Pamela Benedict

• Facilitated and supported Assessment & Authorization (A&A), Security Control Assessments (SCA), Continuous Monitoring, vulnerability management, incident reporting, mitigation efforts, and compliance activities across systems, networks, applications, and components.
• Developed, reviewed, and updated Information Security policies, System Security Plans (SSPs), and security baselines in alignment with NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, OMB A-130, and industry best practices.
• Provided direct experience in formatting, customizing, and delivering feedback on documentation related to Information Assurance and IT Security vulnerabilities.
• Reviewed and validated authorization documentation for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with federal and organizational standards.
• Executed examination, interview, and testing procedures in accordance with NIST SP 800-53A.
• Ensured adherence to cybersecurity policies and confirmed implementation of required security controls.
• Guided team members in proper artifact collection and demonstrated to clients examples of artifacts that satisfied assessment requirements.
• Updated and reviewed A&A packages, including Core Documents, Policies & Procedures, Operations and Maintenance Artifacts, SSP, SAR, FIPS 199/200, POA&M, CPTPR, BIA, PTA, and PIA.
• Collected Operations and Maintenance artifacts on an ongoing basis to streamline Security Control Assessments (SCA).
• Maintained system artifact libraries by uploading supporting documentation into repositories such as CSAM and Google Docs.

• Identified and mitigated SCADA system vulnerabilities across 650 distributed solar and BESS sites.
• Led development and operations security strategy for renewable energy and technology solutions, securing high-value enterprise clients across multiple commercial and industrial sectors.
• Defined and executed the go-to-market (GTM) strategies, increased company revenue by 120% within two years, and established the brand in the Financial Times’ Top 6 Fastest Growing Companies.
• Directed enterprise-level cybersecurity assessments and risk frameworks for greenfield energy projects.
• Authored strategic whitepapers on renewable infrastructure security for executive and regulatory audiences.
• Engaged in the assessment processing by preparing, conducting, and communicating assessments and results while executing the assessment timeline; Created requirement traceability matrix and document pass or fails.
• Documented assessment findings in a security assessment report (SAR) and create a plan of action and milestone (POA&M) to trace corrective action to resolve vulnerabilities; validated compliance and reviewed A&A assessment packages.

· Won several contracts worth $134M with independent and national Oil and Gas companies.

· Assessed and evaluated all National Oil and Gas Indigenous company assets for possible development and financing through GE capital.

· Ensured the introduction and penetration of all GE product lines in all accounts in the region.

· Responsible for account management for 58 Indigenous Oil and Gas operators in sub-Saharan Africa.

· Identified and managed the Sales and Commercial processes in several complex multi-product line opportunities in the region.

· Implemented Fast works to reduce sales process and contract execution timelines.

· Received several awards such as Stay Lean to Go Fast, Long Service Initiative Award, leader in Learning to adapt, and so on.

· Supported the implementation of GE Digital solutions across several oilfields in Africa.