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Redmond, Washington, Us

• Managed uninterrupted 24x7x365 security monitoring to Department of Defense (DoD), federal customers operating in Microsoft’s federal environment • Developed projects, increased federal environment security posture, formalized repeatable processes, procedures in accordance with federal policies, regulations• Briefed executive leadership on federal environment security posture, increased awareness, facilitated informed decision making on training purchases, security tool improvement, alert suppression, case load, analyst fatigue • Conducted weekly quality assurance reviews with analysts, increased productivity and efficiency by reducing Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR) security cases by 25%

• Reviewed thousands of documents, conducted four independent comprehensive assessments, provided Security Assessment Report (SAR) recommendations to authorizing official, provided security, scalability for customers’ transition from on-premise solutions to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment• Managed security reviews, identified significant security flaws, provided justification for denial to operate to authorizing official, mitigated risk of exposure, exploitation• Collaborated with key stakeholders, developed enterprise continuity of operations, cybersecurity strategy, mission assurance, incident response program, in accordance with federal laws, regulations

Washington, Dc, Us

• Planned, coordinated, managed Nation-State Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Hunt operations, supported forces in various locations throughout Middle East, briefed key stakeholders on operation execution, receiving 100% approval • Coordinated Splunk, RedSeal, PowerShell, SysAdmin, Network, and Security (SANS) Institute training, increased cyber threat hunt analysts’ effectiveness by adding new methodologies, skillsets to their repertoire• Managed accountability of over $1M in security equipment, supported active network hunt operations globally, zero loss of accountability, resulted in 100% of equipment returned

Washington, Dc, Us

• Managed organization’s 500+ cybersecurity personnel workforce, achieved 100% workforce training compliance in accordance with DoD regulations, taught incident response to new analysts, increased capabilities by adding once absent skillsets• Directed accountability, installation, operation of $2M project dedicated to communication capabilities of executive staff, increased operational efficiency, reduced equipment failure to zero, voided downtime for equipment repair, reconfiguration• Operated, maintained, secured, computing environment for 6500+ client machines, over 7000 users in two geographically separate locations, mitigated over 90k Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts the organizations cybersecurity management program which includes over 30 inspections and enhances the overall security posture of the network.• Managed organization’s Assessment and Authorization (A&A) program, successfully assessed over 100 packages, ensured sub-organizations ability to deploy effectively within 72 hours

Washington, Dc, Us

• Appointed as a liaison to all U.S. Marine Corps organizations residing on the eastern coast of the United States for tactical and deployed networks, directly supporting Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Fortinet firewalls, and McAfee IPS solutions.• Managed accountability, assembly, configuration, and delivery for $5M worth of new cybersecurity compliance tool suites, enhanced cybersecurity workforce capabilities globally• Managed audit of 146 firewall suites globally, achieved 94% compliance rating, enabled zero downtime in operations, organization certified as Computer Network Defense Service Provider of USMC• Managed the certification and accreditation for 146 firewall suites located in the United States, Middle East, and Japan.• Installed, configured, and managed network monitoring and security strategies, using a Defense-In-Depth model which consisted of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention devices, access control lists, data leak prevention modules, data at rest software, and various policies.• Implemented a change control board, minimized negative impacts to operational requirements, resulted in zero Shadow IT incidents

Washington, Dc, Us

• Responsible for the expedited processing of over 60 Certification and Accreditation packages to enable the organization to operate in garrison and tactical environments.• Co-authored organizational contingency plan, provided viable solution for catastrophic or emergency situations• Developed cybersecurity training and awareness program, managed 700+ cybersecurity personnel workforce, scheduled training, achieved 100% compliance in accordance with DoD regulations • Managed the installation, configuration, and management of various firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, and Virtual Private Network solutions.• Responsible for security compliance of over 1,000 hosts throughout 23 separated locations.

Bachelor'S Degree, Cybersecurity Management And Policy

Master Of Business Administration - Mba