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Grovetown, Ga, Us

Grovetown, Ga, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

- Mentors, trains, and ensures readiness for a 22-member cyber protection team of military and civilian staff members- Performs supervisory and task management functions for implementation of Cyber Defense mission plans- Aids in the development of strategic network defense practices and risk management documentation- Effectively employs talent management into operational space of threat hunting and security compliance missions- Conducts various scales of OSINT research operations to further develop operational awareness for future missions to include MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Risk Management Frameworks, DISA STIGs, and Diamond Model

- Managed and engaged in the team’s network baselining, threat hunting, and network hardening during a named Cyber mission as a Senior Network Analyst- Acted as the network security monitoring lead on a named Cyber mission: entrusted with deploying on-site and follow-on remote operations networking and Security Onion SIEM distribution- Compiled, aggregated, and improved documentation for hundreds of network activity reports, operating procedure updates, and analyst notes on network defense- Conducted 9 computer network training events involving Kibana Query Language, network hardening, exploits, vulnerability countermeasures, and programming: to include creation of virtual machine labs and networks- Consistently honed skills in network log analytics and network security monitoring techniques by re-provisioning Kibana visualizations to enable more efficient, customizable dashboard presentations to upper management

- Implemented dozens of network security monitoring dashboards and visualizations with Elastic Stack tools that provided in-depth analysis and review of network intrusions during a named Cyber mission- Established and maintained repository for secure local storage of incident response documentation that allowed for improved accuracy of network baselining and indicators of compromise- Utilized Bash and PowerShell scripting to efficiently collect, catalogue, and review over 100 monthly status reports from worldwide SIEM sensors during a named Cyber mission- Conducted over 150 hours of adversary threat and tactics research from multiple intelligence sources- Employed deep technical knowledge of packet analysis with Wireshark to catalogue network artifacts- Developed working knowledge of exploitation principles to produce in-depth understanding of active cyber defense: to include network and host exploitation and related vulnerability mitigations

Fort Bragg, Nc, Us

- Engaged and collaborated with upper management network security teams to coordinate successfuldeployments of field kit switches, routers, network security appliances, and workstations- Performed assistant roles to senior local defender administrator to provision, maintain, and manage BitLocker,Trusted Platform Modules, workstation imaging/re-imaging, and property accountability- Provided technical guidance, support, documentation, and task tracking to upper management by handling personnel training, schools, travel logistics and planning, and training management software

Washington, Dc, Us

- Deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom conducting route clearance patrols: refined the virtues of teamwork, communication, trust, and resilience amongst peers during 100+ missions- Served as a Team Leader of 4 subordinates and as a commander of an armored gun truck during 2nddeployment: responsible for utmost attention to detail, change detection, and well-being of team members

Bachelors, Political Science And Government

Cyber Security Certificate, Cyber Security Concepts