Symantec Governement Symposium 2009

Susan Alexander Chief Technology Officer for Information and Identity Assurance Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Networks and Information Integration Department of Defense

Susan Alexander is the Chief Technology Officer for Information and Identity Assurance, the senior executive within OASD(NII)/DoD-CIO responsible for integrating cybersecurity and information assurance technology into the DoD corporate strategy. Ms. Alexander co-chairs DoD’s Information Assurance Science and Technology senior steering group as well as the interagency group guiding federal cybersecurity research under the Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative (CNCI). Ms. Alexander joined OSD from the National Security Agency, where she headed the National Information Assurance Research Laboratory, directing research, consulting and design spanning the broad spectrum of information assurance topics. Ms. Alexander graduated magna cum laude from Yale, trained as a cryptanalyst and worked extensively in foreign intelligence before turning to the harder problem of information assurance. Off duty, she is an accomplished pianist and performs occasionally in the Washington area. She also enjoys hiking, literature and eating exotic food.

Eric Cole Director, Cyber Security Oversight Department of Energy

Having served the Air Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy (DOE), Eric Cole provides expert authoritative advice and guidance on information technology management forums to senior agency officials on managing information technology activities to meet department-wide technology requirements including systems analyses, planning, measurement and technology applications.

As Director of Cyber Security Oversight at the Department of Energy, Mr. Cole is responsible for regulatory compliance reporting, DOE's Program Cyber Security Plan, leading an IV&V team, serving a classified and unclassified Designated Approving Authority representative, acting as Headquarters Security Officer for personnel and physical security and fulfilling Contracting Officer Technical Manager responsibilities for cyber security activities for a $1.1 billion information technology services contract.

Mr. Cole also founded the Dandy-Walker Alliance, Inc. and is an advocate of exploiting technology capability to deliver solutions to individuals living with a disability. He has testified before U.S. Congress and worked with Capitol Hill to introduce and pass legislation building wide bipartisan support to further research and support activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis and treatment of various brain defects and conditions.

Mr. Cole was appointed by Former President George W. Bush to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities for a two-year term where he serves as Chairman of the Public Awareness Subcommittee and was appointed by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to serve on the Maryland Development Disabilities Council for a five-year term.

Mr. Cole's formal education includes a Master of Science degree in Information Assurance and Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland.

Greig Fields U.S. Federal Government Director of Strategic Sales Hewlett Packard Company

As the Director of HP’s U.S. Federal Government Sector Strategic Sales Organization, Greig Fields leads a team of Business Development managers as well as solutions architects focused on winning large complex strategic opportunities with a yearly funnel targeted at more than $1 billion of Federal business. Mr. Fields joined what was then Digital Equipment Corporation in 1984 as a Software Specialist. During the next eight years he established himself as one of the most technically knowledgeable UNIX Internals and Integration consultants in the corporation.

Mr. Fields has been involved in virtually every major targeted opportunity undertaken by HP in the Government space and has lent his significant expertise in positioning, tracking and supporting bid / no bid decisions on all of them. Before taking on his current position in January 2007, Mr. Fields had spent eight years as Director of Advanced Technology and Systems Engineering for HP’s Federal Government LLC. This Business is worth over $2 billion in revenue to HP each year. In support of this business he manages an expense budget of $10 million a year that consists of equipment, technical consultants and HP employees spread throughout the United States and Europe. As a Sales manager, Mr. Fields was able to deliver revenues of $250 million - a performance of moer than 160% of budget. He has been an exceptional performer in every role he has undertaken at Digital, Compaq and HP.

Mr. Fields has been working for and selling to the Federal Government for more than 20 years. In 2007 Mr. Fields was named one of the Federal Industries Top 100 Executives by Federal Computer Week Magazine. Prior to joining HP, Mr. Fields was a self-employed private consultant, engaged in delivering technical UNIX and communications consulting to Federal Government research laboratories, and integrators. A true pioneer of the Internet, in the late 70's as an employee of the Naval Research Laboratory and Naval Surface Weapons Center, he was involved with the original design and initial implementation of many Internet capabilities that are still in use today. He has received many engineering and performance excellence awards for these efforts. In 1992 he was nominated by Digital for U.S. Black Engineer Magazine's "Black Engineer of the Year" award.

Mr. Fields holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and a Masters of Science Degree from the University of Maryland University College in Information Technology. Mr. Fields has completed Graduate Business Programs at MIT’s Sloan and UVA’s Darden Schools, and is Chief Information Officer Certified by the U.S. General Services Administration. Mr. Fields is a life long resident of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. He has three children and is very active in school and community groups in the D.C. Metropolitan Area.

Patrick Howard Chief Information Security Officer Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Patrick D. Howard is the Chief Information Security Officer for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Mr. Howard reports to the Deputy Executive Director for Information Services and Chief Information Officer, and serves as the focal point for information technology (IT) security. He provides vision, leadership and oversight in developing, promulgating and implementing an agency IT security strategy.

