CAREER SUMMARY:

Over the last 18+ years, I have provided support to the USAF across many IT platforms, to include Security, Network and Storage SME for Communications group and major AF programs like AF OA Confidential and Confidential /LDI. I have continued to educate myself via self - study and classes to keep current in the IT environment and have accomplished many major tasks as part of a team and individually. I take pride in my work, the mission and supporting my co-workers and management. I have managed teams and been through various security inspections, assisting with preparing for the inspections, worked with the inspectors for CCRIs, UCIs and achieving ATOs. I always ensure I have a complete overall understanding of the environment I am working in so I can complete my job duties to the best of my abilities, assist others and meet deadlines on time.

SKILLS:

Cisco IOS, NXOS, various switches & routers to include fabric switches, ASA firewalls and VPNs, FWSM and ACS, Prime, Avamar, Data Domain, Isilon, XtremIO, VMWare, PKI, IPsec, Wireshark, SourceFire, Snort, BlueCoat Web Proxy servers, McAfee Enterprise AV and HBSS & ePO server, Symantec Enterprise AV, HP OpenView, CiscoWorks, SolarWinds, Tenable, Nessus, ArcSight, 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2012, Active Directory, DNS, SMTP, Solaris X and Linux. Also, familiar with and have some training in Green Plum and VNX.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Backup and Storage Engineer for Confidential /OA Confidential program.
• Responsible for configuring, managing, troubleshooting and maintaining backup servers and storage devices.
• To ensure backups are configured and running correctly and storage unit is healthy, daily across various sites on 4 networks and two classification levels. Along with the backup service was the care and maintenance of the storage unit used for storing backups.
• Lead Network Engineer for all networks list above and the unclassified network for the program.
• Responsible for design, management, maintenance and troubleshooting of various Cisco networking devices and appliances.
• Recently set up a new Remote Access VPN solution that will save the program a great deal of money and allow remote employees to accomplish their work in a more efficient manner.
• Assist government Program Manager with various tasks to help with his workload, to include tracking and assigning tasks to team members and filling in for him when he is not available.
• Work on special projects as assigned by government Program Management and higher management at Confidential for the OA Confidential program.
• Assist and mentor junior admins and TechOps counterparts for Backups, Storage and Networking.
• Assist Install team, regardless to whether it falls in my specific area of work or not, with any needs they may have to complete their installs and to ensure the programs goal of ruthless standardization.
• Provide SME level guidance and direction on storage, backup, network and security related items to co-workers and government management; to include STIG compliancy, IAVMs, OS hardening, incident management and ATO requirements like Ports, Protocols and Services.

Confidential

Cyber Security Operations Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Network Engineer for Confidential / OA Confidential and Confidential /LDI programs, which utilize Agile methodology.
• Also served as Information Security resource for both programs and temporarily filled position of Information Systems Security Officer for the LDI program while the spot was vacant.
• Configure, manage, maintain and troubleshoot various Cisco switches running NXOS or IOS on two networks and assist with the same gear on a third network
• Assisting in the design of a new internal network for one program so the system is more reliable and consistent across all sites
• Manage, maintain and troubleshoot ASA VPN for Site-to-Site access
• Assist with ensuring all components of the programs are compliant with security regulations per DoD STIGs and regulations
• Ensure all admins have the proper certification to work on the program per DoD directive
• Assist Program Managers with other duties across various departments to ensure things are done correctly and on time to include areas like equipment procurement
• Assist with creating network topologies, data flow diagrams, test procedures and lists of port, protocols and services used by the programs to achieve and maintain accreditation
• Myself and two co-workers did a year’s worth of work in under 2 months to help the program achieve ATO on time.
• Work with developers to test VM templates to ensure mission work can be completed while maintaining a good security baseline
• Mentor junior admins across with the two programs and three networks, not only in the network and security departments but also in Linux and the ways of working on DoD networks
• Assist both program teams on network and security related items, along with HBSS, Syslog, Linux, ACS and various other applications
• Assist in writing various procedures, policies and ensuring other security related documents like CONOPs correctly reflect the networks and services
• Assist in writing and documenting onboarding procedures for customers
• Assist in requesting IP ranges and boundary exceptions for various sites across the Confidential program so sites can properly communicate and collaborate
• Appointed Computer Service Technician for one network of the LDI program

Confidential

Computer Security & Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Network Security Engineer - Main tasks consist of configuring, managing and implementing changes on all boundary equipment such as firewalls, web proxy servers, VPNs and boundary routers.
• Additional tasks include configuring, managing and implementing changes on all other network gear (Layer 2 & 3) and appliances to include access layer switches, LAN routers, network management tools, authentication and authorization device, wireless APs and control server, and monitoring network IDS.
• Assist with network diagrams, policy and procedure documentation.
• Assist direct customers and research customers with design and configuration plans to attain their mission requirements on the networks and within standalone enclaves.
• Provided Level III support for technicians, system administrators, help desk and customer base.
• Team lead for one year.
• Created, Implemented and Maintain Configuration Management Process
• Primary POC at Rome Research Site for Confidential, AFMC, HPCMO, DREN NOC, INOSC East, 26th AF and 33rd to help troubleshoot connectivity and hardware issues, to implement new services and prepare for site inspections.
• Previous position on the same contract:
• Information Assurance technical manager for a team of 5. Managed office tasks, daily operations, projects and assist team with any issues that arose. Interface with local government lead, Confidential and AFMC on a daily basis. Attend and lead weekly meetings/telecoms with co-workers, government leads, customers, Confidential and AFMC for discussions on implementation of new and existing policies, projects and infrastructure modifications.
• Maintain configuration of site firewall, Enterprise Antivirus servers, site IDS devices, and ACLs of boundary router.
• Assist with vulnerability scanning, System Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA) - using DITSCAP and DIACAP, software approvals and implementation and tracking of TCNOs (to include patching) for unclassified and classified networks.
• Assist in Security Test & Evaluations for Confidential, on all Windows platforms, and some flavors of Linux and Solaris on unclassified and classified networks.
• Assist in classified messaging incidents.

Confidential

Computer Security Senior Engineer/Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Computer Security Senior Engineer/Operations Manager Information Assurance technical manager for a team of 5.
• Managed office tasks, daily operations, projects and assisted team with any issues that arose. Interface with local government lead, Confidential and AFMC on a daily basis.
• Attend and lead weekly meetings/telecoms with co-workers, government leads, customers, Confidential and AFMC for discussions on implementation of new and existing policies, projects and infrastructure modifications.
• Maintain configuration of site firewall, Enterprise Antivirus servers, site IDS devices, and ACLs of boundary router.
• Assist in digital forensic investigations resulting from Fraud/Waste/Abuse and suspected security incidents.
• Performed analysis and evidence gathering as directed by OSI.
• Assist with vulnerability scanning, System Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA) - using DITSCAP and DIACAP, software approvals and implementation and tracking of TCNOs (to include patching) for unclassified and classified networks. Assist in Security Test & Evaluations for Confidential, on all Windows platforms, and some flavors of Linux and Solaris on unclassified and classified networks.
• Provided Level III support for technicians, system administrators, help desk and customer base.
• Assist government leads and co-workers in developing and implementing procedures and policies.
• Assist network shop in troubleshooting of connectivity issues.
• Assist in classified messaging incidents.
• Primary POC at Rome Research Site for Confidential, AFMC, HPCMO, DREN NOC, INOSC East, 26th AF and 33rd to help troubleshoot connectivity and hardware issues, to implement new services and prepare for site inspections.
• Worked as a system administrator for 1 year and VTC technician for 3 months.