OBJECTIVE:

My objective and dream is to make a very large impact in organizations or companies in the realms of information technology and communications as a whole. Although I specialize in information security and business management as of late, I want to deliver a well - rounded but focused effort and success within positions and companies that can benefit from my non-paralleled set of problem solving, analytics, leadership, and communications skills.

SUMMARY:

• Well-accomplished and referenced network architecture and information security background with strong communications and presentation skills in information security, and impeccable troubleshooting skills.
• Has managed groups of multiple sizes with success and motivation for those who report to me.
• Proven track record in dealing with mission critical business applications and 365/24/7 business requirements.
• Highly tuned creativity in forming strategies for business-affecting improvements, compliance, and uptime requirements.
• JNCIE-SEC (Juniper Networks)
• CCDP, CCNP, and CCSP
• Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator
• Checkpoint Certified Security Engineer (plus)
• Aruba Certified Mobility Professional
• Aruba Certified Mobility Expert
• CISA (Certified Information Security Auditor)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• CISSP (Certified Information Security Professional)
• Certified Ethical Hacker
• Certified Project Management Professional
• Network Access Control (Admission for Confidential ) Specialist
• Very sound business and operations management skills with a very well-versed mindset for fiscal responsibility

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• General routing and switching Confidential, Juniper, Force10, Foundry, and Extreme products (including Confidential Nexus and JunOS platforms)
• Confidential, CheckPoint, Juniper, Fortinet, Sonicwall, Palo Alto, FreeBSD PF and IPFW firewall products
• CheckPoint VSX and R75 SPLAT
• CheckPoint Provider One
• Tipping Point, Top Layer, Ellacoya, Juniper,, Snort-based with ACID, Confidential ACNS and IDSM, and Blue Coat IPS/IDS and content filtering products
• Aruba Networks and Confidential Networks wireless and mobility technologies
• VMware virtualization products to include ESX Virtual Infrastructure 3.x and 4.x.
• Confidential SafeAccess, ForeScout, Confidential Clean Access), and Mirage Confidential products. Obvious experience with Profiler to add various products and endpoints to the exceptions list.
• RSA Authentication Manager 6.1 and EnVision (Network Intelligence) configuration and administration expertise
• Riverbed, Confidential, and Juniper WAN optimizers
• F5 FirePass SSL VPN product line
• RSA Identity Management and SSO systems
• Confidential CSM and CSS, Citrix NetScaler, Array Networks, Extreme PX1,
• Confidential Nexus storage switching platforms (2K, 5K, and 7K)
• Foundry ServerIron (now Brocade), and F5 BigIP SLB products
• FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Windows workstation and server family, Mac OSX 10.1-10.4 with Darwin fink ports, Linux Red Hat/Fedora, Linux Mandrake, Knoppix, SUSE 8-9, and Solaris 8-10 operating system experience
• MacPorts for Linux distributions to OS X Darwin
• Log aggregation and event correlation using Tripwire, RSA, Intelligence, and OSP products
• Squid proxy, Confidential WCCP, Websense, Surf Control, WebWasher, Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 proxy and content filtering engines experience
• MS SQL, OSP SQL, Postgres, and proprietary database expertise
• Apache 2.0, IIS, and iPlanet web server experience
• Microsoft Office XP-2010, Apple Keynote, OpenOffice, and Open-source office and presentation suites
• Thinkfree Office, Openoffice, ABIword, and NeoOffice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Network Consultant

Confidential, Denver, CO

Responsibilities:

• Security Consulting for FundTech, Verizon Business, McAfee (Intel), Homeland Security, MGM, Xerox, and Target for major security projects
• Compliance auditing and documentation for PCI, SOX, and ISO
• Implemented Check Point, Confidential ASA, IPFW, Palo Alto, and Juniper firewalls for various large customers
• Network Access Control Implementation for point-of-sale terminals
• Transitioned from Check Point R65 to Confidential ASA firewalls, Upgrade of routers, switches, and edge appliances at a major Boston-based data center for a 10,000 (plus) store rollout of large food services organization
• Trainer for Confidential ASA administration Mentor for lower level engineers on perimeter security
• Implementation of Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Sonicwall firewalls
• Internal auditing with social Confidential projects
• Storage (ISCI and SAN) implementation
• Virtualization with VMware flavors for cloud computing
• SAIC monitoring support with Imperva WAF, Snort, Tripwire, and other tools
• Security Information Even Management from RSA and HP
• Data Loss Prevention
• Linux administration
• Turn-key IT operations augmentation and hand-off
• Structured SEP and overhaul of existing security program incident response.

Network Consultant

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for post-sales SOW implementations, troubleshooting, design, and compliance reporting for sold accounts and projects.
• Performed 90 percent travel across the U.S.
• Mentor for lower level engineers on perimeter security and networking.
• SIEM, SLB, IPS, firewall, VPN, wireless, endpoint security, and application acceleration expert.
• Designed an end-to-end solution for a large utilities customer in San Diego, CA.
• Created standard Juniper SRX configurations for a large customer in Washington State (Redmond).
• Project Manager for a large Palo Alto Networks UTM deployment.

