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St Petersburg, Florida, US

* Conducts regular IT audits to ensure compliance with established standards and frameworks (NIST, COBIT, FedRamp)* Develops, maintains and enforces IT governance policies and procedures* Identifies, evaluates and mitigates risks associated with IT operations and security* Collaborates with cybersecurity teams to integrate GRC activities with security.

Washington, DC, US

• Port & Facility Cyber Risk Compliance Office - Critical Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Branch
• Assisted in Development and publishing of NIST CSF based risk assessment framework, substantially assisting facilities to identify IT/OT vulnerabilities, assess impacts and formulate remediation plans in line with.
• Influenced direction of new federal cybersecurity regulations draft, ensured alignment with USCG Cybersecurity strategy, industry standards and Marine Transportation Systems operations.
• Advised, educated and trained workforce to prepare for inaugural industry cyber compliance readiness assessments.

Fort Meade, MD, US

• Planned and managed global operations and readiness for 6 Cyber Protection Teams defending against and imposing costs and exposing tactics, techniques and procedures of an advanced persistent threat.
• Developed a mission planning matrix to enhance target selection and boost risk-based decision-making efficacy based on intel.
• Regularly assessed operations, reported execution status, achievements and challenges to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Washington, DC, US

• U.S. Coast Guard Post Graduate Program.
• Selected to one of three positions in a highly competitive program within the Coast Guard.
• Functioned as full-Time Student in Virginia Tech's Master of Informations Technology program focusing course selection and study on various Cybersecurity / Information Assurance topics

Washington, DC, US

• Marine Safety Unit Texas City
• Oversaw compliance program, guided 75+ inspectors to ensure alignment with U.S. laws, policies and international regulations.
• Initiated an outreach inspection plan to address compliance issues in specific vessel type and operations, corrected decades old regulatory oversight while working with owner and leadership to minimize impact on.
• Led internal audit in preparation for third party audit; received zero non-conformities and highest score throughout organization.

Washington, DC, US

• Sector Hampton Roads
• Led 12-member team on criminal investigation uncovering 10+ significant compliance violations, assisted the Department of Justice to pursue criminal charges against the company resulting in hefty fines and license.
• Planned multi-agency targeted inspection operation, reached record number of violations resulting in updated security plan.
• Headed new construction projects to ensure regulatory compliance, worked with owner to proactively resolve potential conflicts

Washington, DC, US

• System Administrator: Oversaw network security, managed user access and server maintenance, including Active Directory, email and app servers, patching and updates, and backups; conducted regular testing and.
• Disaster Recovery: Led network rebuilds for Coast Guard units post-Hurricane Katrina, oversaw teams during IT and communication equipment replacement and network restoration to maintain first responder unit connectivity.
• Managed a team of eight help desk technicians in a 600+ employee office, streamlining the ticketing process with a new website and ticket handing procedure to reduce response times from over 5 days to under 24 hours.
• Project Manager: Directed a six-month cubicle installation project, minimizing user downtime and upgrading network infrastructure, including re-wiring for improved network segmentation, created and updated documentation.

Master Of Information Technology, Cybersecurity

Bachelors Of Science, Business/Corporate Communications

Associates Of Science, Informations Systems