1. Robert F. O’Grady, Jr., CISSP, CISM
Casa Grande, AZ 85122
Cell: 770.329.4637 Email: rfogradyjr@gmail.com
Clearance – active Top Secret (TS)
Education – BA, Chemistry, cum laude, College of St. Rose, Albany, NY - 1983
Certifications – CISSP, CISM (both active)
Key Terms – Information Assurance, Director, Solutions Architect, Project Management, Enterprise Service
Design and Network Design, Virtualization, FISMA, DIACAP, Policy Development, Implementation, NIST
standards, COBIT, Risk Management Framework, Proposal Support, Technical Writing, Basis of Estimate,
Work Breakdown Structure, ITIL, SaaS, IaaS, Cloud Application, Application Security, Certification and
Accreditation
Mar 2006 – April 2015 – Technical Director/Security Architect
NCI Information Systems
Technical Director responsible for research and application of new and existing technology in customer
applications for systems design, Information Assurance Security Operations, Program Management and
Compliance. Direct involvement in application of Security Technical Implementation Guides for Windows, Linux,
VMware systems and Oracle and Sequel Databases. Including use of tools for Linux/UNIX such as VI.
 IA- Technology:
o Develop Security Architecture for Network Operations including DoD Approved firewalls
including Cisco ASA, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Demilitarized
Zones and switch configuration as well as Web Application protection schema.
o Use the technology available on the network to shape the traffic, apply use of VLAN designs
and system permissions to protect network and applications, use of Host Based Security
Systems (HBSS) to provide a granular level of permissions at the host server and workstation
level.
o Worked with team for the installation of Gigabit Passive Optical Network and Secure Passive
Optical Network (GPON/SPON) to transform Ft. Huachuca’s Greeley Hall from 225 switches to
a single Cisco 6509 driving the optical network, providing service to the desktop. This includes
the certification of the GPON systems and the alarm systems for the secure network.
 IA – Maintenance:
o Responsible for policy development and updates for local accreditation requirements and
implementation at the enterprise level for Certification and Accreditation (C&A) maintenance.
o Develop training programs for the users and leadership for Accreditation maintenance
programs to transition to the RMF format.
o Develop customer programs for updates, vulnerability management, patch management and
host hardening with Secure Technical Implementation Guides to maintain the security posture.
 IA – C&A:
o Developed a new IA support model to use qualified security engineers and security analysts in
support of the Army Certification Program, the Defense Information Assurance and
Accreditation Certification (DIACAP).
o Developed the scorecard for the organization or agency using listed controls, evaluation
methods, scanning tools selection (eEye Retina, nmap, SCAP) for use on hosts and networks
to determine vulnerabilities, compliance issues. The size of the entity ranged from single hosts
and applications to large scale organizations including Ft Hood, Ft Lewis and other units
ranging from 50 to 250 servers, 1000 network devices and up to 8,000 workstations.
o Worked in both classified and unclassified networks.
o Worked with the teams to begin the transfer to the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
and assignment of the new controls to the systems.
o Worked with the results to provide the accurate scorecard, mitigation plans for out of
compliance events to meet control intent and security requirements.

2.  Proposal Development Expertise:
o Technical Director responsible for developing proposal response to Government Request for
Proposals at the IDIQ level, Task Order level within the IDIQ contracts and independent agency
requests.
o Developed the technical solution in the role of Solution Architect, provided the detailed
descriptions of the technical effort and personnel required to to accomplish the task.
o Able to develop the Basis of Effort for the task, the Work Breakdown Structure for the personnel
staffs to support and maintain the operations based on prior experience and expertise.
o Operational Lead for multiple proposals often over lapping in timeframe, ranging in size from
$308M to support a major construction project with IT infrastructure for 28 agencies.
o Led a team of 14 separate companies and 72 personnel to design a high reliability (5 9’s, or
uptime of 99.999%) system as a Prime contract.
o Simultaneously led two additional large bids ($58M and $78M) for Base Realignment and
Closure projects support Army FORSCOM Headquarters and US Army Reserve Command
relocation. This included a full data center and IT infrastructure design, furnish, engineer and
test project, then complete the data transfer of all operational assets from Atlanta to Pope Air
Force Base.
o Operations Lead of 35 with 8 subcontractors supporting these efforts.
o Sought out by multiple divisions within NCI to provide technical input and design, reviews and
section writings for various proposal based on my strong reputation for completing tasks on
time within a high intensity environment.
May 1998 to December 2005 - US Army Reserve Command
Chief, Network Operations US Army Reserve
 Head of Network Operations responsible for the network services and communications to over 900
Reserve locations in CONUS and extended reach to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Korea, Germany, Italy and
the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations supporting over 55,000 users, 14 data centers and a secure
infrastructure with limited gateways, using the Army Top Layer Security stacks at limited points and
employing firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN technology and web interfaces for applications and communications.
 Using a non-routable IP schema, we operated as an intranet with limited access, using a multi-domain
trust arrangement for communications and services to all locations, including email, file and print,
business operations and VoIP technology at the center level.
 Oversaw the transition to Active Directory and the Single Sign On for the operations and services on
the network.
 Operational lead to transition from the Cisco three tiered (Core, Distribution, Access) routing setup to a
flat Multi-Protocol Layered Switch (MPLS) structure that allowed the reduction of 14 data centers at
regional headquarters to a single data center, saving over $8M in annual operation costs.
 Chief of Operations overseeing the contracts for the operations and maintenance civilian personnel
supporting the network and regional areas.
 Reduced the number of contract personnel from 243 to 78 including the IA staff.
 Direct supervision of 86 military personnel supporting the local headquarters in 15 locations.
 Responsible to set policy for the operations and IA staffs in order to interface the Reserve Network with
258 Army posts, camps and stations, providing IA and operational support to the units, negotiating for
the inter-forest trusts with Active Directory forests at Army Enterprise level.
 Reserve liaison to the Active Army CIO offices at Ft Huachuca to Army Network Enterprise Technology
Command, applying Reserve lessons learned and improving Army level communications for all forces.
Prior Positions include:
 Active Duty: as a Commissioned Officer in command positions ranging from platoon to Garrison level,
as well as staff positions, training development, combat operations and developmental schools through
the Command and General Staff College.
 Civilian positions: Analytical Chemist for Golden Cat Co. (1 year) and General Electric, NORYL
Plastics (8 years).