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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Prepare system accreditation documentation required by the Navy and/or DoD. Evaluate security configurations of systems, and maintaining security configurations of production, development, and test systems by applying and configuring security controls (STIGs). Assess system vulnerability using approved DOD tools (ACAS and eMASS) as well as responsible for preparing system accreditation documentation required by the DoD. Evaluate security configurations of systems and maintain security configurations of production, development, and test systems by applying and configuring security controls. Assess system vulnerability using approved DOD guidance and policy.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

West team manager, functioning as a cybersecurity engineer and system administrator for NetWitness in an enterprise environment transitioning to Splunk. Duties included Assessment and Authorization (A&A) according to the NIST RMF, metric consolidation, data parsing, and validation of ingested of IT security audit information utilizing the RSA NetWitness Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool. Additional duties include providing direct customer support and compliance recommendations for a variety of computer operating systems and applications. This includes the integration of 3rd party log forwarding tools such as Snare and NXLog. As the west team L1 manager, I attended various staff meetings and provided key weekly reports. Managed a team of 11 engineers during the transition from NetWitness to Splunk while the site consolidated positions to Chantilly, VA.

East team lead, functioning as a cybersecurity engineer and system administrator for NetWitness in an enterprise environment. Duties included Assessment and Authorization (A&A) according to the NIST RMF, metric consolidation, data parsing, and validation of ingested of IT security audit information utilizing the RSA NetWitness Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool. Additional duties included providing direct customer support and compliance recommendations for a variety of computer operating systems and applications. This included the integration of 3rd party log forwarding tools such as Snare and NXLog. As the east team lead, I attended the senior level staff meetings and provided several key weekly reports to leadership on the division's status and progress on future technology implementations. ISSO duties include validating 3rd party software (Snare, NXLog) and its integration into the NRO's database of authorized tools (SSRDB). Working knowledge of Xacta and Archer. Held PU access, GitLab, NESP/HelpNow accounts, etc. in order to provide a full level of support as the east team lead.

Maintain and manage postal accounts, FedEx and incoming/outgoing mail. Compile and verify statistical reports as part of AECOM’s Monthly Deliverable Report. Receive and process classified and controlled mail packages and maintain accountability of such. Perform significant manual processing of over 50 pounds per package on a daily basis. Support other Agency logistical needs as required.

Perform data team lead responsibilities for 2 junior database administrators. Primary duties are to support CARDSS (Command Army Reserve Decision Support Systems) as it pertains to the US Army’s ENBOSS program (Engineering and Base Operations Support System). Responsible for the import and data dissemination of 31 US Army data feeds (AGRMIS, RCAS Force File, eCDRS, EMAAR, FSR, TAPDB-G/R, SAMAS, etc.) imported via ETLs on various schedules. The information is then managed and provided to CAC-holders on the Army’s AR net. Typically provide 6,000+ data requests, 1700+ discreet users on a monthly basis. Perform key responsibilities of monitoring system health, performance and making suggestions for performance improvements in a SQL 2012 environment. Performed troubleshooting and testing duties during the recent SQL 2008 to 2012 server migration. Also responsible for Ad Hoc reporting and Help Desk duties to resolve customer service issues and complex data requests. Also responsible for DIACAP issue resolution as it pertains to the SQL Server 2012 migration.

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Database Administrator, Intelligent Software Solutions, Inc., (ISAF Headquarters, Kabul Afghanistan and Alexandria VA) 11/2011-04/2014 Database Administrator provided administration and support of SQL Server Databases for the CIDNE and WebTAS application on secure networks in Afghanistan. Extensive use of SQL and T-SQL for the following database tasks: SQL jobs, schema upgrades, index/statistics review or creation, data manipulation, reporting statistics. Extensive use of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for legacy data import and export using various file formats. Monitored and performed performance enhancements on 12-38 SQL Servers on secure network using Tuning Advisor, SQL Profiler, Resource Governor, and Windows Task Manager. Implemented and supported third party software (Progress DataXtend) as a replication system. Created and tested schema upgrades of SQL scripts using Red Gate Schema. Also tested schema upgrades using VMWare Workstation and VSphere Client. Implemented backup and recovery strategies. Created scripts for database schema upgrades. Created clean install database packages using DB Ghost. Opened, tracked, escalated and closed support issues using the JIRA software application.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Deputy Site Lead/Database Administrator, CGI Federal (formerly Stanley Associates, Inc.) (Camp Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq) 11/2006 – 11/2011Responsible for managing and administering 12 Windows 2003 Servers (10 remotely across BaseCom and MMCS networks) and 1 Window 2008 Server running Sybase 11 Adaptive Server Anywhere supporting a custom application called AWRDS. AWRDS (Army War Reserve Deployment System) is a fleet management information system funded by the Army Materiel Command designed to manage the inventory and maintenance of the Army Prepositioned Stocks at the strategic level. Additional duties include daily and weekly reports, creating and installing triggers to prevent unauthorized data changes, ODBC configuration, data replication (via secure CuteFTP), user administration and application support for AWRDS, trouble-shoot and correct database and application technical issues as well as implement patches/scripts version changes from the corporate office. Perform data integrity checks with the back-end Sybase ASA 11 database and execute complex SQL queries to assure data integrity. Should data anomalies be detected, they are corrected immediately. Acting site lead during his absence on R&R/training. Attend battalion meetings as the AWRDS liaison.

Master'S Degree, Cybersecurity

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General