Phillip Kittelson
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Summary

Phillip is a security professional with 20 years of experience in physical, industrial, personnel, and cybersecurity. Skilled with securing, defending, and countering threats to government and military networks. CISSP certification holder, ISC Exam Developer, and Adjunct Instructor.

Instructor, Exam Development, and other Industry Work

CompTIA

CompTIA SME CySA+ Job Task Analysis and Question Writing • 2025
Worked to help update the objectives for the CS0-004 exam, and develop questions.

ISC2

Exam Developer - Question Author • 2024
I was invited to author, and peer-review, questions for ISC2's latest certification the Certified in Cybersecurity (CC).

Exam Developer - Domain Map/Reference Validation/Update • 2023
As part of peer-group, I re-mapped 1,000 CISSP questions to the updated exam domains, ensuring the currency of the exam for years to come.

Exam Developer - Group Review • 2022
I worked with a group my peer certification-holders across 20 countries to review, approve, and avance new certification exam questions to help maintain the relvancy of the CISSP exam.

Southern New Hampshire University

Adjunct Instructor • Oct 2023 — Present
As an adjuct instructor for SNHU, I am helping build the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Courses:

• CYB-240 Application Security
• CYB-250 Cyber Defense
• CYB-260 Legal and Human Factors of Cybersecurity
• ISE-510 Security Risk Analysis and Planning
• ISE-620 Incident Detection and Response
• ISE-640 Investigation and Digital Forensics

Red Cross

Instructor • Updating
Courses:

• First Aid
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Projects, Publications, and Papers

Academic Papers

Drone Forensics, Champlain College • 2018

Projects

PCAPa • 2023
A BASH-based project to assist in PCAP analysis.

QRDecode • 2023
A Python and BASH project designed to aid in Quishing (QR code phishing) investigations. With the general public increasingly reliant on QR codes in their daily routines, adversaries are exploiting this trend to bypass email filters.

Yara Rules • 2023
A project dedicated to YARA rule development tailored for cybersecurity, focusing on detecting specific use-cases through research and practical application.

Threat Hunting Queries • 2023
A collection of home-grown threat hunting queries, including searches for Splunk, CrowdStrike, and other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms as available.

BFZip • 2020
A brute force tool for password protected zip files using a dictionary file.

wifiHarvester • 2019
A Python-based project to enumerate and display WiFi passwords, and other associated information from a host machine. Also available as a Portable Executable (PE).

Professional Experience

MindPoint Group

Team Lead (SOC Manager) • Dec 2023 — Present

Senior Consultant (Cyber Threat Hunter) • Mar 2023 — Dec 2023

Senior Consultant (Tier II SOC Analyst) • Mar 2022 — Mar 2023

United States Air Force Reserve

NCOIC, Help Desk (1D7 IMA) • Oct 2024 — Present
Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp Smith, HI

Section Chief, Cyber Operations (1D7) • May 2022 — Oct 2024
507th Communications Flight, Tinker AFB, OK

NCOIC, Client Systems (3D) • Mar 2019 — May 2022
507th Communications Flight, Tinker AFB, OK

NCOIC, Operations (3P) • Sep 2017 — Mar 2019
720th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Montan AFB, AZ

Operations Superintendent (3P) • Sep 2016 — Sep 2017
720th Security Forces Squadon, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

Squad Leader (3P) • May 2015 — Sep 2016
720th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

Raytheon Technologies

Principal Specialist, Cyber Incident Response • Mar 2021 — Mar 2022

Principal Specialist, Cybersecurity & Risk Management • Aug 2019 — Mar 2021

Multiple Contracts

Traveling Technician • Sep 2017 — Aug 2019

Lockheed Martin

Technical Support • Jun 2015 — Sep 2017

Security Assistant, Senior • Aug 2014 — Jun 2015

United States Air Force

NCOIC, Security Forces Stan Eval • Jan 2013 - Aug 2014
56th Security Forces Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ

Element Leader • Jul 2012 - Jan 2013
56th Security Forces Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ

