Threat Analyst Cyber Security
Resume:
Robert L. Christian
******@*****.***
Evolving with Cyber Security
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
** *****’ leadership and management experience as an Air Force career communications officer
17 years’ direct experience in network management and general information security
8570 compliant: Network+ (CE)\ Security+ (CE)\ Certified Ethical Hacker CEH+(CE), GIAC Certified Incident Handler GCIH+ (CE), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst, GCFA
Certified Gateway Defense Analyst and Instructor
Insider Threat Analyst
Cyber Defense Instructor
Cyber Defense Threat Analyst
Active Top Secret SCI clearance
Cyber Defense Threat Analyst – Cyber Security Threat Analyst for the Joint Forces Headquarters, DOD Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN).
Information Operations Instructor for the 39 Information Operations Squadron (IOS). Subject Matter Expert in Incident Handling, Enterprise Monitoring tools, System Patching (Integration), Preliminary Alert Analysis, Operational Reporting/Outages, Air Force Alert Resolution, Deny by Default, Vulnerability Assessment, ACAS/HBSS, and Splunk.
Senior Threat Analyst/Information Assurance/Security Team Lead, Ground Intelligence Support Agency - Senior Insider Threat Analyst and Security Team Lead for the Army Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System Network Auditing Program (AJNAP). Monitor multi-level secure networks to identify potential security violations, incidents, attacks, and malicious behavior. I lead a team of threat analysts tasked to monitor the Top Secret network for insider threat related activity and take the necessary actions by providing indicators and current situation briefings to government officials. Perform day to day analytics, intelligence triage, testing, and troubleshooting of multiple classified information tools & suites to enable assessment reporting of Metrics and Data compilation directly to the customer. Research, review, collate and evaluate raw information, and analyze intelligence information to develop and field processes to produce timeline and relationship to link analysis.
Senior Network Defense Analyst, 33rd Network Warfare Squadron - Two years of focused experience as an Intrusion Detection and Response Analyst for the single point of contact in the Air Force for the reporting and handling of all computer security incidents and vulnerabilities across the entire Air Force network worldwide. Managed communications-computer system activities including system analysis and design, system operation, resource and security management. Certified instructor and trainer for gateway defense analysts. Trained and certified to monitor the Air Force Unix/Linux-based portable monitoring systems, ensuring sensor functionality and coverage across 12 remote locations.
Infrastructure Installation Team Lead, General Dynamics – 5 Month Surge Contract: Team Lead for installation project establishing/testing network primary infrastructure at the NSA-West Facility installing an average of 3 miles of CAT-6 and fiber optic cabling per day. Planned cable runs, penetration strategies, and resolved numerous distance-attenuation problems for 8 Comm rooms. Erected patch panels, routed several hundred cables for four security classifications of cabled networks each, and terminated over 400 communication distribution boxes.
Air Force Communications Officer: 20 year Air Force career directing and managing various aspects of the Information Technology infrastructure and the Cyber Warfare mission.
Promoted through 3 officer positions in software development, maintenance and sustainment. Managed a civilian programming team for the Air Force budgeting system as well as the personnel system in terms of software patching, security, and new capabilities.
Future Operations Officer, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, tasked as the logistics officer responsible for every piece of Air Force communications equipment on the island. Obtained $1 million in new network and computer assets and developed a detailed 5-year sustainment plan.
Network Operations Officer; Maintained tier-1 connectivity for the entire Central Command Theater. Monitored 10,000 circuits, resolved over 1200 outages. Three years developing policy for the Strategic Command. Developed IT policy at the US Strategic Command as part of the Chief Information Officer’s Data Strategies Team. Devised and executed the command’s first systems access control policy, a vast project to protect vital systems from the ‘Insider Threat’ vulnerability.
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:
Cyber Defense Threat Analyst – Leidos Inc: (27 Dec 2022 – 20 June 2025) Proactively determine and document potential threats to the DOD Information Network (DODIN) before hostile actors are able to mount an attack. Worked as part of a fusion team comprised of both operations and intelligence analysts responsible for coordinating the security efforts and resources of 45 areas of responsibility across the Department of Defense to communicate and facilitate implementation of preventative measures to harden DOD networks against identified threats.
Cyber Defense Instructor: ComTech-TCS/Tyonek: (9 Feb 2016 – Oct 2022)
Senior Cyber Instructor at the 39th Information Operations School (39 IOS), a Community College of the Air Force- Accredited Information Operations School at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, as well as the US. Air Force's premier information operations and cyberspace formal training unit. The 39 IOS conducts initial qualification training to provide mission-ready information operations and Cyber warfare operators for all Air Force major commands. I prepared and presented lecture material for over 12 Defensive Cyber subject matter areas, logging over 300 classroom hours.
