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Lemont, IL, US

• Group Lead, Secure DevOps (2/23 - Present)Interim Group Lead, Applied Research (6/22 - 2/23)Group Lead, Cyber Operations Research & Situational Awareness (12/18 - 6/22)
• Lead and manage teams of research and operational professionals across a diverse spectrum of career levels (students, early-career, senior-level subject-matter experts) and operational statuses (full-time, part-time.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members career development – securing multiple promotions for staff and helping them to reach goals of becoming PIs, taking more active roles in relationship management, and.
• Development of the next generation of situational awareness and cyber threat information sharing tools to help combat cyber and national security risks
• Perform research on cybersecurity impacts of emerging technologies
• Secure, operate, and maintain essential applications for federal sponsors

Lemont, IL, US

- Responsible for full development life cycle of a system used for cyber security threat sharing among communities of peers.- Includes database design and management, support to national user community, and outreach to both users and non-users.

Chicago, Illinois, US

- Managed Active Directory for clients- Managed clients' servers- Performed troubleshooting on both server and desktop PCs - Performed migrations from physical to virtual servers

Ames, Iowa, US

- Documented and acquired incoming digital evidence and maintained inventory- Utilized forensically sound procedures and tools to assist with forensic investigations- Recovered graphics, e-mail, Internet history, and documents (including deleted items)- Prepared reports documenting procedures and findings- Maintained forensic lab computers and network.

Ames, Iowa, US

- Developed lab projects which use the C programming language- Assisted students with labs, homework assignments, and general questions regarding C- Monitored computer lab and student progress

Ames, Iowa, US

- Administered production Active Directory environment- Administered internal RIS server and production VPN, Symantec Antivirus, and file servers - Developed and maintained group policies for servers, workstations, and users- Performed software installations using transforms and group policy- Managed accounts and provided laptop/desktop support to users.

Ames, Iowa, US

- Performed operating system and application maintenance on Windows and Mac desktops- Gathered and deployed system images in a networked environment utilizing Ghost- Assisted lab users with computer and software problems- Developed software to interface chemistry equipment with desktop PC for data gathering and analysis

Ames, Iowa, US

- Reviewed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack mechanisms and traceback methods- Helped design a C#-based DDoS attack and traceback simulation tool- Designed specification language to allow external/portable configuration of the tool- Assisted with algorithm for translating specification into graphical network layout

- Simplified and condensed wireless security standards and policies- Developed login script for silent removal of Novell client- Developed global project plan for migrating Windows NT domain to Active Directory- Assisted with planning and implementation for administrative rights compliance with SOX

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US

- Created magical experiences for guests- Monitored attractions for guest safety- Monitored attractions for guest experience

Ames, Iowa, US

Masters Of Science, Computer Engineering And Information Assurance

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

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