Lyons’ excellent leadership is helping Tobyhanna forge the future of its critical cyber mission – one that further cements Tobyhanna as a leading readiness provider for the battlefield of today and the future.

Lyons routinely goes above and beyond to ensure mission success and comprehensively contributes to Tobyhanna, its employees, and its continued success in delivering the best value to our nation’s warfighters. A prime example of that commitment to mission came when Lyons served as Acting Cyber Division Chief.

Lyons seeks to serve all his peers wherever they may fall in his chain of command. Lyons has worked with members of Tobyhanna’s higher headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command, or AMC, to support modernization efforts, and worked with AMC headquarters and Tobyhanna personnel to design the Army’s industrial control network architecture.

Lyons frequently facilitates customer meetings to proactively set Tobyhanna up for success to meet changing workload and customer requirements and maintain positive customer relationships.

In addition to this, Lyons prides himself on being a mentor, both formally and informally. Lyons actively mentors several depot employees across several career paths, met regularly with cyber branch chiefs during his time dual hatting as Acting Cyber Division Chief, encourages employees to expand their abilities through training and self-development, and creates a culture of respect amongst his colleagues.

In nominating him for Supervisor of the Quarter, Lyons’ peers said, “Albert has established himself as an integral part of Tobyhanna Army Depot’s future in cybersecurity. He personifies quality leadership and invests himself in the depot’s culture of excellence.”

Lyons’ efforts have borne substantial fruit for the depot, including being named the AMC Center of Excellence for the development and control of the ICN. So much so that a new branch, the Cyber Support Branch, was created, and when the depot needed a leader for it, Lyons was the choice to stand it up. In addition to stepping up to dual hat, Lyons has represented Tobyhanna at multiple ICN wargames/engagements, the DOD Maintenance Symposium, and numerous customer visits that have led to workload growth.

Lyons said receiving the award was humbling, especially since it came from those who work alongside him every day.

“Receiving Supervisor of the Quarter is an honor, especially knowing the nomination came from my team,” said Lyons.

A former educator, Lyons attributes his success to the knowledge he has received and his commitment to self-development.

“I charted a bit of an unorthodox career path as someone who started as a local educator to navigating a career at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Upon my arrival, I made sure to take advantage of professional development and career opportunities as I continuously upskilled with a focus on understanding the business as well as specializing in cybersecurity. More importantly, I was lucky enough to continuously build relationships with teammates currently in leadership that I owe a debt of gratitude for their mentorship along the way. This sense of community, ability to invest in oneself, and the team’s execution to complete our mission is what makes my job at Tobyhanna more fulfilling than I could’ve expected upon my initial career change.”

When he’s not working to equip our nation and its warfighters with the vital tools they need for the battlefield of the future, Lyons dedicates his time to his family. A local product, Lyons went to high school at Wyoming Area and met his wife at Misericordia University. Lyons strives to be the best girl dad he can be to their daughters.