Manager Security

Location:

Herndon, VA

Posted:

December 27, 2012

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Christopher L. Williamson, Ph.D.

**** ***** *** • Herndon, VA 20170

703-***-**** (cell)

abgppr@r.postjobfree.com

December 2012

Chief Technology Officer

The success of today’s global business has been the result of new innovations and technology

that shape our business intelligence. Such innovations create a heavy reliance on diverse

technology leaders to direct and develop the company’s technology plans, investments, and

business strategies. For the past two and one-half decades, I have led and been responsible for

the oversight and management of a wide array of technology systems, organizations, and policy

initiatives to a global class of customers from the Department of Defense (DoD) and the

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Colombia, Olympic

and World Cup bids; a range of experience unparalleled to most other Chief Technology Officer

contemporaries.

My experience is rooted in a diverse education in Navy nuclear power systems, Naval Aviation

as a fixed wing and helicopter pilot, an engineering degree from the US Naval Academy, and a

Masters and PhD in Software Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. My

leadership is honed from years of professional military and executive experience with technology

deployments, planning, and strategy.

In addition to information systems customary to most Chief Technology Officers, my unique

career has granted exposure to innovative or next-generation technologies including:

• Web development for disperses military, government, and commercial customers,

• The development and integration of security policies, strategies, and governance

(TCSEC, DoD Orange Book, and Common Criteria standard) across diverse global

enterprises,

• Business planning, development, and greenspace market creation,

• Technology enterprise auditing, quality control, risk assessments, and mitigation plans,

• Adherence to compliance regulations, policies, and standards in technology, trade, import

and export including FISMA, Sarbanes-Oxley, TCSEC, and Common Criteria,

• Imaging systems from thermal, spectral, electron, high-resolution, and high-definition

imagery,

• Transmission technology from traditional wire and wireless units to laser based

transmission,

• Machine-to-Machine networks to wide-band IP-based data sharing of streaming media,

• Multimedia distribution technologies from broadband, cloud systems to chip and optical

disk, including VOIP telecom and secure VideoTeleconferencing,

• Process improvement training and application,

• Large metropolitan and regional technology integration systems for command-and-

control, fusion, and data sharing in a secure environment.

In and out of uniform, I have led the development of technology systems (SHARP Enterprise and

CV-SHARP), evaluate and designed foreign technology programs (including the secure

communications, command and control systems for Makkah, Saudi Arabia and a new project in

metropolitan Colombia), and provided the technical and security evaluation of metropolitan city

Olympic and World Cup bids; in each instance, directing teams of intelligence, IT, electronic,

and security professional.

My 25-year military career culminated with 5 years at the White House (Executive Office of the

President). In that capacity, I was the military lead to the Office of National Drug Control

Policy, Counter-narcotics Technology Assessment Center (CTAC); managed next-generation

technology systems for global deployment. In addition, I sat as the military lead to the

Information Technology Working Group (ITWG) to identify or produce technology, policy, and

strategy for the Executive Office.

I have served as a military equivalent CISO (Chief / Command Information Security Officer) and

CTO managing next-generation IT and sensitive technology systems now popular in the

commercial market; discovering, developing, and deploying an array of technology systems,

authoring their policy and management strategies. As necessary, I have briefed sensitive

technology discoveries (hyperspectral imagery, unmanned aircraft, and clandestine/secure

systems) to the highest echelons of military, government and commercial leadership to guide our

future policies and budgets.

Since retiring, I have led large scale technology programs and policy developments to support

the Homeland Security ICEPIC program (promoting the sharing of disparate data systems on a

cloud network), to support the Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) for the Central

Intelligence Agency’s KINGCRAB program (systems science, research and mission technology),

and now leading ACADEMI, LLC’s expansion from a government provider into the commercial

market.

As a military submariner, pilot and aircraft commander, and now commercial technology leader,

I bring a diverse body of experience, leadership, and innovation to my missions. This leadership

has motivated my teams to great success supporting global technology tasking. Recently

compiling and leading a team of over 36 separate sub-contract companies (6 in Fortune-500), I

have pursued and managed innovation based awards to provide rapid-delivery technology and

strategy solutions; currently managing a “greenfield,” international, commercial pursuit pipeline

in excess of $350M across three continents.

With your consideration, I look forward to further discussing this position.

Sincerely

Christopher Williamson, PhD

Christopher L. Williamson, Ph.D.

1000 Young Ave • Herndon, VA 20170 • 703-***-**** (c) / 703-***-**** (e)

abgppr@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

An Executive Leadership Position in Technology Management or Chief Technology Officer; capitalizing on

diverse experience leading technology development, discovery, strategy, policy and management. Creating

an environment that fosters innovative technologies and discoveries, investments, and business system

strategies that support the expansion of the organization’s domestic and international market.

