Kenneth Bible

Experienced senior executive with senior level experience as a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Information Security Officer roles for international organizations of over 250,000 employees.  

• Executed budget oversight in excess of $3B in annual information technology spending, and alignment of vision, charter and road maps to achieve mission and business outcomes.  
• Led information security governance, risk, and compliance; cybersecurity operations; information security technology; managed security services; and incident response and recovery capabilities.
• Delivered executive leadership at all levels at global scale through the development of IT/technology strategy, standards, contracts, shared services, policy guidance, and oversight. 
• Built lasting coalitions through close collaborations across business lines and technical teams across organizations while maintaining tight communication and alignment with the highest levels of organizational leadership.

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC (January 2021 – Present) (Senior Executive Service, SES)

• Drove recovery efforts for the national SolarWinds cyber incident upon joining the Department
  • Led the key governance body comprising 15 component and sub-activity CISOs across DHS in bringing actionable recommendations to the DHS CIO, resulting in a recovery cost avoidance of over $40M 
• Developed and matured a Unified Cybersecurity Maturity Model (UCMM), providing a common means to plan cybersecurity investment, and for measuring the resultant cybersecurity maturity for the Department
  • Led Secretariat level engagement to institutionalize the UCMM model
• Championed development of an innovative use of Factor analysis to reduce massive data sets on enterprise risks to prioritize cybersecurity investment and actions
• Negotiated language into the Cybersecurity Executive Order 14028, signed by the President in March 2021, to improve visibility to the composition, integrity, and provenance of software and service supply chains 
• Led the organization to national media attention as the ONLY federal agency with an effective Cybersecurity Program as reported in a U.S. Senate report

Chief Information Officer (CIO)/ Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) / Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)

Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon (1B53) Washington, DC 20350 (March 2015 – January 2021) (Senior Executive Service, SES)

• Deputy Department Head, and senior civilian staff director to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, providing knowledge of legal and regulatory authorities associated with the oversight and management for information technology (IT) and cybersecurity risk, and formulating and providing broad policy guidance governing Information Technology, Command and Control, and communications infrastructure and applications in support of the warfighting and business domains.
• Chief Enterprise Architect responsible for delivering the architectural foundation for a seamless warfighting Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN), leveraging existing program investments, and focused on modernization, and digital transformation.
• Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the U.S. Marine Corps, providing leadership and management experience for a comprehensive cybersecurity program and risk management activities, including cybersecurity policy development, cybersecurity workforce development, and experience implementing and monitoring cybersecurity management frameworks and a privacy program for the Marine Corps Enterprise Network.
• Partnered with Department of Navy and Department of Defense CIO Cybersecurity officials to develop and defend the Department’s cybersecurity program to the most senior-level political appointees, civilian executives, and Congress.

Chief Technology Advisor (CTO)

Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon (1B53) Washington, DC 20350 (March 2013 – March 2015) (Senior Level Executive – SL)

• Championed the first-ever United States Marine Corps Enterprise Architecture Strategic Plan, endorsed by the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
• Re-vitalized and chaired a senior executive/general officer level Marine Corps governance structure - Enterprise Architecture Executive Steering Group (EA ESG) - gaining cross- stakeholder endorsement for the Marine Corps Enterprise Architecture Strategic Plan addressing warfighting, space, business operations, and cyber requirements; and successfully linked the Enterprise Architecture to budgeting.
• Developed standardized cloud constructs to support application modernization, and reform cybersecurity accreditation processes for warfighting and business systems.
• Conceptualized and led adoption of a “tactical cloudlet” construct to allow cloud-based services to be “maneuvered” to the tactical edge, and partnered with industry to mature required technologies, while facilitating Marine Corps operational research studies and experimentation to validate new doctrine to support implementation.

Assistant Program Executive Officer (Chief Engineer) - Enterprise Information Systems

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152 (September 2009 – March 2013) (DP-0855-4/GS-15)

• Chief Engineer, senior advisor, and subject matter expert for Program Executive Officer, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) - the Department of the Navy’s Enterprise Information Systems acquisition organization.
• Directed systems engineering in the acquisition of the Department of Navy’s portfolio of Enterprise Information Management and Business Intelligence Programs including: global Department of the Navy terrestrial network program (NGEN); Navy Enterprise Resource Planning SAP implementation (Navy ERP); Foreign Military Sales enterprise services; U.S. Marine Corps Oracle-based global logistics support system (GCSS-MC); Navy Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education systems; and the Department of the Navy Enterprise Software Licensing initiative.
• Oversaw enterprise architecture compliance, cybersecurity/Information Assurance (IA), IT portfolio planning and investment control (CPIC), IT policy, and systems engineering for a global secure network and business IT capabilities.
• Advised, and interpreted technical authority policy and policy under the Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) for all programs, evaluating acquisition program maturity and alignment of program efforts.
• Provided strategic direction and coordination for business process re-engineering (BPR), data strategy, and application design patterns.
• Employed analytical methods to detect long range trends and Department of Navy needs for enterprise technology services, developing forecasts of future requirements to be met through gap closure means such as Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and other Science and Technology venues.

