings, including DoD cross-cutting IT security initiatives that included organizations such as the US Cyber Command, NSA, and other Intelligence Community organizations.
• Led team of 10 individuals while interacting with other government, military, and contractor-led teams in order to achieve increased organization-wide IT Security posture.
• Ensured all team members met required annual training requirements prior to deadlines provided.
• Provided monthly status reports that included hours and labor worksheets, agenda action item status, and program risk status.
• Coordinated DISA relocation from Falls Church, VA to Ft. Meade, MD, resulting in on-time delivery of all work products prior, during, and post relocation.

Confidential, ALEXANDRIA, VA

Program Manager/Business Development

Responsibilities:

• Obtained Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification.
• Assisted in stand-up efforts and ongoing leadership of new Army Cyber Security Directorate.
• Led Army Enterprise IT Security Business Transformation initiatives.
• Produced Cyber Security Metrics and vetted across MACOMs to obtain consensus.
• Developed and facilitated Integrated Security Workshop, Cyber Security Dashboard and Metrics meetings, and other related Cyber Security meetings.
• Frequently interacted with the client to recommend IA solutions based on an understanding of how products and services interrelate and support the IA mission.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Project Manager/Business Development

Responsibilities:

• Refined CISSP by obtaining the ISC(2) Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP) credentials.
• Received formal, classroom-based training specific to the Certification and Accreditation of government systems, including heavy emphasis on all relevant NIST documents, FIPS 199 & 200, and OMB articles.
• Directed and provided oversight for a twenty (20) person team consisting of System Integrator (IBM) and FBMS Application Security Team professionals.
• Represented FBMS to the DOI on all encryption-related working group sessions.
• Managed teams that performed hands-on research and analysis of OMB A-123/Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Separation of Duties projects in regard to multiple and complex CGI Momentum and SAP implementations.
• Acted as key liaison for all C&A and Audit activities between the Department of the Interior and all other contractors, vendors, and government institutions to ensure smooth communications and on-time delivery of C&A package and other audit related deliverables.
• Managed teams that developed security documentation, including security plans, configuration management plans, and contingency plans in compliance with Information Assurance policy.
• Expertly handled Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) processes, including issue tracking & resolution as well as briefing C-Level Agency and Department Heads.
• Created verification processes for executing risk assessments, security test and evaluations, and conducting risk assessments on diverse platforms (SAP, Oracle, Apache, Solaris, Windows, IIS, SQL, etc) to ensure that systems operated securely.
• Direct involvement with CMMI Level 3 compliance efforts for organization.
• Led business development efforts to build Cyber Security division for Confidential, including Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW), Project Management Plan (PMP), and more.
• Researched, met with, and created Teaming Agreements (TA) with various teaming partners to better respond to individual set-aside needs of potential client requests for work.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Director, TeleCheck Security Office/Global Information Security Services Officer (First Data)

Responsibilities:

• Received CISSP training and certification and graduate-level security training from Norwich University.
• Drove consensus concerning global remote endpoint security, increasing security posture while reducing threats to sensitive, private, or critical data located on or accessed through remote endpoints.
• Ensured compliance with financial focused governmental and industry specific regulatory acts such as the Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP, now PCI), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70.
• Led integration efforts and performed technical architecture reviews of new and existing processes and business ventures, ensuring that security remained intact throughout integration process.
• Led consensus building efforts across all business units to ensure global policy applicability and acceptance.
• Hands-on technical experience with all Information Assurance efforts, such as device hardening, authentication mechanisms, remote connections, group policies, user roles, access permissions, and more.
• Responsible for security related investigation activities, such as computer forensics, case management, and law enforcement interactions (local law enforcement, FBI, and Secret Service Financial Crimes Division).
• Responsible for site security issues like CCTV, access control, visitor management, and guard force interactions.
• Experience implementing content filtering, intrusion detection and prevention, firewalls, antivirus, secure authentication, etc. in a global multi-national corporation.
• Designed TeleCheck’s information security lab, consisting of over two dozen devices including a domain controller with Active Directory, mail servers, web servers, FTP servers, SSL VPN remote access, several firewalls, IDS, UNIX servers, LINUX servers, and more.
• Designed TeleCheck’s forensics lab, thereby creating an environment capable of forensically examining devices while maintaining data integrity for the evidence using tools like Encase and FTK.
• Configured LINUX scanning solution that scans TeleCheck on a monthly basis, mirroring techniques and procedures administered by First Data’s Security Assessment Center (SAC). Results of scans give insight into security issues before SAC discovers them, which reduced the SAC’s discovery of high or threatening vulnerabilities on TeleCheck’s network to zero for over three consecutive years.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Director of Sales Engineering - Security Software

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading all technical presales endeavors.
• Provided innovative security solutions for clients needing both customizable and adaptable security.
• Direct involvement with managing both vendor and key client relationships.
• Acted as key liaison between major account stakeholders and Executive Management team

Confidential, Houston, TX

Manager of Global Internal Support

Responsibilities:

• Received training and certifications for the MCSE+I, MCDBA, CCNA, CCDA, and A+ certifications.
• Responsible for all internal operational technology support, including IT security.
• Led multiple specialized technical teams focusing on the research and development of process and security enhancement that streamlined business processes, resulting in efficiency throughout the company worldwide.
• Architected complete Active Directory/Windows 2000 implementation plan which increased security while reducing administrative overhead.
• Developed extensive knowledge in technician and engineering management, team building, and the design and implementation of successful support processes, resulting in an increase in overall end-user uptime.
• Established internal technology training program.