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Delray Beach, FL, US

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

• Pioneered the implementation of identity awareness and content filtering technologies, enhancing network security posture and achieving a 50% decrease in unauthorized access incidents and malware infections over a.
• Restructured strategic enterprise-level security systems, safeguarding critical company assets and supporting business initiatives; decreased data breach risks by 50% and compliance issues by 30%.
• Served as escalation point for most complex initiatives and provided both guidance and mentorship to other team members within the Network Services team to include the larger Product and Technology organization.
• Refined the process for seamless upgrades of over 20+ firewall clusters, maintaining zero downtime, operable by a single engineer.
• Managed Azure NSGs, vnets, subnets, standard load balancers, and application gateway deployment within a CI/CD framework for over two years.
• Influenced a comprehensive migration project from Checkpoint to Juniper, exporting firewall objects and rules, and imparting knowledge on firewall policies, achieving a 20% improvement in system performance.

Naperville, Illinois, United States

• Initiated in-depth security assessments and continuous network monitoring, detecting and addressing 30+ vulnerabilities, which resulted in a 45% decrease in security breaches and enhanced data protection.
• Established robust security protocols for Site-to-Site VPN tunnels on Checkpoint Firewalls, reducing downtime by 20% and boosting secure data transfer for 150+ remote offices.
• Refined DNS management using Infoblox, bringing about 99.9% uptime and cutting resolution times by 40%, resulting in a 20% decrease in network-related support tickets.
• Directed cross-functional team efforts to create and deploy custom firewall solutions; elevated network defense capabilities, decreasing unauthorized access attempts by 45% and securing compliance with industry.
• Diagnosed and rectified firewall-related challenges, achieving a 95% first-call resolution rate and cutting network disruption incidents by 50%, thereby bolstering team efficiency and operational continuity.
• Led the re-architecture of the e-commerce network environment, introducing redundancy, scalability, and heightened security measures with Checkpoint firewalls, integrating Cisco routers and switches alongside F5 load.

Westmont, Illinois, United States

• Composed and fine-tuned Checkpoint Firewall policies, enhancing network security and reducing potential vulnerabilities by 50%, while establishing 99.9% uptime and robust protection against cyber threats.
• Addressed and solved complex system issues, reducing average downtime by 40% and maintaining 99.9% system availability, ensuring seamless operational continuity and enhancing user experience.
• Streamlined Solaris servers and EMC storage arrays, boosting system throughput by 30% and confirming 99.97% uptime, leading to a 20% reduction in maintenance costs and a 25% increase in data handling efficiency.
• Conducted thorough analysis of firewall logs and performed quarterly security audits; ensured 100% adherence to compliance standards, which resulted in a 25% reduction in potential vulnerabilities.
• Orchestrated the deployment and optimization of Cisco CSS load balancers, enhancing traffic distribution efficiency by 40% and boosting system uptime to 99.8%, guaranteeing seamless user experiences.