John Aplin Email & Phone Number

Maryland Heights, Missouri, Us

Responsible for providing technical security solutions to WWT customers and internal organizations with a primary focus on EDR, XDR, and SecOps. Acts as a key resource for engaging with strategic customer relationships while also collaborating with our customer’s teams and internal teams to reach successful outcomes for our client’s business objectives.• Leads client conversations centered around risk reduction, increased visibility, and the services and solutions we offer to help our customers stay one step ahead of attackers.• Support the account team identify new security opportunities, from identification to development, and encourage adoption of the services and solutions WWT offers. This includes identifying customer problems, technical priorities, and strategic initiatives that can be translated into new security opportunities.• Provide consultant and technical assistance with customer proof-of-concept (POC) and customer proof-of-value (POV) scenarios.• Perform technology demonstrations utilizing the WWT Advanced Technology Center with OEM partners key vendors and customers.• Contribute thought leadership content through the creation of written articles and case studies, audio and video content, and contributions to WWT’s internal knowledge base.• Develop and foster relationships with strategic OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and key partners who are relevant to the global financial community.

Maryland Heights, Missouri, Us

Technical Solutions Architect Security Lead for Endpoint Security, and SecOps. Working alongside some of the brightest minds within the security industry to tackle complex issues and provide solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Role includes providing strategy/pipeline/pre-sales within the endpoint security space, and developing delivery solutions to a range of customers, while also prioritizing the endpoint team’s growth and well-being. Additional responsibilities include:• Developing complex cybersecurity solutions, services, and consults to customers as a trusted advisor.• Developing Endpoint/Security Operations strategy/solutions for Internal and major corporations to include Crowdstrike, Tanium, Defender for Endpoint, Splunk, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, etc.• Working with large enterprise customers to integrate new tools and to show rapid return on investment• Endpoint Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) to State Government agencies and Energy firms in support of large, organization-wide initiatives to implement and operationalize Endpoint Security in the customer’s environment.• Trusted Advisor/Endpoint SME to Global Financial institutions on EDR/Malware testing on various threats and attacks using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Mandiant Security Tool Validator, and Red Canary Atomic testing on endpoints. Developed organization specific MITRE ATT&CK Gap analysis and created over 200 custom EDR signatures/signals of known adversarial attacks and use cases.• Maintain partner relationships with multiple vendors, while working to build customer facing content• Participates in pre-sales to communicate solutions, services, and consulting offerings to fortune 500 customers.• Lead multiple projects with architects, consultants, and engineers to ensure success and customer satisfaction.• Establish weekly 1:1 coaching/mentoring sessions with the Endpoint Security Team.

Maryland Heights, Missouri, Us

· Work closely with our customers to demo, deploy, operationalize, and extend the Tanium platform while solving problems and contribute to the building of new technology solutions across the security practice.· Utilize critical thinking, spanning the sales process through customer support, while troubleshooting and developing new capabilities on the Tanium platform.·Advise customers on ways to integrate endpoint protection and management systems with analytics platforms and SIEM·Act as a Trusted Advisor to NETCOM/ARCYBER with the ability to find solutions to complex cybersecurity, compliance, and IT management problems· Work with large enterprise customers in a wide range of functions including but not limited to solution architecture, product support, and product demos.· Delivering written and verbal communications consistently and competently to address our customers' needs.· Perform in a team-oriented culture and be able to deliver a significant individual contribution while collaborating with and strengthening teammates across Business Development, Sales and Professional Services organizations.· Share a broad knowledge across several technical domains, coupled with deep knowledge in one or more of the following: endpoint security, systems management, system administration, software engineering, or incident response.

Fort Eisenhower, Ga, Us

• Responsible for monitoring of audit events and other data from various operating systems, databases, and applications in order to analyze and correlate event data, create situational awareness, and provide trending reports. Also responsible for detection, initial investigation, and reporting.• Using following tools for threat analysis open source tools and GOTS (Arcsight ESM, Arcsight Logger, Netscout, SourceFire, Iron Port, Security Onion Elsa, Blue Coat, HBSS, SILO, Whois, Virustotal, etc.• Coordinate and respond to events on all of the monitored networks and the systems on the Theater Network.• Provide technical expertise regarding the defense of military information systems and networks.• Working together as a team to develop skills, sources, and methods to provide the best possible cyber defense capability to protect the Army’s IT assets from all manner of cyber threats, attacks, and exploitation.• Conduct analysis of computer security advisories, current network penetration techniques, and military intelligence threat reports in order to improve the U.S Army computer network defense posture.• Perform malware and/or forensic analysis as part of the incident management process.• Work together with other government organizations (NSA, CYBERCOMMAND, ARCYBER) to develop relationships across industry, the DOD, and partners to maintain awareness and status of all relevant cyber defense initiatives, indicator lists, threat reports, incident response technique

• Administered, monitored and delete (TBMD) feed that was injected into the Air COP daily. • Monitor the servers hosting Solaris 10 and perform SUNSEC patches.• Attend meetings in regards to IAVA and security accreditation packages for DIACAP to RMF for system packages.• Create the new GCCS-AF baseline Image to deploy to all GCCS customers at Osan airbase.• Perform weekly database cleaning on GCCS-AF Top COP server to clear out corrupted Trackfile data that could not be removed thru normal means.• Provide training to military GCCS technicians on Agile Client.• Configure Agile Client for customer’s specifications, such as adding overlays, layers, dynamic track groups, and more.• Daily checkups for TLates, USFK link connection, MSL/JTAGS Monitoring, and MTC link checks.• Active monitoring of Korean Air picture on both US Secret and RELROK networks to ensure that the data is available to USFK, PACAF and PACOM.• Update and Patch system’s in accordance to DISA STIG configuration guidelines.

Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

• Develop and tailor IV&V plans, conduct independent risk assessments, participate in secure design code reviews• Evaluate the security posture of systems; provide recommendations to the System Owner, ISSO, and CISO.• Appraise and assesses compliance with established information assurance policies and regulations, NIST.• Evaluate engineering changes, security impact evaluation for security-related OS, software, COTS/GOTS applications.• Analyze ST&E assessment output from network vulnerability assessments and recommend mitigation strategies using following tools such as Tenable Nessus, AppDetective, and HP Web Inspect.• Provide assistance in reviewing system change requests and participate in infrastructure CIO meetings & process.• Keep abreast of emerging security technologies and make appropriate recommendations, secure implementation.• Develop A&A packages for General Support Systems (GSS), Major Applications (MA) and Minor Applications for FISMA. • Prepare System Security Plans, Privacy Impact & Risk Assessments, CPTS/CP, SAR, SSP, and (A&A) docs.• Proficiency in FISMA, FIPS 199/200, not limited to NIST 800-26, 800-18, 800-37, 800-30, 800-53, and 800-60.• Assist System Owners develop C&A / A&A docs, coach staff on the federal requirements, cyber threat landscape.• Later promoted in the company as a RMF SME to provide policies for step 6 in the RMF process (continuous monitoring) for the DCMA.

Us

• Ensured uninterrupted operations of classified and unclassified (LAN/WAN) networks with as many as 10K+ end-users utilizing Active Directory, MS Exchange System Manager, Vulnerability Scanning, and Database Scanning such as Appdetective and Retina.• Only member on my team to utilize security tools due to having an IAT III certification per requirement by the 8570.1 and Kuwait NETCOM guidelines.• Employ network scanning tools such as REM/Retina, ACAS to detect system and network vulnerabilities/deficiencies, as part of a proactive network security policy.• Create and distribute weekly compliance, incident, and remediation reports.• Provided professional customer support with users ranging from network, account, and email issues.• Install, configure, and maintain DOD-approved communications software on government computers by installing various types of software such as active directory etc.• Imaging computers from the SCCM server by using a dedicated VLAN.• Other duties include account creation, moving users to appropriate OU’s, and train users and team members on how to fix customer issues that deal with dual persona’s and certificate issues.• Conduct system vulnerability scans, analysis, reports, mitigation and remediation.• Used ITSM for ticketing to other departments for further troubleshooting.

London, Gb

Osan Air Base, South KoreaConducting technical analysis of product implementations, modifications and enhancements to product in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations. Troubleshooted technical problems and issues, while determining technical solutions in accordance with products and customer specifications, and recommended actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solution. Assessed product needs in accordance with customer specifications. Providing support across the Korean theater specifically the KBSC (Korean Battle Simulation Center and KASC (Korean Air Simulation Center) to all bases in the peninsula. Managing Cisco routers (2800, 3800, 7600), ATM switches, VOIP, and General dynamics cryptographic Taclane.

Fairborn, Us

• Utilizing skills to determine if requisite cyber security patches and remediation procedures have been applied per IAVA requirements.• Conduct vulnerability scanning (Retina) to the network to verify that there were no HIGH or MEDIUM vulnerabilities (CAT 1, CAT 2) on the machines.• Run Web Application Scanning through IBM Security AppScan to find any XSS, SQL Inj., or any other Web Application vulnerabilities.• Responsible for ensuring and documenting that all systems are regularly scanned and audited in accordance with applicable DOD policy and procedures, and that incidents are documented and accounted for as necessary through leadership dealing with Cross Domain Violations. (CDV’s)• Working independently on creating security groups and folders by modifying permissions on user’s accounts.• Responsibilities included conducting a Windows Server and AD implementation and coordination necessary for implementation actions with NETCOM/1st Sig. Brigade and other entities, as needed (i.e. Joint Service).• Scheduled system upgrades by preparing correct paperwork and purchase of low budget, however efficient quality computers.

Fairborn, Us

Osan Air Base, South KoreaTracked and coordinated multiple projects dealing with installation of 8 datawall cubes, 6 datawall controllers, and 10 projectors and the implementation of high interest software projects with the 607 SPTS/SCX squadron at Osan Air Base. Ensured these projects were finished on time in various remote and secured locations. Also coordinated with the Korean sub-contractors by providing translation to determine and ensure customer satisfaction. Worked at the HTACC, KCOIC (Korean Combat Operations Information Center), and the wing commander (7th Airforce HQ) providing the quality products the US Airforce needed.