SUMMARY:

• Cloud Suitability Assessment Cloud Infrastructure Design VDI Solutions
• Security Assessment Risk Management Framework FedRAMP ATO Collaboration
• Cloud Solutions Architect with 20 years of technical team leadership and hands - on experience in cloud infrastructure design and on-premise datacenters cloud virtualization solutions.
• Hands-on expertise in cloud architecture, design, setup, development, configuration, installation, implementation, monitoring and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of Amazon AWS, Workspaces and WAM packaging, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, Citrix NetScaler VPX, and Dell and HP thin and zero clients.
• Hands-on experience with Windows, VMware, Linux Ubuntu and RedHat platforms. Hands-on experience with Cisco ASA, Checkpoint and Fortigate firewalls, and Cisco catalyst stackable switches.
• Proficiency in FISMA, DISA, FIPS, NIST, ITAR and NPR guidelines, framework and security controls.

AREAS OF E XPERTISE:

• AWS FedRAMP/GovCloud Windows AD & GPOs ATO Support
• Windows, Linux & VMware USGCB/STIGs Security Policies 3PAO Collaboration
• Citrix XenApp/Xen Desktop CIS Desktop Benchmarks NIST Security Controls

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cloud Architecture and Design: Rapid Adoption Assessment. Application Portfolio Assessment. Discovery Planning. Deep Dive Assessment. Amazon AWS FedRAMP/GovCloud design VPC, EC2 Instances, S3 Buckets, Glacier archive, Route 53, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, Security Groups, Subnetting, Route Tables, Elastic IPs, NACLs. Amazon Workspaces, WAM packaging and AMIs.

Tools: Dell EMC. Pivotal CloudFoundry. BMC Discovery. Device 42.

Methodologies: Strategic planning. Executive briefing. SOW. WBS. Agile. SCRUM. DevOps best practices management. life-cycle development management.

Hardware: Windows, Linux, VMware servers. Cisco Routers, Switches, FW. Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop & Netscaler.

Software: Cisco IOS. Windows Servers 2012 R2, 2008 R2 and 2003. Microsoft System Center 2012 R2. VMware vSphere & vCenter. Linux RedHat & Ubuntu. Citrix XenDesktop & XenApp. MS SQL & MySQL. MS IIS. WSUS.

Security: 3PAO Collaboration. ATO Planning. Security Assessment. Security Assessment Plan. Security Assessment Report. POA&M. System audit. Incident response. Risk assessment. Threat analysis. Vulnerability scanning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cloud Solutions Architect

Confidential, Annapolis, MD

Responsibilities:

• Rapid Adoption Assessment. Application Portfolio Assessment. Discovery Planning
• AWS VPC, AD Ctr., EC2, EBS, S3, Glacier, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, AMIs & IAM.
• Amazon Workspaces, WAM packaging and AMIs.
• NIST 800-37, 800-53, 800-53A, FIPS 199 & 200 SA, SAP, SAR, FedRAMP ATO collaboration.
• Citrix NetScalers VPX.
• Linux RedHat and Ubuntu.
• VMware vSphere.
• Cisco 3650X Stackable Switches and 3750X Switches.
• Cisco ASA 5510, Checkpoint 77.30, and Fortigate 1000 Firewalls.
• SQL and MySQL.
• TrendMicro DeepSecurity, OfficeScan, Splunk, TripWire and Wireshark.
• Windows Active Directory Domain Services.
• NIST CIS Benchmarking and USGCB groups.
• RSA Two-Factor Authentication.
• Tenable Nessus Scan for Windows and Linux.
• WSUS patch management.
• Office 365 setup.
• Zultys and NexVortex VoIP telecommunication and messaging services.
• Security Assessment

Solutions Architect

Confidential, Silver Spring, MD

Responsibilities:

• Weekly Nessus vulnerability scan. Provide report to CIO.
• Migration of Exchange 2007 to 2010.
• Disaster Recover manual failover design and implementation from DC/Fort Worth to Fort Worth/DC.
• TIC migration from Confidential & Confidential TNET security appliances.
• Upgrade of Windows 2000/2003 Servers to Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V.
• Virtualization of Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V.
• Upgrade of secure Flowsys equipment for currency printing presses.
• MAC secure Casper Suite for patch management and S/W distribution design and implementation.
• MAC secure Centrify PIV card accounts design and implementation.
• Upgrade of Cisco IOS on Core Switches.
• Replacement of UPS and A/C systems in Datacenter.
• Systems Audit.
• PKI design and implementation.

Solutions Architect

Confidential, Greenbelt, MD

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented Configuration Control Board and change management procedures.
• Managed critical security patching to Servers, PCs and switches branch wide.
• Designed, configured, implemented and administered Windows Servers 2008 R2 migration.
• Supervised administrators supporting NX, GPM, SAMS, MMS, ASTRO, TIERS and LRO projects.
• Provided technical support to scientific equipment and mobile devices.
• Provided technical support and management for Windows Servers and repaired laptops.
• Designed and managed the deployment of desktop biometrics and migration to Windows 7.
• Implemented the integration of backup ARRAYS and anti-virus solutions.
• Designed, implemented and administered Servers failover and High Availability.
• Designed and configured Windows Active Directory Domain Services and Group Policy Objects.

Solutions Architect

Confidential, Dulles, VA

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, stood up, installed, configured, deployed, maintained, managed and administered MS Windows 2003 Server, Vista Ultimate, Win XP Pro, Linux Red Hat, and MAC OSX clients running on Windows 2003 Enterprise Servers, Exchange 2003, SQL 2005, SMS 2003 and IIS 6.0.
• Supervised administrators on the use of Confidential Exec 12.5, backup and DFS.
• Designed, built, installed, configured, deployed and maintained enterprise network infrastructure.
• Managed administrators for the support of software migration, Servers upgrades, patch management, testing, configuration, implementation, optimization, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Voice, Video and Data and VoIP telecommunication & messaging services installation & configuration.
• Managed and administered Confidential 2006 Firewall/VPN/NAT/IDS, patch management, incident response, vulnerability scanning, risk assessment, threat analysis, incident and event monitoring and systems audit.

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, installed, configured, implemented, deployed, maintained, managed and administered Windows 2000 Pro, Win NT 4.0 and Win 95/98 clients running on Windows 2000 Servers, Exchange 2000, IIS 5.0, SMS 2.0 and SQL 7.0, AD and GPO configuration.
• Administered and supervised the performance of backup using VERITAS Exec 9.1.
• Designed, developed, installed, configured, implemented, deployed, maintained, managed and administered Cisco network infrastructure.
• Provided technical support for software migration, patch management, testing, implementation, configuration, optimization, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance of systems.
• Configured and administered Cisco 4000 Routers, 3000 Catalyst Switches and PIX 500 Firewall.
• Administered and managed Cisco IDS/Prevention, patch management, incident response, vulnerability scanning, risk assessment, threat analysis, incident and event monitoring, and systems audit.

Systems Engineer January 1995 to August 1999

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Increased work efficiency by 35% in Arlington International Center.
• Earned the President Club Power Award.
• Was 200% achiever for 1st and 2nd quarters of 1995.
• Won the 1Q94 Spotlight Ovation Award for high achievements for 1st Quarter of 1994.
• Received the Summer Gold Medalist Top Manager Performer Award for 1994.
• Trained staff on Confidential Telelink, STATS, DEC, TASQ, OCIS, DG, TeleTalk, SystemOne and PowerDial.
• Conducted focus group meetings and provided needs assessment and conflicts resolution.
• Worked as a liaison between internal operations and external partners and vendors contacts.