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Sunnyvale, California, Us

Built for modern threats, Illumio has pioneered an unprecedented way to contain and minimize the impact of breaches and ransomware. Illumio provides a consistent approach to Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS), including microsegmentation, across the hybrid attack surface.

Palo Alto, California, Us

The Salt Security API Protection Platform is the industry’s first patented solution to prevent the next generation of API attacks, using machine learning and AI to automatically and continuously identify and protect APIs. Only Salt Security has the ability to correlate activities across millions of APIs and users over time and provide real-time analysis of all that data.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Responsible for building and leading a team of Sales Engineers in North America East for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation.

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Il

Partnering with organizations across all verticals to identify and solve Risk related business problems through software-defined segmentation technology. Position is responsible for owning the technical conversation specific to Guardicore's Centra microsegmentation solution including leading demonstrations and proof of value engagements.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Partnering with organizations to help Plan, Build, and Run successful cybersecurity programs as a member of the world's premier cybersecurity solutions integrator. We enable organizations to successfully maximize and communicate the effectiveness of their cybersecurity program by delivering positive business outcome based solutions.

Houston, Tx, Us

[Oxford Solutions contractor June 2014 through December 2014]Position is responsible for the strategic architecture and implementation of security information systems and design to enable Axiall Corporation business to operate in a safe and secure environment. Functional duties include: establishing and implementing an information security framework and technical architecture for all Axiall locations; designing, developing and implementing information security products; gaining organizational commitment for all systems plans; leading efforts in evaluating and selecting all security technologies required to complete the systems plans; providing information security expertise and consulting to Network, Systems, Application and Process Control Network teams; interpreting laws & regulations and establishing security technologies that meet industry best practices and align with ISO and NIST Security standards while providing technical leadership across the Axiall IS organization.

Productive member of a lean group responsible for supporting a complex, rapidly growing, network infrastructure, in a highly regulated industry that is required to comply with strict audit and security mandates. Responsibilities include installation, configuration and management of a variety of Cisco platforms including firewalls, routers, switches, wireless, and management products. Have served as the project leader, technical subject matter expert or key contributing member to a wide variety of initiatives including, but not limited to: the establishment and emergence of the Allegheny Health Network; the sale and disengagement of the Medicare business to Novitas Solutions Inc.; connectivity solutions for teleworkers, satellite offices and business partners; annual disaster recovery drills; and much more.

Managed a team responsible for the supervision, design, implementation, support, and training of the voice, network, and data systems for this Highmark subsidiary. A technology infrastructure comprised of Cisco based networking solutions; HP blade, SAN, and backup solutions; Avaya VoIP telephony; Microsoft Windows as well as VAX and Alpha/Itanium based VMS servers. Responsibilities included key roles in a variety of high profile, business critical, time-sensitive projects - many required focused interaction with the parent company, Highmark.Overview of accomplishments available via Resume.

Glassport, Pa, Us

Managed a team responsible for design, implementation, support, training, and management of a global wide-area network. A rapidly growing network included thirty-two (32) servers (Windows/Sun Solaris) and 600 workstations (Windows 2000 Pro/XP Pro) located across two data centers and seventy (70) sites throughout the US and abroad. Duties required heavy involvement in projects related to both business continuity/DR and Sarbanes-Oxley regulatory compliance.Overview of accomplishments available via Resume.

Leetsdale, Pa, Us

Was responsible for design, implementation, support, and training of a small, global network comprised of seven (7) servers (Windows NT 4.0/DG-UX) and 130 workstations (Windows 9x, 2000, NT 4.0 and XP Pro) located throughout the domestic United States and the United Kingdom. Responsibilities included the management of the telecommunications infrastructure (PBX and Voicemail). Supervised projects to implement network faxing, VPN connectivity, and bandwidth upgrades for the organization.Overview of accomplishments available via Resume.

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Was responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance, user and software management of 1200 user, 400-workstation network comprised of Windows NT, Win95, Novell Netware, and SCO UNIX.Overview of accomplishments:• Assisted in documenting the network• Wired and rewired new and existing computer labs• Maintained all wiring closets - activating/deactivating ports, upgrading/replacing equipment • Utilized Windows Policy Editor to standardize and restrict PC desktop environments and available configuration options• Each quarter, created system image builds for each lab based on course scheduling using PowerQuest DriveImage software• Used PowerQuest DriveImage software to deploy system images to each lab prior to the start of each new quarter• Created and maintained all student and faculty network accounts• Monitored network activity for unauthorized peer to peer (P2P) file sharing or gaming activity• Regularly scanned all lab hard drives for unauthorized software installations• Provided hardware and software support for both students and faculty• During two week Christmas break of 2000, completely reorganized, upgraded, standardized and re-deployed all eight school labs• Tutored students as needed

Masters In Leadership, Information Technology

B.S., Information Technology

Associate'S, Computer Information Management

Engineering/Computer Science