Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
SALES AND LEAD GENERATORS - IF WE DON'T HAVE A PRE-EXISTING WORKING RELATIONSHIP I WILL BLOCK YOU. IT professional with master's degree, CISSP and CISM, 30 years of IT experience, and 24 years of management experience. Highly qualified executive with solid experience, offering superb decision-making skills, judgment, and outstanding initiative. Exceptional skill demonstrated when working under pressure. Extremely focused leader who promotes teamwork and provides strategic direction in a fast-paced, demanding environment. KEY COMPETENCIES Certified Information System Security Professional • Management • IT Strategic Planning • Vendor Relations • Budgeting and Cost-Benefit Analysis • IT Management • Threat and Risk Assessment • Security Policies and Procedures • Incident Response and Disaster Recovery
Teach graduate and undergraduate Information Systems courses within the Business Department Responsible for curriculum design, content delivery, grading, and all operational aspects of the class Assist struggling students with class material and concepts Courses taught: IS 210 - Introduction to Computer Programming in Business IS 301 - Information Systems in Business IS 491 - Information Systems Management and Strategy IS 660 - Information Security Management IS 670 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
Established lab inside closed area for performance on multiple classified contracts up to the Top Secret Level Wrote RMF-compliant policies and procedures for the successful operation of classified and unclassifed computer systems in accordance with rules specified in NIST 800-37, 800-53, and 800-171 approved by DCSA for processing.
Sets strategic vision and direction for large security department maintaining security posture and accreditation for more than 1,500 information systems. Provides executive leadership to teams performing security scans, remediating vulnerabilities, and designing security solutions for organization Responsible for setting Cybersecurity strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities. Ensures MDA and DCSA security requirements are met to maintain Authorities to Operate (ATO) for complex interconnected systems at the Advanced Research Center facility. Responsible for policy writing and design. Serves as the organization's Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Cybersecurity. Allocates company security resources in an efficient and cost-effective manner Key contributor in proposal creation, RFI, RFP, and budgeting processes.
Managed global network and security engineers in creation, configuration, and maintenance of local and wide area networks. Aligned strategic vision with company priorities to enable company success in new and established markets. Evaluated organizational needs and allocated personnel and material resources. Maintained vendor relationships, secure vendor support and pricing for large projects and ensure completion of required duties. Collaborated with global company management at all levels to implement infrastructure standardization and global security policies. Designed new global IT security program with continuous strategic adjustments based on modern attack vectors and emerging security and IT best practices. Served as project manager on multiple cross-functional company projects, including global Security Incident and Event Management deployment, firewall vendor selection and deployment, operating system upgrade projects, and LAN/WAN Infrastructure evaluation and installation. Conducted numerous audits and analysis of worldwide information systems against various international frameworks. Managed work across multiple regions, compiled results, and presented them to executive management with actionable intelligence. Created information security program from the ground up. Withstood a six month attempted breach by a foreign nation-state with more than 4.2 billion separate logged events. Designed and implemented strict firewall policies that virtually eliminated malware's ability to communicate with the Internet. Instituted regular contract and technology review programs that reduced network costs by more than 20%. Simplified the design and enhanced the functionality of the global network. Changed department procedures to simplify administration and allow for more streamlined operations.