Chris Carpenter DoD Cyber Crime

DoD Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE) Director

Mr. Carpenter is the Director of the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), DoD- Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE), located at Linthicum, MD. DCISE is the DoD designated analysis and reporting center for cyber incidents affecting the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Mr.

Carpenter strives to enhance the security posture and collaborative relationship between DoD, the DIB, and government stakeholders.

Mr. Carpenter is an information security professional with over 20 years of experience. He has served in various high-level IT positions with different US Government agencies. Mr. Carpenter was the CISO for Secretary of Defense

Communications (SDC) and the US Mint. He was a consultant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Executive Office of the President. He also has extensive experience managing Security Operations Centers, performing incident response and penetration testing.  Mr. Carpenter is a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served as an avionics technician on various airframes.

Mr. Carpenter currently resides in Laurel, Maryland, with his wife and two children.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Technology, University of Maryland University College, 2008

CAREER CHRONOLOGY

  • 2016 – Present  Director, DCISE, DC3, Linthicum, MD
  • 2013 – 2016 Director of Security Operations, SDC, Arlington, VA
  • 2011 – 2013 Chief information Security Officer, US Mint, Washington, DC
  • 2010 – 2011 Penetration Tester, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
  • 2006 – 2010 Network Security Engineer, FBI, Washington, DC
  • 2005 – 2006 Security Analyst, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD
  • 2004 – 2005 Network Engineer, the Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC
  • 2000 – 2004 Chief Technologist, Prospect Technologies, Washington, DC
  • 1989 – 2000 Avionics Technician, US Air Force

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

  • GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester, 2012
  • GIAC Certified Penetration Tester, 2010
  • CISCO Certified Network Associate Security, 2010
  • Certified Ethical Hacker, 2009
  • Certified Information Security Professional, 2009
  • Certified Incident Handler, 2008