Military Working Dog Handler • Jan 2007 - Jul 2012
56th Security Forces Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ

Security Response Team Leader • Apr 2006 - Jan 2007
341st Missile Security Forces Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT

Law Enforcement Patrolman • Nov 2005 - Apr 2006
341st Security Forces Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT

Assistant NCOIC, Security Forces Armory • Apr 2005 - Nov 2005
31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy

Security Response Team Member • Sep 2004 - Apr 2005
31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy

Installation Entry Controller • Aug 2003 - Sep 2004
341st Security Forces Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT

Education

Master of Business Administration (in progress)
Champlain College • 2026

Master of Science Digital Forensic Science
Champlain College • 2023

Bachelor of Science Computer Forensics and Digital Investigation
Champlain College • 2018

Associates in Applied Science Information Technology
Community College of the Air Force • 2022

Associates in Applied Science Criminal Justice
Community College of the Air Force • 2016

Certifications, Accreditation, and Credentials

GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)
SysAdmin, Audit, Network, and Security (SANS) Institute • 2024

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI) • 2023

AWS Partner, Accreditation
Amazon Web Services (AWS) • 2021

Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS) • 2021

Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) • 2021

Associate of ISC2
International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) • 2020

Security+
CompTIA • 2017

Physical Security Certification
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) • 2016

SARTECH III
National Association for Search and Rescue • 2009

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer Senior Member
Civil Air Patrol • 2007 — 2013

Mentor
American Corporate Partners • 2023

Certificate Courses

LDR514 Security Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership
SysAdmin, Audit, Network, and Security (SANS) Institute • 2024

Space 100
National Security Space Institute (NSSI) • 2023

ADJ-275 Beyond the Bulletin Board
Southern New Hampshire University • 2023

ADJ-101 Online Faculty Training
Southern New Hampshire University • 2023

Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute • 2023

Foundational Threat Hunting Management
Cyborg Security • 2023

Threat Hunting Reporting & Communication
Cyborg Security • 2023

Foundational Threat Hunting KPIs & Metrics
Cyborg Security • 2023

MITRE ATT&CK Defender™ (MAD) ATT&CK® Fundamentals
Cybrary • 2023

Threat Hunting - Execution (Level 1)
Cyborg Security • 2023

Threat Hunting - Exfiltration (Level 1)
Cyborg Security • 2023

Log Analysis Course
DC3 Cyber Training Academy • 2023

Intermediate Falcon Platform for Responders
CrowdStrike • 2022

Investigating and Querying Event Data With Falcon EDR
CrowdStrike • 2022

Investigating and Mitigating Threats with Real Time Response
CrowdStrike • 2022

BOSS of the SOC
Splunk • 2021

Information Technology Fundamentals Course
United States Air Force • 2021

Client Systems Course
United States Air Force • 2021

Cyber Operations Fundamentals Course
229th Cyberspace Operations Squadron • 2021

Splunk Fundamentals 1
Splunk> • 2021

Cyber Threat Hunting Level 1
Active CounterMeasures • 2021

Network Intrusions Basics
DC3 Cyber Training Academy • 2018

Cyber Threat and Techniques Seminar Pilot
DC3 Cyber Training Academy • 2018

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Course
Air Force Reserve Command • 2017

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
United States Air Force • 2016

Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I
Department of Defense • 2016

Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
United States Air Force • 2014

Tactical Police Bicycle Course
Glendale (AZ) Police Department • 2013

Base Security Operations Course
United States Air Force • 2011

Security Forces Craftsman Course
United States Air Force • 2010

SWAT/K9 Interacting During Deployment Course - Canine Tactical School
K9 Tactical Operations and Consulting Services • 2010

Taser X26 Certified User
Taser • 2008

Airmen Leadership School
United States Air Force • 2007

Military Working Dog Pre-Deployment Course
United States Marine Corps • 2007

Military Working Dog Handler Course
United States Air Force • 2006

Physical Security Course
United States Army • 2004

Security Forces Academy
United States Air Force • 2003

USAF Basic Military Training
United States Air Force • 2003