Chris Walk, Msit-Ia, Cissp Email & Phone Number

Wichita, KS, US

• Leads Cloud and Security Architecture for Artisan Design Group (ADG), directly supporting network operations across 21 subsidiary companies, 140 locations, and over 3,100 employees in 20 states. Partnering closely with.
• Architected and engineered Azure Data Factory solution for a $70 Million ERP project. Implemented global VNet Peering, cross-tenant data ingestion, Azure Key Vault Link Service, and multiple scheduled pipelines. Saved.
• Orchestrated multi-stream data migrations for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) operations, moving 5+ Terabytes of financial data into Azure, and created custom PowerShell scripts for SharePoint migration, saving the.
• Resolved critical vulnerability across 3K company devices, created a custom PowerShell script, and deployed it to the network using Microsoft INTUNE. Increased vulnerability compliance by 23%.
• Tripled Azure and Architecture documentation for the organization. I completed 41 Azure DevOps tasks and created 64 network and configuration diagrams for 21 companies that leveraged Mermaid and Visio.

Wichita, Kansas, United States

• Serves as the Senior Technical Cloud Expert for INTRUST bank, one of Kansas’ largest privately owned financial institutions with assets totaling $7.4 Billion; responsible for guiding a team of 8 IT professionals in the.
• Expertly migrated 132 servers utilizing the Azure Migrate service while implementing and configuring Azure services, including Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Policy, Azure File Recovery, Azure Monitor, and.
• Spearheaded the re-architecture of INTRUST Bank's vulnerability patching infrastructure, optimizing performance and security by migrating the SCCM primary site server to Microsoft Azure. Established two new.
• Refactored INTRUST’s traditional file server using Azure File Sync. Architected a sync group containing 4 multi-region file server endpoints. Established a DFS namespace to retain customers' commonly used file server.

Wichita, Kansas, United States

• Head System Engineer for the Air National Guard. Solely responsible for the administration, vulnerability management, and security of 109 globally located firewalls. Provides technical and Network Architecture advice.
• Managed and conducted security actions on enterprise Virtual Machine (VM) server suite, consisting of 12 management servers and over a hundred server appliances while conducting maintenance operations on Oracle.
• Implemented Air National Guard tier 3 network defense initiative –guided network development, tripled active firewall appliances, increased protection rating and security standardization to 100 percent; reduced tenable.
• Upgraded on-prem gov cloud consisting of 12 regional management and database 2008 Windows Server machines to Windows 2016. Installed OS, implemented certificates, applied DISA STIGs, encryption settings, and configured.
• Led and architected the Voice Protection System project, established system network connectivity, and developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) that increased national military telephony security from 30 percent.

• Selected to serve as a Senior IT Security Architect Consultant for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) via Compuquip contract, guiding a team of 8 engineers to protect customer data and secure network for Operational.
• Architected a Host Identity Protocol Solution using Tempered Airwalls to cloak and segment Operational Technology (OT) devices using IPSEC tunneling.
• Configured secure underlay or overlay networks and documented network topology for every ship in the RCCL Fleet via Visio. Safeguarded company from a potential $5 million regulatory fine.

• Head network engineer responsible for the network architecture and management for two multi-million dollar DoD networks. Supported the largest network in the Pacific Air Force and mentored 41 personnel cutting average.
• Managed over two thousand Cisco, Brocade, and Nortel devices. Conducted 316 enterprise-wide Cisco routing and switching security tasks on classified and unclassified systems, supporting a $2.87 Billion economic impact.
• Implemented 802.1x, DHCP snooping, and security configurations on all base access ports; set up a Cisco ISE server, two Cisco UCCX servers, three Cisco Unified Call Manager VoIP servers, and managed a 31.5 thousand.
• Designed a classified network environment for AF combat surveillance system; upgraded 170 secure network terminals; established and maintained network capabilities for 27 nationwide classified facilities supporting 9.
• Architected and orchestrated a base-wide technical solution and network switch refresh project. Implemented a new E-Tool library for aircraft manufacturing and restored network access to critical flight-line systems.

Maintained 31.5 thousand circuit MSL-100 telephone switching system, three Cisco VoIP servers, 2 UCCX call center servers supporting five remote facilities totaling $10.5 MillionExceeded voice and data communication requirements for Kadena Air Base, supported 101 joint aircraft Largest Combat Wing, with $4 Billion resources. Developed and implemented a.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Provided help desk support, managed printers, Windows machines, anti-virus protection, McAfee Endpoint HIDS/HIPS, email policy, and Active Directory for a multi-million dollar property management company supporting 119.
• Conducted organization-wide technical refresh, upgraded organization computers, updated operating systems, software, and customer management system for eight company personnel workstations.
• Established a ticketing system for the organization and developed standard operating procedures for I.T. troubleshooting. Migrated the company’s messaging system to Microsoft Teams and developed a company training.

Master Of Science In Information Technology: Information Assurance, 4.0 Gpa

Graduated top of the class with a 4.0 GPA in a two-year top-rated Information Technology Master's degree program. Degree program.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Inducted as a member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society.Graduated Summa Cum Laude for 4.0 GPA. Selected for.

Associate'S Degree, Electronics Systems Technology