SUMMARY:

• Information Systems Security Manager for multiple collateral closed and restricted areas within Northrop Grumman. ISSM for Contractor to Contractor, LAN Client/Server and Peer to Peer LAN’s. Also, managed multiple Multi - User Standalone systems. Operated all systems under NISPOM PL1 (National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual) (Protection Level 1).
• Managed ISSO’s (Information Systems Security Officer) within closed and restricted areas. Trained and gave guidance to ISSO’s and SA’s (Systems Administrator) with doing information security duties, including audits, virus updates and maintaining of the respected systems.
• Created and managed system SSP’s (System Security Plan) under DSS (Defense Security Service), Office of the Designated Approving Authority (ODAA), Business Management System OBMS. Created and maintained POAM’s for systems that needed for all collateral systems. Operated systems under NISPOM and SIPRNet directives. Built NISPOM desktop and laptop systems for program management.
• COMSEC Manager for Herndon VA site and remote sites. Managed KIV-7M, KIV-7HS crypto devices along with STE and VIPER. (Secure Terminal Equipment, Universal Secure Phone)
• ISSM for multiple Northern Virginia sites including Herndon, Chantilly, McLean, Dahlgren VA and Washington DC sites. Worked with DSS, ISSP’s (Information System Security Professional) for all systems that was under my scope/cage codes. Created, maintained and acquired ATO’s (Approval to Operate) for all systems under my scope/cage codes. SME (Subject Matter Expert) on classified systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Dos 2.1-7.0, Basic, Pascal, C, Kix Scripting

Desktop Operating Systems: Windows 2.0/3.1/3.11/95/98/4.0/2000/ XP/Vista/7/ 10/Linux 4.x/6.x

Server Operating Systems: Windows NT 3.1/4.0/2000/2003/08 SCO Unix/Sun Solaris/DG-UX/AOS-VS Mainframe Systems AS/400

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Herndon VA

Information Systems Security Manager

Responsibilities:

• Information Systems Security Manager for multiple collateral closed and restricted areas within Northrop Grumman. ISSM for Contractor to Contractor, LAN Client/Server and Peer to Peer LAN’s. Also, managed multiple Multi-User Standalone systems. Operated all systems under NISPOM PL1 (National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual) (Protection Level 1).
• Managed ISSO’s (Information Systems Security Officer) within closed and restricted areas. Trained and gave guidance to ISSO’s and SA’s (Systems Administrator) with doing information security duties, including audits, virus updates and maintaining of the respected systems.
• Created and managed system SSP’s (System Security Plan) under DSS (Defense Security Service), Office of the Designated Approving Authority (ODAA), Business Management System OBMS. Created and maintained POAM’s for systems that needed for all collateral systems. Operated systems under NISPOM and SIPRNet directives. Built NISPOM desktop and laptop systems for program management.
• COMSEC Manager for Herndon VA site and remote sites. Managed KIV-7M, KIV-7HS crypto devices along with STE and VIPER. (Secure Terminal Equipment, Universal Secure Phone)
• ISSM for multiple Northern Virginia sites including Herndon, Chantilly, McLean, Dahlgren VA and Washington DC sites. Worked with DSS, ISSP’s (Information System Security Professional) for all systems that was under my scope/cage codes. Created, maintained and acquired ATO’s (Approval to Operate) for all systems under my scope/cage codes. SME (Subject Matter Expert) on classified systems.
• Worked with Windows 7, Windows 10 STIG’s. Worked with SCAP utility, STIG viewer and Vulnerator tool. Loaded patches for operating systems and office. Ran Compliance and Audit reduction scans on operating systems and updated Virus definitions. Worked with RHEL 6.x, Solaris 10, ESXi 5.x, MS Windows 7, 10, 2008 R2 server.
• Created Configuration Management Plan and Software patching policy (FLAW remediation) for all systems.
• Conducted Yearly DSS Security Self-Assessments on all computer information systems, COMSEC and controlled access areas. Contact in getting classified circuits created and disestablished.

