Christopher Henry
Senior cybersecurity analyst

Securing modern systems with practical risk reduction.

I’m Christopher Henry, a cybersecurity specialist focused on vulnerability management, threat intelligence, application security, and security operations in regulated environments. I build repeatable security workflows, improve remediation velocity, and help teams ship technology with stronger controls from the start.

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200+Pre-procurement security assessments
50Vulnerability submissions triaged
12Product launches supported with security-by-design
Experience

Enterprise security work grounded in operations.

The focus of my recent work has been reducing exposure, validating real risk, and helping teams move from findings to remediation across product, vendor, and infrastructure decisions.

Senior Cybersecurity Analyst — Vulnerability Management

Tennessee Valley Authority · Chattanooga, TN

Sep 2021 — Present

  • Improved the vulnerability disclosure program through threat intelligence analysis and coordinated remediation.
  • Migrated the VDP program from HackerOne to Bugcrowd, improving operating efficiency and reducing platform costs.
  • Conducted more than 200 pre-procurement product assessments aligned to NIST SP 800-53, NERC-CIP, and internal standards.
  • Integrated Tenable into ServiceNow workflows to accelerate remediation and patching actions.
  • Supported 12 product launches by partnering with leadership and engineering teams on security-by-design decisions.
  • Performed web application and network penetration testing with Burp Suite, NetExec, and Metasploit to uncover actionable vulnerabilities.

IT Support Analyst

Honda Motor Company · Lincoln, AL

Oct 2020 — Sep 2021

  • Supported more than 2,500 end users across desktop, remote access, and virtual machine environments.
  • Handled identity and access related requests in Active Directory and supported RSA and Cisco remote access configuration.
  • Used ServiceNow workflows for ticket triage, routing, and issue documentation across local and regional support queues.
  • Deployed software manually and through SCCM while supporting Windows, Office, printers, laptops, and virtual machines.
Capabilities

Where I add the most value.

I work best where technical depth, process discipline, and communication all need to meet in the same place.

Security domains

Vulnerability Management Threat Intelligence Application Security Penetration Testing OSINT Adversary Simulation SIEM Validation Security Operations

Tooling & systems

Tenable.io Nessus ServiceNow Burp Suite Metasploit CrowdStrike Bugcrowd HackerOne Linux Windows PowerBI Active Directory

Operating style

  • Translate regulatory and technical requirements into practical guidance teams can execute.
  • Build playbooks, standards, and repeatable assessment workflows.
  • Communicate clearly with engineers, analysts, and executive stakeholders.

Selected project

For NASA’s Davidson Center Space Camp cyber CTF, I developed attacker and defender Raspberry Pi 4 images to support the engagement environment.

Credentials

Certifications, education, and trust markers.

A foundation built through hands-on security work, formal education in cybersecurity, and certifications that map to defensive, operational, and assessment disciplines.

CISSPISC2 · May 2024
SecurityX (CASP+)July 2024
CySA+February 2022
SSCPISC2 · January 2022
RVA Operator CertifiedMarch 2022
PenTest+March 2022

Education

  • B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Western Governors University, GPA 3.5, Aug 2020 — Mar 2022.
  • NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense designation through WGU.
  • A.S. in Computer Science, Southern Union State Community College, Aug 2017 — May 2019.

Clearance & availability

  • U.S. Citizen.
  • NERC-CIP clearance active since September 2020.
  • TVA clearance for sensitive information active since September 2021.
Contact

Open to security-focused conversations.

This site is designed as a concise portfolio layer over the resume: enough detail to show scope, enough clarity to start the right conversation quickly.