Brian Williams
Summary
Accomplished Project Manager offering 15 years of experience in system engineering . Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IC Project Manager
TULK
Springfield, VA
08.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with clients to determine need and devise appropriate software and hardware solutions.
- Automated tasks to reduce labor costs and increase productivity.
- Worked closely with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.
- Communicated status updates to affected parties when issues arose.
- Provided technical leadership to team members during system design phase of GEOINT and COMM systems.
- Engineered architecture and infrastructure IC users and partners.
- Reviewed clients' overall app and infrastructure estate, business priorities and success criteria to design transformation plans.
- Install configured, tested and maintained operating systems, COMM application software and system management tools.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments.
Cloud Operations Manager
Raytheon
Springfield, VA
12.2020 - Current
- Lead 15 project teams specializing in network engineering and AWS/C2S activities.
- Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate and execute technical strategies aligned to client's vision, mission and purpose.
- Interviewed, hired, trained and mentored 12 staff by coaching daily, leading performance reviews and offering constructive feedback.
- Tracked project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Conducts security assessments and made recommendations for disaster recovery, remote access, network appliances, servers and directory services security.
- Monitor IC servers and escalated emergency technical issues beyond scope to maintain optimum up-time.
- Recommend network security standards and upgrades to management.
- Provides detailed technical documentation, including network diagrams, process flow charts and procedural guidelines.
- Oversaw senior-level systems and network engineers working across all functions of NGA programs.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives
- Collaborated with process owners to refine procedures, devise best practices and correct quality audit findings
- Identify plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Provide oversite for internal personnel, contractors and vendors.
Project Manager
ALION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Springfield, VA
03.2019 - 01.2021
- Identify plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.
- Develops and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance.
- Modify and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Lead 10 project teams specializing in network security and SEC Dev activities.
- Perform risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Encrypt data and install Nextgen firewalls to protect IC information systems.
- Conduct security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
- Manage relationships with third-party intrusion detection system providers.
Cyber Engineering Manager
PUEO Systems
Reston, VA
01.2016 - 04.2019
- Designed, developed and tested embedded software applications for use in DIA networks
- Responsible for overseeing of DEVOPS security implementation
- Engineering of PKI certs into C2S and AWS DIA cloud environments
- Conducted meetings with DIA government leadership to plan and implement new security features
- Performed and reviewed technical security assessments of DIA IC applications to identify points of vulnerability and non-compliance with established information security standards and recommend mitigation strategies
- Led teams of up to 5 in developing and implementing security systems, resulting in 45% fewer threats over 6 months
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs
- Developed, implemented, and documented security programs and policies and monitored compliance across DIA C2S environments
Cyber Security Engineering Manager
CACI International, Inc.
Fairfax, Virginia
08.2014 - 01.2016
- Lead engineering team responsible for providing Cisco FIRE Power and Cisco Advanced Malware Protection(AMP) engineering design
- Deploy and manage Cisco Fire Power IPS rules and updates.
- Chaired board of information security leadership responsible for strategies and plans to enforce security requirements and address identified risks in an automated and repeatable method
- Delivered cutting edge network defense solutions to IC customers
- Daily management and maintenance of the government security technologies (firewalls, DLP, SEIM, AV) and managed services
- Deploy Cisco AMP Endpoint agents to enterprise and lab environment
- Implementing system security hardening guidelines on systems and performing functional testing on system after system security hardening is in place
- Prepare deliverables (e.g., weekly status reports, monthly PMR inputs, schedules, processes, procedures and requested documentation
- Provides reports to management regarding network security status and makes recommendations for adoption of new policies, standards and procedures
- Directed information assurance management for 5 personnel and assets valued at over 2 million dollars
- Directed as many as 7 simultaneous projects covering information technologies using the agile process
Sr. Infrastructure Manager
Mantech International Corp.
Quantico, VA
02.2012 - 08.2014
- A $1 million IT operations budget for all hardware, software, and IT staffing requirements
- Researched, evaluated, and assisted in implementation of an integrated IP telephony managed system, and achieved $50,000 in reduced project costs through effective vendor negotiations
- Created virtualization roadmap to reduce physical server count by 80% and save ongoing annual savings of $70,000 by the virtualization of 22 servers
- Improved manufacturing system security by leading implementation of segmented network and DMZ to isolate gel production system
- Managed the mapping of 72 complex technical requirements, functionalities, and capabilities to NIST 800-53 Rev 4 security controls, FISMA, OMB, and US-Cert to ensure compliancy with federal standards, policies, and procedures
Insider Threat Program Manager
Leidos
Springfield, VA
09.2009 - 03.2012
- Developed vulnerable test environment for training and testing of various cyber capabilities
- Researched, managed, and implemented security protection technologies (i.e., firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), data encryption, Biometrics, etc.,) to mitigate systems security vulnerabilities discovered as apart of the DoD Information Technology Security Certification & Accreditation Process (DITSCAP), DOD Directive 8510.1, and Common Criteria/Orange Book criteria evaluations
- Made recommendations to Army Commanders on how to mitigate the remaining residual risks by implementing various information security technologies, such as Biometrics, IDSs, Firewalls, Network Infrastructures, and advanced auditing technologies, as well as exploitation of emerging IPv6 advanced authentication and data security capabilities
- Provide Information System Security Engineering (ISSE) services to large-scale systems integration of missile defense systems
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Project Management
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA05.2001
Skills
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Project Management
- Linux RedHat
- Cisco Next Generation Fire
- Amazon Web Services
- SIGINT
- GEOINT
- Cisco Firepower
- Force Point Firewalls
- Technical Presentations
- Microsoft Project
- Change Management Process
- Project Goals and Milestones
- Scrum Methodology
- Atlassian JIRA
- Microsoft Project
Security Clearance
TS SCI w/ Polygraph
Certification
ISC2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
ECIH Certified Incident Handler
Timeline
IC Project Manager
TULK
08.2022 - Current
Cloud Operations Manager
Raytheon
12.2020 - Current
Project Manager
ALION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORP.
03.2019 - 01.2021
Cyber Engineering Manager
PUEO Systems
01.2016 - 04.2019
Cyber Security Engineering Manager
CACI International, Inc.
08.2014 - 01.2016
Sr. Infrastructure Manager
Mantech International Corp.
02.2012 - 08.2014
Insider Threat Program Manager
Leidos
09.2009 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Project Management
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania