Will Smith

A seasoned leader and cybersecurity architect with over 20 years of experience, I am skilled at optimizing the information security ecosystem for high-visibility organizations with global reach. By applying a 360-degree view of technical operations and in-depth knowledge of industry trends, I align cybersecurity strategies with short- and long-term organizational priorities. My ability to set up new teams, turn around existing ones, and direct up to 97 enterprise staff enables me to prime organizations for continued success. Mitigating risks, managing compliance, and actualizing change, I successfully manage large-scale projects/programs and budgets of up to $78M. I hold an active security clearance.Key Accomplishments• At TekSynap Corporation, served as cybersecurity program manager for a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) contract, overseeing a $78M budget and a team of 40 staff across multiple functional areas.• Leveraged machine learning to improve cyber analytic capabilities, slashing cyber analyst response times from hours to minutes and increasing ingestion of research data from 10 to 500 gigabytes per day. • Set security strategy and vision that aligned with client priorities and delivered on program goals, resulting in the company’s first-ever government letter of appreciation from the DTRA director. • At Govplace, co-authored the Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring (CDM) Governance Support Plan for enterprise privilege management, which provided a governance framework for all 22 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) departments and 30 supporting agencies. Transformed a document that had been returned with 97 findings from the previous 2 authors over 3 years, restructuring and successfully submitting the plan within 60 days.