Thomas R.
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Information Systems Security
Northwestern University
2017 : 2019
Bachelor's degree
Computer Science
Austin Peay State University
2003 : 2007
Driving Business Value through Cyber Risk Management
- Cyber Risk Assessments and Executive leader advisement
- Intelligence and Policy Assessment and Advisement
- IT Strategy and Data Privacy
Advanced Cybersecurity Operations
- Cyber Intelligence and Counterintelligence
- Threat Hunting
- Red Team / Penetration Testing
- Insider Threat
- Vulnerability Management
- Application Security
- Attack Surface Management / Continuous Threat Exposure Management
Corporate Security Assessments
- Defensive Posture and Detection Operations
- Executive Cyber Drills
- Business Operations Table Top Exercises
- Cyber Analyst Skills Assessments
External Partner Management
- US Government Partners (DoE, DHS, NSA, DoD)
- International Partners (Canada CERT, FIRST.org)
- Industry Partners (UNITE, Section 9, EEI)
- Private Partners
2023 : Present
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Senior Manager - Cybersecurity Defense & Threat Management
Responsible for leading and managing the Cybersecurity & Technology Risk's Threat Defense Services : cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability management, red team, penetration testing, insider threat, and threat risk management. Identify, assess, and report on cyber threats (to include nation state threat actors/APT) to NextEra Energy, recommend and track remediation, and strategically identify and address cyber risk. Executive, senior leader and stakeholder advisement, team development, industry collaboration and information sharing, and drives strategic and operational change. Responsible for external engagement with Federal entities, intelligence community and information sharing organizations and international partners. Leads cyber assessments, table tops, and drills integrating cybersecurity and business operations emergency response efforts. Responsibility scope include cyber incident response and advanced operations.
2019 : 2023
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Manager - Cybersecurity Threat Defense Services
Insider Threat Program Manager within the Advanced Cyberdefense Center. The primary responsibilities include : developing, socializing, communicating and managing the Insider Threat strategy, creating a roadmap of prioritized requirements, outcomes, and milestones; collaborating with partner and stakeholder teams across the enterprise, leading the analysis of potential insider threat events, engaging with response teams, developing and tracking key performance indicators and metrics, and communicating status to executive leadership. Is responsible for the development, implementation and management of the program, considering policies and procedures, governance, response plans, DLP, IP and Fraud Protection, risk assessment and mitigation, and incident analysis and management. Specializes in leveraging technologies for user activity monitoring, behavioral analytics, big data analytics, digital forensics, netflow log analysis, and system log analysis.
2017 : 2019
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Insider Threat Program Manager
Serving as the Mission Manager; responsible for enabling organizational clients within the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Intelligence Community with clandestine and covert communications solutions. Primarily responsible for client and organization interaction and the production of solutions. Focus is placed on the development of relationships with the client as well as receiving and translating the client’s needs into technical requirements that will be implemented by engineers. Manages accounts from multiple organizations, that progress from inception, through coordination and resourcing, into completion and implementation. Emphasis is placed on human interaction and relationships, coordination with separate organizations both within the Agency and across other government agencies, project management and control, and creative solutions.
2015 : 2019
US Army
Special Operations Program Officer
Lauded by superiors as being peerless as a Signal officer, technically unmatched and physically far beyond his peers, as well as being incredibly dedicated and routinely demostrat(ing) innovative thinking.
Selected over 35 other candidates to lead the only communications company in the organization, which provides analog and digital communications, on and off the battlefield, to over 3,000 Soldiers. Responsible for the health, welfare, training, and career progression of 52 Soldiers and their families. Secondary adviser to the organizations most senior leader for all things communications. Managed and maintained over 900 pieces of equipment valued at approximately $27 million. Developed, planned, and executed a 40 hour tactical communications course that trained individuals on the planning, use, troubleshooting, and implementation of tactical communications equipment and solutions. The 5 day course lasted over 3 years and trained approximately 345 Soldiers both within and external to the organization. Conducted numerous joint NATO exercises planning, coordinating and executing missions with NATO Partners and Allies while deployed in Eastern Germany and The Baltic regions.
2014 : 2015
US Army
Company Commander
Skills
Army, Business Management, Business Operations, Business Strategy, Crisis Management, Critical Thinking, Cyber Operations, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Cyber Warfare, Data Analytics, data privacy, Digital Forensics, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Incident Response, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Insider Threat Detection, Intelligence, Intelligence Analysis, IT Security Assessments, IT Strategy, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Network Security, Operational Planning, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, Penetration Testing, Planning Budgeting & Forecasting, Policy, Process Improvement, Program Development, Program Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Security Clearance, Security Management, Security Operations, Special Operations, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Team Leadership, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Threat Management, Top Secret, Veterans
About
Life is not about making a living, life is about discovering who we are and deciding what mark we leave upon the world when we are gone.
This is who I am and what I live by. My life's focus is on self-improvement, without that I cannot be the best father, husband, and organizational member I can be. When I am a member of a team, I am the one that people turn to. When I have team members I lead, I am the leader that is confided in and sought after for guidance and personal/professional development.
My past performances have been lauded, adopted, and shared by higher organizations and I refuse to accept myself as mediocre. I constantly seek creative and unique solutions to improve processes and standards through the use of collaboration and innovation. I am an asset wherever I am placed and will be an invaluable member to any team.
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