SUMMARY:

• Technology leader who thrives in challenging, fast - paced IT organizations delivering advanced technology systems, solutions, architecture, and applications. A rich mix of project/program management and technology with the ability to lead multiple development teams through accelerated technology development to meet performance goals, operational requirements, and financial objectives. Expertise in defining high-level design, instituting policy and standards, implementing process improvement, and improving architectures’ overall capabilities. Strong problem-solving and team-building skills.
• Possess a Top-Secret security clearance with SCI access
• Worked for a Fortune 500 company as a Lead Engineer in the Intrusion Detection System group on a $6.9 billion government project
• Designed a secured C4I network architecture utilizing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment
• Deployed to Iraq to establish network connectivity for the joint warfighters and the coalition forces
• Managed joint military/Department of Defense Network Operations and Security Center
• Managed the Department of Defense Telecommunications Center for the Confidential

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tampa, Florida

Cybersecurity Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• The Cybersecurity Program received an Honorable Mentioned for the DoD CIO in 2022.
• The Cybersecurity Program was recognized as first runner-up in 2021 and 2022 for the Confidential Frank B Rowlett for Cybersecurity Excellence.
• Achieved a 98.1% monthly average on the Quality Assessment Surveillance Period (QASP) since January 2019. ed 162 Superstar s over 4 years. This represented an average of 40.5 out of 93 people on the contract who received Superstar recognition each year over the last 4 years of the contract.
• Maintained a 95% staffing percentage for the duration of the contract (including during the COVID-19 pandemic).
• Ensured that 100% of personnel were either fully certified or had an approved 6-month waiver for the duration of the contract.

Confidential, Tampa, Florida

Chief Cybersecurity Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created a complaint DMZ architecture for all forward-facing servers and applications. Developed an Out-of-Band management network that forced all administrators to use multi-factor authentication to meet DoD standards.
• During COVID-19, developed a method of accessing on-premises services remotely using Remote Desktop Services (RDS). Requested ports, protocols, and services exemption from DISA that improved the user experience when accessing these services and applications. RDS provided the same capability as being on-site by allowing users access to Microsoft Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Office applications.
• Migrated over 80K users from on-premises services to Microsoft O365 cloud services. These services included Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, One Drive, and Office Pro Plus. Developed a roadmap to duplicate this effort on USSOCOM Secret and Top-Secret networks.

Confidential, Clearwater, Florida

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Responsibilities:

• During the WannaCry ransomware attack on London’s National Health Service (NHS) hospital system, monitored the United Kingdom BBC network. As the spread of this ransomware made its way to the continental United States, quickly made the decision to isolate Confidential corporate assets by severing all VPN connections to its network. This kept Confidential from being affected by the ransomware attack.
• Instituted a User Activity Monitoring (UAM) program using Exabeam User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) tool. Used innovative analytics technology that included machine learning and deep learning to discover abnormal and risky behavior by users, machines, and other entities on the corporate network.

Confidential, Tampa, Florida

Lead Network Security Engineer/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead Engineer/Project Manager responsible for the remediation of port security vulnerabilities within the network environment. Proposed three - Courses of Action to implement 802.1x, Network Access Control (NAC), or “Sticky MAC.” Briefed senior military leadership on the pros and cons of each Course of Action; strongly recommended implementation of the FORESCOUT Network Access Control solution. Member of the proposal capture team pursuing a $3 billion effort for the Confidential (SITEC) contract. Member of the contract re-compete proposal efforts for the $433 million effort for Confidential - the contract was ed for 5 additional years.
• Engineering Lead/Project Manager for the development of a Cyber Common Operating Picture (CyberCOP) capability to provide Confidential centralized reporting and management capability for Cyber network situation awareness. Established a partnership with MIT Lincoln Laboratory as part of the CLOUDBREAK Campaign 2 Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) to design a hierarchical Cyber architecture and reporting structure. Established a CyberCOP working group for the project stakeholders to develop functional requirements and identify potential solutions for a CyberCOP capability.

Confidential, Orlando, Florida

Senior Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to Confidential Corporate Network Security Engineering team responsible for managing and providing network security analysis, design, and engineering support to an enterprise-level network with over 40K nodes worldwide. Analyzed new product/vendor network security solutions; designed, engineered, and tested these solutions using proof-of-concept methodology for deployment into corporate production environments. Provided security input to Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) documents; performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on all system outages and network incidents. Worked on several Corporate ITS initiatives including BIG-IP F5 reverse proxy implementation
• Tipping Point IPS Implementation, PKI upgrades, Project Spotlight - External Circuit Request (ECR) process improvement, and the Design of the Next Generation Network. Managed Juniper ISG 2000, SSG 550, and SSG 140 Firewall appliances using the Network Security Manager (NSM) for the ACE, QA, and Production environments. Established Virtual Routers (VR), routing protocols, and firewall policies based on network security best practices and Confidential IT Security Policy. Managed Tipping Point 600E and 1200E series IPS using the Security Management System (SMS); performed DV and OS updates as required. Designed multiple autonomous network environments to meet HIPAA, SOX, and PCI regulatory compliances. Identified issues with WCCP and the Bluecoat proxy appliances. Worked with Network Engineering to determine root causes and remediation of issues.

Confidential, Saint Petersburg, Florida

Senior Network Security Engineer Lead

Responsibilities:

• Engineer for the intrusion detection systems group responsible for integrating Cisco Secure IDS, Shadow, and Symantec NetProwler IDS into the Confidential Corp Intranet (NMCI) architecture. Engineered a $25 million project to in corporate Symantec’s ManHunt IDS into NMCI architecture. Assisted in several network boundary designs to improve network efficiency while maintaining network security. Designed a sophisticated Out-of-band management network tailored to the Navy’s network management requirements. Performed regression testing of various network security products to measure performance in accordance with vendors’ specifications.

Confidential

Information Systems Chief

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Senior Non-commissioned Officer who served 26 years in Active Army/Army Reserves. Completed an assignment to Tallil Air Base, Iraq in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom. Responsible for establishing network connectivity to the joint military warfighters and the coalition forces
• Network Operations and Security Center Managed the Confidential Department of Defense (DoD) Telecommunications Center Worked as a UNIX system administrator at the 3rd Confidential Headquarters