James Denardo is a senior Army cybersecurity and IT professional with over 20 years of experience managing large teams and multimillion dollar projects. He has held leadership roles such as Deputy Chief Operations Officer for Army Cyber Command and Chief of the Spectrum and Counter-IED Branch on the Joint Staff. Denardo has a proven track record of improving operational effectiveness and guiding strategic initiatives. He is skilled in cybersecurity operations, program management, and integrating communication systems to support military missions.

1. JAMES DENARDO TS-SCI clearance (active since August 2006) Alexandria, Virginia • 22315
254-258-9616 jamesddenardo@Gmail.com www.linkedin.com/JamesDDeNardo
Senior Army cybersecurity operations/Information Technology professional and certified Operations Research
Systems Analyst (ORSA) with an active TS-SCI clearance. Skilled and positive leader and Chief Information
Security Officer with 20 + years of supervisory and management expertise at the strategic level, focused on
business processes and operational efficiency. Proven ability to lead a staff and workforce in excess of 800
personnel at the COO/CIO level. Excellent organizational and time management skills with a strong history of
operational enhancement, cost savings and success under the most demanding circumstances. Experienced in
overseeing multimillion dollar projects consistently meeting both monetary and time constraints. Proven clear
and concise communication skills and understanding of integrating operational missions/goals to support
strategic level guidance, policy and overall corporate business strategy.
Management Leadership Information Technology Experience
 Leadership and Staff Management
 Strategy and Planning
 Cyberspace Security Operations
 Programs and Operations Management
 Operational Effectiveness
 Organizational Change Management
 Operations Research and Simulation Development
 Army Certified ORSA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DEPUTY CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, Army Cyber Command FT Belvoir June 2013-Present
Handpicked by the Army CIO/G6 over 60 more senior Officers to serve as the Deputy for Operations of U.S. Army Cyber Command.
Managed,planned and provided guidance for Cyberspace support to Army forces within the continentalUnited States and globally for
forward deployed and stationed Army forces, as well as synchronizing support efforts with the US Army Cyber Center of Excellence.
Developed the long range Operational modernization plan for Army Cyber Command, integrating current and future network
architectures as well as theaterenterprise priorities. Directed all aspects ofCommand, Control and Communications Planning and
Training Management within the command for three brigades, and the assigned Network Enterprise Command (NETCOM). As
Deputy, was directly involved in the build of the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) and the establishment of the new 120 person Joint
Forces Headquarters-Cyber (JFHQ-C) at Ft Gordon. Also served as the Command's Army Protection Program (APP) Officer.
 Earned Legion of Merit Award for career achievement in cybersecurity operations
 Directly interfaced with NETCOM, FORSCOM, and the US Army Cyber Center of Excellence on all tactical support issues
and support to operational and generating forces globally providing 99% reliable multi-level secure communications
 Led the Command's capabilities requirements validation board and directed over $110M of cybersecurity,communications
and information management capabilities for execution across Army Cyber Command
 Developed and provided guidance for all Information Technology Common Levels of Services across the entire Continental
US for all Army organizations. Achieved over 200% improvement in scoring during Army level APP inspection 2013
Chief/PROJECT MANAGER Spectrum and Counter-IED Branch, Joint Staff J6 Pentagon August 2010-May 2013
Selected over 32 other Senior Staff officers by the Joint Staff J6 to serve as Branch Chief, providing integrated analysis and Project
Management oversight for Spectrum and Counter-IED systems supporting the Joint Staff and ten Combatant Commands. Managed 4
Spectrum Project Managers, 4 Counter-IED/Electronic Warfare Portfolio Managers, while also leading the PMO Team as Project
Manager for the President’s 500 MHz Spectrum reallocation with a cost impact of over $20 Billion to the DoD. Performed duties as
Directorate Senior Systems Analyst and Spectrum Project Manager in support of DoD-CIO, the NTIA and the Joint Staff. Expert
Interagency interface experience within the DoD and commercial agencies while improving COTS and GOTS Spectrum and Counter-
IED applications to improve efficiencies, reduce overall costs and save lives.
 Earned the Defense Meritorious Service Award for excellence as the Branch Chief/Project Manager and awarded the Joint
Staff Qualification badge and selected as Joint Staff J6 Action Officer of the Year 2011 over 200 others
 Provided executive management and leadership, by planning, directing and coordinating program activities and key projects
while motivating section members/contractors, and successfully completed a two year analytic study in just 18 months
 Developed and managed short/long range plans and projects involving the definition, design,development, acquisition,
budget,integration, operation, inventories, and utilization of $20M worth of new and modified Spectrum support information
systems
 Directed all Portfolio Management efforts for over 150 Programs of Record (POR) and 120 Spectrum systems across the
Joint Staff

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COMMANDER (DIRECTOR), 57rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, FT Hood February 2008 - August 2010
Commander of the Army's first Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB) in Afghanistan consisting of seven subordinate company
elements and over 850 Soldiers, and tactical communications assemblages worth in excess of $72M. Responsible for deploying,
installing, operating and maintaining Joint and Combined communications systems throughout the Afghanistan Theaterof Operations.
 Earned the Bronze Star Award for Leadership in combat and served as the Communications Integrator for USFOR-A
(Afghanistan)in support of over 133,000 users at 45 locations throughout Afghanistan during the Presidents surge,ensuring
the integration of all Army, Air Force, Joint networks and communication systems and projects
 Managed and oversawthe engineering, implementation and integration of over $50M worth of communications projects and
infrastructure across Afghanistan - both LAN and WAN
 Managed a communications network at 45 different locations providing Help/Service Desk and Information Security as well
as transmission, voice, data services and data recovery/restoral maintaining strict government regulated information
assurance policies to over 41 senior command organizations
 Led, directed and executed the fielding of over $30M worth of Tactical Information Technology Equipment/upgrades within
a 12 month time period
 Supervised, directed and executed the establishment of the first Combined-Joint Regional Network Operations Security
Center (CJ-RNOSC) to include advanced Tactical Information Technology Equipment / upgrades within a 12 month time
period
CHIEF PLANS, OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES Officer, CJ635, United States Forces Korea, July 2004 – December 2007
Senior Theater Communications Plans Officer for United States Forces Korea (USFK) and Combined Forces Command (CFC).
Responsible for planning, writing, and coordinating communication and Information Technology plans and annexes for all Joint and
Combined operations.Primary communications liaison with the Republic of Korea in the development of C4 requirements supporting
Theater OPLANs.
 Earned Meritorious Service Award for excellence during the update of the USFK Theater Plan
 Developed, planned and implemented a whole scale revision of all communications plans in support of operations in the
Republic of Korea that improved integration and effectiveness for seven major component commands and 27,000 personnel
 Integrated the latest transformation and innovation initiatives such as Effects Based Operations, NetCentric operations and
lessons learned from combat operations in Iraq into all into all operational and strategic planning annexes
 Coordinated over 10 full scale Theater level simulation supported multi-echelon training exercises with an impact to over
45,000 Service members across the Republic of Korea with a cost estimate of $10M per exercise
EDUCATION and TRAINING
Master of Science
National Security Strategy
USAF Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112
Master of Arts
Telecommunications and Information Management
Webster University, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 36081
U.S. Army trained Operations Research Systems Analyst MAC Level I
Fort Lee, Virginia 23801
Bachelor of Arts
Physics
San Jose State University, California 95152
ITIL certification pending September 2015
PMP, Syracuse University New York, certification pending January 2016