Sugar Ray Hudson
Summary
Multi-disciplined Intel Analyst and exceptionally skilled Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Host Analyst & Analytical Support Officer with 20 years' experience within the intelligence community (NSA, DIA). Sugar Ray not has operational experience but is a certified Instructor for both the Air Force and Army & has Instructed students from A-School to Warrant Officers to Captains Career Course. Moreover, Mr. Hudson is currently an active student for SANS Institute’s Bachelors of Applied Cyber Security which will earn him 11 GIAC Certifications (2x Certs complete) on top of BS degree.
Sugar Ray has an NSA accredited Active Top Secret / SCI clearance (current) with a Counter-Intelligence polygraph (outdated).
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cyber Instructor (Multiple Roles and Courses)
ARCYBER
Fort Eisenhower , GA
02.2024 - 10.2024
- Developed curriculum materials for diverse cybersecurity training programs.
- Facilitated interactive workshops to enhance student engagement and learning retention.
- Implemented assessment tools to evaluate student understanding of cybersecurity concepts.
Offensive Cyber Operations Platform/Tool Tester
ARCYBER
Fort Eisenhower , GA
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Conducted software testing to identify defects and ensure quality assurance.
- Collaborated with developers to clarify requirements and improve testing processes.
- Documented test cases and results for various applications and systems.
Senior Systems Technician / Cyber Threat Hunter
ARCYBER
Fort Eisenhower , GA
07.2022 - 11.2022
- Collaborated with teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues effectively.
- Documented system configurations and maintenance procedures for future reference.
Federated Senior Cyber Incident Response Consultant
Mandiant
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Having to conduct a Comprise Assessment that turned in an Insider threat incident, Sugar Ray not only discovered a group of employees that were sharing customer PII in the form of memes, but uncovered vulnerabilities that were inherent in a specific infrastructure that the customer was unaware of. His actions led to changes for these two companies affected and highlighted other employees visiting restricted sites.
- Tasks to conduct an Incident Response for a fortune 100 company, Sugar Ray found living off the land indicators and other artifacts after their IT Security team thought they remediated the breach. After more than 2 weeks of analysis on their entire network, Sugar Ray led to help tie artifacts that led a new threat group being identified as a new APT/UNC. To put things in context, the new UNC had already stole millions of dollars from similar companies using open-source tools with social media application.
- Having an instructor and instruction development background, Sugar Ray created multiple play and runbooks for a State Cyber Command entity. Further, his actions not only led to updates in how their IT team facilitates command and control but more importantly how they can evade communications monitoring from threat actors. Given Sugar Ray's background, he was pivotal in explaining indications of tradecraft and produced playbooks with specific technical and C2 related actions to proactively search for Threat Actors.
- Being part of an elite group, Sugar Ray was tasked to conduct an Incident Response related to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Having Offensive Cyber Operations experience, Sugar Ray not found commodity malware but exposed persistence mechanism that were placed in unusual directories.
- Cyber Security Company
OCO/DCO SME/Lead
U.S. Army Futures Command
Fort Gordon, USA
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Given his background, Chief Hudson enabled and asked specific, but essential questions for U.S. Army Units to enable full capabilities understanding for supported and supporting Commands regarding Big Data Platform (BDP) and Information Advantage.
- Researched convergence analysis to get a fundamental understanding for the constraints of multiple raw data types (unstructured and structured) to include cross-domain options in order to move towards a BDP cross domain access to OCO/DCO data lakes.
- While being recruited to work for Army Futures Command, Chief Hudson participated and helped with Purple to for Cyber Quest 21 while providing feedback for newly developed DCO/OCO tools. Having insight to what capabilities are being sought, Chief Hudson not only provided the Multi-Domain Operations Representatives with the capabilities overview of a new Cyber Platforms, but explained the convergence of Information Related Capabilities (i.e. EW and Cyber Effects) regarding the employment of them against future Near Peer Threats.
Analytical Support Analyst & Endpoint/Host Analyst
Cyber Protection Brigade
Fort Gordon, USA
07.2019 - 03.2021
- CW2 Hudson's operational experience and technical background were imperative to incorporating threat driven operations. He not only demonstrated expertise while developing Specific Information Requirements (SIRs) and Analytical Scheme of Maneuver (ASOMs) for the team, but also provided targeted analytics during missions. His pre-mission analysis led to the successful defense of all key terrain during remote operations, the team's validation exercise, and an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE).
