SUMMARY:

Diversified Cyber security professional proficient in developing, maintaining: policies and procedures to protect data integrity, availability and confidentiality of organizational assets. Support business continuity in compliance with government and industry standards. Passionate, results - oriented and resourceful with over seven years of experience in supporting upper level management and clients in dynamic environments.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Information Assurance
• Risk Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Vulnerability Assessment
• IT Project Planning
• Team Management
• Incident Response
• Quality Assurance
• Effective Communication
• NIST 800-53
• Agile & Waterfall Development
• Problem Solving
• FISMA
• Networking
• Critical Thinking
• ISO/SANS-20
• Oracle SQL
• Risk Assessment
• Wire Shark
• SharePoint
• Detail Oriented
• Big Fix
• Snort
• Risk Management Framework

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Junior Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted security control and GAP analysis utilizing NIST, HIPPA, ISO, SANS-20 standards to evaluate the adequacy of management, operational privacy, and technical security controls.
• Gained understanding of the security requirements for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborated with the team to ensure that the security requirements and security controls are in compliance with the implementation requirements.
• Utilized various security tools such as: Nessus, Snort, and WireShark to monitor and analyze both traffic going across the network as well as devices accessing the network in conjunction with the logs produced by firewalls and other network security devices
• Validated security incidents to include scope, urgency, and potential impact; identified specific vulnerabilities and made remediation recommendations.
• Supported in ensuring remediation plans were in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, and audits; Identified, documented and reported updates to management on vulnerabilities.
• Researched and created supplemental list of "effective" questions to ask the client for each security control.
• Gained understanding of CSAM, a security tool to assess, document, manage and report status of security risk assessment.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Create weekly post-production schedules to ensure all projects meet company delivery standards and deadlines.
• Work closely with cross-functional business divisions, and customers in defining project priorities, milestones and resource requirements.
• Improved business operations by implementing a centralized management system to accurately track all photography projects.
• Verified and enhanced the decision-making processes, minimizing risks for short and long term goals.
• Utilized Pareto Analysis and Trend Analysis to identify problems and prioritize solutions, as well as analyzing business trends to project future results.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Perform cost assessments to identify and mitigate program risks
• Ensured that established internal control procedures were in compliance by examining reports, records, documentation and operating practices.
• Prepare, develop, analyze and present budgets, financial results and financial projections.
• Identified process boundaries, then developed ways to automate functions and processes.
• Perform cost assessments to identify and mitigate program risks
• Conducted security control assessments to assess the adequacy of management, and operational privacy.
• Performed Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) and risk analysis to identify and define business problems.
• Worked in a team environment to perform known fixes for technical issues, as well as develop solutions for less frequent issues when applicable.

Confidential

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed and regulated employee schedule to minimize overtime cost.
• Collaborated with upper management to emphasize company standard policies and procedures.
• Assisted in hiring and training new employees in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Managed filing systems to maintain employee and client records confidential.
• Responsible for directing sales effort of the store and conducting daily operations in the absence of the store manager.

Confidential

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maximized traffic by delivering an exceptional client experience.
• Worked with the management team to identify and develop sales and leadership techniques.
• Implemented asset protection strategy to maximize sales.
• Supported in implementing employee incentive award programs to promote employee work performance.
• Prepared and maintained expense reports, invoices and purchase orders to meet company standards.

Confidential

Sales Associate

Responsibilities:

• Determined customer needs and maintained high customer service standards.
• Maintained health and safety standards in compliance with the company policy.
• Built customer confidence by ensuring attention to detail for each order in accordance with customer specifications.
• Secured transactions through point of sales system by maintaining the integrity of incoming cash flow.

Confidential

Sales Associate

Responsibilities:

• Maintained constant presence on the sales floor to address customer needs.
• Utilized problem solving skills to effectively resolve all client complaints.
• Built customer confidence by ensuring attention to detail for each order in accordance with customer specifications.
• Maintained access control by utilizing unique Identification to securely authenticate the point of sales system.