CORE TECHNOLOGIES:

Network Technologies: Aruba, Cisco, Juniper, Pulse Secure, Dell, Cisco/Meraki, Palo Alto

Networks Using: AD, WDS, DHCP, DNS, FTP and NAT, PAT, ACLs.

Servers/OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - 2012 R1-R2, Windows XP,Win 7 Win 8.1 and Linux (Red hat, Ubuntu, and BSD), Mac OSX, Kali Linux & Black Arch Linux.

Languages: HTML, Java, & Python.

Cloud: AWS, Azure

Software: Backup Exec, Avamar, WBS, VMware, Microsoft Office Suite, TrendMicro, Kaspersky Anti-virus MacAffee EPO, Webroot, Fire AMP,Fortinet, Dell SonicWall GMS, Splunk, Tanium, SkyHigh, Symantec MPKI, Nmap, Metasploit, Burpsuite, CheckMarx, WebSense WSG Cloud, IBM Qradar, Cisco Meraki, ADFS, Ping ID/Ping Federate and Rapidfire Network Auditor, Office 365, Skype for Business OnPrem (Hybrid Solution) & Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor. Nessus, Qualys, Skype for Business Hybrid Environment, Skyhigh Secure, FireAMP, Dell GMS, Naggios & Airwatch. Encase and FTK

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Jackson, MI

Information Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the subject matter expert for Cyber security related to business projects. Ensure deliverables are completed in a timely manner
• Researches and advocates new technologies, architectures, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise and its customers, business partners and vendors.
• Oversaw adhering to HIPPA,PCI-DSS,NERC/CIP,SOX,ISO27001,SOC compliances.
• Facilitates cyber security build work while working closely with the cyber security & engineering design team.
• Communicates security risks to appropriate staff within information security.
• Ensures projects are meeting the information security requirements by completing audits on projects
• Works closely with the cyber security & engineering team on improving Cyber Security standards and processes.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Cyber Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all things regarding Cyber Security. Technical, physical, and administrative controls.
• Responsible for security capability planning, designing, implementation, & modification.
• Responsible for development of security related revenue stream in relation to MSP clients
• Responsible for optimizing currently security controls and developing full strategy and roadmap for all tools
• Responsible for planning and budgets.
• Full decision rights in regards to vendor brokering and vendor relations in reference to security
• Worked closed with Vendor and team members regarding knowledge transfer and awareness of latest security threats.
• Worked with teams software teams to enhance the SDLC and SDC
• Helped web teams with remediation in regards to vulnerabilities pertaining to the OWASP and SANS 20.

Technologies: Juniper Firewalls, Juniper Steelbelted RADIUS, Juniper Security Manager, Junos Space Network Management Platform, Aerohive switches, Aerohive AP’s, CheckMarx scanner

Confidential, College Park, MD

Subject Matter Expert

Responsibilities:

• Participating in the development of the curriculum for the Confidential 670 ( Confidential )
• Participating in writing labs & creating training videos.
• Participating in virtual assistant and guidance for students.

Senior Systems & Security Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing, testing, & implementing all security controls
• Developing project plans & polices
• Responsible for over all technical and administrative security controls for federal government organization
• Responsible for preforming firewall vulnerability testing and reporting.
• Perform special Cyber Security projects and participate as a technical advisor for a variety of information security and logical user access projects that will be dictated by current business and technological developments.
• Worked with vendors and teams to make sure organization is FISMA compliant
• Responsible for meeting an working with Auditor to assure compliance to government regulations
• Participated in multiple audits to help maintain PCI-DSS compliance and SOX compliance
• Troubleshoot user access issues, including determining cause and implementing resolution.
• Assist in the implementation of logical user access policies, standards, and guidelines that balance business requirements, risk tolerance, and the client's policies
• Responsible for developing and implementing road map for security controls and training.