Mr. Howard has more than 35 years of experience in the security industry, and has worked in the computer security field for the past 16 years. Prior to joining the NRC, he worked as the Chief Information Security Officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD) where he managed HUD’s enterprise-wide IT security program. There he led HUD to a first ever "A+" score on Congress’ 2006 FISMA Report Card and was recognized as a 2007 Fed 100 winner for his accomplishments in government IT. Prior to joining HUD, Mr. Howard was employed by the Titan Corporation, supporting the Department of Transportation (DOT) serving as the department’s certification and accreditation program manager.

Mr. Howard received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts degree in international relations from Boston University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a certified information security manager. In addition, Mr. Howard is co-author of the "Total CISSP Exam Prep Book," and authored “Building and Implementing a Security Certification and Accreditation Program.” He is a member of the Federal Systems Security Governance Board and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium’s Government Advisory Board.

Adair Martinez Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Protection & Risk Management Department of Veterans Affairs

K. Adair Martinez serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Information Protection and Risk Management. She is the primary advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Information & Technology on matters related to information protection, including privacy, security, risk management, records management, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements and Business Continuity. As the DAS for Information Protection, Ms. Martinez ensures Department-wide compliance with information security and privacy policies and procedures.

Ms. Martinez served as the Chief Information Officer for the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), from December 1999 to June 2006. She was then detailed to the VA as the Acting Chief Technology Officer. In this capacity, Ms. Martinez was responsible for a number of projects, including responding to the May data breach incident and other Enterprise Identity Safety Initiatives until March 2007.

Ms. Martinez has over 25 years experience in the information technology field in both the federal government and private industry. From August 1996 to December 1999, she served as the Deputy Director of the Department of Justice Telecommunications Services Staff. From September 1993 to August 1996, Ms. Martinez was the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Database Administrator and a section chief in the DEA Office of Information Systems. Before DEA, Ms. Martinez worked in the private sector for both large and small information technology firms, including Network Solutions, SAIC, Unisys and MCI as a Program Manager and Database Administrator.

Ms. Martinez is active in the government IT community and recently served as the government liaison for the 2007 AFCEA Bethesda Chapter annual charity ball to benefit the Children’s Inn at NIH. Ms. Martinez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Geography from Mount Holyoke College and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Management from American University.

With more than 25 years of information technology experience, Mark Perkins is SunFed's Technical Solutions Sales Manager and Chief Technology Officer, responsible for setting the technology selling direction for the U.S. Federal division of Sun Microsystems. Mr. Perkins and his team are responsible for communicating SunFed architecture, technology and services capabilities; and developing key SunFed architecture and technology initiatives to enhance and up-level the productivity, quality, technical capability and competitiveness of SunFed employees and solutions.

Prior to his current role in SunFed, Mr. Perkins joined Sun Professional Services in 2000 and served as the Worldwide Services and Delivery Manager for Utility Computing within Sun Global Financial Services. He also held positions at Sun as an Engagement Manager supporting the Communications Area and as an Architect supporting Federal clients.

Before joining Sun, Mr. Perkins served as an Architect and Manager at IBM Global Services Federal. He began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps. assigned to Fort Meade, Md. After his tour of duty, he spent 10 years with the Department of Defense (DoD) in the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Perkins resides in Boulder, Colo., with his wife and two children.

Max Peterson is area vice president for federal civilian agencies and intelligence sales for Dell Federal. Mr. Peterson is responsible for serving the information technology needs of federal clients and federal systems integrators using Dell’s full suite of products and services.

Mr. Peterson is a government industry veteran with over two decades of experience. He joined Dell in May of 2007. Prior to joining Dell, he was vice president, federal sales for CDW-G. Before that he was vice president of Public Sector for Commerce One. Mr. Peterson led Commerce One’s efforts to assist government customers with design, implementation and operation of electronic commerce solutions.

Prior to this position, Mr. Peterson was vice president of Technology Solutions for GTSI where his organization was responsible for sales and delivery of hardware, software and service solutions to meet government’s need for high-performance computing and secure networking.

In September 1993, Mr. Peterson co-founded Semaphore, Inc. and was vice president of business development through December 1996. He also held a number of management, sales and technical positions with IBM Corporation from June 1986 through August 1993.

Mr. Peterson earned both a bachelor's degree in finance and master's of business administration in management information systems from the University of Maryland. He is a member of the Industry Advisory Council and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

Mitch Raton is the Director for Technology in the Department of Army, CIO/G6, with the responsibility to provide advice and policy guidance recommendations for information technology research, design engineering, integration and employment of diverse command, control and communications systems. He is the agent to find appropriate technologies, champion their acceptance and convince the myriad of stakeholders to acquire them to the benefit of their programs, and ultimately the warfighter.

