Matthew Young (CISSP, PMP, CISM)

Special Forces Communications Sergeant

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Fayetteville, North Carolina Metropolitan Area

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About me
Cybersecurity Program Manager at Indigo IT
Education
- New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
  2015 - 2016
  CompTIA A+ce, CompTIA N+ ce, Security+ ce Network and System Administration/Administrator 3.50
  Completed a 6 month Network and System Administration/Administrator program that included the following content: CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Windows 7, and Microsoft Server 2012.
- Excelsior College
  2005 - 2008
  Bachelor of Science (BS) Criminal Justice / Homeland Security 3.79
  Activities and Societies: Grappling / Jiu Jitsu Completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with an Emphasis in Homeland Security (4 year degree - 3.79 GPA).
Experience
- U.S. Army Special Forces
  Jul 1997 - May 2015
  Special Forces Communications Sergeant
- Shepard Computer Services
  May 2015 - Sept 2015
  Computer Technician (Volunteer)
  Small business/residential networking, computer repair/maintenance, and computer builds.
- History Office, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
  Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
  Data Asset Manager
  Augments an operational analysis team by receiving, organizing, securing, making searchable, and assigning metadata to historical collection content.
- TEKsystems
  Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
  Service Desk Analyst
  Provides hardware and software support for a highly secure enterprise environment within a major U.S. Army Command Headquarters.
- STG Inc.
  Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
  Reviews and enforces information systems security policies and manages enterprise compliance standards by overseeing Risk Management Framework (RMF), configuration compliance (STIG), and Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) compliance for a U.S. military 4 star Headquarters. ACAS Administrator and vulnerability/compliance manager for a highly secure enterprise environment within a major U.S. Army Command Headquarters Provides hardware and software support for a highly secure enterprise environment within a major U.S. Army Command Headquarters.
  - Senior Information Security Engineer/Analyst
    Feb 2017 - Apr 2018
  - Cyber Security Analyst
    Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
  - Desktop Support Technician
    Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
- Leidos
  Apr 2018 - Sept 2018
  Information Assurance Engineer
- SAIC
  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020
  Lead Information Assurance Engineer
- IntelliBridge
  Aug 2020 - Jul 2023
  Cybersecurity Program Manager
- Indigo IT LLC
  Jul 2023 - now
  Cybersecurity Program Manager
  Manages two teams of DoD cybersecurity professionals (17 personnel).
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  (ISC)²
  Feb 2017
  View certificate
- Project Management Professional (PMP)®
  Project Management Institute
  Jun 2022
  View certificate
- Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM)
  ISACA
  Jun 2025
  View certificate
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
  EXIN
- Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM)
  ISACA
  May 2024
  View certificate
Volunteer Experience
- Computer Technician
  Issued by Shepard Computer Services on May 2015
  Associated with Matthew Young (CISSP, PMP, CISM)
- President
  Issued by ISSA Fayetteville/Fort Bragg on Mar 2017
  Associated with Matthew Young (CISSP, PMP, CISM)