SUMMARY:

• Senior Cyber - Security Systems Engineer with 14+ years of professional experience designing, administering, engineering, configuring, troubleshooting and managing multi-platform servers and workstations for small-businesses, military networks, and federal civilian government organizations.
• Strong leadership qualities facilitating extremely effective communications between team members, executive leadership and program stake holders leading to project completion and team cohesion across organizations.
• Strong emphasis on system security and heavily experienced with Confidential ePoloicy Orchestrator
• Heavily experienced with Windows 95, XP, Vista, Windows 2003/2008, Microsoft Active Directory administrator tools, all versions of Microsoft Office, Systems Management Server 2.0/3.0 Administration, Norton Antivirus, Confidential Antivirus, Norton Ghost, NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator 6.6, Remedy 4.0, Dell Storage Consolidation, Veritas Backup Exec, Veritas Netbackup, Hyena 5.2.1, Microsoft Data Protection Manager, all versions of Exchange 5.5/2010, Microsoft SCCM, Microsoft WSUS, Discovery Attender, Confidential ePolicy Orchestrator, Dell servers, Disk Array Storage devices, EMC Storage area networks, StorageTek Tape Libraries, Quantum tape drives, and fiber optic cabling setups, Confidential Nitro Siem, BlueCoat, Websense, Confidential Enterprise Systems Manager (ESM), Confidential Network System Manager ( Confidential ).
• Managed system security and data integrity for over 1000 servers nationwide while providing customers with minimum downtime. Served as lead during several Confidential wide software/hardware cycles. This includes: license/software/hardware product evaluation and deployment.
• Experienced with Windows Active Directory administration; Group Policy Object creation and troubleshooting.
• Experienced with hardware and software deployments on an enterprise level. Excellent troubleshooting skills for hardware, software, network or server problems in high paced, high level customer demanding environments.
• Excellent customer service skills, maintaining strong client relationships and instilling confidence in Cyber-security.
• At all job sites, I have maintained a high degree of Service Level Agreement ( Confidential ) accountability through prompt response and fast problem resolution.
• Deployed, maintained and upgraded computer systems and software in a highly disciplined, fast-paced technology environment of over 3500 users supporting the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. Maintained high level of system security through managed desktop solutions, patch compliance, anti-virus protection, and process compliance meeting strict standards of computing and security regulations.
• Comprehends complex technology and business processes. Maintain a high level of professional accountability, Confidential compliance, security compliance, and asset management responsibilities.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Confidential

Company Owner/Sr. Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed security training documentation for managing Confidential ePO ( Confidential ) within federal enterprises.
• Formed small business partnership with Confidential becoming an authorized reseller of all Confidential products.
• Identifying, researching, and pursuing all applicable Cyber-security business leads.
• Drafting and submitting bid proposals after researching and confirming the scope of work.
• Drafting and developing all company, business, and human resource processes.

Confidential

Sr. Security Operations Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Served as the sole Confidential ePO architect managing 8 different departments, 10 different separate domains.
• Managed over 25000 client systems within and remote to the United States Department of Commerce.
• Drafted and performed all product deployment plans for all domains within the Commerce enterprise.
• Created and drafted design/implementing policies for all Confidential products for all Department domains.
• Performed active monitoring and forensics of all Department of Commerce network and email traffic.
• Responsible for all engineering and administrator duties for the Security Operations management domain.
• Performed patching, software upgrades, server and SAN backups, and group policy modifications.
• Responsible for performing system scans via Tenable/Nessus on all managed domains.
• Reformatted and sent reports to the Department’s Information Assurance Office of the Secretary.
• Reformatted and sent reports to the Department of Commerce Critical Incident Response Team ( Confidential ).
• Responsible for drafting initial report and providing all forensics evidence of all malicious/suspicious activity
• Worked directly with Confidential investigating users for suspicious activity upon request.
• Reported findings and initial report directly to Department of Homeland Security ( Confidential )
• Reported findings directly to the United States Critical Incident Response Team ( Confidential ).
• Performed signature/definition updates on all network and system security devices.
• Drafted weekly team and Executive reports on all monitoring overview, security, and trouble ticket status.

Confidential

Senior Security Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing special project support for new and advanced solution delivery to the command group.
• Directly responsible for the planning, coordination, implementation of all Confidential products.
• Tracked, reported, and documented of technical solutions in regards to all security related products.
• Managed all Confidential suite products, Confidential Policy Orchestrator, and WSUS on 10+ networks.
• Reported, researched & remediated Windows and 3rd party application vulnerabilities as detected in scan reports.
• Created daily, weekly, and monthly patching and vulnerability scanning schedule for 10+ networks.
• Performed trend analysis of threats and open Retina/Gold Disk findings of over 2500 workstations, 150 servers.
• Managed all Confidential servers (both virtual and physical) across 10+ separate, uniquely classified LANs.
• Performed vulnerability remediation via Group Policy, patching via WSUS, and manual STIG and patching.
• Alongside Information Assurance and Security Officers, tracked and recorded vulnerability remediation.

