Objective:

Career opportunity in IT Security or Security Project Management that allows me to use my skills and experience in managing projects, IT security, and excellent customer support focus.

Background: A diverse career with increasingly responsible experience in security operations, management information systems, technical training, project management, and communications. Relevant highlights include:

Professional Confidential

Experience: IT Security Analyst

Cyber Security Analyst

• Review cyber intelligence and threat data from internal and external sources to develop in-depth analysis and threat assessment.
• Analyze and evaluate network, system, and security events to determine whether an incident has occurred and takes appropriate response actions and recommend corrective measures.
• Utilize Wireshark to perform network analysis, troubleshoot network and security related problems, and to investigate proxy blocking issues. Utilize VMware application to perform testing, trouble shooting and analysis on Malware, new security code, and new security processes in a virtualized environment.
• Advises leadership of the technical and business risks of identified exposures.
• Implement changes to procedures and systems to enhance data systems security.
• Develops, researches and maintains proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures and trends in computer and network vulnerabilities.
• Project Technical Lead for multiple IT security systems and control applications.
• Provides project management leadership and communications with a wide variety of technical and non-technical audiences and management teams.
• Provides project management leadership and expertise on complex IT Security, cross-functional, and multi-stakeholder IT/IS Transformation projects and activities.
• Data Loss Prevention Network DLP Analyst responsible for the daily monitoring and maintenance of enterprise data loss prevention DLP solutions for using the McAfee DLP platform.
• Responsible for the legal, privacy, security and day to day review and management of PII data and alerts from the DLP system Network, Endpoint, and Email solutions.
• Provide support for Data Loss Prevention DLP platforms including analysis and implementation of data loss prevention requirements.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements PCI, SOX, etc .
• BlueCoat Proxy Administrator responsible for the daily monitoring and maintenance of the enterprise proxy solutions.
• Detailed understanding and operation of Visual Policy Manager VPM and Content Filtering fundamentals.
• Bluecoat Proxy GUI operation in a 24 X 7 support environment.
• Perform routine monitoring of the Bluecoat Proxy farm health and status.
• First level of troubleshooting/incident resolutions by following documented processes and procedures.
• Follow-up/tracking of open incidents/changes for feedback/information.

Confidential

Engineering Technologist III

• Provided control system engineering, project management, and technical support for the Duke Energy fleet.
• Performed NERC-CIP compliance operations such as computer security patch assessments, computer baselines, created, revised, and maintained procedures.
• Demonstrated understanding of SCADA control systems and the diverse electrical equipment associated with Fossil/Hydro generating facilities.
• Prepared thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, and calculations related to the operation of monitored hydro-electric equipment and operations.
• Provided engineering support and analysis for operational events and support for unit outages.
• Helped to ensure a safe working environment and zero injury culture as the Safety Environmental Steering Team Leader.

Confidential

Hydro Systems Coordinator

• Provided continuous monitoring of computer systems, alarms and unit parameters of over 90 generating units.
• Operated local unit remote control panels and worked with the Systems Operations Center to place units into and remove units from service for upcoming system generation requirements.
• Responsibility for assuring environmental and NERC regulatory compliance as well as administering the F.E.R.C. required Emergency Action Plans for 9 river basins and 30 Hydro plants.
• Served as the Microsoft SharePoint Administrator for the department and responsible for upgrading the department's SharePoint to the new corporate templates.

Confidential

Application Support Manager

• Provided first tier support for various computer and electronic systems and applications.
• Ensured properly formatted business requirement documents are received, accepted, and approved in accordance with the system design life cycle SDLC methodologies.
• Maintained well-organized project documentation and plans that were easily accessible by the project team, management, and auditors.
• Communicated on a written and verbal basis with IT management, project teams, contract programmers, and auditors regarding all phases of projects.
• Performed change control management on projects, such as enforcement of change request CR processes including performing estimates, obtaining CR approval, and maintaining CR logs.