SENIOR DIRECTOR of COMMERCIAL SERVICES

ACADEMI, LLC; Arlington, Virginia November 2011 – October 2012

• Developing ACADEMI’s business strategy for expansion into commercial security and safety risk

assessments, training, and operation services following corporate acquisition and rebranding; reporting

directly to the CEO. Focusing on next-generation technology systems that enhance the customer

experience in command-and-control, security fusion, and persistent surveillance. Overseeing a

“greenfield” international pursuit pipeline in excess of $350M across three continents supporting the

Extractive Industry, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and Entertainment.

• Reporting to the corporate CEO / President on technology systems, sub-contractors, and innovations that

enhance the organization’s commercial offering; assessing sub and vendor products that advance IT and

physical security. Technologies include secure data archives, protected communications networks, and law

enforcement enterprise systems.

• Oversight and management of technology and training security / safety services in emerging markets for

staffing, budget, and legal applicability under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Foreign

Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and other US / UN security regulations governing technology transfer;

balancing corporate strategy and policy with legal compliance requirements. Reviewing diverse security

technologies, strategy, budget, and policy for Mexican and Colombian government infrastructures.

• Leading a Joint Venture program for metropolitan security technology improvement to Cali, Cartagena,

Medellin, and Bogota, Colombia; developing policy, standards, strategy, and management direction to

integrate law enforcement technology services and networks, surveillance systems, and command and

control (C2) / data-fusion operations centers; joining ACADEMI with AECOM International, McKenzie

Consulting, and Ospina Legal for a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Technology includes vehicle

monitoring, unmanned aircraft, persistent surveillance, access and location data services, traffic

management, and data archive and recovery services.

SENIOR DIRECTOR of COUNTER-NARCOTICS and ANTI-TERRORISM STRATEGIC PROGRAMS

AECOM – National Security Programs (NSP) Group; Springfield, Virginia October 2010 – November

2011

• Directed AECOM’s business plan for the company’s expansion into counter-narcotics and anti-terrorism

following the acquisition of McNeil Technology; reporting to corporate Vice Presidents of NSP and the

Federal Services Group (Houston, Texas). Overseeing a government pursuit pipeline in excess of $500M

supporting defense, intelligence, and federal government customers with 36 separate sub-contract

companies (6 in Fortune-500).

• Co-Director with global AECOM partners to the aviation training range (field) contracts to a foreign allied country;

developing a first-of-its-kind, desert based, electronic simulation range for live-fire aircraft; providing simulated

targets, range tracking, and glass-room reanimation of post-flight events. Negotiating directly with the host country

Ministry of Defense for site design, policy, standards, technology integration, and operations management.

• Co-Director to technology assessments for a restricted Olympic City bid; reviewing physical and technology based

security risks and mitigation capacity, security response design, government and commercial security cooperation

policies, and comparisons against legacy host-city bid submissions. Additional support to partnering Olympic and

World Cup Cities.

• Business Development to the Government of Mexico and Colombia (Ministers of Defense, Offices of the President,

and Intelligence Community); introducing approved/next-generation technology, intelligence, and security systems

for enhancement of allied capabilities.

PROGRAM / SECTION MANAGER, CAPTURE and PROPOSAL MANAGER ( Intelligence Systems

Division)

Northrop Grumman Information Systems; McLean, Virginia

ESCGov; McLean, Virginia March 2009 – September 2010

• Program Manager to the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), Director of National Intelligence (DNI);

managing technology based task orders, 20 contract companies and 30 internal personnel for the

SANDCRAB and KINGCRAB pursuit and management. Supporting specific science, research and

mission goals to the intelligence agency. Areas include HUMINT and SIGINT employment, physical and

IT intrusion technology, regional intelligence, clandestine communications, biological warfare, and

biometric exploitation.

• Technology Manager and Deputy Capture Manager to the OCS Venture contract to provide sensitive

technology and personnel for the clandestine service; managing over 56 contract companies to evaluate

partnerships and capabilities, negotiate teaming agreements, and deconflict policy compliance

requirements spanning federal regulations and contractual obligations. Technologies include SIGINT and

HUMINT exploitation, spectral imaging, Counter-Biological Warfare, and other threats to national

security. Manager to DNI IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) for biometrics,

forecasting, and neuroscience.

• Program Manager over contracts to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Immigration and

Customs Enforcement’s Pattern Analysis and Information Collection (ICEPIC) System; developing and

deploying enterprise database and storage technologies to identify intelligence activities and nodal

relationships within DHS / ICS data. Developed system architectures to serve agency intelligence needs

to DHS including entity relationships, information sharing, and archiving / retrieval services across the

greater intelligence community.

