Mike Hayes

About Mike Hayes

A TS/SCI, solution-oriented, Cyber Security Professional with 21 years of experience in Defensive Cyber Operations; with notable success in architecting, engineering and implementing secure application platforms that protect and defend the Department of Defense Information Networks (DoDIN) from threats. Possesses outstanding leadership skills with a proven ability to coordinate and direct all phases of a project through leading, managing, and motivating team members. Highly adept at developing effective security policies and procedures designed to enhance the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DoDIN enterprise communications and information. Has expertise that encompasses DoD data strategy, enterprise-level security solutions, strategies and guidance/policy of IT security solutions. Possess in-depth knowledge and experience in vulnerability assessment and remediation, risk management, Certification and Accreditation, incident response, knowledge of DoD networks and IA policies. Experience working on multiple hardware platforms and operating environments. Maintains a wide array of expertise with cyber security tools to include firewalls, host/network based intrusion detection/prevention systems, host/network based scanners, and antivirus/antispyware to name a few. An asset to any organization that is in need of a self-directed individual with an unsurpassed desire to excel technically and as a leader in the various facets of cyber security and operations.Specialties: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); C|EH, Cloud, ITIL

Experience

1. Chief Engineer

   Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)

   Mar 2023 — Present · Fort George G. Meade, MD, US

Education

• Park University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  1998 — 2002

• Capitol Technology University

  Master’s Degree, Internet Engineering

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Vulnerability Management
• Security
• Cissp
• Information Assurance
• Dod
• Security+
• Ids
• Information Security Management
• Firewalls
• Diacap
• Network Security
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Information Security
• Security Clearance
• Computer Security