Allen Ayers


Location

Hanover, MD
Education
    University of Maryland-College Park
    September 1999 - May 2003
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Business Administration
    University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.I.T. EECS - School of Electrical
    University of Maryland
    Georgetown University
Work Experience
    Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Cyber Infrastructure & Security Manager
    January 2018 - present
    company
    Northrop Grumman Corporation
    title
    Cyber Infrastructure & Security Manager
    overview
    - Program staff based on knowledge of Government policies and company procedures in the following security disciplines: Physical, Personnel, OPSEC, COMSEC, Crisis Management, and Contract/Subcontract Security - Able to interpret and execute and ensure compliance for a security program for an IC client - Experience in program security, with knowledge of implementing a multi-disciplined security program (access control, personnel security, physical security, OPSEC, visitor control, etc - Obtains rulings, interpretations, and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations from Government customer - Develop and implement procedures to satisfy company and Government contract performance, statements of work, task orders, proposals and other requirements - Conduct security education briefings to ensure compliance - Investigates security violations and prepares reports specifying preventive action to be taken, when required - Developed necessary guidelines, monitoring policies, and enforcing standards for cybersecurity frameworks and industry best practices supporting National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53, CNSSI 1253, and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) execution - Provided day-to-day communication, performance assessment and feedback, career counseling, mentoring and coaching, professional development, employee rewards and recognition, and resolving personnel issues and managing a staff ,Recruiting, interviews and hiring, and work force planning New business acquisition, proposal and special projects Identifying and implementing new or improved tools and processes to increase team efficiency (Government Civilian Employee
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    January 2016 - December 2016
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    MDSAF Reserves Cyberspace Fusion Operations Officer
    September 2002 - November 2016
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