I am a passionate cyber security professional excited to defend data and networks using defensive and offensive techniques. My goal is to build a safer organization, protect information and lessen the impact of threats.𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬:- Threat hunting, penetration testing, vulnerability security management, threat research and simulations, threat intelligence - SIEMS, Kali Linux, XDR, MDR, EDR, Elastic, Nessus, A, O365- AWS, Azure, SDLC, SOC2, PCI DSS, NIST, HIPAA𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:- Leveraging tools such as Rapid7, Defender, Elastic, and Arctic Wolf, I've increased tool accuracy to reduce false positives by 40% by maintaining and modifying tool policies- Developed and present monthly security training, dramatically dropping positive phishing responses by users to 3.6%, 1.5% below small business average.- Increased security scores from 66% to 95% by restructuring how vulnerabilities were triaged and managed from detection to mitigation and remediation.Additionally, I am a huge Star Wars fan (come to the dark side!), I spend free time working with the 501st. Legion charity organization. We attend events in costume to help raise funds to help children throughout the world. I get excited about opportunities where I'm able to leverage my offensive and defensive cyber security skills to protect data and information technology assets.I love connecting with new people, give me a shout here on LinkedIn!