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Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Fairfax, Va, Us

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

• Leads a team of 10 network technicians, to manage 6 networks comprising of over 400 Virtual and physical assets. Responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and enforcing directives regarding compliance for all assets.• Obtains authorizations to operate (ATOs), identifying secure Win10, Server2016, and RHEL7 system configurations, conducting system/network scans, and identifying/remediating cyber incidents.• Updating ACAS plugins on a weekly basis then perform weekly remediation of the vulnerabilities from the ACAS scan results. All scans for the past 2 years have been under 2.5 VPH (Vulnerabilities per Host) and greater than 95% scan integrity- received multiple awards for consecutive cyber compliance for networks responsible.• Manage and maintain Windows server and Workstations using SCCM, to include installing Security updates via WSUS, third party updates via FAM/MSU, system hardware and software inventory reporting, and application deployment.• Utilize DISA STIGs to harden Windows and Linux systems to secure the network, followed by SCAP and/or Nessus scan for compliance.• Managed all virtual and physical assets anti-virus and various products via HBSS/ESS ePO.• Monitor and analyze network performance and statistics using SCOM and view SIEM alerts.• Manage 15 personnel in the training, certification requirements, and cyber goals and various other tasks to comply with DoD requirements as the Cyber Workforce Program Manager.• Implements security baseline changes IAW with fleet requirements- implemented CISCO ASDM Firewall configuration changes to support a shore side upgrade, comprising of 12 additional entries needing multiple IP addresses and ports with zero downtime.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Ensured 100% compliance for security updates for 4,484 windows workstations, utilizing SCCM or manual installation.• As the lead Network Administration Systems Operation Engineer (NASO), managed 35 technicians with layer 2 and 3 support through the configuration of 256 switches and routers • Led and trained 39 personnel resulting in 45 qualifications, from how to configure UEM / Blackberry Enterprise Network, how to configure Cisco switches with proper settings, i.e. mac sticky and VLAN management, properly configuring a VoIP/VoSIP, and teaching fundamentals of Ethernet and Fiber physical connections and preparations.• Led the Remedy ticketing system, overseeing the completion of 1,856 trouble tickets, 13 building moves, and 2 base outage repairs in support of 147 regional commands.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Responsible for activation and quality assurance of all pier connectivity for the Atlantic Fleet.• Configured, tested, and activated 93 pier network services for various Naval Bases resulting in a 98% successful connectivity rate.• Assisted in EPCA upgrade of all routers increasing bandwidth fleet-wide. • Managed a team of 5 personnel on the daily configuration of T-1 connections via ST-1000 and CSU/DSUs for a variety of layouts depending on the DS0 enclave requirements of a ship.• Led troubleshooting efforts of all pier related outages to coordinate issues regarding customer, pier services personnel, and NCTAMS personnel to ensure maximum uptime on services.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Responsible for ensuring all WSUS synchronizations occurred daily with upstream server to ensure all relevant Windows patches were received from shore side.• Led a team of 10 personnel on a Network Migration transitioning from the ship to a separate location on the barge with only 7 hours of downtime, the move consisted of 4 IBM blade centers with over 30 VMs and 50 workstations and associated peripherals.• Responsible for all Retina Scans on NIPR and SIPR enclaves weekly.• Led a team of 5 through the replacement of Retina and the integration of ACAS. Spearheaded the configuration of the new ACAS system and associated Nessus scanners while onboard, and responsible for training personnel on the system.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Student at IT A-School, learning networking basics. Earned A+ Certification here.