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Dr. Kyle Boyles

TS/SCI CI | Cisco CyberOps Professional, Forrester ZT, C|CISO, CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, CDPSE, CGEIT, E|CIH, CEH, PMP, CASP+, CySA +, Security+, AWS CCP, Splunk Power & Core, Network+, A+, MCSE, Azure Fundamentals
Alexandria, VA, United States
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Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Information Systems Management

Walden University

2010 : 2015

Master of Education (MEd)

Curriculum and Instruction

Troy University

2002 : 2003

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Business Administration and Management, General

University of Maryland College Park

1990 : 1996

Experience: Lead the technical and managerial aspects to establish a roadmap, execute actions, and set objectives for the realization of a zero trust framework within the Department of Defense (DoD) and federal agencies. Facilitate zero trust maturity evaluations, perform gap assessments, and devise cybersecurity engineering strategies to mitigate identified risks.

2022 : Present

Invictus International Consulting, LLC

Senior Director of Cyber Security Defense

2017 :

University of Maryland

Full Professor Cybersecurity Management and Policy

Led the Homeland Security Solution team in analyzing, strategizing, and delivering core solutions, best practices, innovative approaches, and strategic partnerships for Enterprise Architecture. Provided technical support and authored content for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Information Service Management RFP for the management transformation and divestment of data centers. Four USCG data centers are in highly complex distributed environments passing traffic through the DoD JRSS security enclave and USCG Security enclave while residing in the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) and Department of Homeland Security network connecting multiple heterogeneous devices while ensuring system interoperability and meeting DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG).

2019 : 2022

Leidos

Solutions Architect

Provided senior-level program management and technical support, offering valuable budget guidance and recommendations for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) as the agency's Enterprise Architecture lead.

• Leveraged Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to streamline the Authorization to Operate (ATO) reducing the Agile Release Train (ART) timeframe from 6 weeks to just 7 days.

• Developed comprehensive Business Case analyses and a strategic roadmap for transitioning from DMDC Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and Electronic Health Care Record databases to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This initiative reduced the project schedule level of effort by 20% and eliminated $5 million in bridging contracts.

2019 : 2019

Defense Manpower Data Center

Director Enterprise Architecture

Operate and defend DISA portion of the DODIN by directly supporting US Combatant Commands (CCMD) through a network of forward elements to provide, operate, and defend the DODIN. Technical leadership for the CCMD area of responsibility, maintain situational awareness of theater and network operations, and support integrated planning to assure enterprise capabilities in support of CCMDs and mission partners. Review and provide technical leadership for DISA's Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) program and US Cyber Command in their missions to provide secure, interoperable and reliable operation of the DoD's IT enterprise.

2018 : 2019

DISA

Technical Director, Cyber Operations

Company: Invictus International Consulting, LLC

Years of Experience: 16

Spoken Language: English, German

Skills Active TS/SCI Clearance, Business Process Improvement, Capital Expenditures, CISA, CISSP, Computer Security, Continuous Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Financial Policies, Governance, Government Contracting, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Incident Response, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, IT Management, IT Operations, IT Strategy, Key Metrics, Leadership, Management, National Security, Networking, PMI, PMP, Policy Compliance, Program Management, Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Risk Management, Security, Security Audits, Security Awareness, Security Management, Security Operations Center, Strategy, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Technical Leadership, Technical Operations, Technology Implementation, Vendor Negotiation, Vendor Relations, Virtualization, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management
About Dr. Boyles has worked in National Security for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and National Health Care for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has developed innovative hardware-in-the-loop and synthetic users to stimulate the velocity and frequency of threat actor signatures to predict and remediate cyber threats for the Department of Defense Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS).



Dr. Boyles is a Full Professor with the University of Maryland Global College Cybersecurity Management and Policy Program. He brings a unique blend of leadership, vision, and knowledge to the table. His expertise spans operations, strategy, and management, and I have a proven track record of leading highly skilled, cross-functional teams in intelligence, security, technology, audit, and compliance. Demonstrated competitive learning nature, passion, persuasive skills, and articulate communication have enabled me to establish robust relationships with senior executives and foster consensus across various organizational levels. An experienced public speaker and writer on topics such as technology, security, and cybercrime.



Technical Proficiencies: CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, CISM, CGEIT, CISA, CDPSE, C|CISO, CEH, E|CIH, PMP, AWS CCP, CASP+, CySA+, Security+, Network +, A+, ITIL v4, ZTX Forrester Adopting Zero Trust

MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate, Cisco Certfied CyperOps Professional, Cisco Certified CyperOps Associate, & Splunk Certified Core User.



Leadership and mentorship in Information Technology + Expertise in physical and cyber security, including digital forensics, incident response, and IT risk auditing + Knowledge of government regulations and financial compliance.



+ Strategic and tactical planning abilities + Expertise in disaster recovery and contingency planning +Skills in project planning and management.