Mark Richards
Morrisville,PA
Summary
Mr. Richards is a technology-driven professional with strong background in cybersecurity, ready to protect and enhance digital infrastructures. Expertise in threat analysis, risk assessment, and implementing robust security protocols. Known for collaborative approach and adaptability in dynamic environments. Skilled in network security, vulnerability management, and incident response. Dependable team player focused on delivering impactful results.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
STAFF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Thermo Fisher Scientific
03.2023 - Current
- As a member of the corporate technical sourcing engineering team, works closely with R&D, product development, quality, and procurement to mitigate risk in Thermo Fisher's electronic device supply base. Collaborate with a team of electrical engineers to ensure designs meet the latest standards for manufacturing and industry compliance.
- Program Manager for 3rd Party Design Proof of Concept (PoC). Lead a team to identify systems and assemblies as candidates for redesign, driving quantifiable productivity, longevity, cost, and performance gains.
- Create and drive projects while identifying at-risk components and designs. Responsible for revenue protection and risk mitigation for $1.2Bn/year portfolio of products.
- Emphasis on analysis and design of printed circuit board assemblies, with additional responsibilities in electromechanical components, electromechanical assemblies, and OEM devices.
JOINT CYBER IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM TECHNICIAN
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA)
04.2024 - 04.2025
- Engineered, installed, and enabled DoD information-sharing capabilities to provide a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in support of joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations. Key responsibilities included:
- Circuit transitions
- Network sustainment, enhancement, equipment configuration and installation
- Backbone upgrades
- Circuit testing, troubleshooting, and crossover actions
- Site surveys
- Project management
- Quality assurance inspections
CYBER DEFENSE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Air National Guard
06.2021 - 04.2024
- Design, install and support Air Force cyber systems to ensure proper operation and security from outside intrusion. Expert in enhancing network capabilities and providing the Air Force with the best and most secure systems to ensure our warfighters stay ahead of the curve in everything they do.
- Lead team of Airmen to manage, configure, troubleshoot, and repair Air Force communications and information systems, including General Dynamics and L3Harris radios, servers, workstations, and Cisco switches and routers.
- Planning, scheduling, and implementation of installation and maintenance functions for voice and data systems.
SENIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATE, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
L3Harris
03.2021 - 03.2023
- Performed mechanical and electrical design of Telemetry and RF Products in support of the war fighter. Designed military and aerospace printed circuits using Mentor PADS and DX Designer in accordance with IPC 2221 and IPC 2222 Class 3.
- Expert in implementing high-speed PCB design, controlled impedance, and differential pair routing on high-density, 12-layer boards including blind/buried vias, meeting or exceeding military/aerospace specifications.
- 2D and 3D design of precision aerospace fixtures, housings, and components using SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Navmar Applied Sciences
09.2017 - 03.2021
- Engineering and design of electronics, electrical systems, and wiring harnesses for unmanned aircraft systems.
- Development of new pilot video capabilities, and selection/integration of new avionics and electronics subsystems into multiple aircraft platforms.
- Unmanned Aircraft System Technician, responsible for maintaining airworthiness of 11 Tigershark aircraft.
- Conducted flightline and Mission Commander operations in a high-tempo training environment.
BATTALION COMMUNICATION CHIEF
Army National Guard
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Established, managed, and defended the communications networks of the 253rd Engineer Battalion, comprising over 700 personnel across multiple geographic regions. Official duties: Enhanced Trusted Agent, Information Assurance Officer, Telephone Control Officer, COMSEC custodian, and Information Management Officer on both SIPR (Secret) and NIPR (Unclassified) networks.
- Managed Active Directory, administered SharePoint, and managed the IT/Cell Phone/Radio helpdesk for Task Force Phoenix. Lead a team of 10 soldiers to resolve over 1500 trouble-tickets.
- Created, implemented, and trained Battle Drills (incident response/disaster recovery plans) for mitigating emergency situations, including full and partial network outages, power disruption, cross-domain violations, personal information (PII) leakage, and other significant acts. Performed Lifecycle Management on over 500 pieces of IT and communications hardware throughout the Battalion areas of operation.
