Christopher Phillips

Military Service:

• Rank: Captain

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: March 2000 - February 2017

  Occupation: 70K - Health Services Materiel

  Security Clearance: None

  Duties Description:
  Plans, coordinates, controls, and manages the functional areas pertaining to the highly specialized and technical materiel and services utilized in support of the health care delivery system; commands or exercises staff responsibility for units engaged in medical supply and service operations and other logistical support; plans and directs activities of personnel and units responsible for the receipt, storage, and issue of all class VIII medical supply.

Work history:

• Job Title: Army Commissioned Officer

  Company: United States Army

  Period: March 2000 - February 2017

  Role Description:
  • For the budget management role, it may be helpful to provide some context around the $100M budget such as whether it was an annual operating budget or covered a specific timeframe.
  • The 94% regional inspection success rate is impressive. If possible, adding context like the total number of inspections or the scope (e.g. regional, state-level) could further highlight this achievement.
  • The medical supply oversight details ($5.9M budget, $8M+ in resources, 4,700 soldiers supported) paint a clear picture of the scope you managed. Well done.
  • For the platoon leadership role, quantifying the approximate number in the platoon could complement the 3,500 supported number.
    

• Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

  Company: The Boeing Company

  Period: July 2017 - December 2017

  Role Description:

  • Initiated assignments and led the development, integration, and analysis of resource forecasts and Estimates at Completion (EACs) for various contracts and programs.

  • Developed performance reports and led the integration of variance analyses and provides a clear, concise understanding of operational and financial performance to senior management.

  • Briefed senior management on financial performance projections using financial and business knowledge and experience.

  • Developed, reviewed, analyzed, and maintained cost and schedule performance measurement baselines, including earned value, and communicated cost and schedule trends.

  • Led the development of business cases/trade analysis, assembling complex data into executive recommendations and presentations.

  • Worked directly with program and finance leadership program cost management of various contract types.

  • Responsible for the monthly Forecast analysis and Customer deliverables, along with annual long-range business planning.

  • Provided subject matter expertise to troubleshoot process and tool issues, determine root cause, and recommend solution.

• Job Title: Senior Budget Analyst

  Company: Science Application International Corporation

  Period: January 2018 - February 2019

  Role Description:

  • Partnered with C/CRI/Finance in managing CRI’s complex budget consisting of the CIA, ODNI, and FBI funds.

  • Assisted in the budget formulation and execution of the two IC budget exercises (IPBS and CBJB) or Intelligence Program/Budget Submission and Congressional Budget Justification Book.

  • Provided timely and accurate information for internal and external financial requests.

  • Built operating budgets for a $1.3 billion government agency based on funding streams, projected staffing, agency spending plan, and administrative requests.

  • Monitored agency cash flow and spending authority to ensure availability of funds within legislative and agency constraints.

  • Performed and conducts P&L variance and forecasting analysis during monthend close and quarter updates for Section Chiefs.

  • Conducted timely reviews to ensure meeting both program and audit compliance as they relate to the Office of Management and Budget and on-going program requirements.

  • Assisted in managing and maintaining a stable budget through financial records management and preparation of financial reports for programmed funds analysis and project planning.

  • Administered all internal and external financial planning reports such as expenditure analysis, milestone charts, resource projects, and periodic reports to management and interagency financial auditors.

  • Analyzed past cost trends to forecast future costs for budget compliance in the areas of contract personnel, and IT goods and services.

• Job Title: Cyber Security Principal

  Company: AT&T

  Period: March 2019 - July 2023

  Role Description:

  • Responsible for providing analysis of and guidance to the Network Cloud, Chief Security Office (CSO), and Mobility Tenant and FirstNet PMO organizations on vulnerability assessment and prioritization planning in support of both the infrastructure and tenant layer patching programs, including Labs and Production environments.

  • Led analysis and design of compensating controls that may be implemented during vulnerability analysis and remediation.

  • Participated in release coordination with Mobility, AIC, and OSS/BSS FirstNet dedicated production applications.

  • Created and managed security reporting platforms and structures for FirstNet patching compliance as well as establishing consistent, repeatable processes to manage the programs.

  • Analyzed complex security issues and the development and engineering activities to help mitigate risk.

  • Analyzed various hardware and/or software solutions recommending purchases and identifying modifications to fit AT&T's cybersecurity needs and that of our managed services teams.

  • Spearheaded the development and implementation of a comprehensive cybersecurity framework, enhancing the organization's defense mechanisms against emerging threats.

  • Spearheaded vulnerability and weakness analysis within enterprise cloud and network environments, integrating findings from Dynamic and static application security testing and prioritize risks in accordance with NIST’s risk management.

  • Orchestrated controlled exploitation scenarios to evaluate incident response and recovery processes, significantly improving the organization’s defense mechanisms and compliance with NIST SP 800-61 incident handling protocols.

  • Developed policies and procedures to minimize network intrusion, malware events, and vulnerability issues for internal and external customers.

  • Applied measures to block malicious code and applications.

  • Implemented and managed the RSA Archer GRC platform to streamline compliance processes, risk assessments, and reporting across the organization.

  • Performed and reviewed technical security assessments of computing environments to identify points of vulnerability, noncompliance with established information assurance (IA) standards/regulations and recommend mitigation strategies.

  • Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed and established system security designs.

  • Provided consultation and technical services on all aspects of Information Security.

  • Applied leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts to the development, maintenance, and implementation of information security standards, procedures, and guidelines.

  • Responsible for providing high-level technical leadership focused on complex information security architecture.

  • Performed security research, analysis, and design for all client computing systems and the network infrastructure.

  • Planned and oversaw configuration changes for major security infrastructure platforms.

  • Developed, implemented, and documented formal security programs and policies throughout the program and monitored compliance to these policies and programs.

  • Represented program's technical security interests with partners, suppliers, industry associations, and government entities to ensure the bi-directional flow of technical information and best practices.

Education:

• University of Arkansas Little Rock

  Bachelor's Degree – Criminal Justice/IT Minor

  Period: August 2001 - May 2006

• Webster University

  Master's Degree – Healthcare Administration

  Period: July 2009 - January 2013

• Stratford University

  Master's Degree – Cybersecurity

  Period: June 2017 - March 2019