aaron craig , cissp
Solution Senior Consultant at Deloitte
cybersecurity leader | army veteran
passionate , empathetic technology leader experienced finding innovative solution complex operational problem . skilled cybersecurity , itsm , program management , project management , process improvement , team-building . thoroughly addicted caffeine mentorship improvement industry .
Deloitte
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Cyber & Strategic Risk | Government & Public Services (GPS)

● Leads NIST/CIS solution implementation for clients while identifying control gaps and remediation steps for a better, more mature security posture.
● Develops cybersecurity recommendations and strategies to elevate security posture with business goals in mind.
● Maps security posture to compliance requirements.
● Assists with business development initiatives to include RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs.
● Mentors junior members of the team and serves as a QA/QC reviewer and tactical SME.
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Solution Senior Consultant
US Army
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● Led and developed a 14-member, cross-functional team executing holistic security and network operations functions while supporting senior executives and providing consultation for strategic decision-making processes as they pertain to all IT functions; serves as the primary IT leader and lead trainer of security, server, and network functions
● Performed continual gap-analysis to define opportunities for new or improved IT process solutions; consulted with network and security engineers to identify and specify plans of actions to meet business objectives
● Provided information management system direction and technical guidance to non-technical business stakeholders and executives while enforcing cybersecurity standards and procedures down to the end-user
● Enabled deployment of secure voice, data, and IS services and controls in accordance with NIST 800-53 to 70 business support personnel with $7M in assets; supports, coordinates, and tracked users ensuring minimal disruption and maximum effectiveness of business
United States
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IT Plans and Operations Lead
US Army
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● Enabled policy and strategy application by providing control capabilities and operational metrics to senior executives in Afghanistan; accomplished dynamic business goals across the entire Southwestern Asia theater of operations in resource and time-constrained environments
● Managed and coordinated movement operations of 5,000 Dept. of Defense personnel on a global scale while leveraging a team of 10 to accomplish crucial and time-constrained resourcing objectives in Southwest Asia
● Served as the project lead for the phased movements of 2,000 personnel out of Afghanistan, as well as the planning for a large-scale withdrawal of US Forces resulting in a codified product template for strategic guidance that is still in use
● Engineered new business processes where none previously existed in order to reduce mission execution time by over 50%, improve live operational tracking by over 30%, and drastically improved awareness across the team; recognized by senior leaders with an award for exceptional achievement in these duties
Kuwait
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Operations Manager
US Army
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● Trained a specialty-diverse team and produced recommendations and capabilities of complex IT systems to non-technical stakeholders and executives in order to ensure prudent business decisions are made regarding the direction of a $35M+ program
● Led a 24-member teams’ rapid deployment of $10M+ in security, network, and server architecture, serving 200 clients with 99.9% reliability in a multi-vendor environment resulting in positive training outcomes 
● Directly enabled organizational success and the building of core job competencies by managing projects, training plans, and deliverables for a team with dynamic requirements carrying strategic stake with the organization whole
● Facilitated directorate-level business operations in adapting to changes in client needs and expectations while fostering and implementing a “value-added” relationship with clients
Ft. Bliss, TX
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IT Manager
US Army
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● Coordinated the service deployment and operations of a 2,000-user organization while coordinating between non-technical stakeholders to facilitate parallel project planning, enabling successful implementation of services, and accomplishment of non-IT business objectives while utilizing risk management strategies
● Trained and developed a team of 6 technicians providing Tier-1 issue troubleshooting, system security, metric monitoring, asset deployment, and incident response capabilities while fighting budget and manning restraints
● Improved and revised security processes and policy through auditing and effective executive engagement in accordance with industry regulations, NIST RMF and CSF, and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) guidance; resulted in the remediation of all Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&Ms)
● Achieved a 98% passing score following a strategic audit for a user organization of 2,000 which investigated user, system, and physical security compliance while serving as the information system security officer (ISSO) and sole internal auditor; additionally, served as an external auditor in support of corporate efforts
Ft. Bliss, TX
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Network Operations Manager
US Army
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● Completed a 4+ month course through the US Army Signal School to become branch-qualified as a Signal Officer. Curricula included deployment planning of communication nodes, risk management in adaptive and complex environments, and mission (business) impact analyses.
Ft. Gordon, GA
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Student-Signal Officer (BOLC)
Arizona State University
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QA/QC'd projects and experiments for lower-division biology teaching labs
Used Risk management methodologies to reduce inherent danger and cost of executing laboratory experiments
Ensured proper, safe disposal of hazardous materials by coordinating with the Environmental Health and Safety office
Assisted with the engineering of more effective, safer labs as well as better and more streamlined processes to decrease overhead
Tempe, Arizona, United States
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Undergraduate Lab Leader
Arizona State University
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Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. Kevin McGraw's research lab with a focus on behavioral ecology and ornithology.
Tempe, Arizona
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bachelor's degree
Minor: Military Leadership
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
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Arizona State University
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Environment
Adopt-A-Highway Litter Removal Service of America, Inc.
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Cleanup Volunteer
Red Cross Blood Services
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Donor
AXELOS Global Best Practice
GR671173401AC
ITIL 4 Foundation
(ISC)²
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
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CompTIA
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CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
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CompTIA
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CompTIA Security Analytics Professional – CSAP Stackable Certification
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CompTIA
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CompTIA Security+
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LinkedIn
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Implementing the NIST Risk Management Framework
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New York, NY
Michael Seo
Advisory Analyst at Deloitte
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Dale County, AL
Nathan Flath
Orise Biomedical Research Engineer at United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL)
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Greater Phoenix Area
Jennifer Del Rivero
Pre-School Teacher
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Tempe, AZ
Marlon Gastelum
Owner of Gastelum and Sons Roofing Company
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Dunedin, FL
Bill Abell
Retired at NGTS
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Petersburg, VA
Christopher Freeman
Watch Officer at US Army
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Flagstaff, AZ
Dylon Wold
Infantry Officer at US Army
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Pinehurst, NC
Trevor Jorg
U.S. Army
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Haleiwa, HI
Tanner Ridenour
Company Commander
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Lansing, KS
Anne E. Ehrsam-Holland
Retired from US Army JAGC 1 October 2014
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Basehor, KS
Ted Thomas
Director, Mission Command Capability Development & Integration, US Army
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Tempe, AZ
Travis Rowitsch
Central Flow Lead at Amazon
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Alpharetta, GA
Bennett Krieger
Senior Director of Technology Consulting at Equifax
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Fort Campbell, TN
Mell Reeves
Logistics Manager, Facilities Management Services, HealthTrust
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Tempe, AZ
Justin Ayers
Project Officer at Arizona Army National Guard
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North Little Rock, AR
Larry Aikman
Farm Manager
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Operation Archangel
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The ACP Network
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48strong
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#tomzacher Veterans Advice
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Arizona State University .
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Northrop Grumman Talent Network
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Put Veterans To Work
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