Ryan Jones

Fort Washington, MD 20744 · (301) 875-8424 · ryanmjones4@gmail.com

I have 10+ years experience as a practicing attorney in administrative law, compliance, and contract negotiation, transitioning to IT. Hold Security+, SOCOA I, AWS Cloud Practitioner, and CIPP/US certifications. Strong analytical, communicative, and collaborative skills with expertise in risk assessment and regulatory compliance directly applicable to cybersecurity and IT governance roles.

Experience

Cybersecurity Intern

Cyber Ready Clinic
  • Assist with performing cyber risk assessments to help strengthen organizational defense against cyber threats such as business email compromise, initial access and ransomware attacks for over 10 organizations.
  • Lead initial assessment interview of business capabilities to understand current client administration and usage in daily operations.
  • Identify and explain highest area of risk exposure in five critical business systems based on initial assessment.
  • Collaborate with team members to develop a digital wellness plan and improve cyber health to mitigate threats across identities, endpoints, email, edge and response.
September 2025 - Present

Executive Director

Let's Go Up
  • Oversee the strategic planning and rebranding of Let’s Go Up to the 21st Century to Let’s Go Up (LGU) and act as a lead ambassador for the organization at speaking engagements.
  • Manage comprehensive documentation systems using MS Word, MS Excel and Salesforce CRM database to track potential participants, stakeholders, and program metrics, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
  • Collaborate with the Board of Directors on strategic planning, policy governance, and compliance management by filing required regulatory documents.
  • Execute programming for elementary, middle and high school students advancing the mission of LGU to introduce youth to career pathways in aviation sectors such as aircraft flight, drone flight, aviation maintenance
  • Establish measurable learning objectives for participants through pre- and post-assessments to track organizational impact and program effectiveness.
  • Negotiate strategic partnerships with schools, businesses, and community organizations in Washington,
November 2022 - Present

Resource Manager

ByteRatio
  • Developed and implemented recruitment strategies to attract and hire technical top-level IT talent for placement on over 20 federal government programs in the Intelligence Community.
  • Operated proprietary Agile CRM database and tracked recruitment metrics using advanced database tools and submitted reports on hiring progress to the Director of Recruiting and Resource Management.
  • Screened and evaluated technical candidates for as software developer and DevOps, systems, cloud or cybersecurity engineer positions, requiring deep understanding of technical requirements and security frameworks.
April 2024 - October 2024

Director, Legal Affairs

D.C. United
  • Managed all legal affairs for D.C. United and Loudoun United FC, including contract negotiation, compliance, risk management, and corporate governance.
  • Supported General Counsel with contract management for Audi Field, D.C. United, Segra Field and Loudoun United FC events, reviewing and negotiating agreements.
  • Drafted corporate governance policy regarding data privacy protection for customers of the club demonstrating understanding of security frameworks and compliance requirements under state law.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation system adhering to legal confidential and ethical standards for SafeSport training compliance for all D.C. United and Loudoun United FC employees in accordance with U.S. Center for SafeSport and communicated with employees for all compliance related questions.
  • Created and updated other internal company policies such as minor employment and protection, vendor procurement, and employee handbook as requested in complying with Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia law.
  • Performed contract lifecycle management including drafting, negotiating, reviewing, signing, storing, and retrieval of commercial, vendor, entertainment, sponsorship, sweepstakes and service agreements.
September 2008 - June 2010

Education

University of the District of Colubmia, David A. Clarke School of Law

Juris Doctor
August 2011 - May 2014

University of Maryland College Park

Bachelors of Science
August 2004 - August 2009

Skills

Tools

Interests

My favorite hobby is playing soccer. I play pick up games wherever I can find them.

I hope to build on my foundational understanding of using cloud technology, and how to advise and architect cloud solutions for businesses.

Certifications

  • CIPP/US - Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States
  • Cloud Practitioner - Amazon Web Services
  • Security+ - CompTIA
  • SOC Operations Center Analyst I - BCR Cyber
  • AWS Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (Anticipated Winter 2025)