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Brian Young

PMP, ITIL v3, CASP, IAT Level III

IT PROGRAM MANAGER, TS/SCI

Experienced Program Manager offering success leading all phases of diverse technology projects; PMP, ITIL v3 Foundations, Advanced Security Practitioner Certified; Bachelors of Information Technology; Associates degree of Networking; and over 10 years of project management, system administration and engineering and 5 years of network administration.

Experience

CBS, Inc Fort Gordon, GA IT Program Manager  

Manages T&M, IDIQ contract for Cyber Center of Excellence (CoE) CIO/G6. Creates plans and policies for Fort Gordon Cyber CoE organizations. Works closely with the Government's Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Division Chiefs and other organizational personnel to ensure PWS requirements are met. Manages 15 technicians to include SharePoint Developers, System and network Administrators and information security analysts. Established the Modernization of Signal Towers (MoST) Project. Coordinated multiple project efforts of the Protected Distribution System (PDS) installation, the Video Teleconference upgrade, and the SCIF site survey, installation and upgrade. Works closely with DPW, NEC, Physical & Installation Security, CyberCoE, TRADOC and outside vendors to meet project deliverables. Leads project work groups, provides briefings, command updates and presentations to senior leadership. Authored CyberCoE Data Domain Retention Policy. Maintains, tracks and reports on all CISCO procurement assets throughout the CyberCoE. Controls the Life Cycle policy for all IT related equipment for the CyberCoE.

NOVA Corp Fort Gordon, GA, Program Manager, System integrator OCT 2010 to SEP 2013

Manages $8M T&M, IDIQ contract. Ensures quality deliverables of $1.8M in task orders. Responsible for the planning, execution, and day‐to‐day oversight of all contractor duties, functions, deliverables, conduct and standards. Serves as the primary point of contact for CONUS portion of the CENTRIX-ISAF (CX-I) theater network. Acts as the Government's primary point of contact for all matters pertaining to this effort, and works closely with the Government's Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to ensure satisfactory fulfillment of contract requirements. Anticipates project staffing needs, identifies and interviews available personnel, and makes staffing assignments in accordance with schedule requirements. Manages multiple team leads, in a multi-team, multi-project environment consisting of systems and network administrators and cyber security analysts. Utilizes a wide range of communications tools and techniques to develop and presentations, reports and charts to brief senior level gov't and military officials as well as corporate executives. Creates Daily, Weekly, Monthly (DWM) reports to give stakeholders regular updates. Manages and develops 25 personnel. Chairs change advisory boards and leads weekly technical working groups to address requested changes and solve complex problems. Manages the training, budgeting, staffing and scheduling of all onsite employees to meet the customer’s needs and corporate’s goals. Participates in proposal writing and seeks out and recommends new business opportunities where available.  Continuously monitors contract state and look for areas of improvement and efficiencies and makes recommendations to the customer and corporate based on mission analysis and contract performance. Works closely with Joint and Coalition Warfighting (JCW) to assess its network capabilities and perform gap analysis to determine if current assets are sustainable for the bi-annual Unified Endeavor exercise with its Joint Coalition partners. Participates in conference calls, authors briefs and charts and provides feedback to the leadership. Makes recommendations, assists with future operational planning and helps to determine valid network capabilities requirements. Designed the Spectrum view monitoring system to monitor all CONUS nodes. Reports and responds all cyber security incidents to include UDCIs, CCRIs, breaches and other cyber related security events using command guidelines to the IAM and leadership. Ensures security policies are applied in accordance with AR 25-2, NETCOM and command directives. Participates in DIACAPs, CCRIs, security systems and network inspections. Reviews Authorized To Operate/Connect (ATO/ATC) request documentation to include Tenant Security Plans (TSPs), Network Diagrams and vulnerability scan results prior to remote locations being allowed to join the network. Led design and multi-site roll-out of robust, scalable and secure enterprise Active Directory system and Microsoft Exchange Mail Systems. Established local procedures for HBSS, WSUS and SCCM. Directs and reviews the creation of Quick Reference Guides (QRGs), Technics, Tactics & Procedures (TTPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).  Managed the initial rollout of AESD for SIPR and transitioned the mission to C-TNOSC.

L3 Communications, C2S2 513^th MI BDE Fort Gordon, GA systems Lead, SEP 2007 to OCT 2010

Operated as the Distributed Common Ground System Lead (DCGS). Responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting and patching 4 DCGS suites that consisted of Enterprise Red Hat Linux Server, Windows 2003 Server, VMware VSX and NetApp appliance. Additionally, responsibilities included maintaining, installing, testing, and training CECOM Software Engineering Center software baselines. Supported systems included ASAS-ASE, ASAS-RWS, ASAS-L, CSP, SMART, ACT-E, ASAS-SS, and ACE BLOCK II, Solaris OS 2.7 and 2.6, Solaris x86, DTW, OPEN/VMS OS 7.1, Oracle/Sqlplus, Netscape, and Windows Server and HTML. Hardware supported platforms included DEC Alpha workstation, Compaq XP-1000, and Sun Sparc Workstations, HCU systems, Dec Alpha RISC, and IBM PC compatible Systems. Supported both server and client/server configurations. Managed system lifecycle deployments of several key classified intelligence systems based on multi-tech architecture.

