P. D. Dixon Sr., CISSP
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2021 : Present
/ THarWi /
Founder | vCISO | Chief Cybersecurity Strategist
- Working under the direction of the CIO, serving as the principal senior information security official I lead the development and implementation of security solutions and processes across the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS).
- Provide the vision and leadership necessary to manage the risk to the district and will ensure business alignment, effective governance, system availability, integrity, and confidentiality in alignment with the HCPSS Strategic Call to Action.
- Manages the day-to-day leadership and management of Information technology security operations and team members.
2020 :
Howard County Public Schools
Information Technology Security Manager
Controls and directs all technical operations of the organization and provide strategic direction and guidance to ensure the company achieves its mission and complete its objectives.
• Research implements, and maintain research and development (R&D) that helps the company stay abreast of its competitors, offering cutting-edge products or services and employing the most efficient approaches and methods.
• Develop and leverage technologies that maintain effective public relations and marketing strategies to promote the company’s image, products and services to a relevant audience base.
• Represent the company in negotiations with suppliers, customers, government departments/agencies and other important contacts to create contract terms that would be most effective and advantageous for the company.
• Develop and leverage technologies that uphold a system for total quality management that ensures the best possible products or services are provided to the end users.
• Direct the execution of procedures and policies to make sure the company is compliant with all applicable regulations and other relevant commercial legislation.
• Leverage technologies that control and direct that the company’s work and resources, as well as ensure the retention and recruitment of key support partners to make sure the entire organization achieve its goals and mission.
• Implement technology that fosters effective formal and informal links to important clients, stakeholders, key decision-makers, local authorities and relevant government agencies and departments are established and maintained. This allows for the proper exchange of views and information to ensure an appropriate range and good quality of services.
2019 : 2020
CommuterSavvy
Chief Technologist | CISSP
Serving as the cybersecurity subject matter expert supporting the Department of Homeland Security(DHS), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) initiative to implement enterprise infrastructure and technology modernization.
2020 : 2020
ZEN STRATEGICS LLC
Sr. Information System Security Officer (DHS)
- Technical security and IT project manager serving as Information Systems Security Officer for major federal projects. Responsible for the delivery of FISMA C&A documentation for systems such as : FIPS 199 Security Categorization Worksheet, System Security Plan, Risk Analysis, e-auth, Security Test & Evaluation, ISA's, COOP, Security Assessment Report, Annual Assessments, POA&Ms, Privacy Threshold Agreements, Privacy Impact Assessments and System of Record Notices & Ongoing Authorization.
2018 : 2019
MAXIMUS
Information System Security Manager (Federal Communications Commission)
About
Mr. Dixon is a results-oriented, high energy, hands-on cybersecurity and business professional with experience in a variety of industries including military, government, health care and finance. Over 20+ years of I.T./business experience has afforded him the opportunity to gain progressive knowledge, skills and abilities. Mr. Dixon's prior military and public service experience has enabled him to adapt and perform efficiently in any environment. In addition to his experience, he also bring commitment, dedication, and a can do attitude toward accomplishing any task.
Mr. Dixon has served as the IT systems security manager responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems implemented to detect fraud, waste and abuse of services provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Playing a role in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act(ACA), Phillip managed the cybersecurity of over a dozen high-profile systems with an overall operating budget in excess of $200 million. Additionally, Phillip has led or consulted on cybersecurity systems oversight projects with the U.S. Department of Labor, Dept. of Homeland Security, FCC (E-Rate) and the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Mr. Dixon has also been a featured contributor for IEEE Potentials magazine and spotlighted in Secure Computing (SC Magazine) in connection with being the first awardee of the Holistic Executive CyberCorp doctoral scholarship at The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
In conjunction with Phillip’s academic background, he has also acquired multiple industry certifications including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Security specialization; CompTIA Network + and Security+ certified professional, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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