Alan Matson, Msc, Ceh, Chfi Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

• Manage all aspects of the company network to ensure Five 9 up-time for financial institution.• Act as a subject matter expert for security and network design, implementation and ongoing maintenance. • Re-work current document ion to be more beneficial such as network diagrams, procedures, knowledge base articles, etc.• Lead new projects to strengthen the security posture while protecting critical business functions from downtime..• Developed a new VPN solution using password less authentication with Yubikeys.• Migrated network from EIGRP to more agnostic routing protocol (BGP) with VXLAN between two data-centers.• Maintain the DLP posture to ensure sensitive data does not leave the company networks.• Cleaned up outdated security rule-sets on Firewalls, Proxies, Host IDS, etc. which made for better troubleshooting and packet flow analysis.• Maintain ticket updates for incidents and project status for team.

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Chandler, Arizona, Us

Key Accomplishments: * Lead architect for a Cisco to Palo Alto migration including Firewalls, Proxies, Email Security, etc.* Served as project lead for a large client deploying and upgrading Websense Web Security and Websense Data Loss Prevention.* Current lead for a 60,000 user state agency handling day to day operations and serving as SME for projects and new deployments. Assisting architecture team for long term deployments.* Implemented / Architected FireEYE CMS and NX appliances for inline perimeter security insight in large 60,000 user environment.Skills:* Strengthen security postures and develop new ways to protect the end clients. * Provide executive documentation on proposed changes to the security posture and risks for mitigation evaluation and risk acceptance. * Consult on compliance for security related risks for ISO 27001/27002, PCI and PII. * Manage HP TippingPoint IPS (2500N and SMS)* Manage Cisco WSA (Web Security) Appliances* Manage Cisco WSA (Email Security) Appliances* Manage Cisco Firesight / FirePOWER deployment* Manage Cisco ASA and Core network devices.* Manage Palo Alto firewalls and services, including migration, operation, etc.

EchoTEK Solutions Consulting is a full service medium to large business independent consulting firm. Some of the services we offer but not limited too is setup, install and maintenance of network equipment, hardware including servers and workstations, and security consulting/testing. We specialize in Security products including Cisco Security Appliances, SonicWALL security devices, Websense Web/Email/Data Security and Linux applications/servers. Combined we have over 20 years of experience supporting and maintaining your critical needs.Consulting for hardware review companies such as Overclockersclub.comRecent custom script written for a client under GPL License: https://github.com/ajmatson/Python_Proxy_Checker

Austin, Tx, Us

Key Accomplishment: I served as the internal point of contact for vulnerability assessments that were performed by a third party. My responsibility was to ensure that the systems being tested and the access for the vendors remained available.- Handle day to day administration of the company’s security infrastructure including firewalls, certain network devices and appliances, anti-malware/anti-virus software, email security, workstation and server security, VPNs, remote access servers, vulnerability assessment scanners, and various other security tools.- Respond to and resolve internal security incidents.- Identify needs and opportunities for improving the company’s security posture.- Interface with other departments to advise, resolve, prevent, and overall mitigate risk while maintaining a productive environment.- Provide rapid and effective support on all security matters to the company’s Help Desk group.- Research, evaluate, implement and administer new security technologies.- Perform periodic security audits and various tasks to ensure regulatory compliance.- Provide technical leadership and guidance in security matters to projects inside and outside the department.- Devices worked on include Juniper SRX, Brocade Load Balancers, Cisco Switches, HP Procurve Switches, QualysGuard Vulnerability Scanner, Kali Linux for Vulnerability Scanning

Austin, Tx, Us

Quickly promoted from a fontline support analyst to an escalation engineer with the Websense backline support team.Day to day duties include:- Advance troubleshooting for escalated case from the first line of support.- Advance debugging for mission critical companies.- Provide middle man interaction between software/hardware engineers and customers.- Maintain high standards for Websense's well know excellent support model.- Continue to provide customers with what is needed to maintain their working environments and proactively correct problems that may cause more serious issues in the future for them.- Manage with another Senior tech a group of 6 junior techs to train and guide them.- Create escalations for bugs and other issues requiring code changes and engineering involvement.Products supported include:- Websense Web Filter- Websense Web Security Gateway- Websense Hybrid (Web Security Gateway Anywhere)- Websense Appliances including V5000, V10000, and X10G- Websense Data Security suite and Data Loss PreventionCertified Technical Trainer:- Trained as a certified technical trainer for new employee on-boarding.

Austin, Tx, Us

Quickly promoted from a fontline support analyst to an escalation engineer with the Websense backline support team.Day to day duties include:- Advance troubleshooting for escalated case from the first line of support.- Advance debugging for mission critical companies.- Provide middle man interaction between software/hardware engineers and customers.- Maintain high standards for Websense's well know excellent support model.- Continue to provide customers with what is needed to maintain their working environments and proactively correct problems that may cause more serious issue in the future for them.Products supported include:- Websense Web Filter- Websense Web Security Gateway- Websense Hybrid (Web Security Gateway Anywhere)- Websense Appliances including V5000, V10000, and X10G- Websense Data Security suite and Data Loss Prevention

Austin, Tx, Us

Enterprise-level support from corporate customer’s IT departments regarding Websense and select third-party products,analyze software and system configurations to identify and diagnose customer-reported issues and recommend correctiveactions, maintain records of customer contact to track customer history and report recurring problems to the softwaredevelopment group, escalate complex issues to appropriate functional team and perform special projects as assigned.

Milpitas, Ca, Us

Served as a Level 2 Engineer that handled high priority and difficult escalation cases for SonicWALL partners and end users. Day to day duties included troubleshooting, research and solving issues on SonicWALL products including VPN’s, Intrusion Prevention, Content Filtering and more. Specific products supported included UTM Firewall line (including TZ and NSA line for the SMB segment), GMS/Viewpoint software, Secure Remote Access line for SSL VPN access and Virtual products via VMware ESX/ESXi.

New Albany, Ohio, Us

As a supervisor and team lead I was in charge of taking care of day to day operations for the Front office, Housekeeping staff and Maintenance. Other duties included creating shift schedules, preparing daily deposits, Auditing, covering shifts as needed, ensuring customer satisfaction, and following up with any issues that may arise. My experience in the hospitality industry was paramount to my success in handling customer service and satisfaction today.

Master’S Degree, Information Security And Assurance

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology - Security

Associates Of Science, Information Technology

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