Faculty/Staff Directory
Patrick Sullivan
Part Time Instructor
Credentials: MS, BS, AAS in Information Systems
| Office Hours: | Spring 2026 Macon - PSC 339 By Appointment |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) |
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| Biography: | I’m am a cybersecurity leader and educator with a career spanning military service, federal/defense programs, and cloud security operations. I grew up in western New York before I began my professional journey in the United States Air Force (1983–2003), where I severed as a Fire fighter, Recruiter and Cybersecurity leader. I've led large-scale information assurance and communications security programs and built a foundation in security policy, compliance, and mission operations. After military service, I continued supporting complex government and defense environments through roles in enterprise IT, system security engineering, and program leadership—delivering accreditation and authorization outcomes and security testing across classified and closed enclaves. Today, along with being part-time faculty at Middle Georgia State University, I serve as Vice President for Xacta Solutions & Services at Telos, focused on the success of a FedRAMP High authorized cloud service offering, leading DevOps, solution architects, deployment, and support teams while managing budgets and customer-facing engagements. my certifications include CISSP, CEH, and CHFI. |
| Teaching and Research Interests: | Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Cloud computing |
| Courses: | ITEC 2215 |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | MS in Information Technology Management, Touro University International (March 2005) BS in Business Information Systems, Bellevue University, Bellevue (June 2003) AAS in Information Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) (Jan 2001) AAS in Personnel Administration, CCAF (August 2001) AAS in Fire Science, CCAF, August 2000 |
| CV: | FTA-2430 Cybersecurity for FinTech ITEC 2215 Introduction to Information Technology ITEC4200 Foundations of Information Assurance ITEC 4299 Cloud Computing ITEC 4320 Industrial Control System Security ITEC 4341 Network Forensics and Incident Response Planning ITEC 4421 Network Security |
| Professional Experience: | Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) - Part-time Faculty/Professor (Jul 2016–Present) Telos Corporation (Ashburn, VA) - Vice President, Xacta Solutions & Services / Cybersecurity SME (Jan 2022–Present) - Director & Cybersecurity SME, Telos Concierge Service (Apr 2017–Jan 2022) - Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) / Cybersecurity Engineer (Oct 2016–Apr 2017) - Information System Owner / Cybersecurity Engineer (Jan 2015–Oct 2016) Spectrum Communication Inc. (Warner Robins, GA & Hampton, VA) - Lead Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Manager (Oct 2013–Jan 2015) - System Security Engineer (Apr 2012–Oct 2013) - Senior Systems Analyst (May 2009–Mar 2011) Sigma Defense Systems (Warner Robins, GA) - Information Assurance SME (Mar 2011–Apr 2012) Electronic Data Systems (EDS, an HP Company) (Plano, TX) - IT Infrastructure Analyst (Jul 2006–May 2009) - Sr. Communications Engineer Liaison (Jul 2004–Jul 2006) SRA International (Warner Robins, GA) — Systems Engineer (Jul 2003–Jul 2004) United States Air Force — Multiple roles (Sep 1983–Oct 2003) - Chief, Information Assurance (May 2001–Jul 2003): - Chief, Record Communication (Jun 2000–Jun 2001): - Chief, Voice Communication (May 1998–Jun 2000): - Fire Department Station Chief (May 1996–May 1998) / Firefighter (Nov 1983–Jun 1990): - Military Enlisted Liaison / Officer Recruiter / Enlisted Recruiter (Jun 1990–May 1996): |
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