SUMMARY:

• Highly proficient IT professional with 12 years of U.S. Air Force and security analyst experience. Leader in supporting existing security policies and procedures, in addition to, creating and implementing new security procedures. Driven to develop and maintain a major global information security policy through team leadership, project management, and continuous improvements.
• Strategic & Tactical Planning Project Management Network/Physical Security Team Leadership
• Continuous Improvements ACAS/Nessus Site Preparation Troubleshooting
• Vulnerability Management Disaster/Forensic Recovery Incident Response
• Risk Assessment IDS/IPS Experience Data Loss Prevention ( DLP ) Collaborative Teamwork

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Boca Raton, Florida

Platform Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with multiple teams including Cloud Hosting and Symantec. Used various types of scanning tools for applications, networks, and systems. Day to Day servicing and maintenance; including diagnosis, repairing faults, programming and commissioning in security, access controland CCTV systems.
• Identified oppurtunities to improve risk posture, assisted in designing security controls for remediating or mitigating and corrective controls based on Pareto analysis. Identified, collected and analyzed security relevant logs for reporting and Compliance.

Confidential, Tempe, Arizona

Senior DLP Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed DLP system alerts to monitoring ongoing system events for all serves.Developed DLP policy reports for configured policies for Endpoint Agent, Network Monitor, and Network Discover incidents.
• Created automated SMS installation for the rollout of Agent software to 100 s of users.Developed process to monitor Agent installation by using Access as the front end to merge DLP and end - user data.

Confidential, Nashville, Tn

Vulnerability Management Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Focused on remediating security vulnerabilities while putting processes, procedures and technology in place to maintain compliance with vulnerability remediation standards.
• Supported functions related to vulnerability and threat risk management: identification, remediation, mitigation, and reporting. Review security vulnerabilituies and develop remediation, mitigation, and reporting.

Confidential, Franklin, Tn

Nessus Vulnerability Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performing Nessus Initial Site Setup and Implementation. Communicated with Senior Leaders on status, progress and future plans. Supported functions related to Vulnerability and threat risk management
• Identification, Vulnerabilities and Developed remediation plans for Unix/Linux and Windows Servers. Assisted in current processes for critical, standard and non - critical patches to be applied monthly. Provided guidance on remediating Vulnerabilities.

Confidential, Nashville, Tn

Network Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implement, maintain and integrate the corporate WAN,LAN and Server Architecture. Perform analysis of network security needs and contributes to design, integration, and installation of hardware and software. Analyzing,Troubleshooting and correcting network problems remotely and on - Site. Monitered and Remediated
• Vulnerabilities using Nessus. Assisted Security Team in Identifying and made recommendations on appropriate. Communicated with application owners on status and remediation activities. Assisted the SCCM team with the packaging and validating patches in the Windows Server Enviornment.

Confidential, Silver Spring, Md

IAPP Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided strategic and tactical assessments of diverse datasets for the purpose of identifying threats, vulnerabilities, trends, and other information of interest to client organizations
• Participated in incident handling, investigation, security alignment, and intellectual asset protection efforts. Produced document summaries, reports, and presentations that provided specialized intelligence and analysis tailored to client requirements.
• Utilized Symnatec DLP for 24/7 Compliance. Performed vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.

Confidential

Information Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Presented security options to support DNS, firewall, modernization of firewalls, and inbound e-mail security and robustness.
• Assisted with the upkeep of network infrastructure including switches and load balancers.
• Aided in operational and functional enterprise readiness of ACAS vulnerability and compliance scanning suite, overcoming command wide lack of guidance, meeting DOD mandate ahead of schedule.
• Completed enterprise and developed incident handling procedures.
• Provided security support and evaluation to development teams in order to integrate information assurance/security throughout the System Life Cycle Development of major and minor application releases.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Planned and coordinated the testing of recovery support and business resumption procedures while ensuring the recovery and restoration of key IT resources and data and the resumption of critical systems within the desired timeframe.Investigate potential or actual security violations or incidents in an effort to identify issues and areas that require new security measures or policy changes.
• Utilized Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection & Prevention (IDS / IPS), Data Leakage Prevention (DLP), forensics, sniffers and malware analysis tools.
• Orchestrated operational and functional enterprise readiness of ACAS vulnerability and compliance scanning suite, overcoming command wide lack of guidance, meeting DOD mandate ahead of schedule.
• Honorably discharged after successful completion of a 11-year contract.

Confidential

IT Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Contributed as a vital member of the Vulnerability Management Team. Conducted eEye Retina scans on systems and devices throughout United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Reviewed the outcomes and requested approval for mitigations in the Vulnerability Management System (VMS).

Confidential, Warner Robins, GA

Information Assurance Tech, Information Security

Responsibilities:

• Visited sites where workstations were to be installed to ensure compliancy with security standards. Updated site survey checklist to reflect current physical security standards.
• Tracked information assurance vulnerability alerts and applied patches and mitigation strategies. Created and maintained the continuity of operations (COOP) for offices through the Air Force.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Information Assurance Tech

Responsibilities:

• Certified and accredited network enclaves, certain individual servers, local area networks (wired and wireless), applications, and video teleconferencing systems.
• Prepared Department of Defense (DoD) information assurance and accreditation process packages. Provided support to the Computer Verification Station for Base exercises. Ensured the safety of the entire team by wearing proper safety gear and adhering to safety policies and procedures.