Previously, Dr. Raton served as the Chief Technologist for the Information Systems & Infrastructure (IS&I PG-10), Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), where he managed all technology efforts for the PG, ensuring consistent application of development policy and technical criteria to facilitate the timely transfer of technology. He worked with various Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal Labs to develop and manage technology transition agreements. He has also served as the Acting Chief Engineer for the Information Systems & Infrastructure Product Group (IS&I PG-10), at MCSC.

Dr. Raton attended New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, and was awarded a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering with an option in Aerospace Engineering. He earned a Masters of Science Degree in Management Information Systems in 1996 and a Doctorate in Information Systems in 2003 from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He has earned Level III Certifications in Systems Engineering and Information Technology.

Ron Ross Senior Computer Scientist and Information Security Researcher National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Dr. Ron Ross is a senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His areas of specialization include security requirements definition, security testing and evaluation, and information assurance. Dr. Ross currently leads the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Implementation Project for NIST. He is also the principal architect of the NIST Risk Management Framework that integrates the suite of FISMA security standards and guidelines into a comprehensive enterprise-wide information security program. In addition to his responsibilities at NIST, Dr. Ross supports the U.S. State Department in the international outreach program for information security and critical infrastructure protection.

Dr. Ross previously served as the Director of the National Information Assurance Partnership, a joint activity of NIST and the National Security Agency, and had a 20-year career in the U.S. Army. While assigned to the National Security Agency, he received the Scientific Achievement Award and was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal. Dr. Ross is a two-time recipient of the Federal 100 award for his leadership and technical contributions to critical information security projects affecting the federal government.

Chris Runge Director, Solutions Architects Red Hat

Chris Runge is the Director, Solutions Architects for Red Hat, Inc. Since joining Red Hat in 2000, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies to understand the benefits of Linux and open-source, and how to best migrate to, deploy and manage systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Mr. Runge is the author of several whitepapers, including "SELinux: A New Approach to Secure Systems" and "The Path to Multi-Level Security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux". Before joining Red Hat, Mr. Runge earned a master's degree in Theology as well as a Law degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Tony Sager Chief, Vulnerability Analysis and Operations Group, Information Assurance Directorate National Security Agency

Tony Sager is the Chief of the Vulnerability Analysis and Operations (VAO) Group within the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency. VAO’s mission is to identify and analyze the vulnerability of information, technology and operations for NSA customers, primarily within the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community. VAO is also very active in helping the broader national security community deal with these same problems through guidance and standards. During the last year, VAO has received recognition from several private sector sources (including SC Magazine Editor’s Choice for 2007; and The National Information Security Leadership Award from Government Executive Magazine and the SANS Institute).

During his 30 year career at the NSA, Mr. Sager has held a number of technical and managerial positions in Computer/Network Security and software analysis. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Western Maryland College and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Sager is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Signal Officer Basic Course (as a civilian), and the National Security Leadership Course. He is in constant demand to be the keynote speaker at national and international security events.

Pete Stark Manager, Corporate Information Security U.S. Postal Service

As Manager, Corporate Information Security, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, Pete Stark is responsible for protecting postal corporate information assets, ensuring that they are stored and operated in secure and trusted environments; promoting security awareness and security risk management as integral parts of postal business decisions; and providing postal employees and managers with the knowledge and tools they need to protect corporate information assets. Mr. Stark is also responsible for assuring that Information Technology is prepared to support the recovery of critical postal business functions through a comprehensive business continuance program.

Mr. Stark has been with the Postal Service since 1980, holding a variety of positions in Information Technology, Engineering and Operations Support. Most recently, prior to his current position, he managed the technical development of usps.com and various Intranet applications.

Mr. Stark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William and Mary, a Master of Science degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Science degree in Administration from the George Washington University.

Mr. Stern has extensive experience in information technology, network security, information operations and special information operations. In his role at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, he is a senior advisor to the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (U.S. CERT).

Prior to retiring from the Army after 22 years of distinguished service, Mr. Stern commanded 2d Battalion, 1st Information Operations Command which included the Command and Control of the Army Computer Emergency Response Team (ACERT) and Regional Computer Emergency Response Teams (RCERTs) supporting each Geographic Combatant Command’s Army Service Component Command. Mr. Stern transformed the Battalion into a mission focused unit capable of synchronizing Computer Network Attack, Exploitation and Defense for the Army, as well as enabling Information Operations in Cyberspace. Mr. Stern changed the ACERT role from a reactive "Crime Scene Investigation" role to a “Cyber Scout” role able to provide the Army a real time attack sensing and warning capability. He also developed and implemented the Battalion’s capability to conduct Cyber Counter-Reconnaissance in order to find, fix and finish adversaries on the Army’s portion of the Global Information Grid. He was the key architect for the Army’s Computer Network Operations integration strategy to "connect the dots" between Army, Joint and National level CNO assets to share information, develop relationships, and integrate capabilities.