- CW2 Hudson displayed a high level of presence and military bearing on 155CPT, which supported his ability to achieve the mission. He displayed resilience during critical operations by performing simultaneous taskings as an ASO, Host Analyst, and Intel Analyst, resulting in the identification of 3 key indicators of compromise, thwarting malicious activity, and enabling defensive cyber operations.
- Doing remote operations for a joint multi-domain exercise overseas, CW2 Hudson produced 25 reports of indicators of compromise resulting in the successful defense of their joint network. Further, he also discovered a malicious social engineering scheme for a website that soldiers use to help write NCOERs.
- Being the 1st Warrant Officer hold the Analytical Support Officer (ASO) role, he provided on the job training and guidance for incoming ASOs to include how generated Specific Information Requirements (SIRs) in aligned with his Battalion's Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs) for new ASOs.
IOIC Instructor (Lead Cyber and EW), CVA-Hunt Instructor, and Network Warfare Bridge Course
39th Information Operations Support Squadron
Hurlburt Field, USA
12.2012 - 07.2015
- During his tenure at the Air Forces main cyber schoolhouse, Sugar Ray not only Instructed, developed and administered performance exams in Cyber Warfare and Info Operations but completed the 220 hours of Instructor Internship and was awarded 2 Associates Degrees simultaneously.
- Refined courseware for 6 lessons from over 140 hours of research that yielded modification of 10 EW Course Lesson Objectives and the creation of the EW & Cyber Capabilities smart book.
- Recognized as the 39th IOS ELINT expert, Sugar Ray achieved the Maj General Larsen Award for top ELINTer after competing through Air Force wide ELINT Technical Testing. He not only won at the Base Level, but one at the Wing level.
- Outside the success SSgt Hudson has achieved, he also was awarded Specific Experience Identifiers of Advanced ELINT, Defensive Cyber Operations and Air Operations Center Planner capability and earned his SANS GSEC Certification.
Electronic Order of Battle Analyst; Assistant Senior Intelligence Officer; Collection Requirement & Management
DIA-Military Forces Analysis
Charlottesville, USA
12.2009 - 11.2012
- Have filtered over 2,100 Air Defense sites, Sergeant Hudson identified 35 Radars/Weapon Systems of Interest that uncovered 9 suspect Radar Systems unknown to U.S. and Allies.
- Delegated by his Senior Intelligence Officer, Sugar Ray led the evaluation of Worldwide Surface-to-Air Missile Sets that lead to him being the co-author of multiple DIA Defense Intelligence reports to include updating Threat Reference Guide used by the Intel Community for selfdefense measures.
- Handpicked by his Branch Chief, SSgt Hudson stood up the Collection Management & Requirements section to which he authored requirements that put his section 2 years ahead of schedule. The significance of his contribution enabled multiple and convergence collection analysis across multiple intelligence agencies.
Operational ELINT Analyst
552nd Operations Support Squadron
Tinker AFB, USA
10.2002 - 11.2009
- Being the training NCOIC for Exercise support and Database reprogramming for Passive Defensive System for E-3 Sentry, Sergeant Hudson developed, wrote, and conducted mission qualification tests for 12 Analyst and 15 Electronic Combat Officers. Further, SSgt Hudson was key to setting up and enabled back support analysis that led to over 50 new Emitter Reprograming on Foreign Air Defense Systems.
- In support of Surge Operations in Iraq, Senior Airman Hudson not only produced near real time actionable Intelligence but foiled a mass terrorist prison break before the attempt occurred. Further, Airman Hudson was specifically assigned high value personalities/detainees that include 2x former Iraqi Generals, 2 High Value Targets and one corrupt Iraqi Government Official that led to multiple military actions against terrorist cells and groups.
- Deployed in support Operation Iraqi Freedom (Initial Invasion) and have previously produced Iraqi IPB product, Airman Hudson reprogrammed 30 foreign threat emitters and prevented fratricide of an Army Unit emitter being incorrectly identified as enemy Surface-to-Air Missile System.
CW2
National Security Agency
Fort Meade, USA
05.2016
- Facilitating over 20K+ Operations for CNO & CYBERCOM, CW2 Hudson has far exceeded expectations for the delivery of 200+ CNO Daily Briefs to NSA executive level officials and remote Cyber Commands worldwide. Combat tested for over a year in a dynamically changing environment, CW2 Hudson not only proved himself as a force multiplier but engaged in multiple sensitive operations specifically directed by the Director of CNO.
