Juan Peralta Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Instructor - Cybersecurity Professional Program at University of FloridaInstructor - Cybersecurity Professional Program at California State University Long BeachInstructor - Cybersecurity Professional Program at University of Nevada Las VegasAdjunct Instructor - Cybersecurity Professional Program at New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAdjunct Instructor.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Provided key leadership in setting and managing the strategy to develop implementation plans on IT and cybersecurity programs where participants could earn various certifications.
• Leveraged a combined background in IT and academia to guide faculty with support throughout the onboarding process, class observations, feedback sessions, and progress on post-class student surveys.
• Championed culture-building efforts to secure buy-in to organizational mission and goals.
• Rearranged course order and supported hands-on learning opportunities such as development of a Cyber Lab.

Pembroke Pines, FL

• Oversaw the IT infrastructure center, facilitating several courses within the program related to A+, Security+, Network+, CCNA, MCSA, and MCSE certifications by designing complete instructional programs which included.
• Identified new developments in the IT landscape for implementation into the University catalog.
• Employed strong interpersonal skills to coach and mentor new faculty, ultimately maintaining responsibility for compliance to regulatory and accreditation criteria.

Quito, Ecuador

• Managed operations in a key public sector leadership role as the Secretary of Security and Information, displaying high-level decision-making aptitude to uphold strict standards related to communications, emails.
• Directed the implementation of a contingency cloud infrastructure solution to bolster reliability and security of IT services as the lead Project Manager – Firewall/VPN, IPS/IDS, email security, AV, and MFA.
• Managed a team of two direct reports with indirect responsibility for 28 cross-functional personnel; oversaw hiring and developed policies and procedures regarding IT services based on ITIL guidelines.
• Facilitated implementation of a new software framework that produced Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Monitored faculty performance and adherence to established best practices to provide students with a supportive learning environment.
• Assisted in the hiring and onboarding of new faculty as needed to maintain productivity goals.
• Performed analysis of student evaluations and analyzed results to develop remediation plans.

Coral Gables, Florida

• Delivered a 17% improvement on data processing capacity, 66% reduction in communications, and the implementation of network/data security devices/services as the project manager for new IT infrastructure.
• Oversaw daily operations of branches in four LATAM countries, leading a team of 27 personnel.
• Defined, implemented, and oversaw IT security, policies and procedures, contingency planning, and business continuity.
• Developed and managed migration project of 30+ Windows-based services to Linux.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Define, implement and oversee IT strategy, contingency planning and security for US headquarters and overseas branches
• Oversee computer and communications infrastructure (LAN/WAN) and operations on schedule and within budget for offices in nine companies and six countries in Latin America, leading a team of 18 people to ensure normal.
• Coordinate efforts for the implementation and maintenance of the company’s Cisco based VoIP (obtaining 70% reduction in international calls) and VPN services
• Act as liaison with software, hardware and communication services providers
• Coordinate activities for the implementation on schedule and within budget of ERP and CRM solutions

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Coordinate activities for the creation and product development of the Internet based banking application
• Responsible for the installation, configuration and maintenance of e-services, most based on Windows Operating System, aimed to improve efficiency and productivity in the organization such as Unified messaging (CTI).
• Develop and manage a LAN migration project to maintain network up-time 99.999%
• Project manager for the implementation of the Bank’s Call Center
• Responsible for compliance of the bank’s core applications (banking, investments and others)
• Responsible for the administration of the bank’s Cisco based cyber security platform

Crisis Management And Business Continuity

Applied Cyber Security

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Engineering