John Owen Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX

Building Houston's Splunk community through knowledge sharing, networking, and technical excellence. Organizing monthly meetups featuring hands-on demos, use case presentations, and best practice discussions. Passionate about connecting Splunk professionals and fostering collaborative learning in the greater Houston area.

Leads the Data & Analytics practice and is focused on providing data-driven value to cybersecurity and general IT operations.

Next Gen Cyber Ed is a non-profit enabling cybersecurity education through technology, resources, and partnerships. We provide resources to educators inside and outside of the classroom and pathways for students after graduation.- AFA CyberPatriot 2020 Team Sponsor

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Identified and developed opportunities in > 35 existing and new customers.
• Worked with other technical staff and colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Evolved and streamlined internal professional services processes from scoping to delivery.
• Researched emerging technologies and vendors.
• Performed multiple Splunk engagements from ground-up builds to dashboard and alertcreation.

Houston, Texas Area

• Provided Ethical Hacking and Social Engineering services
• Splunk Architect and Consultant for multiple Fortune 100 companies
• Enabled cybersecurity and data analytics programs for multiple business verticals (oil &gas, insurance, healthcare, retail, finance and others).

Houston, TX

• Expanded security infrastructure by implementing endpoint security and network threat protection devices to a global corporate environment
• Analyzed live malware samples and assessed potential security threats
• Developed policies and procedures to effectively and efficiently secure corporate assets
• Managed the vulnerability management program to audit asset weaknesses

Corpus Christi, Texas

• Handled upgrades/maintenance of EPIC Hyperspace software and Printing Service cluster
• Managed upgrade/migration of tiered SCCM implementation (2007—2012)
• Expanded and streamlined computer imaging, application deployment, and maintenance
• Integral in implementing EasyVista ITSM solution
• Developed workflows with stakeholders for efficiency and communication
• Assisted in installation of VCE Vblock units at 2 facilities as part of a Disaster Recovery/Colocation project

Mathis, Texas

• Supervised a staff of 3 IT Technicians
• Managed Cisco/Dell/Microsoft environment
• 5 campuses, multiple network-connected administration/auxiliary buildings
• 2,000 users, 20 servers, 800 endpoints
• Decreased department work orders by 75% by diagnosing network problems and streamlining application deployment
• Instrumental in the redevelopment of the website using Schoolwires Community Management System

Mathis, Texas

• Deployed 280 iPads (with AirWatch MDM) and 330 laptops as part of a district education grant
• Maintained computer systems, IP telephony, security cameras, interactive teaching systems (i.e. Promethean), and technical education hardware and software

• Maintained computer, network, and camera systems for Aransas County public departments and services
• Supported end-user hardware and software, including law enforcement
• Identified and responded to security incidents

- Adapted OsCommerce website backend and database for custom business needs and efficiencies- Created source code and graphic design for the AbleAmmo.com- Increased premium shotgun sales by creating a showcase with HDR pictures on the website- Designed advertisement graphics for many print publications including TrapShootingUSA, ClayShootingUSA, and.

Huntsville, Texas

- Explored the field of graph theory as part of the Long-Term Undergraduate Research Experience funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DMS-0636528)- Discovered and catalogued Cayley Graphs created from different mathematical sets- Presentation - “The Relative Gain Array of Cayley Graphs” (Jan 16, 2010)