Resume of Director of IT Operations and Engineering

Title
Director of IT Operations and Engineering

Primary Skills
A self-motivated individual with 7 years of IA/IT management and hands on expertise.

Location
US-VA-Springfield (will consider relocating)

Posted
Apr-17-07

Qualification Summary
Over seven years experience in the Information Assurance (IA) and Information Technology (IT) fields. IA experience includes a thorough understanding and application of the DoD PKI, Common Access Card (CAC) and biometrics as well as the DITSCAP/DIACAP processes. Currently works with key PEO-TIS (GS13-GS15) and military personnel to accomplish organizational goals, provide direction, present findings and the status reports on legacy applications in a DoD Enterprise environment. Experience also includes extensive network administration and design, an in-depth understanding of network administrative support, continuity of operations and disaster recovery, storage area networks (SANS) and vulnerability assessment tools. Offers program/project management experience in both the commercial and federal space.

Clearance Level
Secret

Professional Experience
CACI Inc, Director of IT Operations and Engineering, June 2005--Present
o Provides the US Army Program Executive Office, Transportation Information System (PEO-TIS) technical and information security consulting support
o Manages budgets ranging from ~$8-22 million to upgrade hardware, support agreements, enterprise applications, business continuity and disaster recovery, mandatory security implementations (CAC/PKI/Smart Cards/Biometrics), auditing and compliance, and requisite certification and accreditations
o Provides technical and management expertise to upgrade, update and replace obsolete technologies, processes and procedures in a DoD Enterprise environment encompassing 30+ installations world wide with approximately 7000+ users
o Supports departmental direction and provides full oversight to include: engineering, designing, installation, implementation, validation, support, administration and management authority for LAN/WAN Services such as 24x7 Information technology (IT) operations and support, Helpdesk Operations, Enterprise Applications, Information Assurance (IA)
o Directed engineering, design and implementation of a four phase plan for an alternate Regional Access Node (RAN2) for the PEO-TIS Enterprise Environment with a total goal of four globally located RAN's
o Developed plans and strategies on an IA automated process of continuous monitoring, patching and reporting --yielded saving of more than $500,000/year
o Updated and maintained all IA hardware and software to reflect the latest versions
o Forecasted requirements and developed a five year plan to expand the Enterprise System from one RAN to four globally located RANs that hosts over 20,000 users world to leverage efficiency in scale and to support a growing user community
o Authored several PEO-TIS Enterprise policies, processes/procedures and Technical Control documents related to assist both internal and external users with connectivity
o Directly supported, as contractor lead, three Information Security (ISEC) Security Test and Evaluations (ST&E), which entailed; stringent reviews of processes, procedures and documentation on DITSCAP/DIACAP standards. [Roles-ST&E tester and Validator]
o Efforts resulted in an Authority To Operate accreditation for the Enterprise Environment and an Interim ATO (IATO) for RAN 2
o Provides direct on-site customer support for the PEO_TIS Enterprise Environment to assist with connectivity and network functionality of the Enterprise system
o Project involvement also includes: VPN solutions, FCIP SAN/Database replication, load balancing, high availability, transition to IPv6 capable equipment and IA security reviews

Arrowhead Global Solutions, Information Assurance Specialist/Special Projects/Manager, October 2001-- June 2005
o Helped develop an effective “proactive” Internet security team to identify and implement risk assessment based strategies to increase information security
o Staffed, implemented and demonstrated the feasibility, functionality and effectiveness of a high level Information Assurance Department with a limited budget ~$300K
o Used commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) auditing software (STAT, Retina, Hercules, AMO, ca Unicenter) to assess and maintain the integrity of the DoD network, create queries, and perform necessary actions to detect and counter threats, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs), vulnerabilities and viruses
o Developed, configured and maintained Symantec Norton Antivirus, and ISS (Site Protector) servers. Upgraded from Software Update Services (SUS), Windows Update Services (WUS) to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
o Tested and implemented PKI solutions using smart card (CAC) technology and Biometric security solutions.
o Organized, developed, and managed the processes for integrating and upgrading new hardware and software at three military installations encompassing 2500+ users.
o Advised and assisted the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Director of Information Management (DOIM) on IT purchases, distribution, implementation, large/special projects and Military VIP support in the National Capital Region
o As Senior Administrator on the Windows 2000 and XP migration/testing (OS and Office upgrades to 2003), used imaging software to implement over 1600+ new desktops and laptops (with appropriate hardware, software and peripherals). Managed the Operations and Engineering Team (over 25 contractors) on this major project.
o Managed on-site support and coordinated the efforts of 9+ Administrative Technicians. Simplified and streamlined productivity and efficiency in a higher than average ticket request environment of over 1200+ users.
o Assisted the SIPRNET team with security testing IAVA's, patches, service packs and other secure military approved and required hardware/software.

The Motley Fool, Assistant Projects Manager/ Network Engineer, September 2000, October 2001
o Coordinated and tracked the progress of internal projects and their integration processes
o Briefed "squad leaders" and upper management (CTO, CFO, and CEO) on the status of current project(s), implementation plans and benefits.
o Worked within multiple departments: Finance, Server Operation, Network Engineering and Web Development
o Supported server and data consolidation and relocation, along with networking and cable management
o Managed the move of the primary corporate data-center with zero downtime, resulting in annual savings of over $550,000 per year
o Managed electrical Power outlets and UPS needed for servers, workstations, networking and storage devices; worked with facilities engineers and company headquarters to arrange for appropriate power and HVAC

Certifications
Information Assurance Skills
o Risk Assessments
o COOP/Disaster Recovery
o Security Testing (penetration, vulnerability)
o Program Management
o AR 25-2, 8500.2
o DITSCAP Security Test & Evaluation
? DIACAP Implementation Plan Preparation and Execution
o Policy and Procedure Development

Certifications
o Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO)
o US Army Information Management Officer (IMO)
o Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
o CompTIA?s Security+
o DoD Acquisition 101 (ACQ101)
o Certification and Accreditation (C&A)



You must be logged in and have a current resume access subscription. Login or Register »

View all resumes in US-VA-Springfield »
View all resumes in US-VA »

View other Director of IT Operations and Engineering resumes, IT Manager resumes