James Ford
Managing Partner at Capstone Security
Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Ford is a seasoned cybersecurity executive and managing partner with over two decades of experience securing federal, DoD, and commercial systems. As CEO of Capstone Security and managing partner at Artemis Federal, he blends deep technical expertise in security engineering, network architecture, and continuous monitoring with a strong command of federal policy, NIST/FIPS standards, and C&A/authorization processes. He holds CISSP and CISM credentials and has led security programs that span signals intelligence, information operations, and critical infrastructure protection. James also applies strategic leadership to private real estate investing, demonstrating an ability to translate technical risk management into broader business value. Known for mentoring and knowledge sharing, he pairs practical problem-solving with a commitment to building resilient, auditable security solutions.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Appomattox County High SchoolBS, Decision Science Management & Information Systems, BS, Decision Science Management & Information Systems at George Mason UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Old Dominion University
Github Skills (33)
saas9
gdpr9
hardening9
compliance8
python8
pci8
aws8
endpoint-security8
security8
gcp8
nist8
security-hardening7
devsecops7
readiness7
azure7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jamestford/ubuntu-gnome
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
jamestford/nessus
May 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:2 commits in 1 day
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