SUMMARY

• Technology professional with broad experience in security, data analytics, cloud, SOC / NOC operations, LTE networks, training, product & technical marketing. a security startup that was acquired by Ixia; Confidential, a broadband Internet startup that was acquired by Confidential, and Ryft, a data - analytics cloud startup.
• Performed data mining and analytics operations on structured & unstructured data set types using multiple analytics applications and access tools; leveraging cloud and appliance analytics solutions. Data set types included binary, text, CSV, JSON & XML. Analytics applications included AWS Ryft Elasticsearch and Ryft Data Analytics SaaS applications. Access tools included ODBC/JDBC applications, Swagger RESTful UI, Python & Java Swagger client programs, and command primitives. Search types included exact search, fuzzy hamming search, edit distance search, numeric search, date & time search, IPv4 & IPv6 search. Developed Python and Java programs to perform data mining operations and searches.
• Configured Amazon AWS EC2 F1 instances for data analytics demos, technical marketing and training leveraging AWS Ryft Elasticsearch and Ryft Toolkit SaaS applications. Developed technical demos on AWS and Azure leveraging Palo Alto FWs and Ubuntu servers to showcase CyberSiege solution. Developed federal cloud strategy for Blitz Software as a Service (SaaS) product offering hosted on Amazon AWS. Blitz Government offering leveraged NIST-based Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP).
• Established security practice developing and implementing the following security services: Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) Assessment, Zero-Day Vulnerability Management Assessment, Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) Assessment, Data Leak Prevention (DLP) Assessment, Denial of Service (DoS) Assessment and Cyber Range Simulations.
• Developed enterprise architecture for Security Operations Centers (SOC) and Network Operations Centers (NOC) using the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and including operational views and system views. Responded to security and network events at SOC/NOCs as part of Incident Response Team (IRT).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Director of Training

Responsibilities:

• Configured Amazon AWS EC2 F1 instances for data analytics demos, technical marketing and training leveraging AWS Ryft Elasticsearch and Ryft Toolkit SaaS applications.
• Established training program including strategy, technical content, supply chain, pricing and marketing collateral. Technical content includes data analytics search operations, software development in Python, Java; ODBC connectors and Swagger RESTful API.
• Performed data mining and analytics operations on structured & unstructured data set types using multiple access tools. Data set types included binary, text, CSV, JSON & XML. Access tools included ODBC applications, Swagger RESTful UI, Python & Java Swagger client programs, and command primitives. Search types included exact search, fuzzy hamming search, edit distance search, numeric search, date & time search, IPv4 & IPv6 search. Developed Python and Java programs to perform data mining operations and searches

Confidential

Security & Network Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided SOC security engineering design and implementation services for federal customers under Lockheed and ENS sub-contracts. Integrated the following security and network management solutions: Juniper SRX firewalls, McAfee Firewall and IDS, HP ArcSight, HP Network Node Manager NNM, HP Netflow Analysis NFA, CA Infrastructure Management IM, CA Application Performance Management, CA Application Delivery Analysis ADA.
• Reviewed Risk Management Framework (RMF) security controls to ensure compliance with NIST guidelines.

Confidential

Director of Product Marketing / Director of Federal Segment / Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• Hired to develop marketing and product strategy to compete in the Security & Applications test and measurement market segment reporting to the President. Selected and served as CEO advising committee member and interviewed General Manager candidates for Security and Applications BU.
• Developed white papers to create demand and generate leads; delivered technical demonstrations; spoke at trade shows and marketing events including RSA San Francisco, INTEROP, Cisco Live and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) events.
• Developed RFP responses and Statements of Work (SOW) using Deltek GovWin.
• Developed requirements as Product Manager for CyberSiege, a cyber range product. CyberSiege generated DDoS attacks and simulated all IANA country IP addresses and the top 100 web sites for every country as ranked by alexa.com.
• Developed federal cloud strategy leveraging NIST-based Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); evaluated FedRAMP NIST SP 800.53 security controls for Confidential Blitz SaaS application.
• Established federal lab for pre-sales marketing activities and cyber range training. Lab network elements and tools included virtual and appliance Palo Alto and CheckPoint firewalls, Splunk SIEM, Tanium, Cisco L3 switches, Vmware, Confidential CyberSiege, Confidential Avalanche Next, Confidential Landslide, Nessus, NMAP and Metasploit.

Confidential

Director of Security Practice / Director of Training

Responsibilities:

• Established security practice developing and implementing the following security services that leveraged BreakingPoint security features: NGFW Assessment, Zero-Day VM Assessment, Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures Assessment, Data Leak Prevention (DLP) Assessment, Denial of Service (DoS) Assessment and Cyber Range Simulations.
• Delivered security and LTE services in APAC (Singapore, Australia and New Zealand), EMEA and CALA regions.
• Established training lab that included Palo Alto firewalls, Splunk SIEM, Cisco L3 switches, BreakingPoint, Nessus, NMAP and Metasploit; and configured all network elements and tools.
• Developed training program including strategy, technical content, supply chain, pricing and marketing collateral. Within 4 months of being hired, launched training program with two service offerings; a 3 day course and a 5 day course; developed over 1,000 slides of training content and 6 volumes of training manuals for security and network technologies.
• Introduced and transitioned BreakingPoint services to Ixia including supporting Ixia account managers, marketing managers and executives in APAC, EMEA and CALA.

Confidential

Director of Engineering / On-site Manager / Network & Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responded to Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposals (RFP).
• Managed on-site engineering team that developed security and network solutions for federal government, and cultivated customer relationship.
• Developed enterprise architecture for Missile Defense Agency's Security Operations Centers (SOC). Developed operational views, OPS activity models and information exchanges for operational nodes. Responded to security and network events at Missile Defense Agency SOC in Colorado Springs.
• Developed enterprise architecture for Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Directorate capturing operational views and information exchanges for Mission Essential Functions (MEF).
• Deployed and managed Intellitactics SIEM at federal agencies. Intellitactics was ArcSight main competitor at that time.
• Supported DITSCAP/DIACAP certification processes at OSD NII. Applied STIGS to Windows 2000/2003 servers.
• Delivered Security Posture & Evaluation Assessments based on the NSA INFOSEC Assessment Methodology and NSA INFOSEC Evaluation Methodology; performed port scanning, enumeration and banner grabbing, and vulnerability scanning using Nessus, and NMAP.

Confidential

Professional Services & QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Hired to establish an Alpha lab test bed reporting to the Director of Engineering; ensuring smooth product launch for Confidential end-to-end DSL product line and providing customers with the highest quality of hardware and software releases. Selected by CEO to manage strategic technical relationships.
• Transitioned to Cisco as a Professional Services Manager responsible for developing and delivering services for a 14 member team that supported routing, switching and voice engagements.