Name: Judson Cook
Profile: Cross-Functional Technology Leader
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Email: d2ws3b@gmail.com
Skills
About Me
I’m an operations-focused technology and systems leader who specializes in building and governing reliable systems in regulated, high-consequence environments—places where failure isn’t theoretical and accountability matters.
I started my career on a full academic scholarship at the University of Central Florida, then made a deliberate pivot after September 11th to enter the U.S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion program. I completed the nuclear training pipeline with distinction and served in progressively senior technical and systems leadership roles across both submarine and aircraft carrier strike group operations, including time as a Nuclear IT Operations Manager.
That work required operating in unforgiving environments where systems integrity, judgment, and ownership were absolute—both at sea and in sensitive shore-based technical assignments supporting cross-agency operations.
After separating honorably from the Navy, I transitioned into civilian industry as a Senior Field Reliability Engineer for an ABB robotics partner, supporting highly regulated food and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations globally. I later moved into enterprise IT leadership as the Corporate IT Manager, effectively the CTO, for a multi-office civil engineering firm, leading infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, and operational continuity for roughly 250 employees.
Most recently, I’ve focused on maintenance and reliability systems enablement in manufacturing, turning an underutilized CMMS investment into a governed, data-driven operating system for maintenance planning, execution, and analysis—shifting operations from reactive response to reliability-informed decision-making.
I do my best work in roles that combine technical depth with real operational authority, bridging IT, OT, and executive leadership to deliver resilient, outcome-driven systems.
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Resume
Executive-level technology leadership in high-consequence operational environments
Experienced, Skilled, and Cross-Functional Senior Information Technology Leader
Infrastructure • Integration • Operations • Security • Governance • Reliability
Summary
Judson Cook
Senior IT and infrastructure leader with 15+ years of experience leading operations, security, and systems in regulated, high-availability environments and high-consequence organizations. Demonstrated success modernizing IT organizations, stabilizing critical infrastructure, and enabling scalable business operations across industrial, commercial, and government contexts. Proven record of reclaiming operational control from fragmented systems and vendor-led models, restoring trust in IT, and executing board-visible transformation initiatives with clear accountability. Trusted leader known for disciplined execution, risk-aware decision-making, and the ability to translate technical complexity into business risk reduction, financial control, and governance outcomes.
- Guyton, GA | Open to On-Site / Remote / Hybrid / Relocation (US)
- d2ws3b@gmail.com
Transformative Principal
Corporate Information Technology Manager
(CTO/CIO-equivalent)
• Directed a full transformation of IT operations from fragmented, site-specific systems into a standardized, secure Microsoft 365 and Azure hybrid environment.
• Designed and enforced IT governance, security policies, access controls, and lifecycle management to reduce risk and establish lasting organizational trust in both newly formalized and developing IT resources and processes.
• Reclaimed architectural and administrative control of the Microsoft tenant from third-party vendors, establishing internal ownership of identity, security posture, governance, and standards.
• Owned vendor strategy, MSP oversight, and budget accountability; converted vendor recommendations into business-justified, executive-approved decisions.
• Led cybersecurity, compliance, and data-retention initiatives supporting regulated geospatial, engineering, and FAA-compliant commercial UAV operations.
• Served as primary IT partner to executive leadership during organizational transition, ensuring operational continuity and financial discipline.
Accountable Executive
Nuclear Information Technology Operations Manager
(Director-equivalent)
• Directed secure IT and communications operations supporting nuclear propulsion, command and control, and sensitive mission-critical systems.
• Owned information security, cryptographic controls, access governance, and high-availability network infrastructure in zero-failure environments.
• Owned infrastructure architecture, security posture, operational process, and vendor strategy supporting company-wide growth.
• Led incident response, change management, and configuration control for systems serving 450+ users in fault-intolerant operational conditions spanning both surface and submarine strike group member vessels.
• Led IT enablement for data-intensive surveying and geospatial operations with strict regulatory, accuracy, and retention requirements.
• Operated under absolute accountability, regulatory oversight, and board-level (flag officer) visibility.
Executional Authority
Maintenance & Reliability Analyst and Planner
• Led enterprise onboarding and governance design for SaaS and PaaS platforms intended for global standardization, transforming underutilized systems and assets into operationally relevant planning and execution tools.
• Partnered with engineering, operations, and leadership to align systems, workflows, and data structures with reliability, uptime, and risk-reduction objectives.
• Developed analytical models and execution frameworks to support preventive and predictive maintenance planning, surfacing actionable insights despite limited decision rights.
