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Arlington, Virginia, Us

Active clearance granted while performing cyber-security and foreign threat analysis duties. Clearance level will not be posted here per DOD guidelines and only discussed after verification of recruiter. Russian threat analysis and Cyrillic reviews.VSS issues solved at this site, Active Directory and associated security issues reviewed and handled, certificates updated as needed. Updated registry for security issues. Perform ongoing equipment refresh; plans, manages and performs maintenance, installation, configuration, and basic troubleshooting of hardware/software in active operational environment. Assist government client in certification and accreditation ( C & A ) process to obtain Authority to Operate (ATO). Perform system patching and patch testing, then scan via SCAP, STIG duties and Nessus , ACAS for compliance. Report and remediate vulnerabilities. Use Risk Management Framework methodology. Evaluate proposed changes for cybersecurity and operational efficiency aspects. Responsible in obtaining baseline info for analysis and remediation of vulnerabilities in the boundary enclave as well as reporting on controls and IAVM or CVE’s, updating plans of action and milestones (POAM). Locate artifacts for the RMF (Risk Management Framework) process for placement in EMASS. Enable and facilitate continuous monitoring for defense project information system and consistent configuration management of the baseline and beyond. Implement and track OPDIRS and MI's from higher HQ. Perform threat modeling and vulnerability analysis. Update configuration management plan, continuous monitoring plan, system security plan, acceptable use policy. Review resumes for possible staff augmentation.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Us

Employed at Government Agency, in cleared capacity, while performing cyber-security and foreign threat analysis. Conus and OConus travel involved to review site security in person. Industrial Control Systems and associated background with cybersecurity emphasis. Radar and communications site auditing. Amazon Web Services AWS Security course taken and passed. Course number 210w 1-10 series for 16 hours. Also taken and passed , CDM from Homeland Defense Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation courses . Measure your risk, establish tolerance and baseline and metrics. Basically, know what you have in your network to include remote units, industrial units and virtual machines. Patch what software and hardware you find, boundary and depth protection, update and verify your ACL's, have a "zero day analytic" unit in your SIEM, prepare, detect and respond. Verify backups and parallel net and lab.

Fairfax, Va, Us

Owner operated independent consulting firm for IT services and sales. Providing for client needs in areas such as: enterprise migrations, systems integration, operating system migration needs, training and information security concerns. Several Intrusion detection clients and anti-spam units deployed and configured during my tenure as a Websense VAR. Configuration Management and Baselining of Network. Server tuning and security hardening after audit. Used Splunk Security and Alien Vault products. Also working with medical offices for ACA compliance by installing and supporting the following products : NextGen Practice Management software, McKesson Horizon Practice Plus and Open EHR . Bob Clark, owner and CIO. Remember and be aware my guys, she is not yours, nor to be trusted. it's just your turn because they monkey branch for hypergamy.

Chantilly, Va, Us

Lab Manager duties included - Providing support for technology in computer labs. Working with staff to identify, maintain, install and test software applications for computer labs. Also, coordinated, installed and scheduled computer lab software implementations. Responsible for protection of physical technology assets; conducting inventory management functions for IT assets; securing lab containing technical equipment.Performed equipment refresh; planned, managed and performed maintenance, installation, configuration, and basic troubleshooting of hardware/software in computer labs. Assisted government client in certification and accreditation ( C & A ) process to obtain Authority to Operate (ATO). Performed system patching and patch testing for air defense system, missile system and radar units, then scanned via SCAP and ACAS for compliance. Reported and remediated vulnerabilities. Used Risk Management Framework methodology. Evaluated proposed changes for cybersecurity aspect. Performed Threat Analysis. Responsible in obtaining baseline info for analysis and remediation of vulnerabilities in the boundary enclave as well as reporting on controls and IAVM or CVE’s, updating plans of action and milestones (POAM). Locate artifacts for the RMF (Risk Management Framework) process for placement in EMASS. Enterprise Patch Management on Solaris, Linux and Windows servers. Enable and facilitate continuous monitoring for defense project information system and consistent configuration management of the baseline and beyond. Implement and track OPDIRS and MI's from higher HQ. Performed threat modeling and vulnerability analysis. Update configuration management plan, continuous monitoring plan, system security plan, acceptable use policy. Travelled as needed to review, inspect and perform cyber security inspections upon equipment.

