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Peterson Air Force Base, CO

Fort Carson, CO

• Implements, maintains, and improves the cybersecurity program for Evans Army Community Hospital, including its satellite facilities and World Wide Web presence, in accordance with DoD regulatory and legal requirements.
• Serves as the primary technical expert and focal point for maintaining the Certification and Accreditation of the DoD computing networks through FISMA, DIACAP and RMF processes.
• Serves as the Alternate Information Assurance Manager (IAM) for IT operations.
• Manages a wide range of IA tools including: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions, McAfee Host Base Security System (HBSS), Anti-Virus Central Management Tools, and Palo Alto Internet proxy servers.
• Organizational Head for the DoD’s Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS); planned and implemented ACAS as a pilot site for US Army MEDCOM.
• Performs regular IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM) scans; deploys security patches to networked systems using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

Hickam Air Force Base, HI

Maintained, monitored, and upgraded the Global Decision Suport System (GDSS) enclave at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The enclave is one of six GDSS sites across the globe.-- Maintained/monitored classified and unclassified infrastructures valued at over $5 million-- Functioned as a primary point of contact between unit and base civil engineering and private.

Served as a Cyber Systems Operations specialist in the U.S. Air Force. Areas of concentration include the installation and maintenance of servers, data storage and software applications. Maintains a solid understanding of information systems technologies, protocols, standards, and applications required to integrate cyberspace systems and applications. Core.

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of computer administration work center: Directly supervised team of 6 people.-- Maintained 3 separate classifications of networks including all servers to desktop user support-- Provided communications support for all squadron intelligence production including: targeting, force protection, and commercial imagery.

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Shift lead for base helpdesk operations: Directly managed 4 personnel-- Active Directory administrator in charge of user account and e-mailbox maintenance for over 7,000 user accounts-- Used Remedy Action Request System to input all computer related trouble tickets for entire base population-- Authored step-by-step procedures for use in daily network.

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

-- Maintained/configured switching and routing equipment for entire base.-- Used Microsoft Visio to document network diagrams for all buildings and communication facilites across base.-- Provided level 3 troubleshooting support for customers base wide.-- Deployed to remote locations and provided communications support for military operations following.

Masters Of Science, Cybersecurity

Bs, Business Information Systems

Associates, Information Systems Technology