Amanda Mazzaro Mullens

About Amanda Mazzaro Mullens

Amanda Mullens is a cybersecurity professional with over a decade in the industry. She is motivated to provide top notch security practices and education to a wide variety of users and leaders. She aspires to spread security awareness through excellent support teams who are passionate about what they do. Amanda has established security operations centers, along with incident response and threat intelligence teams supporting both private sector and government operations.

Experience

1. Director, Technology Operations

   Davis Defense Group, Inc.

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Develop and execute the company’s IT strategy to align with business objectives and ensure compliance with government contracting requirements. Lead IT initiatives supporting contract delivery, operations, and cybersecurity compliance, staying current on emerging technologies. Ensure adherence to federal cybersecurity standards (e.g, NIST 800-171, CMMC), and enforce IT security policies to protect sensitive data. Oversee audits, implement corrective actions, and manage data access, encryption, and backup systems.Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure, ensuring scalability and reliability for government projects. Manage IT support services, disaster recovery plans, and collaborate with program managers to meet contract-specific technical requirements. Provide IT solutions for secure communication, data-sharing, and proposal development, and lead a team of IT professionals to drive innovation and continuous improvement.Negotiate vendor contracts, manage the IT budget, and recommend new technologies to enhance efficiency. Establish governance frameworks, mitigate IT risks, and ensure secure system integrations with external partners. Report regularly to fellow executive leadership on IT performance, risks, and initiatives, and serve as the primary point of contact for IT discussions with government agencies and partners.

Education

• George Mason University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2016 — 2018

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Master’s Degree, Cybersecurity

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Cisco Technologies
• Data Center
• Switches
• Troubleshooting
• Routing
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Networking
• Operations Management
• Management
• Cloud Computing
• Tcp/Ip
• Mpls
• Cisco Ios
• Network Design
• Ip
• Routers
• Bgp
• Snmp
• Network Architecture
• Itil
• Computer Network Operations
• Network Administration
• Integration
• Software Documentation
• Network Engineering
• Ospf
• Security
• Network Security
• Cisco Systems Products