Project Manager Security

Darrell G. Vydra

**** ****** ***** ( Aurora, IL *0503 630-***-**** (

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SUMMARY

Project Management Professional & Consultant experienced in Information

Technology security architecture design and implementation, requirements

validation, and compliance management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal: Project Manager/Consultant

Darrell Vydra Consulting, Inc., Aurora, IL

1/10 to present

Project Managing the security architecture strategy (ISIS) of an $8 M

international health-care delivery system project in accordance with (IAW)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and the

integration of several transport protocols such as SONET, DWDM, 802.x (to

include 10, 100, GigE, 10GigE, 802.11), MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, DS1 and

DS3, and ISDN and security applications such as Mandatory Access Control

(MAC), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), role resolution, role mining and

role administration user interfaces, VPN, SSL, IPSec, RADIUS, TACCAS,

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)

Providing security consulting services for a collaborative team of vendor

partners working with several law enforcement agencies who are integrating

biometric and IT security layers in their practice to achieve develop

effective Identity and Access Management strategies (I&AM), architectures,

and solutions

Consulted, mentored, and supported over 45 college students at the 25

September 2010 Collegiate Cyber Security Exercise to safeguard and defend

Industrial Network Security of a commercial Client against coordinated

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) attacks at University of

Illinois-Springfield computer laboratory simulation

Director (Lieutenant Colonel) of Strategic Marketing and Professional

Development

Information Operations (IO) Academy, United States Army Reserves and

CENTRAL COMMAND CCJ3-Information Operations, Milwaukee, WI and MacDill Air

Force Base, FL 11/08 to 12/09

Project managed the design, development, and implementation an

unprecedented and innovative military channel marketing and sales plan for

extending the customer base beyond only the US Army Reserves and tripled

the number of attending students in 8 months to all components (Reserve,

Guard, Active) in all services (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast

Guard)