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator - Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Served as one of seven primes on the Confidential contract.
• Lead a team of five junior to senior level administrators managing Confidential workstations and servers.
• Led team through Confidential Gold Disk scans and remediation on all classified and unclassified networks.
• Served as a knowledge base on all Windows based systems, user, and enterprise application problems.
• Managed and troubleshot Veritas Netbackup, Exchange 2003, SharePoint, Remedy, and Websense.
• Served as the focal point of contact for all systems and server related issues after hours.
• Managed 5 offsite locations, 1500+ users, and 100 servers comprised of both physical and virtual machines.

Confidential

Senior Microsoft Architect/Consultant - Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Defined software, hardware, and network requirements for the primary user domain.
• Worked directly with Confidential and Centrix organizations serving as Senior IT consultant to all projects IT related.
• Met with clients to determine requirements, define project scopes, plan time scales and necessary resources.
• Traveled to customer sites to liaison with staff at all levels of the Confidential organization.
• Defined software, hardware, and network requirements for the primary user domain within Confidential .
• Designed, tested, drafted test plans, drafted implementation plans, installed and monitored new systems.
• Prepared documentation and presented progress reports to customers at the request of Program Manager.
• Directly involved in sales, support, and identifying potential clients, building, and maintaining contracts.
• Provided technical guidance and evaluative support for software engineering and development.
• Provided evaluative support in Enterprise design concepts, design changes, and project costs.
• Collaborated with Program Managers, other systems engineers, and software developers.
• Researched and selected appropriate design solutions to ensure the compatibility of system components.
• Recommended standards for data architecture, information security and information assurance.
• Recommended standards for configuration management, release management, and change management.

Confidential

SAN and Backup Engineer - Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed 6 Netbackup servers across 4 separate classified and unclassified networks with over 6000 clients.
• Ensured backups were successful and consistent for 500+ systems across four networks located at 3different sites.
• Troubleshot and administered all SAN (CX500) related issues to include all hardware related issues.
• Carved and assigned space for SQL, Exchange, File, and all other systems requiring SAN space.
• Responsible for maintenance, upgrading, patching and administration of 150 Windows and Sun Solaris systems.
• Managed software and hardware lifecycles for all White House Communication networks.
• Evaluated software and hardware products for deployment within the White House Communication enterprise.
• Monitored network performance for capacity planning and load management on all White House networks.

Confidential

Lead Systems Administrator - Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• As team lead, provided tier 3 systems administrator support to a multi-domain Windows 2000\2003 enterprise.
• Managed the Bureau’s Active Directory Forest consisting of 100+ sites nationwide with over 35000 users.
• Installed and managed Dell servers, Disk Array Storage devices, and EMC Storage area networks.
• Installed and managed StorageTek Tape Libraries, Quantum tape drives, and fiber optic cabling setups.
• Worked closely with Security Administrators, E-mail Administrators, and WAN Engineers field IT specialists.
• Worked with the Enterprise Operation Center ( Confidential ) to ensure customer satisfaction and user functionality.
• Coordinated and carried out all new site surveys, setup and installations for remote sites.
• Imaged, boxed, shipped, and installed full stand up of domain controllers, file servers, and application servers.

Confidential

Base Exchange/Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Provided Desktop Support as part of a team responsible for 3500 systems and 1300 users.
• Deployed system diagnostic tools to resolve hardware and software issues at remote and local sites.
• Enforced and maintained networked computers ensuring they meet Department of Defense ( Confidential ) standards.
• Ensured systems met Defense Information Agency ( Confidential ) and National Security Agency ( Confidential ) security standard.
• Ensured systems met Confidential security requirements and standards.
• Maintained accurate inventory of all squadron equipment, software, and tools in compliance with security policy.
• Served as the Computer Systems Equipment Custodian for the 17th Communications Squadron.
• Was responsible for an inventory comprised of 800+ hardware devices valuing $2,300,000.
• Provided high level of professional computing support during the demanding wartime environment.
• Served at Camp Victory and the Coalition Provisional Authority ( Confidential ) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Installed Cat 5 cabling system throughout all Coalition Provisional Authority ( Confidential ) buildings.
• Setup all NT domain accounts for Coalition Provisional Authority ( Confidential ) personnel.
• Provided comprehensive computing support to all senior Confidential staff and officials.