Network Engineer

Confidential, Miami, Florida

Responsibilities:

• Worked with customers to ratify security standards, design solutions, and manage projects, and implementations.
• Principle business owner of Confidential, Inc. Incorporated April 2008
• Wrote router, switch, and firewall configuration standards.
• Responsible for the network security architecture design for Superior Access in Irvine California.
• Implemented Check Point and Confidential firewalls for various customers.
• Various Confidential Clean Access along with Profiler. Linux-based). Most with government entities with my clearance.
• Implemented RSA Envision for Tampa customers.
• Designed and implemented Aruba Wireless implementation for a major hotel chain (Atlanta franchise)
• Performed vulnerability assessments and external penetration testing for multiple customers.
• Government contractor managing multiple sites and installing Network Access Control products
• Firewall and Secure ID implementations for Acxiom Inc. via contract
• Supported a managed security services environment for IBM with firewalls from all major vendors
• Implemented Confidential ACS for TACACS and RADIUS administration for GNAX
• Converted from Juniper SSG to multi-ASA environment for GNAX

Confidential, Pompano Beach, Florida

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of all the network security Confidential team.
• Representative of various vendor products to include RSA, RSA Envision, Checkpoint, Aruba Networks, Aladdin, McAfee, Imperva, VMware, eEye, Symantec, Surf Control, Websense, Barracuda, Ironmail, PGP, Forescout, and EMC.
• Obtained Checkpoint and Aruba certifications.
• Responsible for all RSA Envision engagements for log aggregation, analysis, and implementation with router, switch, firewall, Windows 2003 Server, Solaris (Carnival), and Linux system logs.
• Worked closely with vendors such as Aruba, RSA, Forescout, and Checkpoint for product promotion and pre/post-sales efforts in the Florida region.
• Managed all professional services effort to include scheduling, statements of work, implementation plans, customer readiness, and support.
• Responsible for vulnerability assessments and penetration testing using NMAP, eEye, Nessus, NS Auditor, and other products.
• Handled Tier 1-3 support calls.
• Created new methods of evaluation software-based products via VMware virtual machines.
• Built Confidential labs for training and customer environment replication.
• Began socialization of Confidential marketing campaigns within the principle organization, to customers, and South Florida ISSA members

Security Engineer (Team Lead)

Confidential, Colorado

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementation of Confidential, vulnerability assessment, and IPS/IDS products. All products are completely Open-source using Postgres, SQL, Linux 2.6 kernel, and Python scripting languages.
• Environment log analysis for vulnerability assessment and Confidential products.
• Pre-sales engineer for eastern and central regions.
• Wrote documentation for implementation process.
• Responsible for mobile lab presentations.
• Performed various web and VMware demonstrations of Confidential and other products.
• Orchestrated pre-sales Confidential model.
• Completed training for pre-sales engineers.
• Expert in most vendor Confidential products.
• Major proponent of virtualization for software appliance products and pushing features to Confidential and development.

Sr. Confidential Network Security

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Managed all information security design for firewall, IPS/IDS, VPN, and content filtering.
• Drove the architecture of a new Confidential corporate security design and rezoning using Checkpoint, Juniper/Netscreen, and BSD open-source firewall components.
• Member of the Confidential Operations Risk Council to evaluate security risks and best practices.
• Personally completed compliance documents for SOX, PCI (formally CISP), and ISO177990 standards.
• Implemented policy compliance standards for the Security Operations group.
• Approved all firewall policy exceptions.
• Launched successful Confidential Unlimited Voice security mitigation strategy for VOIP/SIP Session Border Controllers using Confidential packet filters,
• Implemented training program for Confidential Operations Center personnel (NOC) for first and second level incident response.
• Defined, authored, and implemented security operations polices for the management of security appliances.
• Worked with industry leaders in firewall, VPN, content filtering, and IPS/IDS to evaluate and designate potential products for Confidential use.
• Instituted new procedures for the audit of changes to firewalls, VPNs, and other security devices
• Successfully completed the architecture strategies for Video and VOIP security for emerging Confidential strategies.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Mitigated risk of Denial-of-Service by implementing Juniper IP services routers with extremely granular packet filters.
• Responsible for the 24/7/365 uptime of Confidential .com, HBO.com, CartoonNetwork.com, WB.com, and other major Time Warner web entities.
• Designed an ironclad network and security architecture to support the 24/7/365 operation of plus 200 websites.
• One of many liaisons for AOL OPSEC (Operations Security).
• Defined, authored, and implemented Internet security policy while also provisioning IDS and active response systems.
• AOL-Time Warner Streaming Data expert. Member of Internet standards committees and CNAB ( Confidential Content Networking Advisory Board)
• Spearheaded and designed several new streaming products to include NASCAR Trackpass/Racecast and Pit-Command using custom Extreme Networks Streaming media Accelerator blades for 6800 series and Squid proxies.

Sr. Engineer/ Team Leader

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Worked with ITC DeltaCom to upgrade the backbone network infrastructure to Confidential GSR routers using optical circuits ranging from OC-3 to OC-48 connections.
• Architected ITC DeltaCom services infrastructure to support new data centers and secure hosted network offerings.
• Hand-picked to head a European VSC 3000 (Voice-o-IP-o-ATM) team in Brussels, Belgium.
• Renumbered the entire AS with a staff of 12.
• Principle site contact for all Internet-based consultative services.
• Pix firewall configuration, implementation, and support.
• Trainer of Network Engineers in Internet filtering via ACLs and service modules for the Confidential 5500 and 120000 series.

Contractor/Consultant

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Trained new Horizons customers as an independent contractor for Novell 4.11 and Windows NT 4.0 certifications
• Traveled to U.S. cities to train Social Security staff on Windows-based applications.
• Trained on Confidential, Confidential, and Shasta access technologies.
• Worked with various customers on Novell and Windows NT operating environments.
• Lead engineer on Confidential Networks/Teligent wireless DS1 deployment in various cities. Consisted of Confidential and Confidential equipment.
• Trainer of various staff. Spearheaded Confidential network Confidential training program after successful classes.
• Became a Novell and Microsoft certification trainer within three months of the New Horizons hire.
• Spearheaded a new certification process for aspiring network, systems, and communications engineers for New Horizons.
• Began a move into network Confidential after completion of Confidential, CNE, and MCSE training classes.