SUMMARY:

Possesses 23 years of extensive knowledge and experience in installing, configuring, securing, and designing UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. Expert knowledge of the process structure for the certification and accreditation (C&A) of Department of Defense and Navy Information Systems and maintaining the information assurance (IA) posture of various systems. Experience with DISA STIGS, DISA SRR script, Retina Security Vulnerability Scan, SCAP Scanning Tool, STIG Viewer, and Vulnerability Management System (VMS). Proven to be very proficient with performing risk assessments; knowledge of federal security regulations such as Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)

HARDWARE EXPERIENCE

• Cisco Switches 4500 - E, 6500, 3750-x, 3500 series and Routers
• Sun Oracle servers; V240, V440, V880, M series
• Dell Servers and Workstations; PowerEdge M series
• HP ProLiant Servers
• NetScout nGenius InfiniStream Appliances and nGenius Probes

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• EMC SourceOne
• Office 365 Tenant
• System Center Configuration Manager
• Tipping Point
• Netwrix Auditor 8.5
• Solaris 8, 9, 10
• RedHat Linux; RHEL 4, RHEL5
• VMWare ESXi 3.5
• Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008
• OPNET SP Guru, OPNET VNE Server, OPNET ACE Live
• Wireshark
• NetScount nGenius Performance Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Cybersecurity Analyst

• Implement, deploy, and administer various applications as part of the Major League Baseball Cybersecurity Initiative such as Carbon Black, Carbon Response, Darktrace, Protectwise, Attivo, and Sumologic.
• Provide continuous monitoring of the network and systems utilizing applications and system logs.
• Investigate and analyze cyber incidents and malicious activities; provide resolutions and documentation for these events
• Coordinate and participate in weekly status meetings with entities such as network engineers, stakeholders, and Major League Baseball Cybersecurity personnel.
• Acknowledge and resolve trouble tickets as assigned to cybersecurity analyst.
• Perform risk assessments and remediation activities on network devices and client systems.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Information Security Analyst

• Interface with multiple entities in the Confidential community researching, analyzing, and providing guidance
• Participate in auditing assessments; assist other entities with gathering necessary documentation to address auditors’ interests and concerns.
• Provide Information Security guidance to various departments and entities within the Confidential community.
• Point of contact for eDiscovery and Litigation Hold requests. Execute those requests utilizing Office 365 and EMC SourceOne.
• Whitelist/Blacklist IP addresses and websites using Office 365 tools
• Scan network devices utilizes Nessus Security Scanner
• Push approved applications and updates to user workstations using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• Monitor system/event logs, firewall log messages, and syslogs with McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (SIEM).
• Investigate and monitor alleged cybersecurity breaches and provide formal reports to the Information Systems Security Manager.
• Acknowledge and resolve Heat tickets assigned to the Information Security Department.

Confidential, Dahlgren, VA

Information Assurance Officer

• In the role of an Information Assurance Officer, responsible for the certification and accreditation of a Navy Information System
• Maintain compliance information regarding various accreditation packages in appropriate data systems
• Analyze/document security requirements for Navy Platform Information Systems.
• Perform system vulnerability scans utilizing Retina and SCAP scanning tools; assess the implementation of IA Controls in accordance with DoD 8500.2
• Create C&A documentation and artifacts; ensure all appropriate documentation has been uploaded to eMass.
• Analyze/evaluate data, document findings/recommendations, and assisted with developing new processes and procedures
• Develop DIACAP and PIT documentation for various accreditation packages.

Confidential, Dahlgren, VA

Information Assurance Officer

• In the role of an Information Assurance Officer, responsible for the certification and accreditation of a Navy Information System
• Maintain compliance information regarding various accreditation packages in appropriate data systems
• Analyze/document security requirements for Navy Platform Information Systems.
• Perform system vulnerability scans utilizing Retina and SCAP scanning tools; assess the implementation of IA Controls in accordance with DoD 8500.2
• Create C&A documentation and artifacts; ensure all appropriate documentation has been uploaded to eMass.
• Analyze/evaluate data, document findings/recommendations, and assisted with developing new processes and procedures
• Develop DIACAP and PIT documentation for various accreditation packages.

