SCOTT A. HEITMANN
Is the Air Force Acting Chief Technical Officer, and leads several enterprise efforts across the DAF: Shrink the AFNET initiative - laying the foundation for Zero-Trust, Enterprise deployment of Microsoft Defender Suite, and the Innovation Landing Zone (ILZ) – delivering first-of-a-kind micro-services to the DAF. He has built coalitions across the cyber community to design, pilot and field Cloud Device Management, Device Direct-Patching, and Cloud VoIP/UC. His Direct-Patching initiative saved the Air Force 220k Man-Days and $20M in annually contract costs. Additionally, he led the effort to migrate over 500k NIPR systems to modern M365 office in 10 days – the fastest M365 deployment in the world. Lastly, during the initial days of COVID-19, Mr. Heitmann developed ACC’s Communication Capability Response Plan; integrating multiple cross-organizational teams, he coordinated efforts to rapidly expand remote work capabilities 400%.
Mr. Heitmann began his civil service career with the 38 Engineering Installation Wing (EIW), Tinker AFB OK, in 1996. He has worked as a network administrator, Information System Security Officer, Systems Telecommunications Engineering Manager, network systems engineer, and Special Missions Team Commander. He also had the privilege to assist the AETC’s Crisis Action Team in the assessment, troubleshooting and rebuilding of Keesler AFB after Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Heitmann has supported multiple Air Force level initiatives: AFNETOPS’s re-architecture of Air Force’s NIPRNet and SIPRNet C2 structure, Map the AFNET to deliver a situational awareness to 24AF, and Commercial Mobile Technologies to connect iPhones & iPads to the AFNET. From 2015 - 2017, Mr. Heitmann was handpicked to lead the five largest & politically complex Operation Sentient Armor missions: Wright-Patterson, Randolph, Scott, Hurlburt, and Creech AFB; he compared network configurations to Functional Specification standards, and developed plans to remediate inefficiencies, and Security Technical Implementation Guide violations. From 2017 – July 2019, Mr. Heitmann was the Technical Director for the 375th Communications Group at Scott AFB, IL. He realigned the Communications Support Squadron to support agile DEVSECOPS and helped stand up the 375th CS Mission Defense Team. Additionally, he gained AFSPC and AMC support to reengineer the Scott AFB boundary, increasing bandwidth 10x and reducing latency by 200%, guaranteeing AOC worldwide missions. Then in 2020, Mr. Heitmann joined the Cyberspace Capabilities Center as their Chief Technology Officer.
1995 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Major and Minor), Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2006 Master of Arts, Business Administration, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
MILITARY EDUCATION
Air Command and Staff College (May 2019)
Air War College (ECD: 2025)
CIVILIAN CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1996 – 2004, Systems Telecommunications Engineer Manager, 38 EIW, Tinker AFB, OK
2. 2004 – 2011, Lead Engineer, 38 EIG, Tinker AFB, OK
5. 2011 – 2015, Commercial Mobile Technologies Lead, 38 ES, Tinker AFB, OK
6. 2015 – 2017, Operation Sentient Armor Mission Director, 38 ES, Tinker AFB, OK
7. 2017 – 2019, Technical Director, 375 CG, Scott AFB, IL
8. 2019 – 2020, Technical Advisor, HQ Cyberspace Capabilities Center, Scott AFB, IL
9. 2020 – 2024, Chief Technology Officer & OL-B Executive Director, HQ Cyberspace Capabilities Center, Scott AFB, IL
10. 2024 – Present, AF Acting Chief Technology Officer, SAF/CN, Pentagon
AWARDS
Federal 100 Winner – Apr 2023
QSI – 2021 & 2023
Achievement Award – HQ CCC Aug 2021
Civilian Achievement Award; Coined by Vice Chief of Staff – HQ CCC Oct 2020
Achievement Award – 375CG Sept 2018
Meritorious Civilian Service Award; Sentient Armor leadership – 38CEIG Sept 2017
688th Cyber Operations Wing Civilian CAT III, 1st Quarter FY11
38th Engineering Installation Group Quarterly Team Outstanding Performer Award, 3rd Qtr FY07
Gen. Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award – 38EIG Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts, 2006
Coined by Col Maher, 375 AMW/CC, for MDT and DIUx leadership, 2018
Coined by BG Wooten, AFSPC/A6, for CMT project leadership, 2015
Coined by Col Poirier, 67 CWW/CC, for AFNETOPS leadership, 2014
HQ CCC - ACC Verne Orr Award 2022 & 2023
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
ICS2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional #404322 – 2003 to Present
