Peter Boutan

Peter has served at the highest levels of leadership in cybersecurity and technology in both private and government sectors. He has over 20 years of experience in technical Integration, IT Solutions Architecting, Data Center Design, Cybersecurity, and IT Operations on an assortment of DoD Programs.

In the US Air Force, he served in multiple roles supporting the intelligence and combat operations communities, including several deployments to the Middle East. Peter played an integral role in the design and development of the Predator UAV Operations Centers supporting Combatant commanders and the ISR communities in preparation for and continued support of air and ground operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theaters of operation.

Following his service, Peter served as Deputy Country Lead at Leidos, supporting the US Office of Military Cooperation – Kuwait and the US Army Central Intelligence Directorate in Kuwait. As a Defense industry contractor, his roles have ranged from System Administrator, Project Manager, Deputy Country Manager, Service Strategy and Design Lead, Solutions Architect, and Deputy Program Manager.

Peter’s experience includes serving as a senior system administrator for GDIT in Baghdad. He also served as a technical lead and senior system administrator for SANs and the virtual infrastructure team supporting US SOUTHCOM Headquarters. Peter was also the Senior IT Program Manager to the Department of Defense, managing operations, planning, and projects for an Enterprise Information Technology Services Support Contract program including End User Services, IT Infrastructure Computing Services, Data and Information Management, Business Application Development, DevOps, Cyber Security, and High-Performance Computing.