Summary
Quote
Overview
Skills
Work History
Volunteer & Affiliations
Military Service
Education
Early Career Notes
Generic
Anita Brown

Anita Brown

North Potomac,MD

Summary

Accomplished, forward-thinking Engineering Leader with 25+ years in Endpoint-to-Cloud security solutions. Expert in identifying trends, structuring dynamic teams, & implementing strategies to drive growth.

Top Secret (DOD), Secret (DOJ/DEA), US Air Force Veteran.

Quote

The purpose of leadership is to take others to the top. And when you take others who might not make it to the top otherwise, there's no other feeling like it in the world. To those who have never had the experience, you can't explain it. To those who have, you don't need to.
John C. Maxwell

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Skills

  • Relationship Builder
  • Exceptional Problem-Solver
  • Fed/StateRAMP Commercialization
  • Team Structuring & Management
  • Strategic & Risk Management
  • C-level Engagement

Work History

Director, Sales Engineering

Lookout
Reston, VA
11.2021 - 01.2023

Leader of 10-person, Hyper-Growth Public Sector Engineering Team solutioning Cloud Access Security (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), & Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) technologies.

Senior Manager, Solution Engineering

VMware
Reston, VA
07.2015 - 11.2021

Leader of 9-person, $80M+ High Performing Pre-Sales Federal End User Computing Solutions Engineering Team. Lead all facets of strategic, tactical, engagement activities focused on Workspace ONE (UEM, IDM, Horizon VDI, Intelligence, Analytics, & Automation) solutions.

US Federal Appointment - End Point Engineering

United States House Of Representatives
Washington, DC
01.2015 - 07.2015

Appointed by Speaker of the House to oversee End Point Engineering for 435 Elected Officials in US Congress, and over 16K Staff, & support.

Senior Engineer - Head of Remote Services

Sava Solutions, LLC
Sterling, VA
01.2013 - 01.2015

Leader of 10-person Remote Services team with a track record of providing successful, secure remote services & end-point solutions for globally located Federal Law Enforcement organization.

Senior Principal Engineer

SRA International
Fairfax, VA
11.2004 - 12.2009

Executive Advisor & Technical Leader of multiple Engineering solutions in 125-person matrixes team in support of multiple, multi-year, multi-million-dollar Engineering contracts. Customers included Mission Critical Systems with Federal Law Enforcement, Civilian, & DoD.

Volunteer & Affiliations

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Champion;

  • FMR Representation Chair of LGBTQ Employee Resource Groups
  • Co-creator of the Veterans Employee Resource Group at VMware
  • Member of the Women's Employee Resource Group
  • Leadership Representative at Lesbians Who Tech Pride Summit 2021
  • Women in Technology - Member
  • Pre-Sales Collective - Leadership Member

Military Service

United States Air Force | Combat Communications & Information Management, 1992 - 2002

Combination of Active Duty & Active Reserve – Japan, Washington DC, & Maryland

  • Selected for multiple key positions & recognized as Best in field for Outstanding Service & Dedication to Duty.
  • Hand-selected for Special Duty Assignment Position; identified as highly motivated & possess exceptional leadership qualities.
  • Picked to be a Reserve Member of Specialized Combat Communications Group known as '𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕-𝒐𝒇-𝒕𝒉𝒆-𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕' trained & equipped to land anywhere in the world & setup any & all forms of communications anywhere, anytime

Education

Building High-Performing Cybersec Team Certificate

ISC2
04.2023 - 04.2023

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Certificate

ISC2
04.2023 - 04.2023

Certified Cloud Security Profess (CCSP) Bootcamp

Training Camp
01.2023 - 02.2023

Master Certificate - Systems Design & Project Leadership

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
08.2019

Certificate - Customer Focused Product & Service Design

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
08.2019

Certificate - Project Leadership

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
07.2019

Outcome-Focused Sales Foundation Certification

VMware
2019 - 2019

Bachelor of Science Coursework - Cybersecurity Management & Policy

University of Maryland - University College
Hyattsville, MD

Early Career Notes

Senior Systems Engineer | General Dynamics IT | Fairfax, VA

Systems Engineer | Electronic Data Systems | Rockville, MD

Chief, Information Management | Dept of the Air Force, Clinton, MD

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Anita Brown