Jason Powell

Anticipated, planned, and executed all phases of advanced Cyber/IT projects to meet evolving Air Force Material Command needs. Conducted in-depth systems analyses, identified cost-effective strategies, and recommended enhanced or replacement solutions to optimize IT operations.

Performed as the Contracting Officer Representative for large-scale IT procurements. Developed comprehensive acquisition plans, drafted technical specifications, and oversaw contract execution for hardware, software, and network services, ensuring on-time and on-budget deliveries.

Led end-to-end project lifecycles, from feasibility studies and requirements analysis through full implementation and integration. Coordinated cross-functional teams to perform detailed cost/benefit analyses, define milestones, and specify testing strategies for seamless system rollouts. Evaluated organizational IT capabilities encompassing network infrastructure, enterprise software, and security posture to determine optimization approaches. Planned, implemented, and monitored operations and sustainment of infrastructure enhancements or upgrades, ensuring alignment with mission requirements.

Managed vital design and development aspects of cybersecurity integration into the Air Force simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) program. Coordinated with stakeholders to define cybersecurity requirements, architectures, encryption technologies, test and evaluation, threat modeling, risk management, and software assurance/quality control. Ensured adherence to cybersecurity governance while integrating NIST, DoD, and Air Force security standards and policy into critical simulator support systems.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams and contractors to develop security policies, procedures, and best practices for the SCARS program to manage the RMF processes, conduct new risk assessments, and initiate vulnerability management actions to correct 1625 control correlation identifiers and bring the SCARS on-premises equipment into the NIST Risk Management Framework standards and compliance with Department of Defense and Air Force policy.

Led the effective implementation of Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards, guidelines, and requirements for Senior DoD, Air Force, and IDM management officials while executing the IDM cyber security strategy as the Cyber Security Technical Lead for the Industrial Depot Maintenance Authorizing Official Staff.

Coordinated with senior leaders at the Tinker AFB, Hill AFB, and Robins AFB Air Force Air Logistics Centers to integrate Risk Management Framework and cyber security into the Industrial Depot Maintenance System Development Life Cycle to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy, safeguarding 2000+ Air Force ICS and PIT systems.

Managed a six-member team facilitating contract support operations providing tier I-III network and systems administration and engineering solutions for 300+ intelligence agency users, executing systems, security, network, and software development functions across eight progressively secured networks for 500+ IT systems. Coordinated inter-agency personnel processing, account creation, maintenance, system life-cycle replacement, and performance of trusted agent duties for the Army NIPR and SIPR PKI systems. Successful management ensured a 99.8% operational readiness rate of four specialized server clusters, enabling worldwide intelligence collection and utilization responsible for countless tactical and domestic successes in the War on Terror.

Spearheaded the planning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the contingency Information Technology Operations Data Center as part of Bagram, Afghanistan force reductions, ensuring the continuation of agency intelligence initiatives. Developed SQL, VBA, PowerShell, and R scripting to provide contract deliverables during an abrupt 84% manning reduction. Led installation and configuration of 20+ network switches and routers during data center relocation and rerouted network traffic from agency systems to the Army TROJAN network to provide continued intelligence mission support. Simultaneously managed the 25th Signal Base Communications Help Desk support functions for the 10th Mountain Headquarters Command during forces and equipment retrogrades. Efforts allowed 300 mission support analysts, linguists, and management personnel to retrograde with zero mission system downtime for the Afghanistan Area of Operations.

Coordinated communications and initiatives between the Customer Success Managers, Account Managers, and customers to complete technical integrations of the Tanium Platform within large-scale customer environments as the primary Technical Account Manager responsible for 240k customer endpoint systems and $3 Million annual recurring revenue.

Prepared and delivered 200+ hours of vendor-developed training for current and potential Tanium customers in public and private enterprises to ensure maximum operationalization and customer return on investment from the platform.

Performed 900+ hours of quality assurance testing on the Tanium core platform, identifying 100+ software bugs that the development team tracked, coordinated, and resolved.

Presented as the primary Tanium IT solutions technical representative at the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, showcased Tanium to military and intelligence attendees, delivering live demonstrations and generating new leads that expanded the company’s footprint within the defense and intelligence community.

Managed systems planning, integration, operation, and sustainment for the Jagwire intelligence collection platform. Provided sensitive imagery and video processing of near real-time contingency operations for the Air Force Special Operations Command. Designed and delivered formal and informal training programs to empower 200+ users, mission operators, administrators, and engineers to operationalize the Jagwire product maximally.

Successfully proposed a contract modification with AFSOC senior leadership to fund quarterly travel between Cannon and Hurlburt Field Air Force Bases to provide on-site support. On-site inspection and system repairs led to engineering a secondary path between Hurlburt Field and Cannon Air Force Base to enable communications between the separate Jagwire RHEL systems. Rebalancing the Cisco EtherChannel configuration and repairing bad cabling between data center rack locations enabled a 35% improvement in bandwidth utilization and a 95% reduction in the time required for antivirus updates and system patching. Hurlburt Field went from only receiving patching every 2.5 months to receiving weekly updates. Quarterly visits improved utilization and facilitated training to ensure maximal operationalization of Jagwire to 60+ Jagwire system users.

Responsible for providing military and government leaders with tactical and strategic advice in implementing information technology assets to support 1500+ JTF ODIN members across 33 separate units and five Afghanistan Areas of Operation. Contributions directly enabled the completion of biometric, aerial surveillance, HUMINT, and Counterintelligence (CI) missions under the unit's scope of operations.

Managed 13 direct reports in four departments responsible for engineering, implementation, operation, and sustainment of all IT systems and processes used to support the JTF ODIN Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions. Managed real-time system health monitoring and immediate repair of critical military information systems. Contributions resulted in dependable and productive 24/7 intelligence processing, which protected 27,000 military, government civilian, and contractor personnel at Bagram Airbase.