Ciber, Inc Fort Gordon, GA Deputy PM, Network Engineer II, JAN 2007 to Sep 2007

As Deputy PM, duties included filling in for the primary Program Manager in his absence by attending meeting, producing reports, providing feedback to the government and managing a team of network, system, cyber security analysts and helpdesk personnel. Duties as Network Engineer II consisted of working as part of the government network team to configure and install Cisco, Allied & 3com switches. Support included a network of over 2000-networked devices in support of the Army’s I3MP system. Assisted engineering the upgrading, reconfiguration and deployment of various Cisco devices that were installed on the Army’s premier communication post to support SSH. As the senior network engineer, with the assistance of the network team, I was responsible for the installation and configuration of an AAA server and SSH for secure cisco login. Coordinated the deployment of the Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS), Access Points and Air Defense Servers. Using What’s up Gold, I was responsible for monitoring the wireless system for vulnerabilities and unauthorized access to networks. Additionally as part of the network team I was responsible for troubleshooting customers’ network connectivity issues. Working in the field, responsibilities included tracing fiber and Ethernet cables for connectivity problems. Using my background in windows, I assisted the deployment and management of SMS 2003 to over 3000 end users. Additional duties included maintaining Active Directory in accordance with military policies and procedures and assisting the Information Assurance team to ensure proper patch management (IAVAs) was being addressed in accordance with A-Cert policies.

ITT Systems Kuwait, Lead System Administrator, NOV 2004 to OCT 2006

As Lead System Administrator I supervised 2 additional system administrators, 15 helpdesk personnel and 20 information maintenance officers (IMOs). Served as part of a migration team that migrated Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Monitored, tracked and diagnosed all technical aspects of dual, parallel networks consisting of over 400 clients and 600 users on the US Army’s SIPR and NIPR network. Additional responsibilities included insuring all machines were IAVA compliant and performed updates to virus software and definitions as necessary. Responsible for maintaining system security and data integrity. Monitored the Intrusion Detection Servers (IDS) server for possible security breaches and used Retina and Stat 5/Guardian 6 software to test for system vulnerabilities. Produced reports from scans and conducted weekly training sessions with unit IMOs to provide ways to improve network security. Additionally, Performed daily and weekly back-ups of 10 site systems. Assisted in resolving helpdesk problems and complaints. Trained personnel on active directory, Exchange 2003 and SMS 2003 server. Established secure and non-secure networks in off-site locations by installing and configuring a complete network of servers from the ground up. Worked exclusively with Network Administrators to deploy and configure Cisco switches and 2600 series routers in a multi-system, multi-server LAN/WAN environment. Served as part of the military’s team to integrate the DOD PKI system for Camp Virginia and assisted system administrators in resolving CAC installation, configuration and verification issues.

Trillion Digital Communications Bessemer, AL Project manager, jul 2004 to nov 2004

Responsibilities included managing various contractors, to include construction, labors and technical personnel, to install a wireless network in a multi-site configuration for local state and county governments. Duties included ensuring accurate installation of wireless internet systems, managing the construction of a Network Operations Center (NOC) and installations of wireless radios and antenna in various states among the southeast. Met with county & school board officials to brief leadership on project status, concerns and timelines. Responsible for ensuring installations were performed in accordance with TIA/EIA, NEC and BICSI standards and were completed within a timely manner and within budget as dictated by the Project Management Plan. In the absence of contractors, ran and terminated fiber & Ethernet connections. Installed wireless radios and antenna on structures in excess of 150 feet in the absence of contractors or to perform repairs. Additionally installed and configured IP addresses and subnets for Rapier switches, Redlines, Aeras & YDI radios. Authored, updated & maintained project documents and spreadsheets to track project progression.

Education

·         B.S – Information Technology, Western Governor’s University

·         A.A.S-Networking, Augusta Technical College

Certifications

·         PMI-Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), May 2013

·         ITIL v3 Foundations-Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Oct 2010

·         COMPTIA Advance Security Practitioner (CASP), October 2015

·         COMPTIA Linux+, Jan 2016

·         COMPTIA Security+, Jun 2010

·         COMPTIA Network+, Oct 2015

·         COMPITA A+, Jul 2014

·         MCP Microsoft Windows Server 2003

·         MCP Microsoft Windows Security, 2003

·         MTA Windows Server Administration, Apr 2015

·         MTA Windows Operating Systems, Mar 2015

·         MTA Network Fundamentals, May 2015

·         CIW Web Design Specialist, Feb 2015

·         CIW Web Foundations Associate, Jun 2014

·         CIW Database Design, Dec 2015

·         CIW JavaScript Specialist, Jan 2016