Aaron Hulett, Ccism Email & Phone Number

Wichita Falls, Tx, Us

Lewisville, Texas, United States

Successfully drive between 15 to 30 concurrent technology implementation projects for healthcare providers and other organizations across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and the United States to stay on time, in budget, and in scope while balancing evolving requirements, issues, and risks.Develop project plans and code changes, such as architectural updates to a client’s custom web app, SQL database, and integration with DocuSign; drive security incidents including potential data… Show more Successfully drive between 15 to 30 concurrent technology implementation projects for healthcare providers and other organizations across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and the United States to stay on time, in budget, and in scope while balancing evolving requirements, issues, and risks.Develop project plans and code changes, such as architectural updates to a client’s custom web app, SQL database, and integration with DocuSign; drive security incidents including potential data breaches and potential stolen equipment, developing incident-specific plans of record with check-in intervals and regular client updates throughout investigation and resolution; and provide engineering support for Network and Security Operations Center alerts and client support requests.Develop policy and process package in alignment with NIST CSF and CIS Controls, including encryption, remote access, business continuity and disaster recovery, and incident management to help clients meet Federal Trade Commission and other industry and partner cybersecurity requirements, and drive cybersecurity assessments to measure against policies and their readiness.Reviewed and updated service contracts, placing common elements into a Master Service Agreement for a clear, consistent approach across all services, and individual Service Attachments outlining service-specific deliverables, exclusions, and SLAs, replacing legalese with clearer language where possible to help reduce potential misunderstandings and ambiguities. Show less

Redmond, Washington

Worked as Windows Defender Labs response coordinator (AVCoord) for US, managing response to customer escalations, coordinating response analysts to respond to submitted suspected malware samples to ensure protection for Microsoft customers. Provided support to internal partners, prioritizing cross-group relationships, reaching out with customer support to Microsoft’s external customers for incident management until resolution.Managed Windows Defender Labs external security partnership… Show more Worked as Windows Defender Labs response coordinator (AVCoord) for US, managing response to customer escalations, coordinating response analysts to respond to submitted suspected malware samples to ensure protection for Microsoft customers. Provided support to internal partners, prioritizing cross-group relationships, reaching out with customer support to Microsoft’s external customers for incident management until resolution.Managed Windows Defender Labs external security partnership programs: Virus Information Alliance (VIA), the Macro Virus Initiative (MVI), and work on the Coordinated Malware Eradication (CME) industry partnership programs. VIA provided access to telemetry, enabling improved protection, while MVI was an antimalware industry group to coordinate communication and sharing of Microsoft APIs and malware sample sharing across approved industry vendors. CME was an effort to eradicate malware families, by focusing on a few families, pooling knowledge and telemetry on these and partnering across the industry to squeeze the malware family authors out of business. Defined membership criteria and application process, reviewed legal agreements, and created documentation to share with applicants. Provided analysis on collected malware data to research and author malware content of Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. In addition, worked on associated communications including blogs, presentations and press inquiries for SIR, and event planning for the Microsoft Security Response Alliance (MSRA) conference. Show less

Redmond, Washington

Collaborated with Microsoft Research group to develop a new system and method for detecting malware (US Patent 9021590).Responded to software vendors’ questions regarding the detection of their programs by Microsoft’s antimalware products, document evidence, and recommend appropriate course of action and responses to Legal and Corporate Affairs. Collaborated with litigation LCA and testified during international lawsuit involving classification of an advertising program as… Show more Collaborated with Microsoft Research group to develop a new system and method for detecting malware (US Patent 9021590).Responded to software vendors’ questions regarding the detection of their programs by Microsoft’s antimalware products, document evidence, and recommend appropriate course of action and responses to Legal and Corporate Affairs. Collaborated with litigation LCA and testified during international lawsuit involving classification of an advertising program as adware.Reviewed Business Continuity planning to ensure external vendor relationships could continue to be managed effectively in the case of outage or other disaster. Identified end-to-end gaps, conducted risk assessment, worked with business continuity management team to plan and implement mitigations, culminating in a tabletop exercise to validate the plan.Educated Microsoft Malware Protection Center research team on best practices to ensure consistency and minimize Microsoft’s legal risk.Analyzed spyware, adware, and other potentially unwanted software, adding detection as appropriate and updating Microsoft’s Objective Criteria analysis guidelines to keep in step with new behaviors.Developed and managed internal policy for Microsoft’s Objective Criteria so malware researchers would consistently apply the policy during research of software for potentially unwanted behaviors.Developed retention policy for malware sample collection, to ensure that researchers could still access old samples to mitigate legal risk. Show less

Researched worms, trojans, spyware and other malware for detection by TrojanHunter, updated definitions, verified proper detection and remediation.Monitored user forums and other online sites for user questions, and provided responses/guidance/advice.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Research malware, develop signatures, manufacture and ship CDs under contract with Mischel Internet Security, Linkoping, Sweden from August 2004 to June 2005Consulting services for home users and small businesses to assist with computer networks, system assembly, server build and integration integration, and system upgrading and maintenance for local businesses

Researched advertising software, toolbars, and other "spyware" to update definitions. Verified detection and remediation prior to releasing regular updates for Lavasoft's flagship program Ad-Aware. Responded to inquiries from software vendors whose software was detected, coordinated with engine team on improvements to combat evolving potentially unwanted software, and developed detection criteria to objectively review potential detections. Set up newsletter system and wrote articles describing… Show more Researched advertising software, toolbars, and other "spyware" to update definitions. Verified detection and remediation prior to releasing regular updates for Lavasoft's flagship program Ad-Aware. Responded to inquiries from software vendors whose software was detected, coordinated with engine team on improvements to combat evolving potentially unwanted software, and developed detection criteria to objectively review potential detections. Set up newsletter system and wrote articles describing current trends and information on how to stay protected. Show less

Auburn Hills, Mi

Developed automated software that installed the latest Microsoft Windows operating system patches on newly-purchased PCs, ensuring customers’ machines were up-to-date when purchasingDiagnosed PC issues, performed system upgrades, and provided guidance to customers seeking knowledge on what computer systems would fit their personal needs

Certificate, Project Management

Continuing education course in Project Management: April - December 2015

Certificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering