Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Mr. Bode is the Director of cyber Operations at ADEPT Force Group, Inc. Mr. Bode is a retired senior Military Intelligence crypto-linguist specialist with twenty years of experience in multiple intelligence collection and analysis techniques. Since leaving the military, Mr. Bode has worked in various roles in the software development lifecycle process – system requirements analysis, software testing, database analysis and design, network administration, system administration, and finally system deployment and installation. He has worked in cybersecurity for over 20 years as a cyber-security specialist for the Department of Defense, specifically in the programmatic implementation, installation, and testing of Cross Domain Solutions worldwide for the U.S. Army. Mr. Bode has also taught various cybersecurity subjects and skills at multiple universities throughout the United States. He has completed two master’s programs, the first in International Relations, and the second in Systems Management. He is currently working toward a doctorate in Computer Science with an emphasis on cybersecurity. Furthermore, he has also earned four International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) cybersecurity certificates, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP), the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), and the Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) along with multiple software application certificates.
• Supporting three In-Process Teams (IPT) supporting the development of an automated program management application, risk management framework (RMF) process system, and a computerized program to assist the user in the development of documentation for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) • Advising corporate leadership on potential contract opportunities in the cybersecurity arena • Well-versed in the requirements under the U.S. Government’s Risk Management Framework authorization process • Supervised team of five cybersecurity professionals supporting a major Army Intelligence development program • Senior assessor for Army-wide deployment of Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) • Authored the complete suite of authorization documents for multiple Cross-Domain solutions
• Advised corporate leadership on potential contract opportunities in the cybersecurity arena • Senior assessor for Army-wide deployment of CDS Systems • Well-versed in the requirements within the U.S. Government’s Risk Management Framework authorization process • Authored and maintained the complete suite of authorization documents for multiple CDS solutions • CDS-system Subject Matter Expert for the Project Manager Integrated Pay and Personnel Systems-Army (PM IPPS-A) on the PM’s Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) team • Planned, developed, and wrote configuration documentation for the implementation of a CDS system within the IPPS-A system • Coordinated authorization for two enterprise-level CDS systems at the Defense Information System Agency’s Ft. Meade, MD facility • Well-versed in the requirements within the U.S. Government’s Risk Management Framework authorization process • Authored and maintained the complete suite of authorization documents for the IPPS-A CDS suite
• Lead instructor for cybersecurity training development program at Kansas State University • Teach multiple cybersecurity classes: Introduction to Cybersecurity, Microsoft Security, Computer Networking Security, Cloud Security, Linux Security, Networking Security, and Computer and Infrastructure Technology • Train students in the operation of virtual environments using Oracle’s Virtual Box and VMWare’s Pro Workstation • Teach the installation and set-up of multiple Windows operating systems and Linux operating systems, including implementation of Domain Name Service, Active Directory, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol • Teach all aspects of networking, including subnetting, operation of switches and routers, the implementation of routing protocols, and other related networking protocols
• CDS-system Subject Matter Expert for the Project Manager Defense Common Ground Station-Army (DCGS-A) on the PM’s Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) team • Planned, developed, and wrote test documentation for the CDS system within the DCGS-A system • Coordinated activities for over 100 assessments worldwide for the CDS systems associated with the DCGS-A project • Coordinated all authorization activities for all components of the DCGS-A Mobile Basic system as the Lead IA Engineer for that project • Coordinated and obtained all Authorizations to Operate (ATO) for the Mobile Basic system in support of the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) • Coordinated the security review of multiple DCGS-A program-level documents as the Program Office Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO) • Well-versed in the requirements within the U.S. Government’s Risk Management Framework authorization process