Thomas McAdams
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Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
South Carolina State University
1979 : 1983
• Avionics Systems Security
• Cybersecurity requirements, architecture design definition and documentation,
• Platform IT, DoDI 8510,and DoD Anti-Tamper Planning
• Cross Domain Solutions - Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) Technology
• Cybersecurity test planning and support
2004 : Present
Boeing
Cybersecurity SME
As a security consultant, I provided the following IA services :
• DITSCAP/DIACAP certification planning, AR 25-2 Army Information Assurance
• NSA and NIST cryptography
• Command, Control, Communications & Computers Intelligence (C4I)
• Satellite link control, Intelligent Mines, Cryptographic Modernization
Services provided to the Army, MITRE, and SPAWAR on a number of strategic planning systems that were high profile and highly specialized.
2000 : 2004
McAdams Technical Consultants, Inc.
Owner Principal
As the Lead Systems INFOSEC engineer for cryptography, I supported SPAWAR and was tasked to define plausible cryptographic products and solutions for the US Navy (USN). I provided the following IA services
• SPAWAR support to Extremely Low Frequency (ELF), Very Low Frequency (VLF) and Low Frequency (LF) communication systems cryptographic modernization efforts
• Project Leader for Army PM Mines, Countermine and Demolitions (PM MCD) and the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) on their Intelligent Mines programs.
• MITRE Technical Project Leader for general technical support and grew the program tasking form $1.34M in FY98 to $1.7M in FY99.
1993 : 2000
MITRE
Information Assurance Engineer
As a junior systems security engineer supporting DoD and Canadian programs involving secure hand held tactical Radio technology. I provided :
• COMSEC circuit design, test, and integration,
• NSA Type I Certification testing,
• NSA security documentation generation,
• Security technical presentations
Responsible for key security features that culminated with winning a $4.5M sales contract with a Canadian defense contractor in support of the Canadian Army and a DoD contract with the Air Force estimated at $50M.
1989 : 1993
Thales Communications, Inc., Clarksburg, MD USA (Formerly Racal)
Senior Engineer
While serving as a Captain in the Army stationed at the National Security Agency (NSA), I transitioned into a Government PM position for two portable secure hand-held radio developments intended for federal agency use. I successfully guided one to completion within cost and schedule. This success led to a follow-on procurement of the second portable secure hand-held radio that continued after my tenure. These radios employed cutting-edge highly specialized COMSEC and TRANSEC technology.
1984 : 1989
US Army
Captain
Skills
Air Force, Army, Computer Security, COMSEC, Configuration Management, Cryptography, Defense, DoD, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, Integration, Intelligence, Leadership, Military, National Security, Navy, NIST, Program Management, Risk Assessment, Security, Systems Engineering, Testing, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), Veterans
About
33 years of experience in System Security Engineering. Extensive background in DoD Information Assurance and Cybersecurity policies, experience in the National Security Agency's (NSA's) certification process, background in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) policies and standards and knowledge of the Platform IT (PIT) process and the Risk Management Framework (RMF). I have experience in Avionics Systems, Telecommunications, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Architectures. I am experienced in customer relations development.
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