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

Used Continuous System Monitoring in concert with the Risk Management Framework methodology, responsible for analysis and remediation of vulnerabilities in the network as well as implementing controls, plans of action and updating milestones. Documents referred to and used in this position: NIST 880-53 version 4, NIST SP 800-37, NIST 800-60 & 70, NIST FIPS 199 & 200 . Further duties and areas of emphasis in this role were : management of permission groups; implementing, following and updating best practices. POAM updates , location of artifacts for the RMF process in eMass95% reduction in elevated privileges achieved and 90% reduction in unauthorized software and unauthorized devices to date while working towards the goal of eliminating material network weaknesses. - Patching and monitoring of hosts and machine images inside of Citrix 7.5- Citrix farm administration, monitoring, remediation for bad profiles, slow load, failure to connect- Restoring Citrix profiles, backup and restore Xen images, use of XenCenter and Director- Seek and analyze POAM artifacts (Plan of Action and Milestones)- Reported to describe found weaknesses as well as plan of action to remediate - Encrypt and backup data or restore and decrypt data- Verify and update configuration controls - monitor said controls- IT device and medical device protection for segregation of devices and critical IT systems- Enabled and monitor system logs, implement SIEM and audit logging for security alerts- Developed comprehensive list of approved and unapproved software and devices- Implemented program to automate patching and remediation program in the enterprise- Newt and Shavlik scanning for baseline determination- Created and maintained configuration checklists- Hardened operating systems and servers

Chantilly, Va, Us

Contract lost in rebid by American Systems. Cleared Level II (2) for DOD and US Government IA (Information Assurance) and System Admin duties in DISA organization. Advanced DNS course taken and passed. Using Vsphere to manage guests in the clusters on our hosts and move data in LUNs. Microsoft Server 2012 used. CIAV is a mission based coalition of nation state members. Number and mix of these nations will change based on where and what the future mission is. Support the needs of the Intelligence (J2) and Operations (J3) communities while working closely with the Command, Control, Communications & Computers/Cyber (J6) community.Support Information Assurance testing in mixed network environments. Support the drafting of Information Assurance certification and accreditation documentation. Enterprise Application Security Patching via manually or automated WSUS. Managed 4 WSUS servers as our security and isolation boundaries use this architecture. After scanning files, moved appropriate enterprise patching data files between LUNS as an "iso" to patch each host, cluster or domain grouping. Researched and tested IPAM use for 2012 server DHCP. Information Assurance (IA) technical support of information systems ranging in complexity from small, stand-alone systems to large, distributed networks. Document conflicts between the need for systems functionality and Information Assurance requirements. Familiarity with information systems vulnerability scanning tools, DISA Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG), Security Readiness Review (SRR) scripts, and implementation of network scanning tools: DoD Information Technology/DISA Security Checklists, DISA Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), Compliance Checker (SCC) and/or automated vulnerability identification tools, such as Tenable Nessus and ACAS network vulnerability scanners. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) , Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and Shavlik used for patch scans.

Tampa, Fl, Us

EEVE Project. US Marine Corps. Cleared level position. Setup DHCP, IMAP for DHCP on Server 2012, Multi-Casting scope, DNS, and Active Directory servers to create virtual domain and then install, configure, run and maintain SCCM 2012 in virtual environment. Performed security scans in domain. Configuration Management and Baselining of Network.Captured, created and tested virtual server images of Microsoft Server 2012, creation and deployment of same onto various server platforms at MARCORPSYSCOM. Application of STIG settings for DOD & NIST security recommendations. Products and tools used : Windows Assessment Deployment Kit, MDT2013 version 6.2.5019 , VMware Workstation 9.0.2 , Retina Security Scanner, MBSA Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. Training on usage of SCCM 2012 and Server 2012 (IPAM, DHCP, DNS) by Microsoft at this location and project.

Ashburn, Va, Us

Agensys and Clark IT Consulting, consultant with a US government agency and a private commercial client simultaneously to improve, document, analyze the deployment of Windows 7 using MDT 2010. Windows 8 is being deployed to a commercial client using MDT 2012. The major issues involve interpretation and resolution of the error codes and MDT logs for the client as well as Active Directory concerns during planning of the projects as well as hardware or driver issues post-deployment.Testing and error code log analysis. Performed enterprise migrations of and Windows 7. Examined Loadstate or Scanstate logs as well. Group Policy review in relation to EPA settings per recommendations.

