Chris Gilbert

About Chris Gilbert

Senior Information Security/IT Executive & Cyber Security Program Leader with IT/business operations management experience, guiding global tech companies, client businesses, and government agencies in optimizing IT risk management; securing data & information assets through security program management. Cyber security risk assessment, identifying challenges in information management and providing IT solutions to set IT security governance. Influence C-levels on decision-making on cyber protection initiatives & IT infrastructure management, supporting business leaders in identifying opportunities for IT infrastructure development, service delivery, process improvement, and cyber risk management across operations; establishing security awareness for data privacy.• IT Security Solutions & Business/IT Transformation Strategies: Manage exposure to cyber threats/ attacks, cyber risk (e.g. Threat Intelligence, Cyber Security Strategy, Private & Hybrid Cloud).• High-Performing Teams: Built/trained/led teams in program development, project management, product management, portfolio management; business strategy & service delivery.• Cyber Product Portfolio: Led market research/analysis of product & service offerings, identified work for max ROI; supporting product innovation to maintain customer retention.• Private & Hybrid Cloud: Led multi-year program plan & business strategy to transform IT service offerings, provided advisory to support the service delivery/launch.• Security Compliance: Information Security leader focused on US & Europe compliance with DFARS, GDPR, & NIST 800-171/53; delivered change leadership and cyber security awareness.• Government Information Security: Counterintelligence Special Agent for US Army operational security act, providing cyber security solutions for Insider Threat & Information Oversight.• Military Leadership: Lead teams of joint & multinational forces to combat global terrorism & insurgency as US Army Special Ops leader.

Experience

1. Major, Brigade S2

   Us Army

   Sep 2006 — Present · US

   J2, Special Operations Detachment – Africa, Texas National Guard, 1/2012 - PresentSenior Intelligence Officer managing Intelligence Staff. Planned training operations on a global level to combat terrorism and insurgency inAfrica. Coordinated operations with partners to train African nations on intelligence collection, analysis, and targeting.3rd Special Forces Group – Airborne, US Army, 11/2010 – 12/2011J2X, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Bagram, AfghanistanDeveloped a program for battlefield intelligence gathering for Special Operations Forces for Afghanistan. Final approving authority thatdirected all Human Intelligence and Counterintelligence operations conducted by the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force thatresulted in decreased risk for battlefield assets. Supported Force Protection with execution of CI operations through the use of technicalcapabilities. Produce/process Special Ops intelligence reports that increased first time publishing rates from 28% to over 90%. Managed a$100M equipment inventory. Key Leader Engagements (KLE) and improved organic intelligence (18F) capability. Worked with CJSOTFACommander, deployed Operating Bases, conducted liaison and coordination with CIA, NSA, FBI and other Special Operations units.

Education

• Central Michigan University

  BS, Computer Science

  2003

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Science, Technology Commercialization

  2014

• Cochise College

  AAS, Counterintelligence Operations and Human Intelligence Operations

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Itil
• Communication Training
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Consulting
• Bpmn
• Business Analysis
• Organizational Development
• IT Service Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Requirements Analysis
• Organizational Structure
• Executive Briefings
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Vendor Management
• Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Solution Architecture
• Business Process
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Analysis
• Organizational Leadership
• Executive Communications
• Agile Methodologies
• Management