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John Adair

Reston,DC

Summary

Accomplished technology executive and senior cybersecurity architect with over three decades of leadership, spanning defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. Combines executive vision with deep technical mastery in AI/ML, Zero Trust architecture, wireless telephony, and secure enterprise transformation. Adept at guiding mission-critical programs from innovation through operational deployment, ensuring resilience, compliance, and strategic advantage in high-threat environments. Trusted leader in counterintelligence and cyber-enabled threat mitigation, with a proven ability to integrate emerging technologies into complex architectures while aligning with NIST, RMF, CNSSI, ICD, and international standards. Holds an active TS/SCI clearance with a CI polygraph, bringing unmatched operational credibility to engagements requiring the highest levels of trust, discretion, and security. Recognized for building elite, multidisciplinary teams that deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions under demanding conditions.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Certification

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Work History

Independent Researcher

Self Employed Researcher
Reston, VA
01.2024 - Current
  • Developed and implemented an AI pipeline that analyzes emotional biomarkers from voice recordings to detect suicide risk, using PHQ-9-derived ground truth, and ensemble classification techniques.
  • Designed end-to-end architecture in Python and Jupyter, incorporating data ingestion, voice preprocessing, feature extraction, model training, and emotion-to-risk vector mapping.
  • Integrated Robert Plutchik's psychoevolutionary theory into an emotion risk scoring module, enhancing model explainability and clinical interpretability.
  • Deployed scikit-learn and custom ensemble classifiers for performance benchmarking, achieving high sensitivity in detecting high-risk individuals across the DAIC-WOZ dataset.
  • Currently preparing results for submission to IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing and JMIR Mental Health as part of a broader research initiative on secure AI system design in clinical environments.

CTO & Expert Cybersecurity Engineer

Compatible Technology Solutions
Springfield, VA
10.2022 - Current
  • Serve in a dual capacity as the firm's senior technology executive and lead cybersecurity engineer on high-stakes federal engagements, shaping strategy while executing complex technical initiatives in support of national security.
  • Led the full lifecycle of a mission-critical federal project, transforming a customer-defined problem into a deployable solution by developing the concept of operations (CONOPS), evaluating alternatives, presenting funding COAs, and managing prototype delivery through operational fielding.
  • Architected and implemented secure, scalable system designs that enhance cloud, network, and application security across government environments—aligning with NIST, RMF, and FedRAMP frameworks.
  • Spearheaded cybersecurity modernization efforts at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), leading enterprise-level upgrades to wired and wireless infrastructure to support Zero Trust and AI integration objectives.

Senior Solution Advisor, Cybersecurity Architect

General Dynamics IT
Bossier City, LA
10.2021 - 06.2022
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams, including developers, engineers, and program managers, to drive product vision, define technical requirements, and ensure alignment with U.S. Government (USG) cybersecurity objectives.
  • Facilitated collaboration across technical and operational teams to execute key milestones, delivering secure, scalable solutions that addressed client mission requirements.
  • Directed comprehensive risk assessments and system test execution, ensuring seamless integration of new technologies into existing environments while meeting program objectives.
  • Guided product development processes by gathering and translating customer requirements into actionable technical specifications, ensuring alignment with project timelines and goals.
  • Delivered tailored technology solutions through close collaboration with federal clients, balancing technical feasibility with mission-critical needs and regulatory compliance.
  • Drove the successful execution of vulnerability assessments, coordinating efforts across engineering, operations, and security teams to ensure timely and effective risk mitigation.

Senior Network Security Engineer

Ericsson Services
Plano, TX
12.1998 - 07.2020
  • Supervised Ericsson's Network Operations Center (NOC), overseeing Tier 2/3 escalations, critical incident management, and SLA enforcement across 100+ national sites; implemented process improvements that reduced incident response time by 40%.
  • Directed multi-site switching operations across three geographically distributed centers, maintaining core routing infrastructure and optimizing traffic flow for over 10,000 wireless clients.
  • Rewrote engineering parameters to restore degraded or decommissioned tower sites, bringing critical assets back online after 2+ years of inactivity or intermittent service, enhancing coverage and reducing operational risk.
  • Installed, configured, and optimized some of the first 5G towers deployed in the U.S., contributing to the early validation and stabilization of Ericsson's next-generation wireless rollout strategy.
  • Provided emergency infrastructure support during Tropical Storm Allison (Houston, TX, 2001), assisting with personnel recovery and cellular network restoration efforts in coordination with state and federal emergency response teams.
  • Engineered and secured telecom infrastructure through robust firewall, VPN, and ACL deployments, ensuring regulatory compliance and integrity of high-availability networks.

Education

D.Sc - Cybersecurity

Marymount University
Arlington, VA
04.2023 - Current

Master of Science - Cybersecurity

EC Council University
Albuquerque
01.2020 - 06.2022

M.B.A Degree - Business Administration

Webster University
St. Louis, MO
05.2004 - 03.2007

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems, Business Information Systems

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
01.1997 - 06.2001

Skills

  • Executive Technology Leadership
  • Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering
  • Zero Trust Strategy & Implementation
  • AI/ML Systems Development & Governance
  • Adversarial Machine Learning Defense
  • Counterintelligence Operations & Insider Threat Mitigation
  • Wireless Telephony & 5G/6G Security
  • Secure Cloud & Edge Computing
  • Risk Management Framework (RMF) & Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) Readiness
  • NIST, CNSSI, ICD, FISMA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, ITAR Compliance
  • Network & Infrastructure Hardening
  • Incident Response & Threat Hunting
  • Innovation Management & Technology Commercialization
  • Mission-Critical Systems Modernization
  • High-Performance Team Building & Leadership Development
  • Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering (RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP)
  • Zero Trust Strategy & Implementation (NGA, Edge, Cloud)
  • IRAD Leadership & Capability Development
  • Secure AI & ML Systems (Voice Analytics, Affective Computing)
  • Technical Solutioning & Proposal Development (DoD/IC Sector)
  • Emerging Technology Integration (5G, Edge, AI/ML, Behavioral Analytics)
  • Enterprise Risk Management & Threat Modeling
  • Strategic Vendor Assessment & Technology Road mapping
  • Technical Community Building & SME Development
  • Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Timeline

Independent Researcher

Self Employed Researcher
01.2024 - Current

D.Sc - Cybersecurity

Marymount University
04.2023 - Current

CTO & Expert Cybersecurity Engineer

Compatible Technology Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Senior Solution Advisor, Cybersecurity Architect

General Dynamics IT
10.2021 - 06.2022

Master of Science - Cybersecurity

EC Council University
01.2020 - 06.2022

M.B.A Degree - Business Administration

Webster University
05.2004 - 03.2007

Senior Network Security Engineer

Ericsson Services
12.1998 - 07.2020

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems, Business Information Systems

University of Phoenix
01.1997 - 06.2001

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