Experience

KNC Strategic Services - Cybersecurity Services Provider & a Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cyber Security Consultant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Incumbent provides consulting services to acquisition programs and members of the acquisition workforce, to include government personnel, vendors, and support contractors that develop, deploy, and sustain network security capabilities to defend C4I operations. These consulting services require frequent interface with the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, Department of Homeland Security, Defense Information Systems Agency, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD), other Federal /State Government and Civil Agencies when facilitating workshops, conducting in-classroom instructions, workshops, conferences /symposiums, as well as participating in technical interchange meetings and program reviews. In addition, the incumbent possesses security credentials that enables access to classified information to effectively support acquisition of Computer Network Defense (CND) products and services, access to threat profiles, operational information, and the standard U.S. Cyber Command /CERT threat briefings for development of appropriate workshop and on-line/in-classroom curriculum to support CND countermeasures and mitigation strategies. Show less



Defense Acquisition University

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Professor, Information Technology, Specialize in Cybersecurity

  • Aug 2015 - Apr 2022

  Professor of Information Technology (Cyber Security Emphasis) within the Defense Acquisition University Agency under Department of Defense and provides consulting services to acquisition programs and members of the acquisition workforce, to include government personnel, vendors, and support contractors that develop, deploy, and sustain network security capabilities to defend C4I operations. These consulting services requires frequent interface with the National Security Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, Joint Chief of Staff, other services and civil agencies when facilitating workshops, conducting in-classroom instructions, as well as participating in technical interchange meetings and program reviews. In addition, the incumbent is required to have access to classified information to effectively support acquisition of CND products and services, access to threat profiles, operational information, and the standard Cyber Command threat briefings for development of appropriate workshop and on-line/in-classroom curriculum to support Computer Network Defense countermeasures and mitigation strategies. Show less



NAVWAR

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acting Director of Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity Working Group for PEO C4I

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

  o Act on behalf of PEO C4I during Information Assurance (IA) Technical Authority (TA) forums, Task Force Cyber Awakening (TFCA) working groups, CYBERSAFE activities, and SPAWAR enterprise efforts regarding the design, development, testing and acquisition of cyberspace capabilities to improve Fleet readiness of deployed cyber resilient systemso Serve as the central point of contact for the IA TA (SPAWAR 5.0/5.8), FRD, and Command Information Officer - CIO (SPAWAR 8.0/8.2) on cyber matters by providing bi-directional sharing and awareness of PEO C4I program plans for relevant activities within the IA TA (TAB, IA WG, DFIA, Standards, Specifications), FRD (CRT and metrics), and SPAWAR CIO (C&A, Cybersecurity Workforce, FISMA & Cyber Directives (CTO/IAVM) Compliance)o Chairperson of the PEO C4I Cybersecurity Leads WG to adhere and ensure compliancy to Cyber directives, identify and mitigate security perimeter and insider threat vulnerabilities, support and implement Command sponsored Cybersecurity initiatives and activities, and facilitate Cybersecurity awareness to civilian, Fleet, and the contractor support workforceo Integrate enterprise-wide Cybersecurity initiatives such as scanning and patching, continuous monitoring, situation awareness; and identify appropriate metrics to measure performance and effectiveness (MOE/MOPs) Show less

• Chairperson of CYBERSPACE/IT Workforce (CSWF) Integrated Product Team (IPT)

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2015

  o Developing a Strategic and Implementation Plan to transition the current SPAWAR IA Workforce to the Cybersecurity and Cyberspace Workforce per draft DoDD 8140 and SECNAV Instructions 5239 to meet training & compliancy mandates/requirementso Updated and briefed the CSWF status, DODM 8570, implementation of DODD (draft) 8140, and SPAWARINSTR 5239.2 to PEO C4I, SPAWAR 5.0, and SPAWAR Command leadershipo Developed and hosted/facilitated a Cybersecurity Workshop and DAWIA Roadshowo Participated on several SPAWAR IA/Cybersecurity Personnel Selection Panels; reviewed over 60 resumes & interviewed 24 folks for six DP-2210-04 (GS-14/15) positions and four DP-2210-03 (GS-12/13) positions in SPAWAR 8.2 and 5.8 Show less

• ISSP Acquisition Manager for the Information Assurance and Cyber Security Program Office (PMW 130)

  • Oct 2010 - Aug 2015

  o Acquisition Lead for Computer Network Defense (CND), Information Assurance (IA), and Trusted Information Security (TIS) programs and projects in support of the Information Assurance and Cyber Security Program Office; PMW 130. Exercise acquisition management responsibilities and assist the Program Manager (PM), Deputy Program Manager (DPM), Principal Acquisition Program Manager (PAPM), and Assistant Program Manager (APM) to effectively oversee the management of cost, schedule, performance, and risk for 14 ACAT I through IV CND, IA, and TIS programs and projectso Coordinate with Deputy PEO Acquisition Management Office (DPEO AM) to schedule and co-chair Acquisition Coordination Team (ACT) and Decision Review meetings prior to meeting with the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) to obtain programmatic guidance and directiono POM coordinator and assisted the PAPMs, BFM, and PM/DPM to develop and present the POM Issues to C10F, PEO, and OPNAV leadership. Coordinated with the Business Financial Management Office to develop the RDT&E ISSP and CND to defend the POM acquisition efforto COR for 6 SCI contractso Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) Chairperson for the IA & PM Support Contract Re-compete; facilitated the technical review board. Developed and adjudicated the TEB and SSA reports with Legal & Contracts. Contract awarded 30SEP13 without contractor support disruption; supported post-award debriefs; provided inputs to SPAWAR 2.0 Contracts IPT Show less



NAVWAR

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network Security Division Head

  • 2007 - 2010

  o Supervised and directed approximately 45 government (Job series 800, 810, 855, 2210) and contractor engineers (network, security, electrical) responsible for the evaluation and integration of various Joint systems’ into the Navy operating environment- Ensured compliance with emerging CND/CDS policy decisions; developed Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and executed IAW spend plans to meet SPAWAR and PEO strategic goals and fielding plans.- Provided expertise and knowledge to Navy leadership of how to apply and implement Information System Security (INFOSEC) capabilities to meet JTF-GNO, OSD NII, and DISA network security mandates.- Developed funding and budget responsibility, including life cycle support and maintenance, for Research & Development (R&D), Procurement (OP), and Operational & Maintenance (O&M) levels of effort to support the President’s Budget and POM, allowing Government support agencies (SSC-SD, SSC-CH, and NRL)/functional areas and Contractors (Booz-Allen, MITRE, and SAIC) to translate operational requirements into engineering terms; promulgated current security system functionality’s; and interfaced security product baselines/specifications with CONOPS architectures to resolve computer network defense (CND) and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) issues to ensure Navy and Joint operational requirements are met.- Reviewed, verified, and realigned CND and CDS Fiscal Year (FY) funding to reflect budgetary reductions and meet Chief of Naval Operations priorities.- Executed approximately $70M annually of R&D, OP, and O&M acquisition and engineering efforts to support system and operational commanders in providing network security capabilities to information systems within the Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-NET), Information Technology for the 21st Century Network (IT-21), and afloat networks. Show less

• GiG IA Architectures

  • 2003 - 2007

  o Developed, reviewed, and executed the Research and Development (R&D) engineering efforts within the Information Security System Program (ISSP) to Operational Commands, Fleet Commanders, and Program of Records (PORs) in providing security solutions to information systems applicable to voice, video, data, and imagery