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Lara Brinson
Program Manager and Information Security Engineer, Senior Principal at CACI International Inc
Huntsville, AL, United States
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Experience:
Program manager for Task Orders comprised of 113 senior information assurance specialists and engineers at six locations. Interim Program Manager for CACI’s ESMARTS program which contains six task orders, employing more than 185 people, with an overall contract value of the program of over $250M. CACI and Subcontracted support includes information assurance and cyber security support activities. This critical support includes the risk assessment and accreditation programs, software assurance program, Information System Security Engineering (ISSE) and Architecture program, compliance and reporting program, training program, and vulnerability management, mitigation, and continuous monitoring. Trusted advisor serving as cybersecurity expert on an Intelligence Community Agency’s Chief, Information Security Officer's staff; providing advanced cybersecurity problem solving and innovation skills. Leads Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation for the Agency.
2014 : Present
CACI International Inc.
Program Manager and Information Security Engineer, Senior Principal
2014 : 2014
Transitioned from Military to Civilian Career
Leader in Cyber and Cyber Security
The Joint Staff representative on senior level DoD and interagency forums advocating greater cyber interoperability and connectivity. Provided integrated cyber security guidance and analysis to further the development, refinement, and validation of joint capabilities for the Combatant Commands, Services, and Agencies. Brokered $3.9B of DoD-level cyber requirements and resourced operational cyber-power for commands and services. Analyzed new IT security developments and used risk management principals to evaluate security technologies and minimize vulnerabilities; championed those technologies thru the Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System (JCIDS) process. Identified duplicative, contradictory, or no longer relevant Joint Staff cyber and cyber security issuances; analyzed National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) based DoD 8500 series documents to comply; devised a phased strategy to reduce the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cyber security directives by over 50%. Instrumental to the validation of 9K mission critical comm security devices to joint warfighters throughout the world and coordinating their Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreements.
2012 : 2014
The Joint Staff
Cyberspace Division Chief and Cyber Security Branch Chief
Led 16 military, civilians, and contractors in development, management, and oversight of the Air Force Information Assurance Program shaping doctrine, strategy, and policy to ensure compliance for 1500 systems valued at $20B. Directed Certification and Accreditation, Federal Info Security Management Act reporting, IA Workforce, COMSEC, PKI, Information Security Continuous Monitoring and Identity and Access Management. Optimized risk management of DoD’s global network by analyzing and approving over 250 cross domain solutions. Evaluated and coordinated 70 waivers to connect to the Global Information Grid enabling authoritative information flow. Incorporated software assurance into Air Force policy; coordinated Congressional inquiry adding $7M to secure code. Drafted the cyber supplement to Air Force War and Mobilization Plan integrating cyber support to combatant forces.
2011 : 2012
United States Air Force
Deputy Chief, Information Assurance Division
Directed, coordinated, and monitored support activities and units, including civil engineering; communications and computers; logistics; contracting; moral, welfare, recreation, and services; manpower and personnel; information management; and security forces. Managed 2K personnel supporting 44K people throughout 1,410 facilities across 10K acres worth over $10B. Created the 1st charter school on an Air Force base by leading the process through requirements, proposals, source selection, and implementation with miraculous results of over 50% average increase of student aptitude tests in all areas in just one year. This became the benchmark education program for the Air Force and garnered national media attention and the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. Handpicked to command a newly merged and broken unit and without previous experience in this highly diverse area of responsibility, transformed the unit of 720 personnel in 130+ facilities to success as #1 unit of its kind in the command; also earned the lodging, food excellence, and education awards.
2008 : 2010
United States Air Force
Deputy Commander, 355th Mission Support Group and Commander, 355th Force Support Squadron
2014 : Present
CACI International Inc.
Program Manager and Information Security Engineer, Senior Principal
2014 : 2014
Transitioned from Military to Civilian Career
Leader in Cyber and Cyber Security
The Joint Staff representative on senior level DoD and interagency forums advocating greater cyber interoperability and connectivity. Provided integrated cyber security guidance and analysis to further the development, refinement, and validation of joint capabilities for the Combatant Commands, Services, and Agencies. Brokered $3.9B of DoD-level cyber requirements and resourced operational cyber-power for commands and services. Analyzed new IT security developments and used risk management principals to evaluate security technologies and minimize vulnerabilities; championed those technologies thru the Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System (JCIDS) process. Identified duplicative, contradictory, or no longer relevant Joint Staff cyber and cyber security issuances; analyzed National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) based DoD 8500 series documents to comply; devised a phased strategy to reduce the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cyber security directives by over 50%. Instrumental to the validation of 9K mission critical comm security devices to joint warfighters throughout the world and coordinating their Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreements.
2012 : 2014
The Joint Staff
Cyberspace Division Chief and Cyber Security Branch Chief
Led 16 military, civilians, and contractors in development, management, and oversight of the Air Force Information Assurance Program shaping doctrine, strategy, and policy to ensure compliance for 1500 systems valued at $20B. Directed Certification and Accreditation, Federal Info Security Management Act reporting, IA Workforce, COMSEC, PKI, Information Security Continuous Monitoring and Identity and Access Management. Optimized risk management of DoD’s global network by analyzing and approving over 250 cross domain solutions. Evaluated and coordinated 70 waivers to connect to the Global Information Grid enabling authoritative information flow. Incorporated software assurance into Air Force policy; coordinated Congressional inquiry adding $7M to secure code. Drafted the cyber supplement to Air Force War and Mobilization Plan integrating cyber support to combatant forces.
2011 : 2012
United States Air Force
Deputy Chief, Information Assurance Division
Directed, coordinated, and monitored support activities and units, including civil engineering; communications and computers; logistics; contracting; moral, welfare, recreation, and services; manpower and personnel; information management; and security forces. Managed 2K personnel supporting 44K people throughout 1,410 facilities across 10K acres worth over $10B. Created the 1st charter school on an Air Force base by leading the process through requirements, proposals, source selection, and implementation with miraculous results of over 50% average increase of student aptitude tests in all areas in just one year. This became the benchmark education program for the Air Force and garnered national media attention and the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. Handpicked to command a newly merged and broken unit and without previous experience in this highly diverse area of responsibility, transformed the unit of 720 personnel in 130+ facilities to success as #1 unit of its kind in the command; also earned the lodging, food excellence, and education awards.
2008 : 2010
United States Air Force
Deputy Commander, 355th Mission Support Group and Commander, 355th Force Support Squadron
Company:
CACI International Inc.
About
Active Clearance, Program Manager with PMP, and Certified Info Security Manager, ISACA CISM. Expert cyber leader with over 25 years of proven performance demonstrating the ability to lead in all environments with increased pressures and limited resources. Supervised stateside and in the combat zone small groups of handpicked individuals to large organizations. Successfully improved performance, attitudes, and overall mission in every unit. The perfect blend of experience, expertise, and leadership.
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