John Baptista Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Remote

- Deployed Azure Multi-Factor Authentication with Network Policy Server on Windows 2019 to support global associate secure remote access, resulting in a $200,000 savings eliminating the need for additional software tokens within 6 weeks in support of the workforce shifting to remote work due to the pandemic- Administered and maintained legacy 2 Factor Authentication to support global associate secure remote access.- Deployed and administered Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management System to secure internal documents. I inherited this infrastructure on Windows 2008 and upgraded to Server 2012 and finally to Server 2016- Developed and implemented Active Directory-based group policies for setting baseline security for Windows Servers 2008 - 2016, Windows 7 & 10, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox browsers- Developed, tested, and deployed Network Access Control policies to aid in identifying rogue systems on the internal corporate network.Prior to being promoted to IT Systems Engineer , I was a Network Security Engineer for ADP Nat’l Accounts Services.I developed and deployed remote access system using standards-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology which included 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) and end-point firewall, resulting in savings of approximately $1.2M and elevated the division security posture.- Migrated legacy Windows domain infrastructure to Windows Active Directory.- Implemented and administered production Windows Active Directory environments (both Internal and Internet-facing). Starting with Windows 2000 and maintained current version until Windows Server 2012- Successfully created and supervised all aspects of divisional patch management process. This was later adopted by Corporate as the company best practice.- Managed external security partner in active SIEM and security operations to understand threat assessment and maximize Division security posture. This also included divisional application and environmental audits.