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Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

This role was a Senior Security Automation Developer with Pfizer’s Global Information Security Team. Responsibilities included: ◦ Engineering solutions to ensure compliance with data loss prevention policies ◦ Compliance driven collection of mobile application data sent within the APAC region; this project required Python bindings to C libraries, Splunk, Docker, Zookeeper, and Elastic ◦ Administering a Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform ◦ Providing automation support to incident response, threat intelligence, and insider threat teams ◦ Conducting code reviews ◦ Modernizing legacy infrastructure & engineering practices ◦ Assisting management and mentoring team members

Asia Pacific

As the founder and lead engineer, these roles included managing, marketing, and creating:* A Yara based endpoint security product that alerted clients about files containing sensitive data & measured the length of exposure over time* A GPS, WiFi & Cellular based mapping service* A charitable, employment based advertising platform tailored to the Republic of the Philippines

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

This role was a Security Research Analyst on Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT).Responsibilities included:* Reverse engineering malware, malware classification* Contributing to the company's malware analysis infrastructure development* Malware sinkhole development* Product feed contributions* Researching DDoS related threats & developing mitigations* Producing research & intelligence products for customers* Briefing media & responding to law enforcement inquiries* Point-of-contact for an ISAC* Understanding threat-actor TTPs & providing attribution to campaigns* Contributing to working groups & the security community* Researching new malware families, criminal, and state-sponsored campaigns* Presenting at private conferences

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

This role was working as an Incident Responder in the Information Security Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.Responsibilities Included:* Identifying, containing, and monitoring the remediation of malware infections* Working with departments to implement best security practices* Developing a DNS-based sensor network to identify malware traffic* Creating infrastructure to detect malware traffic signatures from third-party feeds* Developing a passive DNS database* Forensic analysis of compromised devices* Reverse engineering malware* Identity management & compliance audits* Responding to law enforcement inquiries* Contributing to the TDL working group* Developing an endpoint security product

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

This work involved contributing to the development of a Palm Pilot application used by clinical researchers at Southern Illinois University. The application enabled researchers to monitor and record behavioral interactions between members of at-risk communities. This software was used to support a long-standing study at the university.

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

This position involved contributing to the development of a communication paradigm for unmanned aerial vehicles under a research contract.

Mendota, Illinois, United States

This role consisted of repairing and assmbling computers, removing malware infections, selling cellular phones, assisting customers, and installing satellite dishes in the Mendota, Illinois & surrounding area.