Technologies: Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA Firewalls, Mcafee AV, Qualys Vulnerability Scanner, Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Network Security Engineer/Devopps Engineer/ Project manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing, testing, & implementing all security controls for 10 non profit organizations with a total of 1,500 users and over 4,000 end devices.
• Assist in the administration of user access and privileges to applications/systems, ensuring that access requests are properly authorized, appropriately documented, and accurately fulfilled.
• Troubleshoot user access issues, including determining cause and implementing resolution.
• Assist in the implementation of logical user access policies, standards, and guidelines that balance business requirements, risk tolerance, and the client's policies.
• Assist users and managers in their efforts to establish and maintain adequate audit trails so that sufficient evidence of computerized business activities exists to reconcile accounts, to detect frauds, to quickly resolve problems, and to otherwise maintain secure and reliable information systems.
• Provide reports and evidence for audits of systems and processes based on the client and industry standards, and facilitates remediation of audit findings.
• Execute regulatory and operational control activities related to user provisioning, de provisioning and access recertification.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate existing processes.
• Helped with drafting policies such as DRP’s, BCP’s and RMP’s
• Develop, maintain and review technical documentation and knowledge base articles and communicates this with IT team.

Technologies include Palo Alto Firewalls (PA5000), Dell Next Gen Firewalls(5600’s), Cisco firewalls(ASA5505), Cisco switches(SG500-52P,Nexxus 3064T,Catalylst 3650), Cisco Meraki Access points(MR34), QRadar, Splunk, Websense/ForcePoint, Ping Federate, MacAfee AV and Encryption, Juniper/Pulse Secure MAG(6620’s), Symantec MPKI, AWS,Windows Azzure, Office 365, Tanium, Skype for Business Hybrid Environment, Skyhigh Secure, FireAMP, Dell GMS, Naggios and Airwatch

Confidential, New Orleans, LA

Network Site Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided remote and onsite technical support for a diverse group of public and private sector clients including professional service firms, financial institutions, school districts, and hospitals including the Louisiana Department of Health; performed daily analysis and maintenance of client servers and workstations.
• Implemented IT network projects: install, configure and maintain network services, hardware systems, peripheral equipment/devices, and cloud based wireless solutions.
• Played a key role in wireless implementations with switch, controller and AP installing including a large scale project totaling 130 access points.
• Provided security assessments for state & local gov. as well as private sector clients with compliances raging from PCI,HIPPA,SOX and ISO.
• Successfully executed disaster recovery, email continuity, network risk assessment and risk mitigation plans.
• Worked with escalation and sustaining engineering teams to investigate and resolve software and hardware defects.
• Responsible for maintaining network infrastructure.
• Performed network and security assessments.

Confidential, Metairie, LA

IT Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided day to day support and troubleshooting of all mobile technology
• Maintained mobile technology inventory and coordinated maintenance and repair with vendors, repair depots, and technicians to ensure that technology is up to date and repairs are expedited.
• Kept updated images for machines deployed on St. Martin’s campus
• Monitored the network performance regularly to improve performance and functionality
• Responsible for maintining patches on all desktops and laptops.
• Responsible for maintaining wireless controls for Guest and Corporate networks
• Technologies: HP computers, Servers, Cisco Access points, Cisco Switches, Cisco Firewalls, Dell Sonicwalls.

Confidential, New Orleans, LA

Junior Network Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided day to day technical support including maintenance, configuration, and troubleshooting of network end devices for four elementary schools in the New Orleans area.
• Imaged 100+ laptops and 200+Desktops
• Resolved minor network problems and gained valued network configuration experience.
• Maintained excellent communication with operations manager and technology coordinator.
• Responsible for maintining patches on all desktops and laptops.
• Responsible for maintaining wireless controls for Guest and Corporate networks

Confidential, St. Rose, LA

IT Lab Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot computer network problems and concerns daily and reduced computer issues by 30%
• Ensure customer reported issues are resolved to the client's satisfaction in a timely manner.
• Imaged and upgraded 15+ computer hard drives weekly
• Helped with configuration of active directory accounts for campus students.
• Helped with wireless security implementation and configuration.