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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

• Create vulnerable code examples with accompanying security mitigations to teach core security concepts to developers.
• Manage a group of highly qualified application security engineers responsible for researching and developing security content for a premier SaaS-based application security training platform.
• Directly supervise the production, content creation, and experiment development teams.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

• Led and participated in creating over 50 hours of content teaching developers secure coding best practices, threat modeling, and other security topics, including the OWASP top 10 and SANS 25.
• Spearheaded the writing of the Software Security Testing Lifecycle (SWSTL) framework used to implement security testing throughout the SDLC.
• Conducted research and development of security training content focused on C#, Ruby, Swift, Mobile development, Blockchain security, and Application Security Testing.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Led the Cyber Network Defender program for the North Carolina National Guard.
• Mentored a team of twelve soldiers, including communication engineers, technicians, and security experts.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Responded to incidents, performed incident correlation and trending, conducted network damage assessment, and developed response actions.
• Performed assessments of threats and vulnerabilities within the network environment and identified deviations from acceptable configurations, enclaves, or local policies.
• Implemented, deployed, maintained, and administered routers, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems required to provide defense-in-depth to the network and resources.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Worked on a software development team that used an agile UX dual-track framework.
• Gathered requirements to design new applications and enhance current applications that support aglobal logistics enterprise system.
• Leveraged my knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and C# integrated with Bootstrap and Telerik UIframeworks to produce intuitive web applications.
• Developed and maintained enterprise web-based applications written in ASP.NET Core.

Reston, Virginia, US

• Uphold and test security, blocking unapproved access.
• Set up the Organization’s computer system to meet specific business goals.
• Monitor day to day computer performance.
• Update and maintain the computer inventory and equipment.
• Endorse and apply upgrades to systems to ensure durability.
• Resolve hardware and network connectivity issues.

• Used expert tactical knowledge and diplomatic capabilities to advise and assist foreign country leadership in counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan and Nigeria.
• Trained and supported an Afghan Army unit of 100 commando soldiers to increase their efficiency and capabilities while mitigating supply chain and funding deficiencies.
• Worked as a source handler to collect HUMINT (Human Intelligence) from informants that strategically impacted the US Army’s mission in Logar, Afghanistan.

Ft. Benning, GA, US

• Supervised and led a team of 8 soldiers, educating and applying hands-on training for them to succeed in the team's operations and tasks.
• Graduated from Ranger School, the army’s premier leadership training course.
• Conducted over 150 combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, empowering soldiers to drive toward the unit’s goals despite adversities and obstacles.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

Associate'S Degree, General Studies