1. 13320 YARLAND LANE
BOWIE, MD 20175
Bjacks92@outlook.com
301-814-2182
SUMMARY
A seasoned IT professional with nearly 20 years of experience in the management and administration of a
broad range of technical services,strategically and cost effectively conforming to corporate goals.
Successfully maintains high standards, utilizing resources,and centralizing technologies to minimize
downtime while maintaining systems security. Over 7 years of IT security compliance experience
supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in security testing, plan of action and milestones
(POA&M) management,Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) support, and policy and security
configuration compliance. Program Management experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
SECURITY CLEARANCES
Top Secret Clearance, 2014
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), 2013; ITIL v3, 2010; CompTIA Security+, 2010
EDUCATION
Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA – 1993; Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Richard S. Carson & Associates, Inc. Apr 2012 – Present
Bethesda, MD
Program Manager
 Managing information security contracts and task orders across several federal agencies and
corporate clients, including management of up to 20 staff and independent contacts
distributed across multiple locations
 Providing IT security consultation including FISMA, information assurance, PCI, and
operational security to federal (Office of Personnel Management (OPM), National Institutes
of Health (NIH), and corporate clients while managing security projects and related staff
 Managing the FISMA, Annual Assessment & Authorization (A&A), and continuous
monitoring efforts for OPM, NIH, and corporate clients.
 Managing cloud hosted systems, including FedRAMP approved hosting providers.
 Maintaining project schedules and budget tracking for each managed project and proposing
project structure, methodology, and execution strategy
 Establishing IT security program integration into client software development SDLC (where
security was previously not considered), identifying numerous security issues and
subsequently decreasing existing issues by 80% while introducing pre-production release
security testing
Byron E. Jackson
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2. Overseeing staff work assignments, job performance, periodic reviews, and career
development.
 Conducted security audits for NIH and OPM systems, identified several significant risks
previously unknown and worked with each organization to mitigate these issues prior to
exploitation
 Implementing corporate monthly training sessions and seminars for career development and
knowledge transfer
 Leading and assisting on proposal management efforts for government and corporate
contracts
ALON, Inc. Jan 2011 – Mar 2012
Washington, DC
Information Systems Security Officer
 Implemented security controls and conducted ST&E for multiple Federal information systems in
accordance with NIST 800-53 and 53A requirements for the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and prepared SA&A packages according to
NIST standards for GSS and major applications.
 Responsibilities included: Conducted monthly FISMA self-assessments,technical and firewall
assessments,vulnerability scanning using Nessus and analysis (i.e., FDCC), penetration testing, and
risk assessments,and monitoring and deployment of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Performed
physical security control assessments and system inventory management at various locations using
BigFix.
 Developed, implemented, and managed POA&Ms
US Customs and Border Protection Aug 2010 – Feb 2011
Washington, DC
INFOSEC Specialist
 Served as an INFOSEC Specialist providing technical guidance to the operational area of Information
Assurance (IA) Policy and Subject Matter Expert support to DHS to assist with the implementation of
IA activities.
 Performed vulnerability assessment scans using Nessus in support of penetration analyses and
provided first level of customer contact for the IASE Information Desk.
Bolling Air Force Base Nov 2009 - Aug 2010
Washington, DC
Windows System Administrator
 Supported the Air Force District, Washington, DC, and their enterprise Windows 2003 and Exchange
2007 environment.
 Duties included providing day-to-day Systems Administration support managing 12 Exchange 2007
servers supporting 13,000+ mailboxes and Symantec Mail Security for Exchange servers.
 Performed routine analysis of IT systems to identify areas where potential threats may be evident.
QinetiQ, NA US Customs and Border Protection/Fort McNair Sep 2002 - Nov 2009
Washington, DC
Team Lead
 Responsible managing staff of 4 network engineers and system administrators.

3.  Implemented security policies, plans, and architecture and enforced Group Policy with Access
Control List (ACL) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) requirements and encryption
for VPN.
 Coordinated weekly Windows Server patch management maintenance using Windows Server Update
Services (WSUS) to ensure all systems have the most up-to-date security patches.