Project managed the development and led the tailored the Information

Technology (IT) part of the Information Operations (IO) curriculum with

emphasis in protocol recognition and conformance standards and best

practices in cyber warfare, network security defense and hacking, and

Operations Security such as the five generation of firewalls, Network

Address Translation (NAT), Port Address Translation (PAT), Domain Name

Server (DNS) hacking, DHCP, IDS, IPS, Biometric access, two-factor

authentication, and ACL

Project managed the updated IO curriculum which included DoD Information

Quality Assurance IAW NIST 800-53, penetration testing, encryption

techniques, wireless security testing, and vulnerability and risk

assessment and mitigation against Cyber threats

Senior Project Manager

Los Alamos Technical Associates, Chicago, IL

2/08 to 10/08

Project managed and directed a diverse 10 person team for a $1.4 M City of

Chicago (CoC) Certification and Compliance (C2) Project to ensure quality

assurance that allowed over 5, 000 small businesses to enjoy a secure means

of web access (NIST 800-53) to CoC data bases to include implementing VPNs,

Encryption, and LDAP authentication

Project managed and directed a five person team to implement a $2.8 M two

factor develop an Identity and Access Management (I&AM) Biometrics Security

System for over 40, 000 CoC employees

Project managed an overall $4.2 M Profit and Loss (P & L) project budget

successfully, saved cost, and maintained scope

Principal: Project Manager/Consultant

Darrell Vydra Consulting, Inc., Aurora, IL

11/06 to 1/08

Project led and implemented for my client customers market research and

implemented a direct sales program to sell directly to specific industry

end-users for his enhanced mobile communications devices, converged data,

voice, and video networks, and VOIP and increased gross revenue by 33% and

margins by 12%

Developed and implemented multi-protocol transport networks for my client

customers for end-to-end communications using OPSF, BGP, IS-IS, IGRP,

EIGRP, GRE, VRRP, HSRP, MPLS, and SIP

Researched security applications for my client customer by which mobile

communications customers could more securely communicate such as WEP, WTLS,

RAS, RADIUS, and TACCAS, automated provisioning and reconciliation of IT

resources, request-based application and resource provisioning, RBAC

authentication to entitled applications and resources, RBAC resolution of

approvers for request approval flows, and Single Sign-on

Assisted the project management of $1.2 M P & L budget for my client

customer

Chief of Information Operations (Lieutenant Colonel), Combined Joint

Headquarters Command

Combined Forces Command Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan

10/05 to 10/06

Conducted quality assurance and trouble-shooting of the military compound's

Satellite connectivity, the SONET, 802.x networks, VPNs, VPN concentrators,

and IPSec tunnels

Project designed and developed a $5 M video surveillance project for the

Afghan International Airport Authority and integrated a physical security

solution which led to an 81% security improvement

Project led the a $18 M budget and 15 person Information Operations staff

to coordinate the Operations Security, and Network Security, and Physical

Security in accordance with NIST 800-53 for the 1200 person military

compound and established multiple Identity & Access Management procedures,

primarily focused on Role Based Access Control (RBAC) entitlements to

assets

Project managed the $20 M Reconciliation Program (Takhime Sohl) with the

Afghan Government and quadrupled the goal of 500 returnees to over 2100

returnees which resulted in reducing the number of insurgents against the

Afghan Government and US Coalition

Principal: Project Lead Engineer/Consultant

Darrell Vydra Consulting, Inc., Aurora, IL

5/05 to 9/05

Project led the IT project management proposal team in the design for a

$250 M dollar and multi-year city-wide (Chicago) Homeland Security project

which integrated over 300 cameras into a seamless integrated fixed and

wireless network to reduce incidents by 85%

Developed trouble-shooting policies for client customers to include WAN,

MAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, CDMA, GSM, SONET, ATM, and Frame Relay Networks

Project developed a security training program for a client reseller team

and incorporated Wireless Encryption, Network Address Protocol (NAT), Port

Address Translation (PAT), SSL, and VPN Solutions, Identity and Access

Management (I&AM) procedures, risk mitigation automated provisioning and

reconciliation of IT resources, request-based application and resource

provisioning, RBAC authentication to entitled applications and resources,

Role based resolution for assets and Single Sign-on which increased IT

security-related sales by 76%

Business Development Manager, Emerging Technology Group

Ingram Micro, Aurora, IL (Midwest Region)

5/02 to 5/05

Project developed several client integrated sales programs which centered

on leading-edge technology solutions such as Radio Frequency Identification

(RFID), Wireless Security, Firewalls, Cryptography, Biometrics, Network

Security (Virtual Private Networks), and Intrusion Detection Systems for

clients to market for their end-users better fixed wire and mobile security

and remote work force access for reducing costs by 25% and increasing

secure productivity by 90%

Led, organized, and coordinated collaborative vendor teams in organizing

holistic and layered network defense and application security solutions for

client by innovative engineering and integrated design to include

techniques like provisioning, onboarding,RBAC, Authorization models, SSO,

WAC technologies and technologies like VPN, SSL, WTLS, IPSec, NAT, PAT, IDS

and IPS so that clients could propose flexible virtual security solutions

for their customers who saw a 75% decrease in security violations and

errors

and (part time)

Chief Executive Officer (Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Reserves, Battalion

Commander)

16th Psychological Operations, US Army Reserves Fort Sheridan, IL

12/02 to 8/04

Project directed, led, and managed a 455 person global security marketing

organization which conducted monthly sales and marketing campaigns to

influence the Iraq and Afghanistan populations to find a stable political

solution, accept the rule of law, and embrace peace

Project led a strategic Islamic cultural program in which soldiers could

gain necessary business skills to conduct successful marketing engagements

with Middle Eastern and Central Asian customers to advance the strategic

national and international agendas

Project managed an overall $200 M P & L budget for the battalion and

accomplished the overall mission of strategic influence management

Senior Sales Engineer, Independent Telecommunications Carriers (Midwest

Region)

