Angelika E.J. Hall
Information Assurance Manager
Summary
Cybersecurity Project and Information Assurance Manager with experience in cloud migration, RMF, Agile, Scrum, and incident response.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
Certification
Work History
Information Assurance Manager
Leidos Contractor for United States Mint
02.2024 - Current
- Direct a team of Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) through the full Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle for 24 operational systems and support the Authority to Operate (ATO) approvals for six new systems.
- Oversee the cloud migration of 17 systems to various platforms and reorganize authorization boundaries, including forming partnerships with new system owners and guiding them through the authority to operate process.
- Cultivate strong partnerships with System Owners, driving the resolution of vulnerabilities, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and compliance deficiencies to enhance system security.
- Spearhead the transition to a new Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool, including staff training, data migration, and seamless production deployment.
- Identify and address documentation gaps by facilitating focus groups and achieving consensus among stakeholders to ensure robust, standardized processes.
- Assist the Risk Management tiger team, embedding a proactive risk management culture within the Information Security management ecosystem.
- Provide critical support for FedRAMP sponsorship initiatives, including the U.S. Mint’s flagship FedRAMP sponsorship activities.
Cybersecurity Operations Center Manager
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
10.2022 - 02.2024
- Led 24/7 monitoring team and all incident response activities
- Drove the effort to re-write Incident Response Plan to align with updated reporting requirements provided by CISA. Worked closely with the Breach Response Team to incorporate their requirements and reporting processes into the new Incident Response Plan
- Initiated updates to SOPs and identified gaps in processes that would benefit from creation of new SOPs.
- Created, scheduled, moderated, and led annual Incident Response tabletop exercises for 52 agency FISMA systems
- Led the initiative to automate processes such as alert investigation, travel request processing, and FISMA reporting
- Managed requests for personnel investigations and present findings to Human Resources
- Trained staff to use Agile and Kanban project management methodologies as well as Azure DevOps for project tracking
Senior Project Management Professional and Incident Response Manager
Bering Global Solutions Contractor for U.S. Office of Personnel Management
03.2019 - 10.2022
- Communicate project status, risks, blockers, and mitigation plans directly to the Director of Monitoring and Analysis as well as to the Branch Chief of Data Security to stay within scope and critical path of projects
- Provide continuous and accurate reporting of incident response and DHS Emergency Directive mitigations by working intimately with the Security Operations Center and Data Protection forensic analysts
- Manage daily operations and projects for six engineering teams and the Security Operations Center through detailed reporting and tracking of metrics
- Collect, maintain, and submit artifacts and responses for internal and external audits and assessments
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery standard operation procedures for all on-premises and virtual Cybersecurity tools
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for event reporting, employee onboarding, cybersecurity tool maintenance, and project management
- Create, schedule, and facilitate internal training sessions on all cybersecurity tools for all cybersecurity engineers, forensic analysts, and Information System Security Officers
- Lead adoption of SAFe Agile methods and develop Azure DevOps reporting for all Cybersecurity Division efforts
Taproom Manager and Assistant Brewer
Tin Cannon Brewing Company
10.2015 - 02.2019
- Plan, organize, and execute all brewery projects and events to include scheduling and costing in coordination with outside vendors and various in-house departments, while communicating progress to ownership
- Manage customer relations and associated budget functions to boost taproom revenue with a customer rating of 4.9 out of 5 on all social media platforms, client retention rate on an average of 20+ events per month, in conjunction with decreasing year-end account receivables, forecasting, creating, and overseeing the overall taproom budget
- Initiate, guide, and maintain a cross-functional team of up as many as ten direct reports, including onboarding and training of staff, yearly performance reviews, goal generation, standard operating procedure documentation and continuing education.
Restaurant Manager
Coyote Grille
11.2012 - 10.2015
- Manage client relations and associated budget functions to increase restaurant revenue and improve customer experiences and ratings
- Strategized to maintain a 15% profit margin on plate sales as well as renew the menu quarterly based on seasonal availability.
- On-boarding and training of staff, annual performance reviews, goal generation, standard operating procedure documentation and continuing education.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Linguistics; Swedish, French, And ELL Education
University of Maine Farmington
05.2010
Linguistics
Université du Maine
France08.2009
Languages and Linguistics with a concentration in Education
University of Örebro
Sweden05.2008
Skills
- Identity and Access management
- Security awareness training
- Security architecture design
- Thought leadership
- Compliance monitoring
- Application security
- Security policy development
- Incident response
- Cybersecurity management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Agile methodology
Languages
French
Professional Working
Swedish
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- CompTIA Security+
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Scrum Master
- SAFe Agile
Timeline
Information Assurance Manager
Leidos Contractor for United States Mint
02.2024 - Current
Cybersecurity Operations Center Manager
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
10.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Project Management Professional and Incident Response Manager
Bering Global Solutions Contractor for U.S. Office of Personnel Management
03.2019 - 10.2022
Taproom Manager and Assistant Brewer
Tin Cannon Brewing Company
10.2015 - 02.2019
Restaurant Manager
Coyote Grille
11.2012 - 10.2015
Linguistics
Université du Maine
Languages and Linguistics with a concentration in Education
University of Örebro
Bachelor of Science - Linguistics; Swedish, French, And ELL Education
University of Maine Farmington