Confidential, Indian Head, MD

Systems Engineer/Test Engineer

• Maintain secured network connections for coordination between multiple countries for Joint Interoperability Testing Engineering Environment.
• Install, configure, and secure Solaris 10 operating systems to support the development of various web based applications.
• Analyze/evaluate data, document findings/recommendations, and assisted with developing new processes and procedures
• Create virtual machines through VMware to run Windows 7 operating systems, Windows 2008, and Redhat Linux.
• Administered Group Policy for ever evolving applications and technology advancements in patching and security updates, as well as new STIG policies
• Run Retina and SCAP scans on all servers, workstations, switches, and routers; import the results in the Vulnerability Management System.
• Ensured all assets in VMS were update and stayed current on recent IAVAs.
• Assist with the DIACAP documentation for newly developed and deployed systems.
• Exercised Access Control Lists (ACL's) through the firewall to block unwanted traffic through TCP, UDP, Telnet and other ports

Confidential, Indian Head, MD

Senior Systems Administrator

• Build web-based application servers to support a collection management tool.
• Install, configure, and secure Solaris 10 servers on M series servers.
• Install, configure, and secure Apache 2.22, PHP 5.3.X, MYSQL 5, and Oracle 11G.
• Work closely with the application development team to provide technical systems guidance, problem diagnosis and troubleshooting.
• Utilize security scan vulnerability tool to assist security findings.
• Assist with mitigating/justifying security findings on secured Solaris 10 servers

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Secure Systems Engineer

• Responsibilities as Sr. Secure Systems Engineer include engineering, integrating, deploying TCS secure solutions.
• Install TCS products (WebShield, Trusted Gateway and Trusted Thin Client) software, patches in Secure Linux environment
• Investigate and report software anomalies/deficiencies, and configures software to accommodate operational requirements
• Provide system problem diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Utilize security scan vulnerability tool to assist security findings.
• Assist with mitigating/justifying security findings on secured Linux servers
• Assist with building and deploying Remote Access Console Linux servers

Confidential, Newington, VA

Systems Engineer

• Responsible for the design, development, implementation, and assessment of computer models that represents the customer’s Wide Area Network infrastructure to predict the impact on network performance as a result of new requirements, equipment upgrades, additional users, and system migration.
• Develop network models using Juniper, Marconi, and Cisco device configuration files.
• Provide link utilization analysis reports using Concord eHealth data
• Analyze performance metrics of OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192, and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
• Responsible for assessing MPLS LSP subscriptions for path failures
• Develop reports to document network errors and findings
• Evaluate modeling results and network performance metrics to assist in evaluating proposed network upgrades
• Assist in developing test plans for collecting the Customer’s network and system data that may be used as input into models.
• Utilize Wireshark and Opnet ACE Analysis tool to perform packet analysis to collect and interpret the customer’s network data, provide input to whitepapers, presentations, proposals, and technology studies.
• Install, configure, and administer Solaris 9 and 10 operating systems.
• Experience with the following Sun servers: V240, V440, and V880.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of all UNIX systems.
• Maintain system backups utilizing Veritas Backup software

Lead Systems Engineer

• Serve as the Lead Engineer for the Center of Technology and Integration East (CTI-E) center located at Corporate Headquarters in Vienna, VA.
• Update remediation in the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)
• Update documentation for system C&A (Certification and Accreditation)
• Mentor and cross train junior engineers and administrators as required.
• Install, troubleshoot, and manage VMWare ESXi 3.5
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of all UNIX systems.
• Provide system problem diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Administer Solaris 9 on V440, V490, and V240 architecture
• Administer Red Hat Linux 4 hosted on a virtual server
• Mitigate CAT findings on Linux and Unix servers
• Serves as a Point of Contact for CTI-E during the absence of CTI-E PM.
• Responsibilities include attending technical forums such as the Engineering Review Board or Critical Design Reviews as required to support the center activities.
• Review detailed design and test plans to ensure compliance with standards and provide guidance on server integration issues.
• Assist with the creation/update of CONOPS (Concept of Operations) and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)

Senior Systems Engineer/Site Lead

• Provide production system status to the Management and government personnel
• Attend Morning Production Status meeting to report system status.
• Open/Close site specific Remedy trouble tickets.
• Responsible for monitoring and managing resources used in the Storage Component segment of the Imagery intelligence domain as well as the Operations and Maintenance of the system using HPSS in an IRIX 6.5 environment.
• Provide system problem diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Prepare, migrate, and store critical media resources.
• Assist in collecting problem information, writing discrepancy reports, recommending fixes related to the media storage components, media hardware patch installation/upgrade, and vendor supply delivery coordination.

Confidential, Washington, DC

UNIX Systems Administrator, FBI

• Install, configure, and administer Solaris 9 and 10 operating systems.
• Experience with the following Sun servers: V240, V440, and V880.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of all UNIX systems.
• Maintain system backups utilizing Veritas Backup software
• Install and configure Oracle 10g, Apache, and Tomcat for Rivermine Telecom Expense Management software.
• Responsible for maintaining/configuring HP Openview v7.5 on a Solaris platform.
• Add and configure new devices to HP Openview maps.
• Maintain/configure Netcool Impact v3.1 on Solaris platform.
• Create filters in Netcool.
• Create documentation for installation of Solaris 10.

