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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Enhancing operational IT infrastructure support and information systems security forsmall to medium-sized businesses, ensuring seamless connectivity and productivity.• Designed and implemented security solutions for multiple client projects, ensuringcompliance, reducing potential vulnerabilities, enhancing data protection, and minimizing security threats.• Conducted regular vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, identifying andaddressing weaknesses and strengthening security.• Increased Cyber Security Efficiency by implementing Zero Trust and Identity AccessManagement for multiple clients, resulting in a decrease in security threats.• Created incident response and incident reporting processes, enhancing IT team's abilityto handle escalations and minimizing the impact of cyber security incidents onoperations.• Led 10+ incident response investigations independently and in collaboration with clientteams, resulting in improved incident resolution time by 10%.• Performed initial NIST, HIPAA, and PCI DSS gap analysis and proposed remediationrecommendations for multiple organizations seeking regulatory compliance.• Assisted multiple organizations' cross-functional IT teams in the implementation ofproposed technical security controls and remediation recommendations found duringinitial gap analysis.

Redmond, Washington, United States

• Managed the IT infrastructures for 2 facilities in Washington and Arizona to supportcompliance with NIST, HIPAA, and PCI DSS cybersecurity standards and regulations.• Implemented DevSecOps tools and processes across multiple Cloud-based initiativeswhich improved company operations and security, while also reducing localizedhardware asset needs.• Delivered cost-effective and right-sized infrastructure solutions in support of businessobjectives and corporate strategic direction.• Directed both system administration and cybersecurity analyst/audit teams to ensureoperational support of all IT infrastructures reducing downtimes to less than 3% annually.• Managed the use of third-party resources wherever necessary which provided timelydelivery and/or maintenance of IT infrastructure and reduced the IT budget by 5%annually.• Monitored IT and information security projects' progress and performance to ensureprojects stayed on time and within budget while keeping key management stakeholdersinformed.• Implemented processes and policies for patch management, incident response,penetration tests, and change management to improve company security posturecontinually.• Provisioned SIEM solutions to monitor, detect, and respond to security threats whichreduced incident response times and increased company information security.• Managed technical competency and skills training for all IT staff within a defined budget.Ensured Disaster Recovery Plans were in place for all key infrastructure components andservices.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cybersecurity And Information Assurance

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