Stafford, Va, Us

Performed OS image compatibility testing analysis, functionality verification, IA compliance to the ITIL testing standards for Application Integration Test Lab. Effort to rationalize apps and then package with Admin Studio product. An interesting part of this position is to translate technical jargon and statistics for the customer as well as relating with those above and below known as "interesting to work with". Worked strongly to grow Pacsolutions consulting contracts using social media and cloud technologies. Before we lost contracts due to sequestration, recruitment and training of personnel for Pacsolutions was added to my duties along with establishing our web presence. Originally hired as "Lead Coordinator" for technical review and documentation teams while engaged as systems analyst engineer to support a military migration effort for a US military branch in consolidation of NOC and other service centers to include operations analytics, virtualization, and support documentation. Planning, analysis, application technical assessments, process engineering are further skills used. DOD clearance granted. Per proper procedures, level is not specified in this public profile.Sequestration Project closure and cancellation May 2013. Project transferred from USMC Quantico to USN at Dahlgren. Employed under both 1099 and W-2.

Trevose, Pennsylvania, Us

(1099 consultant) Windows 7 Group Policy analysis project for Federal Government client for work with the USGCB settings per NIST and NSA recommendations to make adjustments to settings such as Internet Zone security, power, and others for Windows 7 client rollout. Reviewed and gave opinion concerning settings for Windows 7 schema extension settings. Short position time caused by cellulitis infection lower leg, now cured. Public Trust Clearance.

Washington, Dc, Us

(1099 consultant) Performed engineering liaison duties and worked with Windows 7 WIM images project using the MDT 2010 (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) . Used Microsoft Application Compatibility toolkit version 5.6.1 ( ACT ) within the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit ( MDT 2010) to analyze several hundred applications for use with the Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit and 64 bit client operating systems. Remediated applications, both custom in-house and COTS apps, via updating the said software to newer versions or creating shims as needed. Tested virtualizing apps and delivered them to desktop or running an XP sandbox in virtual machine mode as well as XP compatibility mode use. Previously deployed Windows 7 utilizing Symantec Altiris. Participated in decision process regarding Active Directory and Group Policy as relating to features, security and deployment issues. Worked with client and user community to determine features that were enabled versus security risk of free included products when balanced against using 3rd party products such as those for VPN use and Disk volume encryption. Wrote position papers to justify such decisions and facilitate discussions. Created Access database and reports to track applications testing and progress for my presentation in briefings. WAIK and WinPE reviewed and utilized. Reviewed and gave opinion concerning settings for Windows 7 schema extension settings. Public Trust clearance level.

Us

(W2 employee) During my tenure, supervised other technicians as well as recruiting, training and mentoring them. Trained other personnel within firm for use of IT products or security awareness. I was a direct report at different times to either our General, CFO or CIO. Server 2008 and Windows 7 tested deployed with associated Windows 7 schema. Group policy via Server 2008 for control of Windows 7. Virtualized servers and desktops. Forefront and Surfcontrol deployed & configured. DNS and mail bridgeheads built & deployed along with Symantec SIEM device and Checkpoint routers. Built and configured our Symantec Ghost and Antivirus enterprise solutions. Wrote IT Security policy and implemented security and disaster plans along with company IT security awareness training. Created incident response plan. Created 1st network map , 1st of many vulnerability scans and security dashboards as well as PPSM map to reduce our security footprint. LAN Operations Manager for a non-profit with 16 servers running Vista and Windows 7 clients and associated schema group policy extensions under Active Directory on Windows server 2008 and Microsoft Exchange 2003. Responsible for network security, hardware and software firewall configuration and status reports. Audited network utilizing tools via NEWT and Shavlik to search for and patch vulnerabilities. Responsible for building and patching servers using best practices to NIST specifications. Perform network security scans & security audits. Configuration Management and Baselining of Network.Use of Websense, Application Compatibility tester, System Center Operations Manager (scom 2007 MOM). Windows 7, Security Audits, Shavlik, BIOS updates, Server 2008 , Exchange 2007, SCCM 2007, BDD 2007 Vista, Group Policy, ImageX, WinPE, loadstate, scanstate, some powershell, MS Access, Enterprise Security Patching, Nessus scans, Citrix Presentation Server and Xenapp. Implemented "real time" dashboard intrusion and monitoring.

