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Darin Walters
Principal, Cross Domain and Cybersecurity at Defense Engineering, Inc. (DEI)
Bealeton, VA, United States
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Experience:
• Solid leader relied upon by Government, Prime Contractor and Corporate leadership to provide the vision and focus of getting the more difficult tasks accomplished
• Provides Project Engineering/Management Cyber leadership to a critical Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) Situational Awareness Program with Congressional awareness in the Public, Unclassified, Secret and TS/SCI environments valued at $40M. The “go-to” Cross Domain Solution Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the entire Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and it’s critical mission systems that safeguard the US and its allies from weapons of mass destruction
• Provide Project Engineering/Management leadership to 25+ highly technical and politically sensitive efforts in support of the DTRA’s WMD mission critical capabilities – Led engineers, cybersecurity, and policy makers personnel to successful deploy systems in the three different security domains
• Develop and establish DTRA’s first Cross Domain Support Element (CDSE) responsible for overseeing all Cross Domain requirements – DTRA’s CDSE was the 25th CDSE in all of the DoD and Intelligence Community
• Use professional relationships and knowledge of the DoD Cross Domain process to successfully foster relationships with the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Enterprise Cross Domain Service, while establishing DTRA’s Cross Domain Element as a recognized player in the Cross Domain community. Manage DTRA’s cross domain requirements to ensure the Enterprise Service could accurately support those mission critical requirements.
2013 : Present
Defense Engineering, Inc. (DEI)
Principal, Cross Domain and Cybersecurity
• Leads the Automated Cross-Domain Solution development, testing and deployment activities for the DoD Synchronized Pre-deployment Operational Tracker Enterprise Service (SPOT-ES)
• Provided thought and executive leadership to the AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ CyberSecurity Business Development Unit – Further identified CyberSecurity Taxonomy and Marketing/Delivery Approaches
• Grew the Ambassadors/Teaming Partners on a Government Wide Acquisition Contractor (ENCORE II) from 35 to 100 Small and Large businesses in coordination with the AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ Program Management Office
• Developed a Small-Business and Cyber Security Consortium Strategy to grow internal CyberSecurity business by using interpersonal communication skills and a sound understanding of DoD acquisition requirements
• Capture Manager / Proposal Manager for three CyberSecurity ENCORE II Task Orders valued at $15M
2010 : 2012
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Principal, CyberSecurity
• Program Manager for DISA’s Cross Domain Enterprise providing Program Management Office (PMO), Security Engineering, High Assurance Development, and Cross-Domain Subject Matter Expertise (SME)
• Led the IA and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) teams of a $15M US Government Classified task providing technical Security Engineering and unique certification/accreditation approaches
• Led the Security Engineering and Certification and Accreditation (C&A) efforts for the Office of Secretary of Defense, Personnel, Readiness, and Assessments’ Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) program
• Provided IA program management and technical support to the $7.5 million Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Information Exchange (IE) project responsible for federated queries across multi-compartmented data sources
• Deputy Program Manager for the United States Transportation Command Regulating And Command & Control Evacuation System (TRAC2ES) Automated Security Guard (ASG)
1999 : 2010
Booz Allen Hamilton
Senior Associate
• Cross-Domain expert and DIA/IA’s liaison to the DoD Information Intelligence System (DoDIIS) Cross-Domain Management Office (CDMO) providing cross-domain guidance and direction across multiple tasks
• Successfully led the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) design and integration for the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2002 (JEFX02) and Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02) Experiments/Exercises for the Air Force Command-Control Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (ARC2ISRC) Intelligence Division
1999 : 2009
US Air Force Reserves
Cross Domain / Information Security
- Communication-Computer Officer
- Stationed at Peterson AFB, CO; Ft Meade, MD, and Shaw AFB, SC
1988 : 1999
US Air Force
Flight Commander
• Provides Project Engineering/Management Cyber leadership to a critical Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) Situational Awareness Program with Congressional awareness in the Public, Unclassified, Secret and TS/SCI environments valued at $40M. The “go-to” Cross Domain Solution Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the entire Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and it’s critical mission systems that safeguard the US and its allies from weapons of mass destruction
• Provide Project Engineering/Management leadership to 25+ highly technical and politically sensitive efforts in support of the DTRA’s WMD mission critical capabilities – Led engineers, cybersecurity, and policy makers personnel to successful deploy systems in the three different security domains
• Develop and establish DTRA’s first Cross Domain Support Element (CDSE) responsible for overseeing all Cross Domain requirements – DTRA’s CDSE was the 25th CDSE in all of the DoD and Intelligence Community
• Use professional relationships and knowledge of the DoD Cross Domain process to successfully foster relationships with the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Enterprise Cross Domain Service, while establishing DTRA’s Cross Domain Element as a recognized player in the Cross Domain community. Manage DTRA’s cross domain requirements to ensure the Enterprise Service could accurately support those mission critical requirements.
