Christopher Frank, CISSP

**** ******* **** ***** • Maple Grove, MN 55311 • 763-***-**** • abicl4@r.postjobfree.com

• Provides leadership and direction for IS and Security professionals team

• Achieved a DSS “Superior” rating for ATK Plymouth’s IS security program (2009/2010). DSS

Northern region’s most complex collateral IS.

• 10+ years Industrial Security experience working for major DoD Contractors

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for DSS (NISPOM) collateral IS security requirements

• Experience with JAFAN 6/3 Information Assurance requirements

• Project manager for IS related projects in a mixed Windows/UNIX environment

• Responsible for installing, configuring and troubleshooting hardware

• Committed to providing excellent customer service

Career Profile:

ATK (Alliant Techsystems, Inc.) - Plymouth, MN May 2008- Present

ATK is a premier aerospace and defense company, developing precision weapons and space

systems. Products include munitions, smart weapons, propulsion and composite structures with

FY10 annual sales of $4.8 Billion.

IS Security Manager – Manages operations of ATK Plymouth’s classified computing environment,

which includes the most complex collateral information system in the DSS Northern region’s AOR.

Directs the secure operations and risk management of all individuals working on classified

information systems.

• Provides leadership and direction for classified IS Security team

• Maintains a secure IS infrastructure for all levels of classified systems and supports security

training activities and user briefings

• Partners with DoD/Customer security representatives to achieve IS security accreditations

• Prepare IS security plans (NISPOM and JAFAN) and establish security baselines

• Approve secure computing operations and all risk management plans

• Develop Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery and Data Spill plans

• Supervise IS security audits and evaluate overall IS security posture

• Ensures INFOSEC program requirements are met and implement the risk management

programs required by Government customers

Boston Scientific Corporation, Inc. - St. Paul, MN May 2007-April 2008

BSCI is a world leader in medical device manufacturing.

Sr. Systems Administrator - Working as an integral member of the Windows Systems Management

team. I was the project manager for the Pointsec (full disk encryption) project and worked with tier-3

support for the entire BSCI global operations. Responsibilities also included global systems

management, including application packaging and security updates.

• Provided leadership and direction for a team of four IS security professionals as Project

Manager for the Pointsec full disk encryption deployment to more than 4,000 laptops

• Maintained and developed BSCI’s Pointsec processes and documentation.

• Managed day-to-day Windows related administration projects for application packaging and

Windows desktop development for over 30k users.

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Network Computing Services, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN September 1999-May 2007

NCSI was the prime contractor for the DoD AHPCRC project. The Army High Performance

Computing Research Center project is a joint Government-University-Industry partnership committed

to helping maintain the Army and United States lead in HPC (High Performance Computing)

research and providing future generations with advanced HPC tools and training.

Sr. Systems Administrator and ISSM - managed all Windows and UNIX operations in support of

the AHPCRC project and Team-Lead for the Networked Systems Administration team.

• Provided leadership and direction for a team of eight systems administrators in their day-to-

day Windows/UNIX related administration roles

• Maintained a secure IS infrastructure as the ISSM (Information Systems Security Manager)

and COMSEC (Communications Security) custodian, for all classified IS

• Prepared security plans for collateral systems and maintained security baselines

• Project manager for technical operations for local and remote sites

• Developed project plans, documentation and technical processes for technical areas

• Maintained disaster recovery and configuration management plans

• Effectively managed and maintained yearly hardware budgets of $600k

• Managed 175+ Windows and UNIX desktop clients and multiple Windows/UNIX Servers.

Responsibilities included hardware located in six remote-site locations.

• Directed and implemented all technical projects, including coordinating internal and external

resources for remote HPC lab installations

BRW, Inc. (URS Corp.) – Minneapolis, MN April 1998- August 1999

Systems Administrator – IS management of all Windows computer-related systems.

• Maintained multiple Windows servers for 250+ users

• Managed hardware and software installation projects. Perform daily secure backups of the

network and file restorations

• End-user assistance and various other administration duties such as software/hardware

needs forecasting and purchasing.

Education and Certifications:

• University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN) – Mini MBA program - October 2010

• University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree

in-process

• SANS (20 Critical Security Controls) – March 2010

• Certified General Dynamics TACLANE operator – February 2009

• CISSP certification – January 2009

• ManTech Windows Security Audit – January 2009

• ManTech IS security training class for JAFAN IAM’s – September 2008

• SANS Securing Windows - Gold Standard

• DSS NISPOM Chapter 8 Requirements for Industry

• COMSEC Communications Security Custodian Training

• MS Windows Implementing and Administering Directory Services, MS Designing a Secure

Windows Network, and MS Administering SMS 2.0

• Dale Carnegie Course (Public Speaking)

Citizenship/Clearance: US / DoD Top Secret (SSBI)

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