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Virginia Beach, VA, US

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Manages all Communications Security (COMSEC) material which includes electronic keying material, equipment, publications and combinations.
• Oversees the acquisition, transfer and destruction of COMSEC physical and electronic keying material.
• Maintains 100% COMSEC accountability while training subordinates on handling procedures to increase their skillset.
• Executes the monthly Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVAs) on the Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) Management Client (MGC).
• Achieved a perfect score for the 1505 COMSEC line items resulting in an overall grade of satisfactory during the Central Office of Record (COR) Audit Team Norfolk inspection.

Naples, Italy

• Tested and identified network and system vulnerabilities, implemented protections and developed information security plans and policies.
• As the Information System Security Officer (ISSO), installed and configured Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) for eight stand-alone systems resulting in the identification of and remediation of over 8,250.
• Drafted and maintained two certification and accreditation (A&A) packages for OCONUS Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-NET) SIPRnet and NIPRnet circuits.
• Generated Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&Ms) for network's vulnerabilities. This allowed simplification of the tracking of all unique vulnerabilities that were associated with information technology systems at the.
• Monitored ACAS network scans to detect vulnerabilities on ONE-NET, enabling corrective actions to be taken to reduce the overall risk of known vulnerabilities to the network.
• Implemented Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAPs) to standardize security protocols within networks, servers, computers, and logical designs to enhance.

USS Blue Ridge

• Managed shipboard network consisting of 31 servers, 4 backbone switches, 56 edge switches, and over 600 workstations.
• Performed software and hardware upgrades, addressed questions about technical problems, and improved efficiency of shipboard networks.
• Windows Server administration and maintenance including Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Troubleshot LAN/WAN connectivity issues to ensure quality network performance.
• Relocated 19 servers, 2 routers, 350 workstations during ships maintenance period resulting in 100% network connectivity within 48 hours.
• Applied routine and emergency system patches, configured devices in accordance with STIG compliance and preventive/corrective system maintenance.

Master'S Degree, Cyber Operations

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cybersecurity

Cyber Security

Welding Maintenance And Fabrication Technical Diploma, Welding Technology/Welder