Senior Insider Threat Analyst, AJNAP/Leidos Team Lead: Leidos, Inc. (18 Nov 2013 – 9 Feb 2016)
Led a team of 5 threat analysts to collect and analyze network alerts, research, evaluate, fuse and interpret data from multiple intelligence collection tools. My team produced finished intelligence reports to address intelligence gaps and tasking’s utilizing bulk data analytics; provides analytical written recommendations to be utilized by members of the Intelligence Community to protect our Top Secret Network from the Insider Threat. Conduct comprehensive research on new and/or potential national security threats to provide accurate and timely recommendations to support the G2 Army Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System Network Auditing Program(AJNAP).
Senior Network Defense Analyst: Meritec Services Inc., (5 August 2011 – 19 Aug 2013)
Information Management System Gateway Analyst for the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team in positions as a certified front-line Boundary analyst, a certified IMS Gateway Analyst, as well as a primary analyst for the Air Force portable Network defense architecture. As a Network Defense Analyst and/or Cell Lead (CL), managed communications-computer system activities including system analysis and design, system operation, resource and security management as well as a certified instructor for gateway defense analysts. Validated real-time IP traffic, averaging 1500 network events a week. Defined and helped document processes that combined traditional security event monitoring with network intelligence, context correlation, anomaly detection, historical analysis tools, and automated remediation. Supported testing, configuration, and evaluation efforts to complete official execution of the Air Force Gateway mission.
Surge Journeyman, Team Lead: General Dynamics, IT, (Feb 2011 – Jun 2011)
Network Installer Lead, assigned to the NSA/CSS Texas Cryptologic Center (TCC) Installation Project, led a team to install the cabling for two floors of the new facility. Accomplished a top priority tasking to design/plan routes and lay cable for the 4 networks. Erected the server room racks and patch panels, populated the panels and terminated each cable type according to strict NSA requirements. Specifically responsible for the daily progress of the 7 – person team, tracked amount of cabling used and detected/resolved signal problems as needed.
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY EXPERIENCE (1999 – 2010):
Air Force Officer assigned to 67 Network Warfare Wing, Lackland AFB, April 2006 to June 2010 As the Chief of Readiness Programs led a 4-person flight to manage the personnel readiness and mobility of 3 squadrons and provide oversight for readiness operations for 6 operational units worldwide for a group of over 1500 members. Also served as a Crew Commander on the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT) and oversaw incident response process, data collection procedures, and provided local authority for computer forensics mandates, coordinated operations on 3 classified networks across the windows and UNIX/Solaris environments.
Watch Officer assigned Deployed location Sep 2006 – Feb 2007
Directed joint operations floor Network Operations Center monitoring and troubleshooting DISA Tier 0 and Tier 1 long-haul communications for the entire CENTCOM AOR, to include Predator ops, DSN, VTC, ATM and IDNX for both SIPR and NIPRNET. Entrusted to make instant operations decisions to resolve communications outages impacting military missions. Interacted daily with all CENTCOM communication centers ensuring full situational awareness for commanders/missions.
Air Force Officer, assigned to The US Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Feb 2003 to April 2006. Led Knowledge Transfer Team information standards/fusion of information for over 10 systems. Developed and executed Commander’s Strategic Information Advisory Group activities, guiding research and partnership building with NSA for executable global command and control services including the groundwork in what would become the Cyber mission and associated infrastructure/policy. Created robust, collaborative relationship between OSD, NSA, USJFCOM, and USSTRATCOM’s arena for information assurance, command and control services, and multi-level security; ensured parallel advocacy. Orchestrated successful command-wide project to mitigate the “Insider Threat” to strategic information systems – implemented access restrictions and system security policies for over 1100 users.
3 Positions as Air Force Officer, assigned to Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency, Software Management Branch, July 1999 to Feb 2003.
Air Force Pentagon Communication Agency Operations Officer: supervised 49 airmen, 9 officers, 33 civilians, and 149 contractors managing daily operations to include a web administration team hosting 140 Air Force unclassified/classified websites.
Chief, Command and Control Systems Branch: managed a branch of 13 military, civilian, and contractor personnel to implement and maintain several systems, specifically the legacy UNIX platforms: the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting system (ABIDES) and the Rapid Allocation Planning Interactive Data System (RAPIDS), command and control, and management information systems.
Chief, Software Configuration Management: supervised 7 military, civilian, and contractor personnel to manage software development procedures and led the rewrite of configuration management processes, updated organizational software to match. Accomplished the elimination of a requirements document backlog and streamlined process to focus resources more effectively.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
Bachelor’s, Geography/Cartographic Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 1989 CompTIA Network + Certification (Candidate ID: COMP10597078), Dec 2001
Certified Automated Security Incident Measurement System (ASIMS) Analyst, April 2009 CompTIA Security + Certification, (Candidate ID: COMP10597078), Nov 2010
Certified Boundary Intrusion Detection Analyst Dec 2011 Certified Ethical Hacker Certification, Aug 2012
Certified IMS Gateway Analyst Sep 2012 Certified IMS Gateway Instructor June 2013
Certified Defensive Cyber Operations Instructor August 2016
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) Mar 2018
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) April 2022
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