Matthew Mulford
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Dynamic Cybersecurity Analyst with over 6 years of experience developing and implementing security solutions in fast-paced and strenuous environments. Adeptly enhancing security postures and ensuring compliance for critical systems and a proven history of delivering exceptional risk management support. A zealous, formal platform instructor, skilled at cultivating teamwork and academic excellence, deftly guiding successful outcomes in challenging and demanding environments. Exemplifies success in enhancing security postures, compliance, and proficient in cloud security; Readily leveraging strong analytical skills to drive impactful cybersecurity solutions.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst
Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc.
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated daily with an experienced, inter-agency defense team specifically commissioned to create, process, maintain, and report on critical systems
- Operating out of the DOD's Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology 800-37 (NIST)
- Composed pertinent documents for tracking and investigating critical systems, including: Security Impact Analyses (SIA), System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Plans (SAP), and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)
- Generating reports and confirming classified systems Authority To Operate (ATO) documentation and Security Assessment Reports (SAR)
- Utilization of powerful tools like Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS), and Assured Compliance assessment solution (ACAS)
- Perform systems Annual Control Validation (ACV) within the individual systems criteria for risk assessment capability and ensuring that our security posture is met, defended, and maintained
Cybersecurity Engineer
Leidos, Inc.
03.2023 - 08.2024
- Provided cybersecurity support, customer service, and engineer backing for all 4ID and umbrella units
- Worked with teams to develop company-wide information assurance, security standards and procedures
- Primary Army Training & Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) manager, overseeing more than 9,400 accounts and ensuring network compliance
- Created standardized incident response program to outline immediate and consistent remediation of security breaches
- Utilized admin privileges within Active Directory (AD) to execute PowerShell scripts to enforce network security compliance, and disabling network access for over 13,500 non-compliant users
- Authored security and vulnerability reports, detailing logged incursions and implementing remediation efforts
- Standardized and implemented a much improved cybersecurity posture in preparation for the Pentagon's Cyber Operational Readiness Inspection (CORA)
- Imposed division commanders intent for base-wide cybersecurity compliance by inspecting and implementing Plan Of Action & Milestones (POA&M) for deficient units, and implementing necessary corrective compliance measures
Cybersecurity Student
ACI Learning (ITPro)
11.2022 - 02.2023
- ITIL 4 Foundations Coursework: IT infrastructure library, computer literacy, configuration and asset management services, PC operating systems navigation, internet usage, and IP addressing
- CompTIA Security+ Coursework: Identify security threats, harden internal systems and services, manage PKI's, secure network communications, security and risk management, enforce organization security policies, and monitor security infrastructure
- CompTIA Network+ Coursework: TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, VLAN, Wi-Gi, VPN, VOIP. Install, operate, manage, support, and troubleshoot corporate networks; Configuring and maintaining all essential networks
- Interpersonal coursework: Active listening, communications, conflict management, emotional intelligence, positive attitude, problem solving, teamwork, and detailed time management
Jr. Full-Stack Developer
Spin Systems, Inc.
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Reviewed code, debugged problems, and corrected issues; Inspected equipment, assessed code functionality, and optimized user controls
- Utilized Visual Studio Code to author, assess, and implement new features and functions onto naval defensive servers and databases; vastly improving user experience and productivity
- Authored PowerShell scripts to call repetitive Active Directory Domain Service tasks, in order to create new profiles and hosts
- Co-authored a public, cloud-based, Active Directory solution by creating Virtual Machines for clientele servers; Configuring roles and customizing features, per consumer requirements
Combat Instructor
U.S. Marine Corps
12.2006 - 06.2021
- Successfully graduated more than 4,600 students across 13 rigorously in-depth, 29-day training cycles
- Earned five consecutive awards for simplifying curriculum material absorption to quickly, and successfully, remediate struggling students placed on academic probation
- Personally instructed over 2,700 hours of formal, platform curriculum; Topics ranging across historical military lessons learned, combat life-saver, tactics, philosophy, tactical casualty care, as well as, coaching and mentoring students
- Established a formidable reputation as an instructor by cultivating, preparing, and graduating 3 class valedictorians
- Successfully trained and directed 13, 100-man cohorts: generating zero safety incidents, while simultaneously streamlining a factor-rating of 100% adherence in meeting pre-set company timelines
- Regularly trained and supervised entire companies for tactical operations in a designated chemical vapor chamber -explicitly to inspire total confidence in their individual gasmasks, and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity Management & Policy
University of Maryland
College Park, MD05-2026
Certificate of Technology - Information Technology And Auditing
ACI Learning (ITPro)
Denver, CO02.2022
Skills
- Active Clearance
- eMASS
- Security Analysis
- Platform Instructor
- Incident Response
- ACAS
- Adaptive Governance
- Cloud Computing
- Lecturer
- Risk Management
- Software deployment
- Critical Coaching
- IDS integration
- Cybersecurity frameworks
- Cloud security
Certification
- CompTIA - Security+ Certificate
- MTA - 98-361Certificate
- ACI - Certificate of Technology
- DISA - Enterprise Mission Assurance Support
- DISA - Assured Compliance Assessment Solution
- XRG - Platform Instructor Certificate
- YHJ - Formal School Instructor Certificate
- U2A - Combat Instructor Certificate
- U.S. Army - Sling-Load Inspector
- M85 - Marksmanship Instructor Certificate
- T3B - Chem-Bio-Rad-Nuclear Formal Certificate
- USMC - Sergeants Course Certificate
- 88M20 - Motor Heavy Transport Certificate
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst
Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc.
08.2024 - Current
Cybersecurity Engineer
Leidos, Inc.
03.2023 - 08.2024
Cybersecurity Student
ACI Learning (ITPro)
11.2022 - 02.2023
Jr. Full-Stack Developer
Spin Systems, Inc.
06.2021 - 10.2022
Combat Instructor
U.S. Marine Corps
12.2006 - 06.2021
Certificate of Technology - Information Technology And Auditing
ACI Learning (ITPro)
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity Management & Policy
University of Maryland
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