Experience Highlights:I serve as an IT Security Outreach and Awareness champion at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. My duties involve training system administrators in IT security practices and principles, and working with multidisciplinary teams on a IT security objectives for Section 172/173. I am also the lead security engineer on the SFTP service for JPL and NASA as well as chief system and security architect on a wide variety of projects in support of Section 274. I have also served in the critical security evaluation of the Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION).My projects include, but are not limited to, editor of monthly and quarter IT security newsletters, developing security training presentations, authoring security advisories, coding custom security software, performing security and system engineering, evaluating security solutions, implementing access control, risk management, vulnerability research and penetration testing.As the security engineer for several projects, my work has provided both JPL and NASA with lasting confidentiality, integrity and high availability security solutions. In addition, my proficiency in technical writing with regard to policies, procedures, protective measures, auditing, user manuals and tutorials have further provided JPL and NASA with the requisite information to operate and maintain the solutions I have delivered.I am also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and an active member in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the IEEE Computer Society.Career Goals:My goal is to continue in my current field of practice in addition to learning new technologies and applications. My focus will remain delivering top-notch solutions and securely implementing these solutions for my customers' needs.Specialties: Specialization in host and network security, hardening and auditing; risk assessment and pentesting; firewall configuration; public speaking, Checkpoint FW1 certified; intranet/extranet design, development & deployment; knowledgeable on International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) & Export Administration Regulations (EAR); technical and expository writing; extensive user & admin experience on a variety of operating systems ranging from Linux, Solaris (SPARC/x86), OpenBSD, MacOS & Windows.
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