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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

• Establishing functional technical and administrative processes using AI systems to streamline business solutions and increase customer satisfaction.• Developing innovative workflows to reduce time and human effort in providing tangible products for customers.• Implementing cutting-edge technologies to optimize operations and drive growth in the Information Technology and Services sector.

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Successfully pursued professional development and coursework as part of a MS Cybersecurity Engineering program at SMSE.

Reston, Va, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Information Systems Security Manager subcontractor for Perspecta on a large public sector account. Ensure system security measures comply with applicable policies, laws and regulations. Provide configuration recommendations and accurately assess the impact of modifications and vulnerabilities. Conduct reviews and technical inspections to identify and mitigate potential security weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and ensure that all systems are assessed for their compliance with architectural and policy standards. Provide support to the Lead Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) for maintaining appropriate operation information assurance (IA) posture for programs. Maintains awareness of upcoming customer / government driven changes and challenges and suggest approaches to meet those challenges. Review proposed firewall rules for appropriateness and minimal access required.

Managed 30 military and civilian technicians responsible for the security and availability of all communications within two airfields under the authority of Naval Base Coronado. Led risk assessments focused on change management including system upgrades, configuration changes and maintenance schedules while maintaining compliance with FAA framework and DoD. Utilized tabletop and live fire exercises to train and transform team with outdated skills and processes into high performing unit of engineers. Mentored staff performance, addressed morale and team cohesiveness, implemented succession plans, and created a career development and training program. Prepared slides and presented status of threats regularly to senior leadership. Understood vulnerabilities and actions required to mitigate risks aligned with downtime. Enhanced documentation resulting in reduction of re-work and configuration errors. Achieved 100% uptime for Radar, Navigation Aids, Weather Sensors and all infrastructures aligned with the operation of these systems. Streamlined intake issues and identified inefficient and costly operational processes with quantifiable results achieving a 92% reduction of remediation time.

Managed 12 personnel responsible for the security and availability of all airfield communication, radars, weather and ancillary equipment at Naval Air Station Sigonella. Addressed regulatory requirements, changes in security requirements, and lessons learned by defining and implementing process changes. Managed teams responsible for immediate threats and incidents to flight line and system operations. Provided status updates to superiors while developing and managing project plans. Provided senior technical support to both in-house staff and user departments for all network infrastructure. Developed security plans for projects and programs and communicated security requirements. Conducted 100's of maintenance checks on network and communications equipment to ensure functionality.

Master Of Science - Ms, Cybersecurity Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer And Information Science