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Louisville, Ky, Us

Fairlawn, Oh, Us

Security projects.

Indianapolis, In, Us

• Create/Design/Manage/Maintain a technical blog site including authoring over one thousand technical articles related to network architecture, software/hardware bug solutions, security assessments and overall technology solutions• Design and implement a multi-cloud infrastructure solution using RightScale to allow deployment of the entire solution in a single click after importing the project to the clients environment. The deployment included the use of various technologies including Puppet, auto-scaling, ACL implementation, multiple social platforms integration and scripting for configuration of many Linux based services.• Provide network architecture, implementation and maintenance for an online focused media company with 50+ Linux servers and multiple network devices including Foundry load balancers, Fortinet firewalls, MailFoundry SPAM appliances and Dell switches• Maintain a three physical location Cisco VoIP deployment using Cisco 2811 Integrated Services router and Cisco 7940 and Cisco 7960 VoIP phones• Develop and deploy unique ecommerce solutions for multiple companies including one solution that required the need to sync products between multiple online retailers (eBay/Amazon/etc.). Implementation required heavy modification to an existing open source solution to meet the companies needs• Provide consulting services for companies in various industries by developing and implementing solutions to improve their technology footprint

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Advise and review, from a security perspective, every internal application and technology solution requested by any team in the organization• Review, document and visualize how customer data flows in and out of Optiv during customer engagements conducted by Optiv's Services teams in detail including data that may temporarily live on a consultant’s laptop, server HDD's sent to Optiv’s Incident Response Forensics colocation for analysis, client engagement documentation with a longer TTL, etc.• Design and manage Optiv’s internal phishing program

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Responsible for developing and implementing Optiv's Managed Security Services security strategy.• Advise MSS management and staff on geographically redundant and secure infrastructure and software platforms for Optiv’s MSS customers. • Work with various groups across the company to minimize internal and external risks to Optiv’s MSS networks, hardware and applications by identifying vulnerabilities and providing Optiv MSS teams steps to take for resolution.

Denver, Co, Us

• Responsible for security policy, testing methodology, assessment schedule/execution and remediation for all internal corporate assets and third party vendors/software• Manage a team of programmers and engineers that provide network architecture, network implementation, software solutions and support for Accuvant LABS• Work with Operations, IT, Marketing, multiple Consultant Practices and MSS (Managed Security Services) departments by providing technology guidance including software development projects, network architecture and overall solutions to technology challenges

Denver, Co, Us

• Perform network based security assessments using security tools including NeXpose, Nessus, Metasploit, Nipper, Acunetix and Kali Linux• Develop a Linux based appliance solution that uses secure methods to connect to a callback server that consultants could create tunnels through for remote penetration testing as if they were on a clients network. This solution cut costs for clients and the need for consultants to travel as often• Manage the testing software and hardware used by 75+ consultants in the multiple practices that make up Accuvant LABS• Provide unique one off solutions for clients such as building detailed Visio network diagrams of a clients network using only network device text configurations

Houston, Texas, Us

• Contract with HP Enterprise Services to work on the worlds largest F5 LTM/GTM Bank of America network which included designing and implementing changes for internal and external traffic for new and existing bank projects

Huntsville, Al, Us

• Design and implement a geographically redundant network to support critical vitals data from senior citizens around the United States• Responsible for all aspects of bringing a 24/7/365 call center online including redundant network architecture, immediate response and escalation processes, API integration, and training• Develop/Document/Distribute internal and external policy related to server/network architecture, security (HIPAA/PHI/PII/PCIDSS), backup, and failover plans for internal employees, clients, partners and investors

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• Develop technical requirements and manage development/design of a subscription based online poker network named SpadeClub.com on time and within the target budget• Manage a team of skilled programmers (Ruby/Perl/Python/PHP) that develop web, mobile and other internal/external applications for an online poker information portal that realized top one thousand traffic rankings in the world for multiple months per year• Guide web developers to create and deliver solutions to meet technology related goals• Develop and assign IT projects to staff to ensure employees’ technology needs were accomplished• Provide overall structure and guidance for every technical aspect of the company • Plan, budget and staff a project to move all Information Systems and Information Technology projects in house by building the internal departments from the ground up to more than fifteen full time employees working under my direction

• Install and manage a lab environment for a VoIP feature server application called BroadWorks (BroadSoft), running on Solaris 9.X OS. Initial system architecture provided support for 50,000+ VoIP endpoints and the ability to scale rapidly/easily• Responsible for implementation, security policy, security assessment, remediation, patching and upgrades on all Solaris servers • Manage all Linux systems, which serviced all internal and external web related functions for the company and its customers including redundant (active/active) DNS platform, web services (HTTP + HTTPS), database platforms (MySQL + PostgreSQL), and custom VoIP solutions (Asterisk + BroadSoft)• Responsible for network design, hardware/software implementation and last resort hardware/software bug resolution• Document, implement and test disaster recovery plans for all systems running Unix/Linux, including off-site backups, operating systems, packages, and any other unique applications/server configurations

• Explore new technologies that cut costs and created a more efficient network for the company’s 16 DMS500/630 Colocation network that included 20 tier 1&2 markets throughout the United States • Responsible for technology solution research, vendor contact, lab implementation/testing, policy documentation, lab testing/QA documentation and developing troubleshooting techniques for the National NOC (Network Operations Center) and National CCC (Customer Care Center)• Responsible for SDSL and T1 CPE (Customer Premise Equipment)/IAD (Integrated Access Device) selection by working closely with numerous vendors to test products from the beginning stages of compatibility in the network through product selection with an end result of a multi-million dollar IAD deployment into the network• Request features and work with the design Engineer of a major hardware vendor’s CPE product to more efficiently serve the company’s customer base while creating a better product for this vendor• Design/Implement/Utilize a lab environment that included the following hardware/software to simulate the company’s network - TollBridge Voice Gateways (TB200), Nuera Voice Gateways (RDT-8), Copper Mountain DSLAM’s (sDSL + T1 cards), various Cisco routers, various Cisco switches, Abacus BCG (Bulk Call Generator), Ameritec BCG’s (Squirt and Crescendo), Marconi switches, RiverStone products, ADTRAN products, and an entire suite of software for stress testing large networks• Provide top level support for network issues that could not be resolved in the NOC (Network Operations Center) or three levels of front-line customer support• Develop and deliver instructional classes plus supporting documentation for employees located in 20 tier 1&2 markets around the United States including the FSM's (Field Services Manager), Operations employees and Engineering employees

• Work with LEC’s to turn up and/or solve network issues related to circuits including T1, Channelized T1, DS3, and PRI• Monitor, locate, troubleshoot and solve network related issues involving the following hardware, software, and protocols: Cisco AS5300's, Cisco 7200, 3600, and 2600 series routers, Catalyst 2900, 4000, and 5500 series switches, 3com CMTS's, Cisco 7200 series uBR's, CiscoWorks2000, NetCool, HP OpenView, BGP, EIGRP and RIP • Manage 300+ SPARC Servers running Solaris 2.6/2.7 servers with services including CNR (Cisco Network Registrar), SNMP, RADIUS and DHCP• Develop custom scripts log DHCP leases to customers for security auditing, password changes and software upgrades• Work with vendors including Cisco, ADTRAN, CacheFlow and Com21 to solve issues ranging from configuration issues all the way to vendor bugs in code/firmware/IOS• Manage a UNIX server running MRTG to monitor network traffic, DHCP usage and AS5300 modem usage for 1,000+ network devices

Mba, Business Administration Management

Bit, Information Technology