2013 : Present
Defense Engineering, Inc. (DEI)
Principal, Cross Domain and Cybersecurity
• Leads the Automated Cross-Domain Solution development, testing and deployment activities for the DoD Synchronized Pre-deployment Operational Tracker Enterprise Service (SPOT-ES)
• Provided thought and executive leadership to the AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ CyberSecurity Business Development Unit – Further identified CyberSecurity Taxonomy and Marketing/Delivery Approaches
• Grew the Ambassadors/Teaming Partners on a Government Wide Acquisition Contractor (ENCORE II) from 35 to 100 Small and Large businesses in coordination with the AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ Program Management Office
• Developed a Small-Business and Cyber Security Consortium Strategy to grow internal CyberSecurity business by using interpersonal communication skills and a sound understanding of DoD acquisition requirements
• Capture Manager / Proposal Manager for three CyberSecurity ENCORE II Task Orders valued at $15M
2010 : 2012
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Principal, CyberSecurity
• Program Manager for DISA’s Cross Domain Enterprise providing Program Management Office (PMO), Security Engineering, High Assurance Development, and Cross-Domain Subject Matter Expertise (SME)
• Led the IA and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) teams of a $15M US Government Classified task providing technical Security Engineering and unique certification/accreditation approaches
• Led the Security Engineering and Certification and Accreditation (C&A) efforts for the Office of Secretary of Defense, Personnel, Readiness, and Assessments’ Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) program
• Provided IA program management and technical support to the $7.5 million Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Information Exchange (IE) project responsible for federated queries across multi-compartmented data sources
• Deputy Program Manager for the United States Transportation Command Regulating And Command & Control Evacuation System (TRAC2ES) Automated Security Guard (ASG)
1999 : 2010
Booz Allen Hamilton
Senior Associate
• Cross-Domain expert and DIA/IA’s liaison to the DoD Information Intelligence System (DoDIIS) Cross-Domain Management Office (CDMO) providing cross-domain guidance and direction across multiple tasks
• Successfully led the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) design and integration for the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2002 (JEFX02) and Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02) Experiments/Exercises for the Air Force Command-Control Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (ARC2ISRC) Intelligence Division
1999 : 2009
US Air Force Reserves
Cross Domain / Information Security
- Communication-Computer Officer
- Stationed at Peterson AFB, CO; Ft Meade, MD, and Shaw AFB, SC
1988 : 1999
US Air Force
Flight Commander
Company:
Defense Engineering, Inc. (DEI)
Spoken Language:
English
About
- 29 years in Information Assurance (IA) / CyberSecurity program/project management, requirements, design, test, installation, system engineering, and team leadership
- Accustomed to working several projects simultaneously with multi-million dollar budgets and aggressive schedules in demanding environments
- Strong background in addressing and resolving clients’ CyberSecurity and system engineering needs within budget, on time, and on schedule Solid senior leader who earns the trust of staff, peers, superiors and clients
- Proven Business Development in growing revenue and winning proposals
- Retired military officer with significant insight and leadership in DoD and Intelligence Cross Domain and CyberSecurity technology, acquisition, policies, and practices
Specialties: Leadership, CyberSecurity, Information Assurance, System Security Engineering, Cross Domain Solutions
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