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South Carolina, United States

South Carolina, United States

Columbia, Sc, Us

Columbia, Sc, Us

Instructor in the Department of Integrated Information Technology at the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina.

Columbia, Sc, Us

Columbia, Sc, Us

Working with Information Security Office to do the following:-Work in Security Operations Center (SOC) with team to monitor and respond to threats using a variety of tools.-Assist with responding to and investigating incidents as needed.-Proactively work with a team to mitigate potential risks by identifying and closing/patching security vulnerabilities.-Help improve and automate security processes by writing and contributing to scripts. -Administer University's security applications including two-factor authentication (DUO).

Columbia, Sc, Us

Working with Data Center Information Services and Data Center Operations. - Managing access to University resources and accounts using AD and Office 365 management tools.- Responsible for provisioning, patching, and upgrading of Windows/Linux servers both on-prem and virtual. Increasing automation and efficiency by developing scripts.- Also focusing on protecting sensitive data through ensuring FERPA, HIPPA, and PCI compliance. - Integral team member with leadership responsibilities on several large scale projects including e-mail migration, Windows 2008r2 Server EOL, system-wide SAN upgrade and relocation, and University's Domain Controllers replacement.

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Participated in the deployment of BeyondTrust AD Bridge and Privilege Management for Unix and Linux (PMUL), Formerly PowerBroker, to corporate servers to enable the capability to centrally manage authentication, authorization and auditing of targeted UNIX/Linux accounts. - Completed a cross reference analysis to identify in scope servers and the proper application/server owners in order to communicate and coordinate installs and testing. Incorporated live data to automate the tracking of completed installs and update metrics.- Identified and implemented a major improvement in the onboarding process by pre-creating AD objects/groups and populating them. Created a script to further improve this process. Saved ½ an hour on each install and allowed for turning over the app to the owner immediately after the install, easier troubleshooting, and handling a larger volume at one time. - Partnered with Solutions and Engineering teams for installation of agents in DTQ to validate, troubleshoot and build out FAQ’s and then moved to widescale Prod rollout. - Assisted with the buildout of critical documentation which included authoring the Disaster Recovery Application Recovery Plan (DR ARP), Major Incident Response Plan (MIRP), Marketplace Form.Additional Experiences included:- Worked with the Privilege Access Management (PAM) Team to gain exposure and learn about CA PAM and CyberArk.- Participating in working sessions and troubleshooting sessions for INC.

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Our UofSC Capstone Project Team was tasked with updating the DevOps pipeline for SIOS Technology Corp. We developed a CI/CD solution where they can build, test, and transfer finished builds to other locations. Technologies and systems that were utilized included:- CentOS/RHEL- AWS- Jenkins- Robot Testing Framework- Selenium- Python, BASH, and Java

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Cashier responsible for assisting customers and efficiently and accurately ringing up customer transactions.- Promoted to Special Services Associate primarily working in customer service and order fulfillment. Providing excellent customer service and problem resolution to provide the best customer experience. - Utilizing effective team work to accomplish store goals and adapting to shifting needs.- Taking initiative to complete additional training for other departments including earning a forklift certification.- "Homer" employee recognition award recipient.

- Salesperson in a music store assisting customers with purchasing and repair of music supplies and instruments. Serving as opener and closer of store on most weekend shifts. - Consistently exceeding sales goals and helping train new employees to contribute to the overall success of the store. - Developing customer relationships to drive new traffic and increase customer loyalty base.- Working effectively as a team to over double the size of the store's lesson and rental programs.

- Providing customer service support to members and prospective members. - Duties including checking members and guests in and out of center, answering questions, touring new members, assisting with new membership registration, cleaning and opening/closing of center.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Informatics

Master Of Health Information Technology (Mhit), Health Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Integrated Information Technology