Information Systems Security Manager/ Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Information Systems Security Manager and Network Engineer for multiple remote SAPF (Special Access Program Facility) sites for WAN, LAN and local standalone systems.
• Created and maintained CONOP’s and POAM’s for all SAPF systems. Created system SSP’s (System Security plan) and maintained ATO’s (Approval to Operate) for classified systems per JAFAN 6/3. (JAFAN 6/3, Joint Air Force-Army-Navy, Information Security for a SAPF) Operated all systems in a JAFAN 6/3 Protection Level 1, 2 environments.
• Hardened all windows based systems per JAFAN 6/3 and used (WASSP) windows automated security scanning program to check for vulnerabilities. Ran security audit log checks on all systems checking for security violations. Ran ARROW audit reduction tool to help facilitate auditing on the LAN/WAN systems.
• Maintained a user community of 150 users, 13 nodes in the continental United States. Helped ISSM’s, ISSO and SA’s at sites in connecting WAN to their local environment. Created new users exchange accounts, kix login scripts and print queues in LAN/WAN networks. Setup, installed and troubleshot all computer related problems with standalone systems and LAN/WAN.
• Maintained and updated eight windows 2003/2008 servers within LAN/WAN networks, including two Exchange 2003/2010 exchange servers and file and print server. Upgraded WAN from windows 2003 servers to windows 2008 servers. Upgraded WAN’s Exchange from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. Upgrade Desktop clients in 13 nodes from Windows XP to Windows 7. Provided assistance for NMCI (NIPRNET) system including installation and system moves. Helped with troubleshooting computer equipment and software.
• Maintained backup system of LAN/WAN networks, including Compac Autoloader, HP tape backup using Symantec Backup Exec. Configured Symantec System center and sent out Symantec virus definitions to LAN/WAN community and updated standalones systems individually. Upgraded Symantec System center to Symantec Endpoint manager and upgraded all Symantec Corporate clients to Symantec Endpoint. Setup and maintained CISCO secure IP phones within LAN community and troubleshooted problems with Cisco Switches in LAN/WAN.
• COMSEC Primary custodian of KG-175D Taclane and KSV-21 Enchanced Cyrpto Cards for (STE) Secure Terminal Equipment phones for LAN user environment. Setup, troubleshooted, maintained and keyed taclane encryption devices KG-175(Classic, Mini and Micro).
• Created and maintained a Warm site for a LAN including a server and a tape system to receive backups from host site using Symantec Backup Exec. Member of the COOP, (Continuity Of Operation Plan) for WNY site. Assisted in Information Technology and Information Assurance aspects of the COOP.
• Installed and maintained Device Control Sanctuary server software to LAN to control the use of hardware devices such as USB thumb drives, CD-RW and all other peripheral devices that connect to a pc. Installed and maintained COMPUSEC and Document Detective software that is designed to redact, sanitize, and review electronic document formats.
• Contact in getting quotes for all hardware and software for all computer systems and creating classified WAN circuits. Created yearly budgets for all computer systems for program management including computer equipment, Cisco routers and switches, encryption devices and yearly cost to maintain computer systems. Gave Yearly security awareness presentations to user community for all computer systems. Updated windows patches within all computer systems. Maintained and documented inventory of all computer equipment and software.

Systems Integrator/PC Networking Support /Execl Support

Responsibilities:

• Lead Integrator in upgrading Symantec servers and end users to Norton (Virus Protection) and lead admin in local Symantec Server and remote servers for East coast Northrop Grumman. Maintained local servers within local LAN (250 Users) including NT 4.0/2000/2003 file and print servers. Maintained and created print queues on print servers. Used Backup exec to backup LAN. Exec Support for all Northrop Grumman Execs at 300M.
• Administered and troubleshot Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange accounts. Contact in building servers, getting Windows 2000 servers operational for other Northrop Grumman remote sites. Contact for getting DHCP and other Windows servers functions up for remote sites. Maintained security server registry settings to prevent intrusions on system and maintained kix logon scripts. Contact in business continuity planning for local LAN including recovery of servers using backup exec.
• Helped in conversion of legacy PRC Novell servers to Windows 2000 server domain. Contact in integrating legacy PRC company to Northrop Grumman company server and client standards.
• ITSO, Information Technology Security Officer in providing service of computer systems in removing confidential data of systems also provided support in advising security options to systems. LRA, Local Registration Authority in providing approval of PKI certificates. Installed and troubleshot PKI software/hardware Northrop Grumman, Orc Eca and DOD CAC card certificates.
• Contact in desktop administration in building, troubleshooting of Pc Desktops and Laptops. Assisting in all aspects of operating systems and applications in Windows 9x, NT/2000/XP.
• Installed and troubleshot all Blackberry and Keyfob issues. Bench tested new Images for Desktop configurations on laptops and desktops. Contact in Helping with VTC telecommunication conferences. Maintained and documented inventory of all computer equipment.

Washington, DC

Lead Networking Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Networking Engineer for NOC. Oversaw 20 + network server connections within Domain including Microsoft cluster server, WINS, DNS, Exchange 5.5 and Windows 4.0/2000 file servers. Administered (400 Users) within domain.
• Used Legato Net worker and maintained Domain Backup scheme. Systems Management Server lead in sending Pushes and gathering info in domain. Troubleshot and maintained Cisco routers equipment. Maintained Fiber connections throughout entire client server community.
• Administered RAS server for remote users. Administered Jukebox CD server for user community. Maintained blackberry server and handheld support.
• Helped Level 2 technicians in user community by installing, troubleshooting NT/2000 desktops and laptops. Troubleshot all Microsoft office applications. Assisted in various tasks assigned by client including Xerox DocuShare server, created and troubleshot account. Maintained security protocols on NT Server/IIS Web Servers.
• Maintained Symantec System Console on entire Domain monitoring Viruses and cleaning them. Exchange Administrator on Domain, Monitoring and Updating Trend Micro Virus software for Exchange servers.
• Maintained security patches on web servers, file and print servers and database servers to prevent intrusions. Maintained and created print queues on print servers. Maintained kix logon scripts within domain. Created and maintained NOC reports of server room equipment status.

