Christopher Straka
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English
Kent State University
1988 : 1992
Lorain County Community College
1987 : 1988
The University of Toledo
1985 : 1987
Lorain Catholic High School
1982 : 1985
Lorain Admiral King High School
1981 : 1982
Clark State College
Cybersecurity Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty member at Clark State teaching Cyber Security I & II, as well as Security+, which covers the basic principles of information assurance and the ten CISSP domains. I perform classroom instruction, to include chapter review, curriculum guidance, encouraging classroom participation and making myself available to answer students' questions. I also perform online evaluation and assessment of student assignments.
2012 :
Clark State Community College
Adjunct Faculty, Cyber Security I & II; Security+
Lead Information Assurance Officer in an Information & Communications branch of a major command in the US Air Force. Serves as certification and accreditation consultant for command’s IT systems and programs by ensuring all Department of Defense (DoD) information security requirements are met. Enforces command policy and guidance that must be implemented to ensure successful execution of IA initiatives. Identifies, develops, and recommends for approval, plans and actions that implement IT security throughout the command’s communications and information utility infrastructure. Directs IA activities of network security programs and serves on DoD and AF functional working groups. Reviews and coordinates changes to AF and DoD directives. Uses metrics to monitor Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA) compliance. Equipment custodian responsible for over $150,000.00 of IS equipment inventory, to include tracking, sanitization, and turn-in. Responsible for Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) room, to include access, incident reporting and certification and accreditation.
2011 :
United States Air Force
Lead Cybersecurity Liaison
Detachment IAO/ISSO responsible for certification and accreditation of communication infrastructure equipment valued at 5.5 million dollars across 14 Top Secret, one Secret and three unclassified networks.
• Write, maintain and ensure compliance of security Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for sites and enterprise information systems within area of responsibility (AOR) covering five states and 18 sites.
• Assist in certification and accreditation of prospective secure compartmented information facilities.
• Perform risk analysis to determine protection levels of facilities.
• Ensure and enforce security practices and procedures by detachment personnel.
• Provide oversight of proper sanitization procedures for turn-in of IS equipment.
• Translate organizational security policies and procedures for detachment personnel and customers when required.
• Control all forms of media entering the SCIF by executing anti-virus software, entering media into a database, issuing each individual media a control number, and securing it in an isolated media cabinet.
• Access control of personnel entering government SCIF.
• Regular travel to various sites throughout the Midwest US to assess and ensure proper security practices and procedures are implemented and enforced.
• Institute and maintain a security awareness training program.
• Responsible for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) security patches being up to date on government systems.
• Data storage backup and disaster recovery planning.
2004 : 2011
General Dynamics AIS
ISSO
Member of a team that tested new technology, both hardware and software, and performed risk analysis on the results to determine whether it was safe to go on a classified government network.
• Operating systems consisted of Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0, as well as Solaris 9.
• Contributed to the decision-making and risk analysis process that determined new software and hardware products being considered for installation on the network.
• Responsible for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) security patches being up to date on government classified networks.
2003 : 2004
BAE Systems
Network Analyst
Skills
Access, Air Force, Analysis, Army, C&A, CEH, CISSP, Computer Security, Concept of Operations, Defense, DIACAP, Disaster Recovery, DoD, Enterprise Architecture, Federal Government, FISMA, Government, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Intelligence, MCP, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Exchange, Military, Military Operations, Networking, Network Security, Organizational Leadership, Penetration Testing, Physical Security, Policy, Program Management, Risk Assessment, Routers, Security, Security+, Security Audits, Security Awareness, Security Clearance, Security Management, Security Operations, Servers, SharePoint, Switches, System Administration, Top Secret, Training, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management
About
CISSP-certified Government Cybersecurity professional with 30 years experience in the national defense information security sector. I also teach Cybersecurity courses, to include Security+ and CISSP certification, as an adjunct faculty instructor at Clark State Community College for the past 11 years.
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