Retired Navy (as of October 2017...) 27 years ago was my first IT system integration project 24 years ago was my first IT systems security implementation 16 years ago was my first IT systems accreditation 13 years ago was my first Information Security Manager position 6 years ago was my ISC2 CISSP Certification 1 Year ago was my (twelfth overall and) first NIST based RMF system accreditation