Brent Smiley
Director @Appian
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Appian
McLean, VA, US
Program Owner of security operations, monitoring, and evaluation of the Appian GovernmentCloud (AGC) dedicated DoD Impact Level 5 and FedRAMP High environment hosted on AWS GovCloud- Achieved DoD accreditation at Impact Level 5 for 3 consecutive years for the AGC environment- Responsible for AGC program budget, driving revenue up (136% in FY23) and costs down by meeting aggressive timelines and deadlines- Led Appian’s pursuit of NIST SP 800-53 FedRAMP High Authorization - critical Board of Directors initiative and a key strategic investment- Responsible for Security Governance, Compliance, Access Management, Security Operations,Incident Management, and Information Protection for the AGC offering- Driver of AGC security vision, business strategy, and product roadmap for the US Public Sector Sales team, clients, and business partners- Authored Appian’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Security considerations for DoD clients- Distinguished speaker and DoD SME at Appian World 2022 and 2023 focused on business partner, client, investor, and board of director engagement and information security evangelism- Security Program Owner of NIST 800-171/CMMC Enterprise Computing Enclave- Performed periodic risk assessments leveraging CISA top 10 cybersecurity risks- Coordinated Security support for customer migrations from Microsoft Azure/O365 to the AWS based AGC environment- Lead IT security teams focused on AGC and Enterprise Security. Responsible for hiring, interviews, mentorship, performance reviews, and merit/bonus awards- Led Enterprise Security programs including - Security Awareness/Training, Vendor Management, and Supply Chain control program; and- Collaborated with clients and business partners to design security architecture components to meet compliance requirements. These included firewalls, AWS infra (EC2, S3, VPC’s, & SIEM),encryption, vuln scanning, and penetration testing.
EDUCATION
Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business
BS, Management Science
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master's degree, Cyber Security
SKILLS
ABOUT BRENT SMILEY
Seasoned Cyber Security and Risk Executive with over 20 years of experience in Professional Services, Big 4 Consulting, Cloud SaaS, Masters degree, CISSP, CISA, and PMP. Presently leading a Mission Critical US Government Public Sector business portfolio of over $30mil with 136% yr/yr revenue growth. Proven leader with an ability to drive projects to meet aggressive deadlines and budgets in the face of competing priorities.
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