Confidential, Newington, VA

UNIX Systems Administrator/Test Engineer

• Test GOTS Applications in a Solaris 8, 9, and 10 environments.
• Maintain system backups utilizing Veritas Backup software.
• Responsible for securing the Solaris operating system for Security Certification and Accreditation.
• Monitor, tune the performance, and implement Solaris operating system upgrades, and patches.
• Provide customer support with the functionality of the software.
• Provide system problem diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Prepare, migrate, and store critical media resources.
• Assist in collecting problem information, writing discrepancy reports, recommending fixes related to the media storage components, media hardware patch installation/upgrade, and vendor supply delivery coordination.
• Work in an Integrated Product Team environment to implement, integrate, and test the application software to ensure maintainability and reliability is designed into the system.

UNIX Systems Administrator

• Responsible for monitoring and managing resources used in the Storage Component segment of the Imagery intelligence domain as well as the Operations and Maintenance of the system using HPSS in an IRIX 6.5 environment.
• Provide system problem diagnosis and troubleshooting
• Prepare, migrate, and store critical media resources.
• Assist in collecting problem information, writing discrepancy reports, recommending fixes related to the media storage components, media hardware patch installation/upgrade, and vendor supply delivery coordination.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Systems Analyst

• Provide support for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency) supporting JSSC (Joint Staff Support Center) as a part of the Network Management Team.
• Monitor all critical devices on the GCCS (Global Command and Control System) network for performance and analysis to include UNIX and NT servers, LAN/WAN, and premise routers.
• Manage and utilize the following network tools for performance and analysis: HP Openview 6.0, Empire System Edge 3.1(SNMP agent), Concord Nethealth 4.1.5, and Worldview 3.2.
• Develop and submit Weekly Activity Reports outlining all problems and solutions concerning the devices to the respective sites.
• Assist with the development of Worldview 3.2, which is a web based GOTS (Government-Off-The-Shelf) application used to process network and system status information that is generated by Network Node Manager.
• Assist with developing the User Manuals, Administrator Manuals, and Installation guide for Worldview 3.2.

Junior Systems Analyst

• Responsible for developing/maintaining Remedy Action Request workflow schema for AFPCA (Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency) Help Desk within the Pentagon.
• Provide technical support for 200 users relating to Remedy Action Request System.
• Technical Service Representative 9/1999ý7/2000
• Performed the role as Technical Service Representative for the IRM InfoCenter Service Desk for the State Department.
• Supported over 60,000 users and all State Department posts, consulates and embassies throughout the world in a LAN/WAN environment operating in a Windows NT 4.0 environment.
• Troubleshoot LAN/WAN communications issues utilizing telephone lines, satellite communications, encrypted data, classified and unclassified telegram messaging systems over a diverse collection of international telecommunications systems.
• Facilitator in the reporting of specific communication outages such as T1, Satellite, Secure Radio and Open-net.
• Troubleshoot basic PC problems and client interface problems such as MS Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, MS Office Suite, CLOUT and CABLE EXPRESS in classified and unclassified telegram communications.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Help Desk Specialist

• Installation and support of MSOffice, Microsoft Exchange, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, MS Project, Norton AntiVirus, and other project specific software applications
• Create and load images onto systems using Norton’s Ghost software
• Installation and support of Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, and Windows for Workgroups
• Installation and configuration of hard drives, cd roms, zip drives, and internal and external modems.
• Installation of memory.
• Installation and configuring various HP printers.
• Manage email accounts on NT Exchange server.
• End user support of Novell Netware
• Installation and configuring video cards, NIC cards and replace motherboards.
• Proficient with DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT ver 3.51 and 4.0, Microsoft Office, Lotus, WordPerfect

Confidential, McLean, Virginia

Support Engineer

• Creation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of user, mail, group, and domain accounts in a Windows NT environment
• Create, update, and close trouble tickets using 4D Client software
• Installation of memory.
• Setup and configuration management of Windows NT servers
• Installation and support of MSOffice, Microsoft Exchange, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, MS Project, Norton AntiVirus, Dialup Networking, Windows NT and Windows 95
• Manage printing problems, network connectivity, installation of software, resolution of hardware/software issues, IP address maintenance, and implementation of security procedures.
• Monitor Exchange Server.
• Installation and configuration of hard drives, cd roms, zip drives, and internal and external modems.

Confidential, Arlington, Virginia

Help Desk Technician

• Provide on-line technical support for 5200 users at the Pentagon, relating to the network and software issues.
• Maintain user accounts on a mixed NT and Novell environment. Administer mail applications, which includes CC mail and Microsoft Exchange.
• Printer support for HP LaserJet 3si/4si/5si, Tektronix Phaser 350.
• Re-image classified and non-classified PCs, and run virus scan on network drives.
• Create, update, and close trouble tickets using Utopia database software
• Installation of memory.