LAN/WAN Administrator/Lab Tester/ LAN Manager

Responsibilities:

• PC / Server support Technician within corporate LAN. Also gave assistance to remote sites that were maintained by corporate facility. Maintain corporate resource domain consisting of (230 Users) a multitude of Database, File, web, and backup servers and maintaining kix logon scripts. Maintained and created print queues on print servers. Administered DHCP on resource domain and provided assistance on WINS database.
• Built and Troubleshot NT 4.0/2000 servers, programs within a Test Lab for a new financial system (LAWSON). Administrated Web sites internal to Logicon. Programs included Databasics, Oracle, Cold Fusion, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Maintain Virus Protection software (Symantec Live Update) that provides virus live updates for the user domain and servers.
• RSA token key fob administrator. Created Key fob and troubleshot accounts. Provided assistance in Network connection issues with CSU/DSU’s and Cisco support. Maintained CAT 5 connections in throughout client server community. Maintained and troubleshot hubs and switches within domain. Used L0phtCrack software for recovery of passwords. Supported LAN Administrators on our MAN/WAN network in remote locations.
• Administered and supported SMS (Systems Management Server) on resource domain and built SMS Servers for remote sites.
• Provided assistance of computer hardware of pc’s including memory, hard-drive and motherboard issues. Troubleshot printer hardware including maintenance on common printer problems. Bench tested new laptops and new pc and new software on our Network before implemented to users/domain. Maintained PBX, Created and moved phone lines on PBX system.
• In this Job at Corporate office in Virginia, I went as a WAN/Email Administrator to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Navy for three-months in Washington DC to Stabilized contract for Navy Research center on a Windows NT 4.0 server & Windows NT 4.0 user workstation community and set continuity for IT technicians to follow.
• Maintained user accounts on NT 5.5 Exchange server and maintained trend micro email virus software. Provided assistance on file, database servers and all other resource domain servers. Helped with 2nd and 3rd level support calls of troubleshooting user community (400 Users) including help in hardware and software of proprietary programs for Department of Navy. Lead technician for Tivoli server maintained and provided pushes of anit-virus software updates throughout user community Maintained Fiber connections throughout entire client server community.

Senior PC Analyst JCON II, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice

Responsibilities:

• As a Senior PC Analyst, Supported computer related issues with Janet Reno (Attorney General) and Top Senior management within DOJ. Provided support for a Windows NT server 4.0/ Windows 95 based environment. Also provided support in conversion of system Eagle to JCON II Department of Justice platforms. Upgrading Pc Windows desktops from Windows 95 to 98 and Office 95 to 97. Serviced seven DOJ facilities in customer pc problems. Administered user (600 Users) accounts on exchange server, creating mailboxes and updating mailboxes. Operated backups in Backup Exec. Provided mostly level two support in troubleshooting user-based problems including word processing, database and Windows related issues. Troubleshot printer hardware including maintenance on common printer problems.
• Troubleshot Hubs and repeaters and as needed. Maintained CAT 5 connections in throughout client server community. Provided assistance in hardware of pc’s including memory, hard-drive and motherboard issue. Contact in wiping government pc hard-drives. Helped in training users and technicians in using Systems Management Server. Answered onsite phone support with DOJ user community.

Senior PC Analyst, Eagle/Phoenix

Responsibilities:

• As Senior PC Analyst, provided user support for a Unix (Sco-Unix) server / Windows PC-based environment. Maintained PC environment (300 Users) while doing daily system administration of assisting in Windows, word processing and virus problems. Helped in the conversion of one system (Eagle to Phoenix) Windows 95 to 98.
• Helped in troubleshooting many problems in a new system while providing daily user support. Maintained and troubleshot hardware and software of PC support. Maintained Unix tc-pip logon script for user community. Resolved printing problems, Unix server administration and server problems. Provided support to Oracle Engineers for Unix server/Windows pc problems. Provided assistance in Hardware of Pc’s including memory, hard-drive and motherboard issues. Troubleshot printer hardware including maintenance on common printer problems. Maintained CAT 5 connections in throughout client server community. Assisted word-processing engineers in helping create macros for office environment. Provided onsite phone helpdesk support and maintained helpdesk. Maintained Inventory of US Attorney’s pc inventory.

Senior PC Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As Senior PC Analyst, provided user support for Data General Server /Windows PC-based networking environment (600 Users). Installed and upgraded systems from legacy Amicus to JCON DOJ system, which was Data General systems to Windows environment. Provided support to Windows and legacy data general server. Provided daily and monthly backups of Data General Server systems and Oracle database. Resolved user problems in word processing, spreadsheet and database programs. Installed and maintained HP Laser Printers and Nic cards. Maintained CAT 5 connections in throughout client server community.
• Assisted in AS/400 mainframe room of monitoring connections. Assisted hardware pc support and repairing of pc’s. Provided telephone online support with user community. Maintained inventory control of equipment and supplies within DOJ.