Christopher Nash
East Hartford,CT
Summary
Senior-level Leader with fifteen years of complex program management, project management, and leadership experience to support IT, compliance, and business operations. Background in IT business consulting, and delivering client ready solutions through collaboration with a diverse team. Advises small to mid sized businesses in cyber-security, compliance, and industry best practices. Focused experience with CMMC and government/defense manufacturing, military/government, and information technology fields. Passionate about talent development, retention and building personal relationships with all stakeholders, managers and customers. Diligent, forward-thinking and adaptable to dynamic company, customer and site needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Virtual Chief Information Security Officer
Compass MSP
11.2022 - Current
- Trusted as the Facility Security Officer; Ensured compliance with government regulations and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) to maintain a facility clearance
- Responsible for the strategic cybersecurity and compliance roadmap for small-medium business clients; responsible for $80,000 in reoccurring monthly revenue
- Prepared and conducted security audits and risk assessments, participated in incident response and risk management policy creation and implementation, routinely leads process refinement initiatives
Virtual Chief Information Officer
IT Direct: A Compass MSP
11.2020 - 11.2022
- Directly responsible for development of strategic IT goals, IT budget planning, business process analysis, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and facilitating technology implementation for more than twenty business clients including healthcare, law firms, and aerospace/government manufacturers; responsible for more than $80,000 in monthly reoccurring revenue
- Serves as escalation point for client issues, responsible for planning and leading regular meetings with C-Suite business leaders, frequently involved in incident response, as well as advising the technical team on all client communications
- Communicates and collaborates with internal staff, external resources, security vendors, compliance officials and individual clients across multiple lines of business at different echelons regularly to ensure streamlined operations
Site Lead/IT Senior Manager
U.S. Army
12.2018 - 11.2020
- Expertly led 40 technicians who comprised six teams each of which supported different headquarters elements; excelled in troubleshooting and appropriate escalation and resolution of all problems or issues
- Tracked, managed, and maintained over $30 million dollars worth of IT equipment and infrastructure within budget to include resource planning for site activation, hardware upgrades, and processes to maintain inventory.
- Directed large-scale development and implementation of a $2 million satellite and server infrastructure project servicing an organization of 500 employees
Senior IT Project Manager
U.S. Army
05.2013 - 12.2018
- Planned and instructed baseline IT training including information security practices, communication security best practices, and end- user competencies for organizations of over 500 employees
- Managed network and system performance, conducting troubleshooting, security patching and maintenance; Guided implementation of company-wide enterprise security strategy for network and hardware, disaster recovery, data protection and endpoint protection.
- Communicated with executive team and CEO to maximize use of technology resources and incorporate IT planning with business planning
IT Program Training Manager
U.S. Army
02.2008 - 05.2013
- Managed team of five helpdesk technicians who provided IT and network support to organization of 500 employees
- Developed, implemented and instructed aggressive end-user training and education for entire organizations which resulted in decrease of security incidents and help desk tickets
- Selected, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and implemented reward system for staff.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA05.2013
Skills
- Business planning
- Staff Management/Team Building
- TS-SCI Security Clearance (Active)
- Cybersecurity
- CMMC Rev 2 / Rev 3
- NIST 800-171
- Compliance Frameworks
- Service Desk Tools
- Process Refinement
- Oral/Written Communication
- Project Management
- Training and Development
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ ce
- CompTIA A+ ce
Timeline
Virtual Chief Information Security Officer
Compass MSP
11.2022 - Current
Virtual Chief Information Officer
IT Direct: A Compass MSP
11.2020 - 11.2022
Site Lead/IT Senior Manager
U.S. Army
12.2018 - 11.2020
Senior IT Project Manager
U.S. Army
05.2013 - 12.2018
IT Program Training Manager
U.S. Army
02.2008 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Massachusetts
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