ANDRES TAPIA

• Led program for Navy’s commitment to strategic use of information technology, advancing 11 DoD mission. Reported to two-star SES, provided vision and leadership for developing and implementing Navy-wide information technology strategies and initiatives. Ensured alignment with diverse departmental needs, anticipating future technology requirements and recommending priorities and projects to achieve strategic goals.
• Directed 67 cyber operations planning supporting naval network defense and mission readiness.
• Coordinated cross-functional stakeholders to align program objectives with operational requirements.
• Managed risk, schedule, and deliverable tracking for enterprise cybersecurity initiatives.

• In the US Army, red teaming is a structured, iterative process executed by trained, educated, and practiced team members that provides commanders an independent capability to continuously challenge plans, operations, concepts, organizations, and capabilities in the context of the operational environment and from our partners' and adversaries' perspectives. The expectation is to be ready for anything, prepare standard operating procedures for overseeing these conflicts, and define program governance. Excellent communications skills are critical since plans are explained to the units, leaders, and other staff members, consequently, commanding tremendous influence on the effectiveness of the organization. Everyone from the commanding officer to the lowest private must understand the plan. Served as program manager supporting United States Army Cyber Command and developed and planned Army cyberspace operations for the Industrial Control Systems that support the Army's most critical assets. The security of these assets ensured mission success. As a team member, supported Army and Joint Force missions. Advocated for stewardship of Army and Office of the Secretary of Defense authorities, policies, and resources, developing planning estimates and assessing risks. In addition, utilized business acumen to develop and review policies and directives that led to being assigned the budget analyst program manager to coordinate with HQDA directly to have approved and manage the spending of a 16 million budget that enabled readiness and mission success.
• Coordinated 47 operational plans, aligning tasks, suspense dates, and command priorities across staff sections.
• Developed 7 mission support briefs, synchronizing intelligence inputs, logistics requirements, and execution timelines.
• Analyzed operational data to refine planning products and improve decision-making accuracy.

• Advised, coordinated, led, and monitored command-level mission critical information and reporting processes for ongoing and future cyber planning activities. Established methodologies, performed mission analysis, risk management, developed and compared courses of action, and prepared operational plans and instructions for execution.
• Coordinated 4 operational calendars and 7 synchronized planning actions across multiple staff elements.
• Developed detailed workflow schedules to support mission readiness and resource alignment.
• Analyzed 10 tasking priorities to refine execution timelines and reduce planning conflicts.

Integrated Army Cyber Commands 10 staff sections into planning efforts and synchronized these efforts with echelons above and below the command to publish orders.

GPA: 2.6 GPA