SUMMARY:

• Cloud Administration, Network Administration, and Disaster Recovery specialist.
• Security implementation of NIST 800.53, vulnerability identifications and PCI compliance
• Disaster Recovery setup, implementation and testing (COOP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Security Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintained / Managed HopeLoanPortal.org’s 30 servers, running Windows 2008 Hosting Cloud Services used by 85% of banks in USA for re - financing mortgages
• Ensured Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliancy for HopeLoanPortal servers on a monthly basis via Alertlogic services via Nessus vulnerability scanner getting 30 servers within NIST PCI compliancy to meet audit needs on a quarterly basis.
• Was a team member assisting in the planning the security structure and managed / configured a separate Cloud network environment named Corelogic which consisted of 3 servers for Hopeloanport.
• Involved with team on Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and final production Roll-Out of the Corelogic Servers
• Established NIST Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliancy for Corelogic servers on a monthly basis.
• Continuity Operation and Procedures (COOP) / Disaster Recovery(DR) for Hopeloanportal, Confidential and Corelogic private Cloud environment. Duties included testing the COOP plan on an annual / Semi-annual basis performing databases queries performed via web application from off-site location while also testing redundancy by turning of both routers and switch to simulate failures.
• Established security compliance meeting PCI compliance for Hopeloanportal.org, Corelogic and the 6 other stand-alone private cloud servers. Duties included monitoring, monthly patch management and coordinating DR testing for compliance.
• Performed Log File Analysis on quarterly basis for customer.
• Daily monitoring of HopeloanPortal.org servers using Hyperic server for any potential problems from set thresholds indicators.
• Worked with Hosting team to update encryption algorithm protocols to meet increasing standards.
• Nessus security software used to identify increasing vulnerabilities and weak ciphers along with other NIST 800.53 requirements.
• Maintained Confidential ’s Windows 2012 R2 internal 7 servers. Duties included, continuous monitoring, problem identification and remedy solutions, system and application upgrades, system backups and recovery, monthly patch maintenance
• Maintained Sonicwall 2400 firewall for remote access for 30 employees.
• Established and configured 4 Virtual Server using Microsoft Hypervisor
• Setup and configured Hyper-V Failover Cluster for Confidential ’s internal network for all internal employees providing common data storage consisting of 2 QNAP SAN’s devices for (CSV) network storage to be used for virtual servers.
• Used PowerShell scripts for administration
• Was responsible for setting up the SAN’s, configuring the array, setting up the heat-beat network and bring the array into the Hyper-V cluster for user storage for VM’s within the cluster.
• Maintained Configuration Management documentation for upgrades and changes to all internal servers and workstations.
• Maintained, recorded any server security related problems in Confidential ’s Incident Report log for ISO requirements which are audited annually.
• Maintained & managed physical laptop inventory process via assigned tracking numbers.
• Member of the security ISO27001 Security council which reviewed security policy, made recommendations for improvements to meet new requirements.
• Maintained monthly backups as per deemed necessary by ISO council for Firewall, Symantec Risk reports and other documents.
• Ensured PCI security compliancy for Confidential & Corelogic cloud environment servers on a monthly basis via Alertlogic
• Familiar with NIST 800.137 Security and Privacy Controls
• Resolved Penetration Testing annual findings.
• Enhanced WAP security with updating router firmware
• Maintained and upgrade (3) 2950 internal switches to the latest IOS images to improve the security posture.
• Established a Windows 2012 R2 virtual server as a Network Management Server & installed and configured Dell’s Open Manage Essentials to perform system monitoring and firmware upgrades.
• Setup and maintained Symantec End Point protection for both Confidential LLC and Hopeloanport’s internal network for 25 users and managed server. Created script to re-establish client PC communication with end point server.
• Reviewed system and application log files on a continuing basis
• Maintained monthly security logs manually for Sonicwall, Symantec monthly log files while reviewing for security problems.
• Manage the Office 365 exchange / Lync server for all internal users. This involved setting up new accounts, deleting user account after employee terminated employment, revoked licenses and archiving email accounts.
• Setup and configured Firewall (Sonicwall 2600), established IP sec/ SSL VPN for 5 remote client(s) access and implemented a Windows 2012 R2 local area network for Hopeloanport. Setup Symantec EndPoint protection server for 5 users. Also created client install packages which would link remote user PC’s to the EndPoint server.

