Chrissie Collins

About Chrissie Collins

Chrissie joined the team at Waterleaf International, LLC in 2023 as Director of Cybersecurity Operations for Cyberleaf, a Security as a Service provider with top notch security professional services like vulnerability and penetration testing, SIEM, SOC, and SOAR. Cyberleaf also provides Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) as a service.Chrissie originally came from the Florida Department of Transportation with over 22 years of experience of filling different roles in technology including server and database management, software development, patch management, risk management and cybersecurity. She spent over 6 years as the Senior Information Security Analyst for all the districts, providing consultation to management in areas related to security such as incident response, vulnerability management and aligning security related policies with Florida rules, statutes and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF). Chrissie worked in District 1 Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM & O) for four years by leading the Information Technology (IT) team. She served as chair for the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) with approximately fifty ITS IT staff in all the districts. She provided leadership and technical expertise for securing infrastructure with a focus on emerging mobility technologies including Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV).

Experience

1. Director of Cybersecurity Operations

   Waterleaf International

   Nov 2023 — Present · FL, US

Education

• Cyber Sunrise 17 Exercise

  Conducted by the Florida Army National Guard, JFHQ -G6, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

  2017 — 2017

• Conducted by the Florida Army National Guard, JFHQ -G6

  Cyber Sunrise 19 Computer Network Defense

  2019 — 2019

• Florida State University

  Certified Public Manager

  2017 — 2019

• Training provided by Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

  Fundamentals of Information Security

  2016 — 2016

• National Institute for Learning

  Project Management

  2015 — 2015

• Moorpark College

  Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General

  1988 — 1989

• NIST Risk Management Framework Training

  National Institute of Standards and Technology, Cybersecurity Framework

  2014 — 2014

• University of West Florida

  Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CFA)

  2018 — 2018

Skills

• Sccm
• Network Administration
• Project Management
• Virtualization
• Computer Security
• Security Policy
• Group Policy
• Windows 7
• Strategic Planning
• Network Security
• Help Desk Support
• Customer Service
• Html
• Software Installation
• Team Building
• Management
• Sql
• Office 365
• Linux
• Windows Xp
• Windows
• Networking
• Troubleshooting
• Microsoft Technologies
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Vmware Esx
• Hyper-V
• Microsoft Office
• Sharepoint
• Databases
• Antivirus
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Information Security
• Technical Support
• Public Speaking
• Tcp/Ip
• Microsoft Word