• Supported and governed industrial automation systems (PLCs, HMIs, and electrical controls) in a high-availability manufacturing environment, balancing operational continuity with incremental improvement
• Supported high-availability manufacturing environments, integrating IT systems with industrial automation, controls, and operational technology (OT) in a deliberately accepted and fixed-scope role, maintaining operational and professional engagement while identifying long-term enterprise technology leadership opportunities.
Technical Authority
Senior Field Service Robotic Reliability Engineer
• Delivered reliability engineering and lifecycle support for robotic and automated systems in FDA-regulated food and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Led incident response, failure analysis, and remediation across robotics, PLCs, vision systems, motion control, and remote access platforms.
• Developed and standardized configuration, maintenance, and support models and documentation to improve system uptime, operational consistency, and serviceability aswell as reduce operational risk
• Acted as senior technical liaison between customer leadership, engineering teams, and vendors.
• Contributed to concept development and platform engineering for augmented-reality video-telepresence remote-support systems.
Military Service
United States Navy
March 2003 - June 2015
• Service in Submarine, Carrier Strike Group, and Joint-Agency Operations
• Nuclear Reactor Operations, Instrumentation, Control Electronics, and IT Operations
• Naval Nuclear Power Training Program
- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
- Naval Submarine Support Facility New London
- USS Mississippi (SSN-782)
- USS Springfield (SSN-761)
- USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720)
Core Leadership Capabilities
My leadership style isn’t authoritative direction or prescriptive design.
It’s experiential transfer - sharing what I’ve personally done, why decisions were made,
what sequencing mattered, and where mistakes were costly. I offer clarity, context, and
assistance, based on my own experiences - so that projects can move forward with fewer
operational blind spots and on materially stronger footing.
Security, Compliance & Risk Management
Owned security and compliance posture in regulated and high-consequence environments, aligning operational systems with NIST, DISA STIG, and enterprise risk management frameworks.
IT Strategy & Infrastructure Operations
Directed end-to-end enterprise infrastructure strategy, translating business and operational requirements into scalable, governed platforms across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.
Cloud & Hybrid Platforms
Designed and operated hybrid cloud architectures integrating on-prem enterprise systems with Microsoft 365, Azure compute, identity, networking, and governance services.
Industrial & Operational Technology
Bridged IT and OT domains, supporting manufacturing, instrumentation, and operational systems where availability, safety, and data integrity are mission-critical.
Reliability, Maintenance & Asset Systems
Led reliability-focused system design and CMMS optimization to improve asset visibility, maintenance execution, and operational uptime in industrial environments.
Vendor, Budget & Stakeholder Management
Managed vendors, budgets, and executive stakeholders to deliver technology outcomes with clear accountability, fiscal discipline, and measurable operational value.
Portfolio
- All
- Platforms & Tools
- Past Projects
- Current Projects
Microsoft Azure
Technology Modernization
Microsoft 365
Laravel
Microsoft Active Directory
NOMAD
NOMAD was a Navy-developed initiative focused on establishing trusted collection and controlled distribution of sensitive operational and situational data as a single source of truth for decision-making.
PHP
aiden.is
An operational intelligence and optimization platform designed for foresight, precision, and durable decision-making in complex systems.
VMware
CloudFlare
RPDMS
RPDMS was US Navy submarine-deployed, air-gapped platform for digitizing and governing nuclear instrumentation systems maintenance documentation to ensure authoritative, reliable technical reference in mission-critical environments.
Microsoft SQL
CMMS Deployment and Integration
SIA
A standards-based identifier framework for expressing and preserving agency across digital and organizational systems.
JavaScript
Project Veil
Elimination of semantic inference by non-authorized systems via deferral of data interpretation to external stateless mechanisms.
VisualBasic
Bootstrap
Visual Studio
Docker
BASH
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft PowerShell
Redmine
Microsoft Intune
Node.js
Getting Connected
Frequently Asked Questions
The following addresses common logistical and operational questions that often arise early in conversation.
If there is other information I may provide, please feel free to contact me directly.
1. What are my working environment preferences?
I work best in hybrid environments where on-site or remote presence is determined by operational requirements, visibility needs, and accountability expectations.
2. What are my location preferences?
Outside of official business travel, I prefer roles located within approximately a one-hour commute of the greater Savannah, Georgia area.
3. Am I willing to consider relocation?
Due to strong family and community ties, relocation is not my preference. However, I am open to evaluating relocation when the opportunity and long-term fit warrant it.
4. What is my availability to begin transitioning into a new opportunity?
My transition timeline is flexible and intended to ensure appropriate continuity, knowledge transfer, and professional notification in any current engagements.
5. Am I open to opportunities that require government clearances?
I have previously held government clearances and understand the operational and personal commitments they entail. At this stage, I am intentionally focused on non-clearance-required roles.
