SCOTT E. ZIGLER

Company Overview: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED), Council Management Subdivision (CMS), Advisory Councils Branch (ACB), The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)

Alternate Designated Federal Officer

• Provides administrative, analytical and technical support to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) by coordinating meetings, developing work plans, submitting visit requests and necessary information for classified meetings, taking meeting minutes, escorting non-badged visitors, reviewing reports for accuracy and other administrative functions as needed.
• Assists in developing work strategies with NSTAC leadership and Executive Office of the President (EOP) stakeholders to create processes for project delivery, including timelines, milestones, and expected outcomes.
• Coordinates with the Committee Management Officer, the General Law Division for DHS, and the EOP to amend the NSTAC’s Charter and Bylaws.
• Coordinates the planning and execution of the Annual Meeting with government, industry and EOP stakeholders while addressing scheduling, security, and agenda challenges.
• Proficient in protocol policy and procedures as these meetings are attended by CEO level industry partners, senior government officials to include cabinet level attendees, as well as POTUS.
• Works with industry partners to coordinate presentations and meeting agendas that are following the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
• Collaborates with industry in the development of study topics for NSTAC examination.
• Directs, coordinates, monitors and evaluates work performed by contractor personnel. Recommends and coordinates appropriate contract modifications to ensure deliverables are met.
• Monitors, analyzes, projects, forecasts and reports to leadership on the rate of expenditures for supplies, training, and travel expenses. Works with leadership to establish fiscal year budgetary requirements.
• Tracks, reviews, and responds to incoming taskers in the internal divisional database.
• Composes responses in writing to general correspondence or inquiries addressed to the Director.
• Prepares and reviews presentation decks for leadership.
• Ensures data is maintained in the General Service Administration’s (GSA) FACA Database.

Primary NSTAC Website Maintainer

• Responsible for ensuring the NSTAC website is incompliance with department policies and updated in a timely manner.
• Prepares and verifies all documents and reports are within 508 compliance before publishing.

Primary NSTAC Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM) Technology Solution Point of Contact

• Responsible for capturing and updating contacts and external stakeholder engagement data and information.
• Enables NSTAC to deliver valuable products and services to our stakeholders while also acting as a conduit between different components within CISA.

Primary NSTAC Records Custodian

• Responsible for the NSTAC Section records to be created, handled, stored, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with Federal Law, Agency and Division records and information management policies and directives.
• Instrumental in leading the NSTAC Section transition from the shared drive to SharePoint platform; asked to advise other teams in Council Management (CM) and Sector Management (SM).
• Spearheaded the development of new divisional naming convention guidance; significantly improving uniformity, clarity, version control, searchability, accuracy, and consistency across platforms and other program sections.

Company Overview: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED), Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) Subdivision

Divisional Facilities Manager/Liaison

• Lead for space planning by developing and administrating the SED office and logistical plan.
• Managed all inter and intra moves by individual employees and entire division.
• Coordinated, reported and monitored all facility related office maintenance and repairs.

Divisional Master Timekeeper

• Managed the Time and Attendance (T&A) responsibilities of the division, by monitoring timecards and ensuring compliance and accuracy are within policy and procedures set forth by the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) and DHS.
• Responsible for assisting employees, within a prescribed time frame, the submission of bi-weekly timecards and system administration functions.
• Provided expert guidance and instruction to federal employees about properly coding and correcting timecard issues in an accurate and timely manner.

Divisional Government Purchase Card Holder

• Lead, support, and coordinate, the division's procurement of resources and equipment necessary for SED employees to effectively execute mission functions.
• Quantified expenditures for accurate accountability.
• Reconciled all monthly reports in a timely manner with a zero-discrepancy rate.

• Provided programmatic support and advice to the SES Director and Deputy Director of SECIR on office-wide policies, procedures and projects; evaluate programs and provided reports to leadership.
• Developed and maintained an internal task spreadsheet/tracker; reduced redundancy and improved deadline completion while achieving division objectives; advised SECIR leadership on findings and recommendations regarding improvements on programs.
• Acted as the liaison and maintained open lines of communication among other senior executives, branch chiefs, stakeholders, middle management and administrative staff.
• Prepared briefing packages for the SECIR leadership on a variety of issues/topics; conducted intensive research support on pertinent topics; created and compiled read-ahead materials, agendas and presentations for meetings.
• Maintained the Director’s and Deputy Director’s calendar – planned and scheduled meetings, teleconferences and travel; processed travel orders and reimbursements with zero discrepancies.

• Managed daily/long range strategic calendar, intercept calls/visitors, and prioritize calendar events.
• Planned intra and international travel; provided executive/logistical support for over 100 trips per year.
• Prepared annual executive travel budget over $50K, completed travel vouchers, and audit accounts to ensure payments post in a timely manner with 100% accuracy.
• Advised senior leaders on operational matters; provided sound insight to support the decision-making process by maintaining up-to-minute knowledge of operational activities and priorities.
• Facilitated the control of information flow and relations between the field offices of the National Guard in 54 states/territories, and multiple agencies within the Pentagon.

• Coordinated with staff scheduler and transportation liaison to manage all aspects of complex global travel arrangements involving both military and commercial transportation providers to ensure air and ground transportation were synchronized.
• Prioritized needs and allocated manpower and resources to most critical areas to eliminated shortfalls.
• Expertly coordinated activities for high level officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, state governments, Adjutants Generals, and other VIP’s.

• Coordinated briefings for high-ranking military, civilian, and VIP guests.
• Effectively communicated with senior officers and civilian Senior Executive Staff with ease and poise, allowing seamless flow of information from senior leadership to functional staff.
• Professionally planned and executed 50+ events attended by generals and high-level military and civilian government employees; events required coordination with multiple directorates.

• Managed daily calendar requirements for Air National Guard senior leadership; prioritized appointments and official travel to maximize productivity and prevented scheduling conflicts.
• Conducted Security Analysis of offsite event venues and worked with local law enforcement in developing contingency operation plans to ensure the safety of attendees.
• Directed diplomatic and NATO functions—ensured the safety of dignitaries who were high-risk targets for terrorism while creating memorable events.
• Presented Military Protocol and Security briefings for senior leaders of the National Guard.
• Planned and executed over 400 events from small meetings to large multi-day conferences.
• Ensured adherence to Equal Opportunity and sexual assault prevention policies and procedures to create a respectful working environment while supervising 2 military personal.

• Supervised security activities including; criminal investigations, police patrols, antiterrorism threat level, command/control, and physical/operational security of the installation.
• Worked collaboratively with the Department of Homeland Security, Army National Guard, and Reserve units from the Army, Marine Corps and Navy, on the second largest Guard base in the United States to provide security support for joint operations.
• Trained and advised base populace on Department of Defense policies and procedures formally in a classroom environment and by conducting random security inspections and providing guidance.
• Protected over $1B worth of military assets and more than 2,000 Guardsmen on the installation; secured restricted and sensitive areas.
• Devised and implemented plans to dramatically improve the effectiveness and quality of radio equipment while acting as the liaison between the Security Forces Squadron and the Communication Flight—wrote plan that won a contract for upgrade in excess of $200K.
• Extensive training in counterintelligence and information/operational security.