Resume & Portfolio

Foreign Service Officer - United States Department of State

I am a U.S. Foreign Service Officer and former Marine Corps officer with experience leading teams in intelligence operations, cyber warfare exercises, and training. I developed and managed cyber exercises for the Department of Defense, working with elite cyber defense teams to enhance readiness in the digital domain. My expertise includes designing training events, managing R&D programs, and implementing advanced learning systems. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, an MBA, and am a certified commercial pilot who built and flies a Van’s Aircraft RV-8.

Marine

Graduated The Citadel in 2004 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Served in aviation and signals intelligence in the US Marine Corps from 2004 to 2012 with combat service in Afghanistan.

The Citadel

MBA

Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. Focus in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Additional work on strategy, design thinking, and agile methodologies.

R.H. Smith

Operations

Over a decade of cyber operations experience with an array of government agencies and civilian organizations. Participated in USMC Cyber  planning.

Cyber Simulations

Designed and executed the largest cyber wargames in the world. Led the development of numerous technologies to support large scale cyber simulations.

Software Engineering Institute

Member of The American Foreign Service Association, The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), The ACM Special Interest Group on Information Technology Education (SIGITE), the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), and the IEEE Education Society.

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and ScrumMaster.

AJ Award Nominee 2019 & 2022, Leidos Quartly Excellence Award (3x), Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat "V".

Speaking Engagements & Publications

Upcoming

  • None - COVID

Previous

  • Welle, A. Barrett, P. and Bumanglag, K. MoodleMoot Global, Barcelona, Spain, November 18 - 20, 2019. "Virtual Cyber Exercises with Moodle"

  • Bumanglag, K. and Barrett, P. (2019). Constructing Large Scale Cyber War-Games. In: 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security. [online] Stellenbosch, South Africa: ACPI. Available at: http://academic-bookshop.com/ourshop/prod_6701969-ICCWS-2019-PDF-Proceedings-of-the-14th-International-Conference-on-Cyber-Warfare-and-Security.html
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  • H5Pcon 2018, Melbourne, Australia, December 3 - 5, 2018. "Dynamic Cyber Training with H5P"
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  • MountainMoot 2018, Helena, Montana, July 18 - 20, 2018. "Building Dynamic Cyber Training with Moodle"