Wes Hester

About Wes Hester

26+ years leading people, managing Information Technology (IT) programs and financial resources in high level organizations – including 5th Signal Command, SPACECOM, NORTHCOM, NORAD, STRATCOM, Dept of Homeland Defense and DISA.• 15+ years practical application of Cloud, Object-Oriented (OO) and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).• 15+ years experience in Cyber SecurityNetwork Operations (NetOps), Systems and Software Engineering, Testing, and Information Assurance (IA).• Successfully managed organizations in excess of people with budgets in excess of $64M.• Certified Department of Defense (DoD) Level Acquisition Program Management Executive; Test and Evaluation; Systems Engineering.

Experience

1. CEO

   Foxhole Technology

   Dec 2007 — Present · Fairfax, MO

   Foxhole Technology, a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), delivers agile, cyber security and IT solutions that align mission critical objectives with rapid, innovative, cost-effective technologies that empower, protect and support today\'s warfighters and peacekeepers.

Education

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Master’s Degree, Computer and Software Engineering

  1994 — 1996

• University of Kentucky

  Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Mathematics

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Project Management
• Computer Security
• Vmware
• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Leadership
• Security Clearance
• Program Management
• Information Assurance
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Defense
• Integration
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Government Contracting
• Management
• Network Security
• Information Security
• Military
• Cissp
• Disaster Recovery
• Dod