Stacey Brooks

About Stacey Brooks

Stacey Brooks, CEO and Founder of IBIGA, LLC, is a talented Information Security Manager who transitioned from the US Air Force to the Federal Government contractor sector. A highly motivated airman that committed over 20 years of achievements during Air Force career to provide dedicated service to an Information Assurance/Security position. IBIGA LLC qualifications include a Bachelors of Science degree and Certificate in Cyber Security at Champlain College (With Honors); cyber security certifications, comprehensive on-the-job training; and extensive experience in unclassified and classified network operations to include network management, control, information security, cyber security, and administration. Specialties: Cyber Security, Information System Security, and IT Security Audit/Risk Assessment

Experience

1. Cyber Security Consultant

   Ibiga, Llc

   Oct 2022 — Present · Fredericksburg, VA, US

   Bridge address backlog for security design reviews • Modernize and define security architecture practice (artifact library, processes) • Performs or supports security review engagements with agencies and vendors. • Evaluates agency and vendor solutions for compliance with state security standards. • Evaluates agency and vendor solutions for alignment with state approved security mitigations and approaches. • Escalate non-standard or non-compliant approaches to security architects and DCISO for evaluation and solution design options. • Act as security design review meeting facilitator managing dynamic situations based on OCS and project team needs including negotiating approaches during difficult and stressful situations. • Interact and collaborate with project teams ranging from technical staff to CIO/CISO and agency business representatives. • Identify security design review process enhancements to improve security, increase efficiency and better serve agency and WaTech stakeholders. o Perform timely and accurate security design reviews which includes, o Performing request triage to determine routing/handling/approach based on agency and OCS needs o Scheduling design review and workgroup meetings with agencies and vendors o Evaluating documentation for completeness and compliance based on applicable security standards o Holding meetings and conversations with agency and vendor stakeholders o Identifying and resolving complex security and compliance issues o Writing, updating, and contributing to compliance review summaries and other related documentation o Tracking and updating review progress o Creating metrics and associated reports used to measure the effeteness, scope, and timeliness of the review process• Execute a program-level assessment, aligned with NIST CSF (and by extension, CSA CCM, and other frameworks) • Performed oversight of the development, implementation, and evaluation of information system security program policy

Education

• Airman Leadership School

  Certificate, Leadership

  2001 — 2001

• Capella University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Information Technology

  2011 — 2015

• Champlain College

  Cyber Security, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2018

• Champlain College

  Cyber-Security Certificate, Cyber-Security

  2017

• Randolph-Henry High School

  High School Diploma, Business Administration and Management, General

  1988 — 1991

• Community College of the Air Force

  Logisitics, Inventory Management

  1991 — 2011

• Champlain College

  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Cyber Security

  2015

• Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA)

  Certificate, Leadership

  2006 — 2006

• Champlain College

  Bachelor of Cyber Security, Cyber Security

  2018

• Community College of the Air Force

  Bachelors of Science, Information System Technology

  1991 — 2011

Skills

• Patch Management
• Nist
• Laptops
• Customer Service Management
• Bluecoat Proxies
• Routers
• Firewalls
• Network Diagrams
• Information Technology
• Remedy Software
• Security
• Bmc Remedy
• Software Documentation
• Dod
• Help Desk Support
• Training
• Program Management
• Visio
• Network Monitoring Tools
• Security+
• Hbss
• Information Assurance
• Switches
• Vulnerability Management
• Data Transfer
• Computer Security
• Microsoft Office
• Communications Security
• Networking
• Sccm
• Unix
• Information Security
• Comptia Security+