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Ryan Carlson, MBA, CISM
Cybersecurity Manager at Nebraska Army National Guard
Lincoln, NE, United States
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Experience:
- Create cyber policy for approval by senior management for the administration of the Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) .
- Responsible for organization’s cyber metric analysis and reporting.
- Develop Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan to ensure organization maintains robust network capabilities in the event of an initiated full scale COOP incident.
- Perform network vulnerability assessments.
- Primary incident response handler for the organization.
2016 : Present
Nebraska Army National Guard
Cybersecurity Manager
Manage information and wave propagation technology assets for a 400 person organization. Ensure all personnel are able to utilize on hand assets to their fullest capabilities and plan for their deployment in a way that best serves the organization’s mission.
Advise and provide technical expertise to supported commanders and other users of communication networks and information services.
Oversee a team of seven individuals to ensure on hand assets directly supporting the Headquarters element are deployed and operated in accordance with the overall battalion plan.
Provide direction to Spectrum Manager on different types of needed frequencies, location of use, time of use, and other pertinent information.
Work with outside organizations to coordinate the use of assigned civil band frequencies to ensure cross agency communications in the event of Domestic Operations support.
2016 :
Nebraska Army National Guard
Battalion Communications Officer – 1-376th Aviation Battalion
• Commanded and managed a 35 person organization engaged in the installation, operation, administration, and maintenance of wide area communications networks and information systems supporting tactical, strategic, and sustaining base operations.
• Developed and oversaw execution of training in order to demonstrate the ability to fulfill the organization’s Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) mission.
• Developed policies and measures for the Brigade’s Tactical Standard Operating Procedures (TACSOP).
• Supervised operations and maintenance of voice/data communications, teleprocessing operations, and spectrum management systems.
• Planned, coordinated, and supervised the training, administration, operation, supply, maintenance, transportation, security activities and allocation of resources for the unit and its occupied facilities.
• Directed the proper and timely maintenance and inventory of $7.5 million of assigned equipment
• Oversaw all administrative requirements of a 35 person unit to ensure timely and proper pay, evaluations, and awards of all personnel.
2010 : 2016
Nebraska Army National Guard
Company Commander, 234th Network Support Company
• Exercised supervisory personnel management responsibilities for eight Information Technology Specialists engaged in providing touch labor, remote support, and initial baseline configuration for over 1700 devices.
• Drafted organizational policy regarding information system usage.
• Oversaw writing and maintenance of internal Standard Operating Procedures.
• Organized and planned annual lifecycle replacement of over 1700 information management systems.
• Develop Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan to ensure touch labor and remote support services are delivered to multiple footprints throughout the state in the event of an initiated full scale COOP incident.
2014 : 2016
Nebraska Army National Guard
IT Manager
• Provided administrative and technical supervision to five financial technicians involved in processing, on average, $3.34 million in check requests per week
• Provided weekly reports to Sales and Sales Finance business counterparts.
• Positioned and guided team to achieve prescribed mid-year and year-end metric of zero check requests aged over 30 days
• Developed and refined Standard Operating Procedure documents specific to check processing to provide clear procedural guidance for all functions related to check requests.
• Engaged team members in regular meetings to discuss career goals, ensure alignment on Individual Development Process, and keep an open dialogue that aided in the development of mid-year and year-end performance reviews.
2013 : 2014
ConAgra Foods
Finance Team Lead
- Responsible for organization’s cyber metric analysis and reporting.
- Develop Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan to ensure organization maintains robust network capabilities in the event of an initiated full scale COOP incident.
- Perform network vulnerability assessments.
- Primary incident response handler for the organization.
2016 : Present
Nebraska Army National Guard
Cybersecurity Manager
Manage information and wave propagation technology assets for a 400 person organization. Ensure all personnel are able to utilize on hand assets to their fullest capabilities and plan for their deployment in a way that best serves the organization’s mission.
Advise and provide technical expertise to supported commanders and other users of communication networks and information services.
Oversee a team of seven individuals to ensure on hand assets directly supporting the Headquarters element are deployed and operated in accordance with the overall battalion plan.
Provide direction to Spectrum Manager on different types of needed frequencies, location of use, time of use, and other pertinent information.
Work with outside organizations to coordinate the use of assigned civil band frequencies to ensure cross agency communications in the event of Domestic Operations support.
2016 :
Nebraska Army National Guard
Battalion Communications Officer – 1-376th Aviation Battalion
• Commanded and managed a 35 person organization engaged in the installation, operation, administration, and maintenance of wide area communications networks and information systems supporting tactical, strategic, and sustaining base operations.
• Developed and oversaw execution of training in order to demonstrate the ability to fulfill the organization’s Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) mission.
• Developed policies and measures for the Brigade’s Tactical Standard Operating Procedures (TACSOP).
• Supervised operations and maintenance of voice/data communications, teleprocessing operations, and spectrum management systems.
• Planned, coordinated, and supervised the training, administration, operation, supply, maintenance, transportation, security activities and allocation of resources for the unit and its occupied facilities.
• Directed the proper and timely maintenance and inventory of $7.5 million of assigned equipment
• Oversaw all administrative requirements of a 35 person unit to ensure timely and proper pay, evaluations, and awards of all personnel.
2010 : 2016
Nebraska Army National Guard
Company Commander, 234th Network Support Company
• Exercised supervisory personnel management responsibilities for eight Information Technology Specialists engaged in providing touch labor, remote support, and initial baseline configuration for over 1700 devices.
• Drafted organizational policy regarding information system usage.
• Oversaw writing and maintenance of internal Standard Operating Procedures.
• Organized and planned annual lifecycle replacement of over 1700 information management systems.
• Develop Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan to ensure touch labor and remote support services are delivered to multiple footprints throughout the state in the event of an initiated full scale COOP incident.
2014 : 2016
Nebraska Army National Guard
IT Manager
• Provided administrative and technical supervision to five financial technicians involved in processing, on average, $3.34 million in check requests per week
• Provided weekly reports to Sales and Sales Finance business counterparts.
• Positioned and guided team to achieve prescribed mid-year and year-end metric of zero check requests aged over 30 days
• Developed and refined Standard Operating Procedure documents specific to check processing to provide clear procedural guidance for all functions related to check requests.
• Engaged team members in regular meetings to discuss career goals, ensure alignment on Individual Development Process, and keep an open dialogue that aided in the development of mid-year and year-end performance reviews.
2013 : 2014
ConAgra Foods
Finance Team Lead
Company:
Nebraska Army National Guard
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