IT Network Admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide Network Administration on 34 Servers
• Manage Web Server sites and configurations
• Assist with team to upgrade servers from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003
• Assist team with server upgrade from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2
• Operate WSUS / SCCM &HF NetCheck to implement and confirm security Patch push to servers
• Daily security teammeetings about daily vulnerability scans tominimize risk score evaluation through patch management. Patches pushed by either WSUS, SCCM, or EPolicy Orchestrator to all workstations.
• Configuration management of servers for standardization
• Operate and configure Backup / Recovery data systems
• Configure and Implement COOP configuration for offsite replication
• Configured replication of over half a terabyte of real-time data to off-site storage
• Full production test of COOP configuration
• SharePoint Administrator
• Assisted in creating virtual servers and workstation.
• Manage virtual servers and workstations through the vSphere, ESXi product utilizing vCenter for management of both servers and workstations.
• Quality control of CADC field user tablets to ensure patches are being install (WUS, EPO policy’s and SCCM is configured.
• Software Migration from Microsoft office 20 .
• Server Management software done by Dameware, Hyena, VMware Sphere, Group Policy Management, VERITAS Netbackup.
• Configured standards for SCCM remote to be used for tablet remote control of all field users.
• CheckPoint Encryption implementation on work stations.
• Working with security on SSP documentation.
• Assist with monthly server reboots
• Update Helpdesk calls
• End User support
• Require a security clearance: Currently hold a public trust clearance.
• DOD 8570 Compliance

IT Network Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided Network Administration for 12 servers.
• Maintained and installed updates for Microsoft Exchange 2003 server and Outlook Clients.
• Assisted in the re-design / implementation of Active Directory user security and directory structure.
• Specialized in tracking / Monitoring SQL applications performance across multiple servers.
• Exchange server migration
• Installed with Sybase Oracle and Sybase Adaptive server Anywhere.
• Responsible for documenting Microsoft licenses for concurrency with Microsoft Software assurance policy.
• Maintained ODBC settings for different databases.
• Setup APC Backup Power & SMTP monitoring for 12 servers.
• Assisted in building a Data Center.
• Designed standards for PC ghost images, including both laptops and desktop computers.
• Handled level 3 Helpdesk problems
• Maintained and monitored custom Pella applications for product sales/warehouse management. programmed hand-held scanners (Intermic).
• Designed and implemented a server to duplicate the production environment.
• Designed / Implemented separate subnets across routers.
• Responsible for documenting / updating helpdesk calls
• Responsible for documenting application and standard operating procedures
• Contributed to backup and recovery procedures documentation
• Designed / Implemented a WUS server for 140 clients using GPO’s for deployment.
• Maintained Anti-virus engine distributing to 140 clients.
• Maintained a white/black block lists for email.
• Setup Cisco PIX 501 firewall with customized configuration.
• Monitored WAN / VPN traffic with Cisco Catalyst 2900 and worked with PIX 501.

IT Coordinator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing Level II, end-user support for university users including faculty, staff and students, in a diverse user system environment with PC, UNIXand Mac based systems.All helpdesk tickets processed using REMEDY.
• Employing various COTS products and provided remote help desk support.
• Provided remote diagnosisand repair for supported users (faculty, staff and students system).
• Support various email clienti.e.(Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, and Outlook Express).
• Security policy implementation via anti-viruses software propagation to faculty, staff and students

Contract Instructor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Instructor for ComptiaA+ / Network+, including Lecture and Lab sessions.
• Instructing: Comptia A+ program and Network + program.
• Instructing: MCSE program in Windows 2000

Lead Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing full range of Windows 2000 design and implementation services for small commercial companies.
• Providing Windows 2000 migrations from various Windows NT 4.0 Domain environments specializing in SOHO configurations.
• Configuration of internal/external DNS, WINS, and DHCP,implemented RRAS, VPN and keys. Establishment domain security policies.
• Providing client support via remote Terminal Services and PCAnywhere for COTS applications.

Senior Systems Instructor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Establish automated / standardized classroom setuppermitting classroom reconfiguration in less than one hour to teach any program.
• Responsible for general PC troubleshooting and repair for both Dos and Windows 3.1 and Novell Server Administration and general engineering.Software included Win 3.1 and GroupWise 3.0 and other COTS packages.

Systems Support Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for 8 NetWare servers servicing over 500 users, performed Netware server conversions, patches and upgrades as required