SUMMARY

• Information Technology and Security systems professional with more than 16 years proven experience in the architecture, design and engineering of enterprise network and security systems.
• Solid understanding of complex security frameworks and best practices
• Works with stakeholders to develop best of breed security frameworks that help reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure.
• Expertise in the design, implementation and operation of perimeter - based security systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Vulnerability Assessments
• Penetration Testing
• Source Fire (Cisco) FireAMP
• Computer Forensics
• Vulnerability Scanners (Nessus Pro, NeXpose, OpenVAS, etc.)
• Metasploit Pro Certified Specialist Certification (MPCS)
• Cisco Deploying ASA Firewall Feature 2.0
• Linux Shell Scripting & server hardening
• Scanners and Fingerprinting tools
• SQL Server and MySQL security testing
• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional training
• Network monitoring tools such as: Netcool, HP OpenView, Event Sentry, and Solar Winds Orion
• CCNP Routing & Switching
• CCNP Troubleshooting
• CCNP Building Scalable Networks
• Cisco Nexus Series
• Certified Ethical Hacker 312-50
• Certified Network Security Engineer (CNSE)
• CCNA Routing & Switching
• Exploitation Frameworks (Metasploit Pro, SqlMap, Core Impact, SET, etc.)
• Wireless Security Tools (Aircrack-ng, Kismet, Reaver)
• Microsoft Windows Servers
• LDAP, RADIUS, DNS, & Active Directory
• Microsoft Skype for Business Deployment & Troubleshooting
• DS0, Voice and Data T1, D4 Channel Banks, and Multiplexors, Testing and Analysis
• VMware products including vCloud Director, vSphere, and vCloud Suite
• Various Linux Distributions
• Web Design, Web servers, PHP, MySQL
• Extensive Confidential &T management training (available upon request)
• Comverse Access NP VMS Systems
• Lucent Technologies CA/SIERRA Systems
• Various Intense Bellsouth/ Confidential &T Management & Technical Training courses (available upon request)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Reno, NV

Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provided overall strategic and operational direction to the organization's technological planning and development functions
• Responsible for analyzing new technologies and the efforts leading to new or improved products
• Worked closely with the CIO to develop and implement long-range strategic objectives and operating policies and procedures to attain organization's technology goals
• Established and coordinated responsibilities and procedures among subordinate divisions and departments, supporting all business units in technology matters
• Provided leadership, management, guidance on all technical matters throughout the company
• Deployed and configured Palo Alto Firewalls. Setup application based firewall rules, NATs, ACC reporting, and decryption.
• Configured and maintained Cisco routers and switches.

Confidential - Franklin, TN

Information Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created IT ITIL-ITSM knowledge management program
• Responsible for maintaining and improving Confidential 's and Aristocrat’s multi-office network infrastructure
• Worked with Cisco technologies and Internetworking Concepts/protocols while performing tasks beyond network engineering, including telephony and Network Security
• Responsible for Confidential networks from architecture, design, and documentation through deployment and maintenance
• Responsibilities included:
• Configure, deploy, troubleshoot routers, switches, and firewalls
• Identify and resolve network & information security issues.
• Manage environment change control.
• Author and maintain operations documentation.
• Maintain daily log file and alert monitoring.
• Develop, execute, and oversee project plans to meet networking needs.
• Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
• Develop, improve, and implement operations/deployment standards.
• Volume/load growth planning.
• Hardware/software recommendation/procurement
• Firewall log analysis and mitigate found threats
• Supervise and coordinate network engineering activities
• Research, architect, design, and implement network-related technology initiatives
• Configure and maintaining Palo Alto Panorama appliance
• Configuring and maintaining Palo Alto PA-3020 Firewalls
• Configuring and maintaining Cisco ASA 5510 Firewalls
• Security best practices/audits/policies
• Disaster recovery scenarios
• Fault management systems
• Application performance/load testing
• Cisco Nexus 7009/C7010, 3750, 2960 Switches
• Cisco 3945, 1841, and 2811 Routers
• Day-to-day operations mainly consisted of:
• Vulnerability scans using Nessus and NeXpose
• Hands-on technology evaluations and building Proof of Concept designs.
• Analyzing Source Fire (Cisco) Fire AMP results and mitigating threats
• Configuring Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls
• Palo Alto and ASA threat log analysis
• Development and execution of a vulnerability management program.
• Penetration tests and exploit verification via Metasploit Pro
• Configuring VLANS, NATs, DMZs, threat protection, and access rules.
• Creating corporate security policies as well as network scanning to enforce current polices.

Confidential - Brentwood, TN

Network Senior Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managed up to 18 employees Confidential one time
• Provided senior level support for “in house” techs and analyst across 22 states
• Project Manager for complex projects and responsible for training the VMS employees on new, as well as legacy equipment
• Implemented, designed, and maintained the VMS web procedural guide which consisted over 300 pages; developed and maintained all procedures and jobaids for VMS tech support engineers to follow when having difficulty troubleshooting a SA outage
• Responsbile for over 1,000 SMDI circuits, and 21,000 T1 circuits, up to 1,000 T3 circuits; this includes all operating equipment within such as DAXs, MUXs, Channel Banks, 3A Translators, OEs, MR-64s, 202T Modems, Intelliports, circuit levels, PDUs, and terminating end office equipment
• Guided CO techs through outages until restoral
• Network Analysis
• Monitored and analyzed the voice messaging network, including SMDI links, T1 circuits, DLCIs, VoIP messaging, and various complex office equipment
• Analyzed problems in Cisco 3,000 & 7,000 series routers and switches, Message Link Gateways, Comverse platforms, as well as Octel platform equipment
• Responsible for setting up bridges, documenting timelines and troubleshooting VMS platforms and network outages until resolved
• Responsible for over 600 VMS platforms countrywide