Ray Kline, CISSP, CEA, ITIL

Details

Education: B.S.

Business Management

University of Maryland College Park

Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA)

Enterprise Architecture frameworks (FEAF, DoDAF, TOGAF)

Federal Enterprise Architecture Certification Institute (FEAC)

2007 : 2008

Cybersecurity Policy

University of Maryland Global Campus

2018 :

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

CCNA 2.0 Certification, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Course Completion

Cisco Networking Academy

Experience: Partner with business areas to ensure the organization meets security policies and standards for regulatory compliance. Deliver the incident management program playbooks and train technical operations staff for incident and breach response. Mentor fellow employees conducting anti-phishing campaigns, lender reviews, and software evaluations. Provide security guidance and direction to the project management organization on various operational initiatives. Review contract agreements to ensure appropriate information security provisions are negotiated in IT service solicitations. Collaborate with IT system business owners to update and maintain system security plans. Work with all business areas to promote awareness of information security controls and their application to technology services.

2021 : Present

Virginia Housing

Information Security Analyst

Planned and coordinated delivery of complex services and materials involving multiple vendors for mission readiness. Established a bill of materials process that provided leadership with a framework to follow and realize efficiency gains. Reported improvement metrics and presented recommendations to leadership.

2020 : 2021

Northrop Grumman

Sr Principal Logistics Management Analyst

Led agency information security policy, planning, risk management, and security architecture activities. Responsible for ensuring IT system lifecycle changes are implemented and maintained in accordance with federal (i.e. NIST, IRS), state, and agency security standards and guidelines. Developed and maintained risk assessments, system security plans, and business impact analyses. Oversaw contractors and fellow employees responsible for conducting risk assessments and system security plans. Partnered with IT to ensure system lifecycle changes are implemented and maintained in compliance with regulations. Engaged with internal stakeholders and prospective suppliers to evaluate and procure cloud-based GRC solution. Instructed and advised team members in conducting improvements for the security awareness program.

2015 : 2020

Virginia Department of Taxation

Information Security Risk Management/Architecture Lead

Responsible for enterprise architecture and IT service transformation support for 80+ Commonwealth of Virginia agencies. Developed IT governance methodology to help investment decision and approval of infrastructure service change requests. Developed and maintained standards and vendor-driven roadmaps for strategic technology lifecycle planning. Led solution architecture team to ensure timely completion of solution designs that exceeded targeted KPI’s. Led RFI engagement with all stakeholders that drove the RFP process and

final selection of an enterprise ITSM solution. Documented platform security hardening configurations, solution designs, and contract proposals incorporating enterprise architecture, NIST, and ITIL frameworks. Developed new service offering with supporting BOE, BOM, pricing strategy, and support model to deliver endpoint security services.

2006 : 2015

Northrop Grumman

Enterprise Architect

Responsible for enterprise-level design and engineering support for directory services, messaging, and related third party infrastructure applications for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) customer. Led design and implementation of distributed production asset management and mobile enterprise infrastructure systems at multiple geographic site locations. Trained staff with administration and use of implemented systems; Built and managed computer lab environment for the development, testing, and staging forensic investigations. Developed work breakdown structure and provided technical coordination support for project management team.

2002 : 2006

Northrop Grumman

Solutions Architect

Company: Virginia Housing

Years of Experience: 31

Skills

Account Management, Active Directory, Business Analysis, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Cloud Security, Communication, Concept Development, Contract Management, Creativity Skills, Cybersecurity, Data Center, Desktop Deployment, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Information Security Governance, Information Security Management, Infrastructure, Integration, ITIL, ITIL Service Strategy, IT Management, IT Procurement, IT Service Management, Leadership, Managed Services, Management, Networking, Preparing Business Cases, Process Improvement, Product Lifecycle Management, Program Management, Project Coordination, Project Governance, Requirements Analysis, Risk Management, Security, Security Management, Service Deployment, Service Development, Service Oriented Architecture Design, SOA, Solution Architecture, Supply Chain Management, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Team Building, Technology Evaluation, Technology Integration, Technology Roadmapping

About

Experienced senior-level information security professional with 10+ years of expertise in managing enterprise compliance, risk, and governance of IT services. Seeking a lead role to build and manage programs that enable the business to acquire and own IT services while ensuring the appropriate level of security and privacy requirements are met.