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Chattanooga, TN, US

Knoxville, TN, US

Oversaw the vulnerability management platform at TVA, monitoring assets spanning a seven-state region. Responsible for conducting 52 meetings a year, that focus on purple teaming and TVA threat hunt initiative.

Knoxville, TN, US

• Researches and analyzes current Cybersecurity trends and best practices to help protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of crucial information and assets.
• Performs full packet capture analysis on a company wide network.
• Performs data mining activities to attempt to detect threats early.
• Assists in monitoring TVA’s network by responding to SIEM events and investigating. Provides tune recommendations to infrastructure team as needed.
• Responds to incident investigations, performs triage activities, and utilizes structured methodologies to prevent, detect, and respond to threats.
• Provides network and desktop forensics to investigate suspicious indicators.

Developed instructional material for the operational technology field and taught 100+ students in mechatronics. Developed curriculum for six operational technology classes covering electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and computer system principles meeting education standards for the state of Tennessee.

Serves as an Information Assurance Manager level III (IAM III) system administrator (SA) responsible for monitoring systems performance, modifying, planning, coordinating, implementing, and troubleshooting of information management system resources. Work pertains to the administration of all assigned systems, including troubleshooting of hardware.

Perform installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, calibration, repair, and modification of complex biomedical, dental instrumentation, laboratory equipment, and complex support equipment systems.Monitor systems performance and integrity, troubleshoot hardware malfunctions, provide system security, and minimize systems downtime on 35 hospital.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Installs, repairs, overhauls and modifies biomedical equipment, support equipment systems and ensure compliance with manufacturer's literature or regulatory guidance. Assembles and installs new biomedical equipment consistent with manufacturer's' design criteria and local requirements. Provided advice and assistance in equipment selection application.

Chattanooga, TN, US

Master Of Science - Ms, Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Biomedical Equipment Technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelors Of Science: Sociology

Associate’S Degree, General Transfer