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Deputy CISO and Director, Information Technology Security

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Positive and energetic Leader and Operations Manager with over 24 years of management experience in the United States Military and civilian workforces, and over 3100 hours of leadership training, specializing in people management, organizational management, information assurance, project management, and information systems management. Qualifications include Masters Degree in Computer Science, Scrum Master and Knowledge Manager certifications, considerable experience working with foreign militaries and multi-national coalitions, and success operating in international environments, to include spending over 7 years living and operating in foreign countries. • Outstanding leadership abilities and people management skills; able to coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and leading project teams. • Inactive TS/SCI security clearance • (ISC)2 CISSP and CCSP Certifications; CompTIA A+, Security+ Certifications; Mile2 Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE), Certified Penetration Testing Engineer (CPTE) Certifications PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE July 2013 – Present: Senior Program Manager in the Cloud and Enterprise Security Division, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA. Jul 2011 – June 2013: Chief and Deputy Chief of Information Technology and Infrastructure Services Office, Information Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, MD Sep 2010 – Jun 2011: Chief / Chief of Operations, National Cryptographic Solutions Management Office, Information Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, MD Jul 2007 – Jun 2010: Chief of Knowledge Management, U. S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, HI Aug 2003 – Jun 2007: Chief of Combat Service Support Automation Management Office, U.S. Army, Fort Lewis, WA EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS BS in General Engineering: United States Military Academy – West Point, New York MS in Computer Science: Naval Postgraduate School – Monterey, California