NAVAL OFFICER, AIRCRAFT COMMANDER

US Navy; Deployments across Asia, Latin America, and Pacific Islands August 1984 – June 2009

2004 – 2009 Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (White House)

• Command Information Security Officer (CISO) and Command Technology Officer (CTO) responsible

for security policy, strategy, and reporting of technology systems to command leadership; responsible for

developing and integrating military information security policies in the Joint (Army-Navy-Air Force-

Marines) military structure.

• Military lead to the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center (CTAC) to assess, develop, and transfer

sensitive technologies to our allied counterdrug partners. Military lead to the agency's Information

Technology Working Group (ITWG) to assess technology designed for the Executive Office; evaluating

web-portal systems for alignment with the agency’s paperless workspace objective. Military lead to the

Department of the Treasury's Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSA-AG); monitoring money

laundering, bulk currency, and suspicious financial activity that support illicit activity. Designed and

developed sensitive IT systems to manage illicit drug and money laundering datasets to support the

President’s National Drug Control Strategy; exploiting office automation and sensitive SQL modeling

routines.

• Served as Program Manager to support the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Central

Intelligence Agency, Crime and Narcotics Center (CNC) to evaluate illicit drugs through hyperspectral

technology, eradication techniques, biometric / biological measurements, and illicit crop yield studies.

Served as COTR to the Blue Force Analysis contract to provide interagency enterprise support for the

tracking of illicit events and intelligence.

• Conducted field operations across Western Hemisphere for military mission verification and operational

assessments with allied partners; ensuring compliance with Presidential Strategies and policy and agency

mission objectives; debriefing demobilized rebel agents (FARC and AUC) on illicit drug activities,

technology exploitation, organizational structure, and personal motivations; supported eradication

operations through on-site / on-the-ground field evaluations of field eradication efficiencies, impacts, and

national policies; embedded with host-nation troops for field operations, intelligence collection, and

counterdrug activities.

• Foreign travel to hostile regions in Latin America to identify and report on trends in allied counterdrug

activity. Managed intelligence assessments of political events / illicit organizations and operations across

Latin America and Southwest Asia; reporting to the Director on impacts to the National Strategy.

1999 – 2002 Program / Project Officer and Battlegroup Special Operations; Yokosuka, Japan (CTF-70)

• Battlegroup special operations coordinator for the insertion of first assets into Afghanistan post 9-11.

• Project officer for the development of the SHARP IT aviation management system, implemented across

all Navy aviation commands and later integrated across the DoD. Evaluated foreign technology products

for applicability, procurement, and alignment with Navy objectives. Served as a SME to contract

personnel (Boeing and Lockheed Martin) in the development of sensitive IT systems for DoD

procurement; developing web-portal GUI systems that would exploit office automation tools. Managed

IT developers to ensure compliance with workflow schedules and product delivery to over 80 sites

worldwide.

1991 – 1998, 2002 – 2004 Program Manager / Aircraft Commander; San Diego, CA and Pensacola, FL

• Aircraft Commander (2,000+ flight hours) and Department Head over 135 personnel; supervising the

operations and maintenance of 11 advanced combat aircraft; overseeing a $55M support, fuel, and

maintenance budget. Transformed the maintenance department’s performance assessment from 55% to

over 87% in four months.

• Command Information Security Officer (CISO) and Command Technology Officer (CTO) leading

security policy, strategy, and reporting of technology security systems to command leadership.

• Supervised contract maintenance personnel in the repair and installation of sophisticated aircraft IT

systems including communications suites, aircraft upgrades, and low-light modifications. Oversaw the

command wide installation of the Navy Marine Corps Internet, coordinating with contract personnel to

manage case and workflow schedules, receipt and inventory of IT systems, and transition from legacy

units.

• Adviser to the SHARP IT management system, coordinating resource management and supervising end-

to-end testing.

EDUCATION, SPECIALIZED TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in Software Engineering (Safety and Risk) • Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

• M.S. in Software Engineering • Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

• B.S. in Astrospace / General Engineering • U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

• Strategic Debriefing of Law Enforcement Sources, Phoenix Consulting Group, Arlington, VA

• Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), FAI / KSI, Washington, D.C.

• Joint Professional Military Education (JPME), Naval War College, Newport, R.I.

• 2201S, National Security Studies, Regional Intelligence – Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

• 2203S, National Security Studies, Regional Intelligence – Western Hemisphere

SECURITY CLEARANCE LANGUAGES

• ISA/TS (Top Secret)/SCI PRI completed Basic proficiency in written and spoken French and

Spanish

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

• Legacy development experience in Ada, OOD, C++, SQL, HTML / KML, TCP/IP, SQL Server and

Visual Basic

• Operational proficiency in MS XP and Office Suite, ArcView GeoTools, Lotus Notes, VMware, Active