Acterna, Chicago, IL

07/00 to 04/02

Developed a security awareness and training campaign for 12 small regional

carriers whose concern for wireless and fixed wired hacking grew as a

result of customer demand of data services and provided integrated best

practices for the carriers which resulted in 70% increase in market share

and customer loyalty

Designed, developed, and led the marketing and sales campaign in five

Midwest states through intelligent network testing product demonstrations

and seminars which increased gross sales by 35% with 9 independent

telecommunications carriers

Implemented testing and improved trouble-shooting procedures of the

following networks:

802.x, DS1, DS3, SONET, DWDM, ATM, Frame Relay, OC1, OC3, OC12, OC48, OC-

192

Graduate Student, Telecommunications Systems Management

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

9/99 to 6/00: Graduated in 06/00

Mastered the following Information Technology(IT)/Telecommunications

subject areas: Wireless/PCS/Cellular Networks/, Internet Protocol; Voice

Networks (PBX), VOIP; OSI Model; Data Networks: FR, ATM, DSL, Ethernet; T-

1, DS3, SONET, Intrusion Detection; Firewalls; Access Control; and Security

Architecture: VPN, SSL, IPSec

Deputy Director for Displaced Persons/Refugee Return Project

(Major), Office of High Representative

Stabilization Forces under NATO, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

1/99 to 8/99

Developed and implemented an integrated an integrated Information

Technology (IT) system for an international organization to track 2.2

million Bosnian displaced persons and refugees. The system accounted for

55,000 returnees and decreased reporting delays by 87% without any security

access violations or compromises

Developed a marketing campaign for nationals and international senior

management to use for the generation of an additional $200 M for critical

infrastructure projects

Regional Director, Midwest Region

Helpdesk Services, Chicago, IL

5/97 to 4/98

Managed a 24/7 30 person Helpdesk support team for a 900 person legal firm

and exceeded service level agreements by 10% monthly with an increased

customer productivity by 25%

Trouble-shot the Telecommunications Networks by ensuring that the TCP/IP,

SNMP, and switching protocols and OSI layers were functioning properly

Directed the business development of gaining new helpdesk service accounts

and recruiting high quality helpdesk professionals which increased sales by

33% and decreased turnover by 90%

Information Technology Manager, Corporate Headquarters

South Chicago Bank, Chicago, IL

7/96 to 4/97

Directed the Telecommunications and Information Technology staff to

effectively reduce security violations by 90% by innovative architecture

design leveraging VPN, IPSec, and ACL applications which resulted in an 87%

productivity increase in the organization's Local Area Network (LAN), Wide

Area Network (WAN), and voice network

Managed a $75M telecommunications project to integrate two mid-sized bank

networks into one MAN and saved the firm three months of implementation

time and $7.5 M in overall costs

Implemented Role Based Access Control (RBAC) entitlements to web

applications, databases, and administrative applications for effective

Identity and Access Management (I&AM) to reduce entitlement violations by

90%

US Army Officer, Lieutenant and Captain & Private Contractor (Information

Systems Engineer)

United States Army & Department of Defense Contractors, US,

Europe, Middle East 6/81 to 6/96

Directed and managed the telecommunications and security engineering

support project for the $1.4 B PATRIOT Missile Foreign Military Sale to the

Saudi Arabian Government and also directed the system training, and

logistics, and technical manuals

Managed the Software Development Life-cycle for all telecommunications

networks and cryptographic system applications for the new US Army's CORPS

Surface-to-Air missile program and saved the government $50 M in

procurement costs

Designed, developed, and implemented three organizational level physical

security and business continuity and disaster recovery plans for a military

platoon (25 members, $12 M of equipment), battery (183 members, $230 M of

equipment), and a battalion (720 members, $1.1 B of equipment) which

safeguarded classified data, conserved and protected manpower, and

consolidated equipment for continued operations

Developed and implemented an innovative military partnership (with our NATO

allies) program which improved secure interoperability, mutual support, and

increased morale: named 1990 V CORPS (70, 000 person organization)

