by Douglas | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
This week marked my first week as a CMMC Assessor at Sentar. It’s a title I’ve been working toward for a while, and now that it’s here, I wanted to write down where it came from and how it feels. Last year, I earned my CMMC CCA (Certified CMMC...
by Douglas | Jul 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
For several years, I relied on landscapers to cut my grass, much like many of my neighbors. Even in spring 2025, I maintained the service, believing that the hour plus every week saved was better spent on my job hunt and due to DOGE. That fall, I had already found...
by Douglas | Jul 9, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born, Thoughts, What Doug's working on now
There are moments in a career where you can feel the window opening. The question is whether you have the nerve to climb through it. I’m climbing through it. I’ve accepted a position as a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Assessor, and I...
by Douglas | Jul 7, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born
In the contracting world, stability is a luxury. When a contract enters a recompete phase, you don’t wait around to see which way the wind blows; you get ready for whatever comes next. For me, that meant aggressively closing the gaps in my compliance...
by Douglas | Jul 7, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born
After Cutler, I didn’t get to choose my next assignment. The detailer had a critical fill in Guam and I was the body that fit the billet. The person replacing me in Cutler was — literally — the person I was replacing in Guam. That’s how the Navy works...