Technical Director, U.S. Navy Headquarters, Asst. Chief of Naval Operations

Detailed from SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419 (September 2008 – May 2009) (YF-0855-3/GS-15)

• Hand selected to represent the Navy Technical Authority and Engineering organization in senior forums related to establishment of the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) program for the Department of the Navy.
• Analyzed technology and surveyed industry direction to identify opportunities for technical innovation for a next-generation, secure, global IT network.
• Built partnerships across federal agencies, and private industry to develop advocacy for Department of Navy IT strategies, and gain acceptance and cooperation of top policy- making officials within and outside of the Department of Defense.
• Ensured adequate resource programming, budgeting, and allocation across the Department of the Navy to support technical requirements for the program.

Manager, Networks Engineering Division

SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419     (March 2006 – September 2009) (YF-0855-3/GS-15)

• Provided the full range of second line management oversight for seven engineering branches comprising over 150 government civilian employees and over 200 supporting contractors.
• Exercised authority as national network engineering Technical Authority for the U.S. Navy on the East Coast, accountable for greater than $150 million per year in engineering programs.
• Managed network engineering for a 24/7 global data center, and a network engineering lab comprising over 30,000 square feet, supporting telecommunications activities for over 1,000 servers, and greater than 200 applications.
• Developed and managed organizational metrics and performance measures as part of a comprehensive organizational management plan and business strategy.
• Implemented strategies for revitalizing systems engineering rigor in network engineering, and optimizing processes using industry standards including Lean Six Sigma, and CMMI.

Manager, Integrated Systems Division

SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419 (September 2003 – March 2006) (DP-0855-4/GS-15)

• Second line manager for three engineering branches with a total of 90 employees, and over 100 contractors.
• Provided accountability for greater than $94 million in annual engineering programs.
• Achieved the organizations’ first independently assessed Capability Maturity Model Level 3 certification.
• Led development of innovative communications software systems for critical information exchange services in a network centric warfighting environment, focusing on the transition to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) construct.

Board Chairman, Cooper River Bridge Run, Incorporated

Cooper River Bridge Run, 716 S Shelmore Blvd Suite 105, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29464 (July 2004

– July 2006) [Board Member 1994 – 2008] [nonpaid position]

• Led the staff and a six agency executive committee responsible for all aspects of the largest athletic event in the state of South Carolina (third largest running event in North America, and eighth largest running event in the world).
• Led a complete update of the organization’s Strategic Plan.
• Led execution of a community economic impact study to build public endorsement and political support for event priorities, fostering understanding amongst all stakeholders of an economic impact of the event exceeding $25 million per year.
• Monitored development and execution of budgets, established governance and accountability for corporate employees, and established strategic direction.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive incident response communications strategy in light of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Supervisory Engineer, Technology and Information Support Branch

SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419 (July 2001 – September 2003) (DP-0855-3/GS-13)

• Guided a diverse technical branch responsible for Modeling and Simulation support to DoD, federal and other agency customers in four primary areas: Geospatial Modeling, Dynamic and Static Assessment, Training, and Testing.
• Served as Chief Engineer for the U.S. Navy Environmental Information Management System (EIMS), leading planning, execution, and management of a large-scale, advanced global Geographic Information System (GIS) implementing Navy policy.

Project Manager

SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419 (January 1994 – July 2001) (DP-0801-3/GS-13)

• Served as the Modeling and Simulation lead for the U.S. Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) acquisition program for Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC).

Supervisory Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear Project Engineer

Nuclear Engineering Department, Charleston Naval Shipyard (June 1985 - January 1994) (GS- 840-12/13)

• Rose from GS-5 to GS-13, to supervise senior level engineers and technicians in the day-to- day management of nuclear reactor steam plant support activities.
• Maintained Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program qualifications as a radiation work supervisor, including responsibility for technical work procedure preparation.
• Successfully developed a program to decontaminate and decommission Navy nuclear facilities acceptable to SC Department of Health and Environment Control (DHEC) and federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials.
• Championed and successfully defended a land ban exemption for lead buried at the Barnwell low-level radioactive waste site resulting in clean-up cost savings estimated at over $8 million in FY- 94dollars.
• Exercised authority as the single technical warrant holder for nuclear reactor plant cleanliness and detrimental material control in nuclear propulsion plants.

• Master of Engineering; University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC; August 1996
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Blacksburg, VA; June 1985 (requirements completed for a minor in Political Science)
• Registered Professional Engineer; South Carolina License Number 15220; January 1993
• Defense Acquisition Professional Community Member; Defense Acquisition University; Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering (DAWIA Level III Certified)
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations Certification; January 2009
• Federal Executive Institute; Leadership in a Democratic Society; November 2011
• State of South Carolina Auxiliary Communications Team Member – Incident Command System (ICS) Qual 
• FCC Licensed Amateur Extra Class Radio Operator
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI