Vantage Systems, Inc.

Providing cybersecurity guidance and support for the GOES-R Ground System Engineering Project, a collaborative NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) program of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.

Senior Information Technology Security Officer

IPRO

(Joined IPRO through acquisition of ZyLAB)

Director Cloud Solutions

ZyLAB

Responsible for Security and Information Assurance for North American Region.
Designed Internal Auditing program in support of ISO 27001 certification. Conducted Internal Audits for certifications and annual checks of controls for compliance and continuous process improvement. Member of Security Steering Committee which developed, maintained and continuously improved upon security policies and programs for International SaaS software company. Achieved ISO 27001, Cloud Security Alliance - Star 1, and SOC2 Type 2 certifications.

Cyber Security Specialist/Internal Auditor

Responsible for delivering customer success for SaaS and On-Prem clients throughout North America by managing a team of consultants, support technicians, project managers and trainiers who provide the highest quality of services delivery in implementations, upgrades, customizations, consulting engagements, and training activities. Promotes and maintains the highest level of processes, best practices and knowledge sharing within the department to ensure that the quality and consistency of delivery is outstanding at all times with focus on the customer experience.

Director of Professional Services & Operations, North America

CIBER Federal

Information Assurance Manager (Acting/Interim): Appointed Acting IAM, by US Army Judge Advocate General. Responsible for ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, verification, protection and non-repudiation of information processed by the US Army, Office of The Judge Advocate General information systems. Developed and implement Information Assurance (IA) plans, security policies, standards, and architectures and provided guidance to and exercise technical control over subordinate IA systems officers and Legal Technology Management Officers. Advised OTJAG Chief Information Officer on IA policy, procedures, threats, requirements, resources, and solutions. Developed and maintained OTJAG IA and AIS Security Program, including OTJAG Standard Operating Procedures, designed to minimize security risk.

•	Successfully navigated DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), Authority to Operate (ATO) and TIGS (Tenant in Good Standing)
•	Created and led Information Assurance Working Group for Information Security Professionals

Information Assurance Manager

CIBER/CRGT

Program Manager supporting the US Army, Office of The Judge Advocate General, IT Division, managing two IT Services contracts, valued at $5,000,000 annually. Responsible for technical and software development, project management analysis, personnel management, records management and all technical matters relating to the support of JAGCNET and other JAG automated systems. 

•	Directed software application design and development, system design, software app design, applications management, installation, maintenance, software support, technical writing, help desk support, network and systems administration, quality assurance, and quality control. 
•	Led a team of 30 contractors in application development, systems administration, network administration, cybersecurity, systems integration, service desk & help desk management all in support of customer success.
•	Managed tools and applications supporting eDiscovery, Investigations, Litigations Support, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Knowledge Management, IT Service Management, Project Management 
•	Applied industry best practices for project and program management, IT Service Management, and implemented process standardization and continuous improvement

Senior Project Manager

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

Responsible for supporting production servers and administrative clients for company and customer use. 

•	Developed and deployed images for both production and training purposes. 
•	Performed basic and advanced software, network and hardware troubleshooting as well as system updates and upgrades
•	Evaluated new products through thorough software evaluation and testing, and worked with budget and policy teams to align acquisitions with strategic initiatives
•	Designed, implemented and maintained SharePoint Portal Server for employees and partners
•	Implemented Microsoft Project Server for Project Management

System Administrator

Taught Technical Classes, Business Skills Lessons and Certification Courses to corporate and government audiences in both public and private class settings. Supervised team of professional Technical and Corporate Instructors.

•	Supervised and mentored instructors, monitored development, evaluated performance, and provided guidance for growth. 
•	Rapidly learned and mastered new and emerging computer technology, and effectively communicated complex and challenging topics in easily consumable and digestible lessons
•	"Instructor of the Year" for New Horizons, Washington, DC 2004 and 2006
•	14 times ranked in the monthly "Top Ten New Horizons Instructors Worldwide" based on student evaluations

Senior Technical Instructor

Converse International School of Languages

Academic Coordinator/Head Teacher: Taught all levels of English as a Foreign Language classes, conversation classes, exam preparation courses and business executive training classes while overseeing Instructor Team.
•	Responsible for Managed company staffing needs by hiring and supervising instructor personnel. 
•	Built course schedule, assigned duties, and evaluated employee performance. 
•	Designed and directed a new international executive business program. 
•	Managed and improved student intake and placement processes and supporting database application.

Academic Coordinator - Head Teacher

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

Assistant Language Teacher (JET Programme Participant)

An experienced leader of high-performing teams with over 20 years in the Information Technology field and a background in Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence, I have a passion for facilitating individual, team , and customer success through education, technology and inspired solutions.

Jay Schneider, PMP, CEDS, CISSP

Virginia529

System Engineer IV

•	Primary technical and functional expert in the full life-cycle of the software development and implementation process, such as capturing business requirements, building technical designs, and evaluating, testing and delivery. 
•	Oversee the implementation and delivery of all major software, both on-premises and cloud solutions (AWS and Azure).
•	Develop company-wide technical perspectives, standards, solutions, and strategies that resolve significant product or industry pain points of customers.
•	Single point of contact for Tier 1 clients on technical questions, upgrades, upsells, migrations, conversions, training and consulting on processing and review.
•	Key member in helping grow the organization by sharing knowledge on many levels, and by creating standards and best practices.
•	Responsible for overall coordination, quality and delivery of onprem to cloud migrations, while being the primary point of contact for worldwide stakeholders.
•	Work closely with product management, professional services, and development teams.

Lead Architect

•	Senior technical lead in multiple enterprise eDiscovery implementations. 
•	Provided consultancy and technical account management for eDiscovery solutions. With a client base including hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of users.
•	Participated in architecting and developing technology solutions to deliver the required business value based on customer business strategy and goals.
•	Assessed customer requirements, determined client’s system specifications, studied their work practices and the nature of their business and formulated solution design, including infrastructure and application aspects for successful implementation.

•	Software technology subject matter expert for internal and external client resources, project managers, developers, and testers.
•	Provided technical leadership in planning, analysis, installation and testing of eDiscovery and Information Management solutions.
•	Instrumental in the creation of standards and best practices for the Professional Services team and software.

Lead Technical Consultant

•	Implemented archiving and eDiscovery solutions for law-enforcement, international courts, and other corporations.

Technical Consultant

Blackservers

•	Managed IT infrastructures for Small Businesses including hardware, software, networking and maintenance of systems and backups.
•	Built and managed multiple self-owned dedicated servers in data center. Managed Windows and Linux servers.
•	Provided game and webserver hosting services.

Co-owner

Detail oriented, professional lead architect with over 16 years of experience in the technical aspects of designing, implementing, and testing of various products and platforms. Expert in applying broad application and system architecture and design principles over many technologies to implement secure, robust solutions. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Talented in training, technical competence and customer support objectives. Extremely self-sufficient; from writing statements of work, managing projects, performing implementations, to training and consulting on client use cases.

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