- Serving in a Major position, Chief Hudson supervised and lead over 30 Military Personnel to include 20 Government Civilians (GS-12 and below). During CW2 Hudson's tenure, he not only attended Agency coordination briefings, but more importantly provided Intelligence Gain/Loss advice for current & future targeting of ISIS personalities and atmospherics. Further, given Mister Hudson award writing capabilities, he authored an awards packet that accoladed his subordinate as Intelligence Community NCO Performer of the Year locally and worldwide.
- Representing the Army TCAE, Chief Hudson process over 75 Army SIGINT Access Requests for Deploying FORSCOM units and enabled coordination & accesses between NSA Intelligence Sections and Branches. CW2 Hudson not only bridged gaps across multiple Military Services, but accomplished each partners intent while providing feasible solutions & resolutions.
Education
Bachelors of Applied Cyber Security
SANS Institute
Remote , GA 08.2025 - 04.2026
Associate of Applied Science - Military Instruction and Technology
Community College of the Air Force
01.2015 - 10.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Intelligence Studies And Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL 01.2015 - 01.2015
Cybersecurity - Applied Associates Science
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, ALSkills
- Computer Networking Operations
- Cyber Incident Response / Consulting
- Malware Analysis
- Cyber Defense Operations
- Offensive Cyber Options
- Military Intel Analysis
- Cyber Systems Endpoint Analysis
- Intelligence All Source Collection Management
- Information Warfare / Operations (IW/IO)
- Cyber Vulnerability Analysis / Triage
- Cyber, IO, SIGINT Instructor (Officer and Enlisted)
- Courseware Developer / Writer
- IC Tools
- HUMINT Analysis
- Electronic Order of Battle
- OPELINT Analyst
- Modernized Integrated DB (MIDB)
- CNO - SIGINT OPS
- Senior Watch Officer
- Air Ops Center Capability (Cyber Defense)
- DCO Host Analyst
- Cyber Defense Analytical Support Officer
- Mandiant HX
- NIX and WinS Cmdline
- Splunk DCO Pkatform
- Powershell
- BASH
- Carbon Black DCO Platform
- Sentinel One
- GALE-Lite ELINT Platform
Certification
I. Military Qualification Training:
- Electronic Intelligence Analysis and Exploitation
- Air Defense Command & Control Warfare/Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
- National OPELINT Course
- Information Operations Integration Course
- Network Warfare Bridge Course
- DIA Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB) Course
- USAF Instructor Methodology Course (IMC)
- TEMPEST/Emission Control Course
- Enhanced Analysis and Interrogation Techniques
- SIGINT Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC)
- Cyber Warfare WOBC
-DCO Analytical Support Officer
- US Army Instructor Qualification Course
- US Air Force Instructor Methodology Course / Instructor Qualification Course
II. Certifications:
- GCIH (current), GSEC (expired/enrolled), GFACT, GIAC FOR500 Forensics & 508 Advanced Forensics (No certification just Training),
- CompTIA: Security+ (expired)
- NSA Courses: Behavior Malware Analysis, CNO Senior Watch Officer
- Splunk: Fundamentals I, II, & III
Timeline
Bachelors of Applied Cyber Security
SANS Institute
08.2025 - 04.2026
Cyber Instructor (Multiple Roles and Courses)
ARCYBER
02.2024 - 10.2024
Offensive Cyber Operations Platform/Tool Tester
ARCYBER
02.2023 - 07.2023
Senior Systems Technician / Cyber Threat Hunter
ARCYBER
07.2022 - 11.2022
OCO/DCO SME/Lead
U.S. Army Futures Command
04.2021 - 09.2021
Federated Senior Cyber Incident Response Consultant
Mandiant
01.2021 - 05.2022
Analytical Support Analyst & Endpoint/Host Analyst
Cyber Protection Brigade
07.2019 - 03.2021
CW2
National Security Agency
05.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Military Instruction and Technology
Community College of the Air Force
01.2015 - 10.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Intelligence Studies And Technology
Community College of The Air Force
01.2015 - 01.2015
IOIC Instructor (Lead Cyber and EW), CVA-Hunt Instructor, and Network Warfare Bridge Course
39th Information Operations Support Squadron
12.2012 - 07.2015
Electronic Order of Battle Analyst; Assistant Senior Intelligence Officer; Collection Requirement & Management
DIA-Military Forces Analysis
12.2009 - 11.2012
Operational ELINT Analyst
552nd Operations Support Squadron
10.2002 - 11.2009
Cybersecurity - Applied Associates Science
Community College of The Air Force