Carrie Bowers
Sr. Director, Cybersecurity
Newport News,VA
Summary
Dedicated cybersecurity professional with a history of meeting established goals using effective organized practices. Logical and analytical leader experienced in security operations, project management, and many security tools and technologies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Sr. Director, Security Consulting
CyberQ Technologies
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Led team of cybersecurity consultants to implement Splunk products for clients to improve cybersecurity operational visibility.
- Met with clients to discuss security measures, provide information and explain designed systems.
- Worked with company COO to create and evaluate internal documentation to met regulatory compliance needs.
Director, MDR/XDR
Agio
01.2019 - 05.2022
- Led a global SOC of an MSP/MSSP to provide 24x7x365 monitoring of client enterprise assets to identify and resolve security events.
- Developed and implemented incident response program to provide incident handling retainer services that included incident detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Provided CISO/Senior Management with complete overview of risk in the enterprise environment to inform security and audit readiness.
- Reported regularly to the executive team analysis of team performance metrics, new business growth, and client loyalty retention. Achieved client renewals of above company goal of 85%. Grew new business accounts by 132%.
Program Manager, Cybersecurity
Agio
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Mentored and trained team of nine project managers to address project goals and objectives for over 100 projects.
- Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
- Oversaw change management processes for all cybersecurity service delivery templates (penetration test reports, security risk assessments, etc.).
- Delivered regular reports to cybersecurity leadership team of project statuses, over/under utilization results, and other business operations metrics.
Project Manager, Cybersecurity
Agio
06.2016 - 11.2017
- Managed cybersecurity projects focused on different compliance standards/frameworks (e.g., PCI, , HIPAA, NIST, HITRUST, CJIS, etc.) throughout entire project lifecycle
- Types of cybersecurity projects managed included: security risk assessments, gap analyses, penetration tests, web application penetration tests, policy development, incident response tabletop exercises, phishing campaigns, pretexting exercises, open source intelligence gathering, external vulnerability assessments, security awareness training seminars, managed security implementations, client software upgrades/integrations/migrations, etc.
- Developed and held project after action reviews for continuous improvement of the cybersecurity delivery team.
Project Coordinator, Cybersecurity
Agio
07.2015 - 05.2016
- Assisted project managers in the cybersecurity PMO with documentation, scheduling and updating of all cybersecurity project plans.
- Proofread and edited cybersecurity project reports and technical deliverables for quality assurance.
- Created cybersecurity incident response templates for the new service offering as part of the go-to-market team.
Counterintelligence Agent
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, NC
05.2002 - 03.2010
- Conducted intelligence collection missions and counterintelligence investigations and wrote over 500+ technical reports in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Served as Operations Management Team leader over nine teams - six human intelligence collection teams, two interrogation support teams and one counterintelligence support team.
- Selected as brigade's Liaison Officer to the Baghdad Fusion Cell and coordinated with theater-level collection assets in support of combat operations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Security & Management
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC 01.2013 - 05.2015
Marine Biology
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 08.2000 - 05.2002
Skills
Incident Response (5 years)
Certification
Splunk Core Certified Consultant
Work Availability
monday
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Nikita Gill
Blog website
The Bowers Insights security blog aims to be a go-to resource for understanding and navigating the complex and dynamic world of security. My goal is to not just inform but to transform these insights into actionable strategies. Each post will aim to bridge the gap between strategic planning and tactical execution, ensuring readers are equipped not only with knowledge but also with practical, actionable steps.
URL: https://www.bowersinsights.com/
Timeline
(In progress) Project Management Professional
01-2024
Splunk Core Certified Consultant
01-2023
Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
10-2022
Splunk Cloud Certified Admin
08-2022
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
07-2022
Splunk Core Certified Power User
06-2022
Splunk Core Certified User
06-2022
Sr. Director, Security Consulting
CyberQ Technologies
05.2022 - 01.2023
Director, MDR/XDR
Agio
01.2019 - 05.2022
Program Manager, Cybersecurity
Agio
12.2017 - 12.2018
Project Manager, Cybersecurity
Agio
06.2016 - 11.2017
Project Coordinator, Cybersecurity
Agio
07.2015 - 05.2016
CompTIA Security+
04-2015
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Security & Management
Campbell University
01.2013 - 05.2015
Counterintelligence Agent
82nd Airborne Division
05.2002 - 03.2010
Marine Biology
University of New Hampshire
08.2000 - 05.2002
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