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• Served as the primary subject matter expert for information security and cybersecurity matters as well as maintain Vantage’s information security program documentation. Assisted the Information Security team by.
• Advised and notified management on:o Risk levels and security postureo Cost/benefit analysis of information security programs, policies, processes, systems, and elementso Changes affecting the organization's.
• Established and satisfied information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands
• Interpreted patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity program.
• Recognized a possible security violation and take appropriate action to report the incident, as required.
• Ensured that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.

Columbia, MD

• Responsible for IT of NextLOGiK and its customers including strategy, daily operations, budget, projects, vision, and business continuity. Works with COO, Technical Director, and Project Manager to plan and implement.
• Led implementation of remote work technology such as cloud phone system, AlwaysOn VPN, and remote help support months before COVID-19 pandemic. Transition to work from home was seamless at start of global pandemic
• Led migrations of on-prem to hybrid/cloud infrastructure for NextLOGiK as well as its various customers
• Helped NextLOGiK and its customers save over $20k per month in operating budget by moving servers/services to Microsoft Azure and to local datacenter
• Establish annual operating budgets and expenditures and ensure resources are allocated properly to ensure projects and initiatives remain on track
• Help design and setup network infrastructure for clients as well as assist in purchasing of new hardware for infrastructure setup while maintaining and working within budget

Columbia, MD

• Led team of System Administrators and Help Desk Techs. Responsible for setting up redundant datacenter and building/maintaining a hybrid cloud environment (VMWare/Azure). Administered all aspects of procurement.
• Led P2V migration of Windows servers using VMWare technology. Led migration to cloud environment from single, on-prem location thus eliminating point of failure of company operations in case of various outages.
• Led phone system upgrade from PBX to cloud based system.
• Manager for the administration and maintenance of COLA’s infrastructure, WAN, and telephony system
• Assists in the design, implementation and maintenance of systems, programs, hardware and software.
• Acts as manager for the purchasing of software, hardware and other IT supplies as approved by CIO

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Assist in managing, maintaining, and securing the Archdiocesan Infrastructure
• Assist in the acquisition and deployment of server, telecommunication, desktop, laptop and related hardware devices to Central Services staff.
• Deploy, upgrade, and maintain production, test, and development networks and systems
• Administer data security provisions (backups, redundancy, intruder issues, passwords, etc.)
• Support external Archdiocesan sites with the selection, implementation, training, and maintenance of technology
• Configuration and support of Cisco switches and routers and firewalls

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Maintain critical systems/servers within the organization
• Create and maintain a virtual server environment using VMWare ESX Server and VI3 and SAN environment
• Perform, monitor, and maintain backups by use of Symantec Backup Exec and/or VRangerPro for Virtual Servers
• Coordinate with outside vendors and ensure scope of work is completed with original requirements
• Configuration and support of Cisco switches and routers and firewalls
• Exchange 2003 and Active Directory Management

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided end user support for various software issues with Microsoft and non-Microsoft based products as well as hardware related issues
• Administered an Active Directory Environment for over 300 employees over 3 geographical sites in the US
• Occasional travel to remote offices to New York and Boston to maintain on premise IT infrastructure
• Helped set up process to create Windows XP images for new computers for quick deployment
• Worked with Microsoft Exchange 2003 accounts, Blackberry Server accounts, Avaya phone and PBX administration
• Troubleshoot various Macintosh related issues including Microsoft Macintosh products

Salisbury, MD

• Symantec Ghost experience by ghosting PC’s implemented across Campus
• Addressed network connectivity issues
• Performed PC Testing and setup
• Received tasks through a Telnet based Task system, created and documented solutions to complete tasks
• Provided hardware and software upgrades to network wide PC’s
• Assisted faculty and staff in resolving computer related hardware and software problems onsite and via email/phone