Randy Armknecht is a Managing Director at Protiviti leading the cloud engineering practice, which provides innovative services that enable clients to move to and operate in the cloud with confidence. He has 20 years of experience in a variety of roles from developer to global director of technical architecture. Randy holds the CMMC Registered Practitioner certification, and is a frequent speaker on the topics of cybersecurity and cloud computing at industry events, including conferences, executive sessions and as a guest lecturer at multiple universities.

Randy enjoys giving back to the communities he and his family live in, and believes education holds the keys for people to unlock their desired future. He is a board member for the Arditti Center for Risk Management at DePaul University, an advisory board member for the City Colleges of Chicago, and an advisory board member for Community Unit School District 300 which includes 29 K-12 schools.

Mr. Major is a partner and co-leader of the firm’s Government Contracts & Export Controls Practice Group. Mr. Major focuses his practice on federal procurement, cybersecurity liability and risk management, and litigation. A prolific author and thought leader in the area of cybersecurity, his professional experience involves a wide variety of litigation and counseling matters dealing with procurement laws and federal regulations and standards . His diverse experience includes complex litigation in federal court under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act and bid protest actions. He counsels all sizes of companies on issues relating to compliance with government regulations including, among other things, cybersecurity (NIST, FIPS, FedRAMP, and DFARS) requirements, multiple award schedule compliance, Section 508 issues, country of origin requirements under the Buy American and Trade Agreements Acts, cost accounting, and small business requirements. He also regularly conducts internal investigations to assist companies ensure that they are in full compliance with the law.

Mr. Major is a retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and remains a U.S. Air Force Academy Admissions Liaison Officer for the state of Maryland.