SENIOR FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER
Technology and Supply Mgmt
04.2016 - 09.2017
- TCP/IP network design, configuring routers and switches, including the implementation, troubleshooting, and repair of fiber-optic networks. Subject matter expert on Aerostat and tower-based surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
RESEARCH ENGINEER
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute
04.2013 - 04.2016
- Designed, built, tested, troubleshot, repaired, and modified developmental electronic circuits, components, parts, equipment, and systems, including devices for characterizing living human cells, extracting DNA, and testing potential cancer treatments. Authored
Education
Ph.D. Candidate - Cybersecurity
National University
07.2025
MS - Cybersecurity
Grand Canyon University
01.2024
BA - Professional, Technical, and Scientific Writing
Grand Canyon University
01.2021
Skills
- ATT&CK Framework, Wire Shark, Security Onion, pfSense, Kali Linux, Suricata, OSINT using Maltego
- Programming Cisco routers and switches, firewalls, Windows Server 2019, Active Directory
- Program Manager, Team Leader, Supervisor, Six Sigma Green Belt, Practical Process Improvement
- AI, ML, and Analytics: Leverage AI and Prompt Engineering for data analysis and software development
- Programming in Python, BASIC, and JavaScript
- Electronics design, DC to 25GHz, Exotic Materials, Teflon, Ceramic, Polyimide, Multi-Layer, High-Density
- 3D Modeling, Rendering, Detail Drawings, Assembly Drawings, GD&T, IPC Class 3, ASME Y145
- Antenna design, CST Studio, Ansys HFSS
- Design of Medical Electronics in compliance with IEC 60601-1
- Expert with Altium Designer, OrCAD, Pads Dx Designer, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, SolidWorks
- DoD Secret Clearance – Valid until September 2030
- Power electronics design
- Digital circuit design
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Research and analysis
- Hardware debugging
- Software vulnerability scanning
- Multi-factor authentication
- Vulnerability assessment
- Network access control
- Information security policies
- Threat intelligence analysis
- Firewall administration
Accomplishments
- Saved company $340k by designing and executing an electrical design improvement project.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications to develop inventory and patch tracking spreadsheets.
Affiliations
- IEEE
- Astronomical Society
- Alpha Chi National Honor Society
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – Air Force CPI – 2023
- Inside Plant, Outside Plant, and Team Chief Certification – Air Force LFA – 2023
- Cyber Operations/RF Support Specialist – Keesler AFB – 2022
- Army Server/Lan Manager Certification – Phoenix Military Reservation, AZ – 2018
- Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Certification – Aberdeen, MD 2010
- Master Fiber Optic Journeyman Certification – Tempe, AZ - 2010
- Signal Support Specialist Certification – BT Collins Army Reserve Base – 2008
Timeline
JOINT CYBER IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM TECHNICIAN
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA)
04.2024 - 04.2025
STAFF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Thermo Fisher Scientific
03.2023 - Current
CYBER DEFENSE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Air National Guard
06.2021 - 04.2024
SENIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATE, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
L3Harris
03.2021 - 03.2023
BATTALION COMMUNICATION CHIEF
Army National Guard
01.2019 - 01.2020
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Navmar Applied Sciences
09.2017 - 03.2021
SENIOR FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER
Technology and Supply Mgmt
04.2016 - 09.2017
RESEARCH ENGINEER
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute
04.2013 - 04.2016
MS - Cybersecurity
Grand Canyon University
BA - Professional, Technical, and Scientific Writing
Grand Canyon University
Ph.D. Candidate - Cybersecurity
National University
CLEARANCE
- Active DoD SECRET clearance
- Valid until September 2030
PATENTS
- Live-Cell Seeding Method for Microarrays US 11136614 B2
- Issued 05 October 2021
- Display Bender and Method of Testing Flexible Displays US 8943898 B2
- Issued 03 February 2015
CLEARANCE
- Active DoD SECRET clearance
- Valid until September 2030
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