Partnership Officer of the year

Designed, implemented, and directed an innovative technical and tactical

training program for a 183 personnel missile defense unit which won the

1989 Best US European-based Air Defense Competition in Crete, Greece

Led a unit of 25 personnel and directed a demanding training program which

resulted in the unit's winning the 1982 Best Platoon Award over 500 other

competitors in Germany

EDUCATION

DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 06/2000

Master of Science Degree in Telecommunication Systems Management

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 08/1993

Master of Business Administration in Contract and Acquisition Management

United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, 06/1981

Bachelor of Science in General Engineering and Modern History

Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL, present

Network Security Program - taking a series of IT and

Telecommunications network and

security classes to improve hands-on skills, architecture and design

engineering abilities

CURRENT TRAINING and QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - 2010 (ID

354688)

Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP) - 2010 (ID

354688)

Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2010 (ID 1364013)

Material Acquisition Management (MAM) Course - 1990

Top Secret Security Clearance w/SCI holder*

PLANNED TRAINING and QUALIFICATIONS

Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) - Planned for late 2010

Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) with Security- Planned for

late 2010

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) - Planned for early 2011

Cisco Certified Security Professional CCSP) - Planned for early 2011

Certified Penetration Tester (CPT) - Planned for mid 2011

HANDS-ON FAMILIARITY/KNOWLEDGE/ IMPLEMENTATION

Project Management: MS Project, Clarity 7, Accompa

Software for Security: JAVA, J2EE, ANT, Struts, JSP, Source Control, SQL,

Stored Procedures, ODBC, x500 LDAP, Directory Services, UNIX

Security Applications: Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and Active

Directory, Sun Directory, Apache, Microsoft ISS, Oracle Application Server,

BEA WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, CVS

Access Control: Mandatory Access Control (MAC), Role Based Access Control

(RBAC), and Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

Scanning Tools: AppDetective, WebInspect, Remedy, Websense, Nessus, NMAP

Firewalls: Cisco Pix; Checkpoint Firewall-1; CyberGuard Firewall; NEC

PrivateNet Secure Firewall Server; Secure Computing Corporation Borderwall

and Sidewinder Firewalls.

Penetration Testing Tools: Rapid7, AirCrack, NMap

Network Intrusion Detection Systems: ForeScout Technologies; Top Layer

Networks

Intrusion Prevention Detection Systems: Cisco, McAfee, Juniper

Anti-Virus: Symantec, McAfee

Remote Access Security: RSA, Barracuda Networks, Digital Pathways

Virtual Private Networks: RSA, NetScaler, Netsilica, Nortel, Rainbow

Technologies, Netscreen, F5, Symantec

Wireless Security (802.11(x)): AirDefense, AirMagnet, and Koolspan

Routers: Cisco, Juniper, 3COM, Adtran, Enteressays

Bridges: 3COM, Adtran, Netgear

Gateways: Multitech, Altigen

Wireless Local Area Networks (802.11(x)): Linksys, Cisco, Proxim

Operating Systems: Microsoft, Linnux, UNIX

Virtualization: RES, VM Ware

Wireless Wide Area Network: Sierra Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile,

Sprint

Personal Computing: IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Dell

Traffic Optimization: F5

Voice over Internet Protocol: Avaya, Nortel

Switches: Adtran, Cisco, Juniper

Servers: IBM, Dell, Hewlett-Packard

Video Teleconferencing: Polycom, Appia

Modems: Brooktrout

Storage: Veritas, Legato, EMC

Transport Technologies and Protocols: Ethernet, FDDI, DS1, DS3, SONET, OC1-

192, ISDN, SS7, QOS, NAT, PAT, SNMP, SIP, IGRP, EIGRP, BPP, OPSF, VRRP,

HSRP, ISIS, GRE, CDMA, TDMA, TIM/TAM, DHCP, DSL, Cable Modem/CATV

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