(1099 Consultant) Sr. Migration engineer performing application testing, repackaging applications with Wise installer for Windows XP. Creating Altiris images for 14 different hardware platforms in over 8 differing configurations to cover the various departmental groups within the US Department of Labor. Traveled to various states to supervise deployment teams as well as perform my own deployments within the schedule. Project completed on-time and on-budget.

Performed Windows XP migration for various US government departments with extensive travel to perform Windows 2000 and XP migrations at field sites. Identified and tested required drivers and BIOS updates for over 15 different computer platform types. Created documentation and trained staff to perform migration, conducted antivirus scans and tested ghosting procedures. Utilized and configured Altiris for Federal clients. Applied, updated, and documented various security patches from Microsoft to images through SUS push, SMS advertising, scripting and hand built qchain security batch file. Standardized desktop installation with some customer requested customizing of both Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers using some JAVA scripting. Assisted users by setting privilege levels, assigning passwords and security levels in both Exchange and Windows 2000 servers.

Sponsored as a joint-venture with Russian Federation business visa to setup a business location in St. Petersburg, Russia to instruct individuals as needed in the field of computer networking (hardware and software) with concurrent English as a 2nd language training for the work environment.

Managed the Global Field Services Division business unit. Developed processes and procedures for tracking international installations and configurations. Served as liaison for international customer issues. Increased system performance while reducing overall system manufacturing costs. Traveled worldwide to install and configure digital servers and analog photographic equipment for high speed industrial scanning of various photographic film types into network linked computers to upload photograph files for secure Internet sales to clients. Trained other technicians, instructed clients and created technician and customer procedures and manuals.Best story from this position would be that I was asked to stay overseas in Europe for a bit longer than was anticipated after my hire and the departure of some key management personnel as our firm could not find certified personnel with passports. This ended up with my staying several weeks in Helsinki and assembling a low-speed digital foto-film scanner out of spare parts for the client. Now this might not have made the home office terribly unhappy as they initially lost a sale, but the customer sure was pleased to ramp up their film conversion speed and they ended up purchasing 2 more "high" speed newer units the next fiscal year in appreciation. In the end it all worked out and everybody was happy ! I even got a bonus out of all the work and was invited back to Finland for the client for my vacation. High Speed film digitizationKodak & Agfa Digitization InterfacesWindows NT 4 & 2000 ServerActive Directory, WINS, DNS

Plano, Tx, Us

Supported and Installed various server and desktop operating systems for Quadramed employees and Medical office or Hospital clients needs to involve training, installation of software or hardware and security analysis of networks.

iConstituent acquired the firm "Capital Correspond" whom I worked for during this time period. I mentored workers and trained employees in Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups as well as memory management techniques and hardware repair. Extensive travel to Senatorial and Congressional district offices to perform IT support and training of their staff. 6 employees reported to me for scheduling and other needs. I offer Senatorial and committee references upon request from this time period.

Perris, California, Us

Responsible for budget and staffing of the IT operations center for the water district. Secondary duty as programmer (RPG, Cobol, Fortran and Assembler) on said mainframe. Control of warranties renewal, training and workflow. Delegated to Shift Supervisors as needed. Chaired Public Meetings. Automated nightly batch run using a language from NCR called "Systems Command Language" resulting in a 30% efficiency increase with consequent savings in labor hours, electric usage and cooling time. Also, CPU time was then available for sale to other facilities. Attended NCR and IBM systems efficiency and performance tuning courses at the company campuses of NCR and IBM. Returned to my duties as Ops Manager and was able to tune our system and the associated jobs run stream for further efficiencies and quicker job run times. The night shift had been running until 5am, after tuning we were able to eliminate the 3rd shift and sell further CPU time or shut off cooling and systems at midnight. IBM system 34, NCR criterion 8500, NCR 9800 hardware. Languages used - Neat/V , Neat3, SCL, JCL, Cobol, RPG.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Soviet Russia analyst, assigned initially to ASA then Inscom duties. Performed advanced analysis on intercepted communications and fusion analysis of SIGINT products. Released SIGINT reports. Supervised processing, analysis, and reporting functions. Briefed on analytical mission status. Supervised collection management of supported commands and other agencies. Provided guidance on the interpretation of SIGINT information and the employment of collection systems as well as significant military personality analysis and political event analysis.

Presidio Of Monterey, Ca, Us

language and cultural study

Presidio Of Monterey, Ca, Us

Various It Classes, Mcp

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General