AF Enterprise Scale
Led the NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 transition for a USAF enterprise system of record, expanding its control baseline from ~50 to 800+ controls. Tested 4,400 custom test procedures and created 120 new ISCM tasks in nine months.
Principal Operator Experience
Principal Cyber Operator Experience
DSFT's Delivery Posture Is Anchored By The Principal Experience Of A Senior Federal Cybersecurity Operator With 18 Years Of Federal IT And Cybersecurity Experience Across DoD, Air Force, Defense Health, And Pacific Air Force Environments.
Credentials
- CISSP
- Active TS
- SCI/SAP eligible
- IAT Level III
- IAM Level III
- USAF veteran
- RMF / ATO / ISSM / SCA background
Clearances shown are individual to the principal. DSFT holds no company Facility Clearance; classified work is performed under the prime's FCL.
Experience Framing
Representative experience reflects principal operator background earned through prior and current employer-attached roles. It is provided to explain DSFT's delivery posture and does not represent DSFT corporate past performance, imply endorsement by any agency or employer, or disclose non-public program information.
Representative Experience Areas
Military Health
Led the initial ATO, sustainment, and Rev 5 transition of a DoD military-health network supporting 13 accredited medical devices and subnetworks; earned the top maturity rating (ML-4) on two consecutive triennial cyber inspections.
Special Access Programs
Cybersecurity lead for a Special Access Program (SAP). Authored the implementation documentation in accordance with JSIG and led a four-person team to pass a MAJCOM cyber inspection within the first 60 days on site.
Operational Technology
ISSM for a USAF training range, integrating OT/ICS across flight simulators, tactical datalinks, SCADA controllers, and RF systems. Separately, performed technical evaluation of a joint logistics program device to field $16M of lab equipment that had sat shelved for nearly three years.
Authorization-Boundary Consulting
Petitioned PMO and AO to eliminate standalone ATO requirements for two systems by folding them into existing boundaries; reduced sustainment cost by ~$800K/yr and avoided ~$2.5M in one-time code refactoring.
In Practice
What This Means For DSFT Clients
DSFT does not approach RMF as a paperwork exercise. The company's delivery model is shaped by operator experience with what actually slows programs down: unclear AO expectations, weak evidence, aging POA&Ms, incomplete artifacts, disconnected stakeholders, and PMs who need practical decisions under time pressure.
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