John T. King
Huntsville, AL
jtking5@crimson.ua.edu
Key Qualifications
Over 20 years of Department of Defense and industry experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, International Affairs, and Security Cooperation. Possess strong leadership skills with excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Exceptional and natural ability to deliver technical analysis to executive and engineering-level audiences. Experienced at managing complex, multi-disciplinary, international projects with competing priorities. Passionate mentor and leader, taking advantage of formal and informal leadership roles to develop cohesive and effective teams. Experience and knowledge cover wide-ranging aspects of International Affairs, Security Cooperation, Security Assistance, Acquisitions, IT, and Cybersecurity, including procurement, contract development, program management, financial management, process improvement, change, and risk management, Systems Development Life-Cycle Management, international relationship management, and Client/Customer Satisfaction. Formally trained and experienced in research, strategic planning, design, and analysis of business strategies for information systems. Expertise in formulating and defining system scope and objectives and developing processes to solve complex problems.
Core Competencies
| Curriculum Development | Educational Technology | E-Learning |
| Business Development | Project/Program Management | International Affairs |
| ADDIE | IT Service Management | Strategic Planning |
Education
| Ph.D., Instructional Leadership: University of Alabama – Present |
| M.A., Instructional Technology: University of Alabama – 2023 |
| B.S., Project Management: Colorado Christian University – 2012 |
| A.S., Information Systems Technology: Community College of the Air Force – 2008 |
Certifications
- CompTIA Security +, system, network infrastructure, access control, and org. security 2008
Professional Experience
King Land Services – Owner – September 2022 – Current
Music City Catering – Owner/Partner – June 2021 – Current
Pump it Up of Huntsville – Owner – February 2019 – March 2020
Kona Ice of Panama City Beach – Owner – June 2013 – August 2014
United States Air Force: February 1993 – March 2013 (Retired)
Superintendent, Plans, and Programs
- Responsible for over 20 Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency Systems
- Managed a team of 28 Information System Security Officers and Managers
- Accountable for periodic regulatory risk assessments, self-assessments, and continuous monitoring
- Managed program risk and system vulnerabilities, provided training to users and cybersecurity staff
- Maintained high-caliber staff while creating high-functioning collaborative teams site-wide
- Launched the first standards and evaluations office at the Air Force Academy; DoD 8570 focused
- Responsible for vulnerability detection, patch and configuration management, and policy compliance
- Managed network professional certification program: supported 80 users assigned to network operations
- Conducted managerial audits on various work centers, ensuring compliance with local policies
- Developed written and performance-based exams for eight different network control center positions
- Managed Microsoft Exchange Server, Blackberry Enterprise Server, and Domain Controllers, 4K users
- Administered 10K user network worth $35M; planned, implemented, and managed network servers
- Developed procedures for messaging software installation on different hardware platforms
- Subject matter expert; taught Mail Management and Exchange Server Modules to Client Support Admin
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