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Redmond, Washington, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Subject matter expert advising and supporting senior leadership and cyber teams conducting cloudsecurity operations.Streamlined and automated multiple organizational processes to improve efficiency and collaborationefforts across the organization through Power Automate.Designed and implemented dashboards and reporting tools in Microsoft SharePoint to enhancevisibility of key performance metrics for senior leaders and accelerate decision making.Organized and managed the development of training standards for cloud security across five cyberteams.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Led cybersecurity efforts protecting enterprise cloud assets across the U.S. Army in Microsoft Azureenvironments.Coordinated technical engagements with the Army’s Cloud Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) todefine and scope data requirements for Army Cloud tenants.Conducted assessments of Microsoft Azure cloud architecture for security, IAM, and architecturedesign best practices using NIST 800-53 security controls.Collaborated with three cloud teams on designing and implementing cloud security controls acrossmultiple Azure cloud environments for multiple customers.Provided recommendations to enhance cloud tenant visibility and address data gaps in SIEMimplementation.Applied comprehensive technical knowledge to Army and Joint planning processes to effectivelydeploy cyber teams to conduct the full spectrum of cyber operations.Developed the Job Qualification Specialization training pipeline, including Basic, Senior and Mastertracks for Cloud Analysts throughout ARCYBER and established training priorities and ensure thefuture of ARCYBER cloud defensive cyberspace operations competency.Noted by senior leadership, “Max’s technical contributions to the development of cloud security traininghave positively impacted his team, unit and ARCYBER. He established himself as a crucial asset tothe cyber protection team and as a leader and cloud security expert.”

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Led cybersecurity efforts protecting Army assets spanning several countries. Assets included criticalinfrastructure, servers, and Windows and Linux workstations.Executed defensive cyber operations in support of geographic combatant commands supportingthe detection and response to all adversary activity throughout cyberspace.Supervised the mission element as it monitored Mission Relevant Terrain-Cyber for anomalies thatwould indicate adversary presence and provide real-time protection for critical systems duringsupported command’s mission.Conducted cybersecurity assessments with network owners to provide recommendations regardingcritical infrastructure and network security operations.Created team’s remote operations processes to enable execution of operations remotely and saved$12K per operation due to reduced travel costs.Led 6-member analyst team in the discovery of multiple vulnerabilities on an enterprise network (500+systems).

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Assigned to headquarters of a heavy equipment dealer with 22 locations statewide taking charge forsales tax process audit and authoring best practices for sourcing and obtaining documentation fromclients.Led and trained a team on preparation of property tax forms and conducted extensive asset analysisto ensure that valuations were accurately captured.

Leveraged data analytics while collaborating with the Chief Financial Officer to offer financial solutions,through value added financial analysis and metrics.Executed data analytics initiatives in Excel and Access to identify inefficiencies, anomalies and trendsin manufacturing, including analysis of labor and material costs and defective rates.Assisted senior leadership on critical business continuity and growth issues and developed strategicfinancial goals and benchmarks while planning and managing daily production schedules forproduction lines.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Master Of Science - Ms, Cybersecurity

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting And Finance