TIMOTHY T. LUSSO
Warrenton, Virginia 20187
540-***-**** (cell)
540-***-**** (home)
***.*****@*******.***
SKILLS:
• Thirty years overall experience as a Security Professional in the Intelligence Community.
• Special Security Representative.
• Contractor Special Security Officer.
• Facility Security Officer.
• Proficient with JPAS; Scattered Castles; ISMS; e-Qip; ICDs; DCIDs; NISPOM; Microsoft Office; Maas X-09 series locks; GSA locks/containers; ADT IDS.
EXPERIENCE:
July 2016 – October 2016: - JRD &Associates, Sr. Analyst.
• Supporting the DHS Office of Operations Coordination on the reconstruction of the Multi- Year Strategy and Program Management Plan.
• Assist the other team members supporting the rewrite of the Continuity of Operations Plan
(COOP) and the COOP Security Classification Guide (SCG).
December 2006 – June 2016: Advance Resource Technologies, Inc. Sr. Security Specialist.
• On-site Special Security Rep. at the Mt. Weather Emergency Operations Center.
• Assigned operational oversight of five SCIFs and two collateral secure spaces.
• Process requests for special access based on clearance levels and SSBI adjudication.
• Conduct inquiries into security infractions/violations.
• Provide guidance on SCIF configuration based on ICDs and DCID requirements.
• Conduct weekly SCI indoctrination briefings and annual refresher training.
• Coordinate with senior managers regarding Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Business Continuity & Emergency Planning (BCEP) and Emergency Management on a daily basis.
• Review and revise Security Classification Guides (SCG).
August 2005 – November 2006: Management Technologies Int. (ManTech) Security Specialist.
• On-site support to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as the Regional Security Officer for the Southeastern U.S.
• Provide Customer Advise and Assist visits to industry partners to insure compliance with all relevant federal regulations to include the NISPOM.
• Conducted Industrial Security briefings to new contract awardees.
• Initiate and revise federal DD-254’s.
April 2004 – August 2005: SRA Int. Contractor Special Security Officer.
• Managed all SCI programs and facility at the Alexandria satellite office supporting the NRO and DARPA contracts.
• Conducted SCI briefings to new employees and Security Education and Training to existing employees.
• Assisted the Human Resources Department on specialized security matter dealing with potential new hires.
• Acted as the Intelligence Community liaison with government and industrial partners.
August 2000 – April 2004: Management Technologies Int. (ManTech) Security Specialist.
• Assigned to the U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security to conduct investigations in the loss and possible compromise of National Security Information (NSI), at both the SCI and collateral levels.
• Develop security manuals and directives for the storage and protection of NSI at CONUS and Diplomatic sites.
• Prepare and present security indoctrination briefings for the DOS SCI program.
• Appointed as the COMSEC account manager for the division.
• Served on the Executive Steering Committee for the Scattered Castles multi-user data base.
July 1998 – August 2000: ACS Defense, Inc. Contractor Special Security Officer.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the SCI and collateral programs at five ACS locations.
• Initialized the clearance process for new hires and reinvestigation for current employees.
• Established a Special Access Program for the HQ facility.
• Maintained AIS accountability and control documents.
• Assigned as TS Control Officer for the INSCOM industrial security program.
• Appointed as the COMSEC Custodian.
• Active member of the Northern Virginia Industrial Security Advisory Committee (NOVA ISAC).
October 1996 – April 1998: TITAN Corp./DBA Systems, Inc. Special Security Officer.
• Managed all aspects of the security program for the Fairfax, VA facility.
• Personnel Security: Processed and maintained all security clearance packages.
• Automated Information Systems Security.
• Physical Security: CCTV, proximity access control, visitor control.
• Document control.
• COMSEC Custodian.
• Conducted interviews for security clearance screening.
May 1988 – October 1996: USATREX Int., Inc. Information Security Specialist.
• On-site support staff to the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Insured all AIS users were in compliance with Federal Regulations regarding classified processing on government computer systems.
• Coordinated clearance processing with the government Program Managers.
• Performed courier duties between EPA HQ and agencies within the National Capital Region.
• Document Control Officer.
• Coordinated DOE clearance process for access to “Q” and “L” programs.
• Insured compliance with the agency Emergency Occupancy Plan.
June 1978 – April 1988: United States Navy: Cryptologic Technician.
• Managed special intelligence communications within a division of the Office of Naval Intelligence.
• Assisted technicians conducting Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) sweeps.
• Coordinated with the Foreign Disclosure Officer in the preparation of outgoing correspondence and messages. Conducted inventory of documents screened for disclosure.
• Served as Access Control liaison between multiple Special Access Programs.
• Managed the personnel security program for the division.
• Maintained COMSEC equipment and accounts.
• Assigned to the administrative staff of the Armed Forces Courier Service (ARFCOS), Prestwick Scotland, United Kingdom.
EDUCATION:
• DHS Security Specialist Course, February 2014.
• DHS Special Security Officer Course, October 2012.
• Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) basic course, July 2006.
• DoD Security Institute Industrial Security Management Course, 1996.
• DoD Security Officer Course, 1997.
• Private Investigator Certification, October 1997.
• Certified on the installation and repair of the MAS X-07, X-08 and X-09 electronic locks.
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
• Top Secret/SCI granted by DHS on August 14, 2008 based on an SSBI-PR dated October 7, 2013.
• Successful CI polygraph, August 11, 2006.