Heavily engaged in the design/deployment of M365 Security to support the transition to M365 for the entire company. This involved developing policies and configuring the following services;• M365 Defender for Office/Exchange Online Protection (EOP) Policies• Conditional Access rules to manage/control access to M365 services only from trusted locations and/or utilizing only corporate compliant devices• Building out Endpoint Manager (InTune) policies for the deployment of applications to iOS devices and compliance/configuration policies for these devices• Defender for Identity, Defender for Endpoints (Servers, Workstations, iPhones), and Defender for Cloud• Microsoft Sentinel SIEM tool with all M365/Azure/on-prem ARC resources sending all log information to be correlated to this tool, configuring multiple data connectors and applying numerous analytics rules to identify potential attacks against the company environment

Assisted in the development and implementation of NIST 800-53 compliance for multiple systems and facilities to support government contract compliance. This included both policy development and DISA STIG technical implementation. Provides attestation support for yearly SOX reviews/ audits.Designed/deployed the following Cybersecurity and Network infrastructure technologies to the CoreCivic environment:• Bluecat IPAM/DNS systems for secure and highly available DNS resolution services. Assisted in the development and implementation• Highly available SD-WAN environment using Meraki SD-WAN MX/MS/MR series devices across 60+ remote facilities, 70 Telehealth doctors, and 70+ Teleworker locations.• SecureAuth MFA for external users, requiring MFA for VPN and Citrix external access, and MFA to logon to Corporate laptops outside of the the company network.• CyberArk PAM for managing privileged user accounts securely in accordance with NIST 800-53 controls.• RESNET(Resident Network) created a secure and independent inmate/resident network isolated from the CoreCivic network supporting online programs/training/testing/job searches to inmates/residents within CoreCivic facilities.Hands-on experience using the following Network Security solutions;• Checkpoint Firewalls/VPNs v/R80• CrowdStrike NGAV/EDR• Tenable.SCCV/Tenable.IO• Bluecoat Proxy SG/WS ThreatCloud Content Filters• Azure Sentinel, Splunk SIEMResponsible for all facets of information security, eDiscovery, network engineering, security engineering, data center management/operations, and Azure cloud architecture for a privatized corrections company with over 100 facilities nationwide and 13,000 employees; including the development, monitoring, and reporting of corporate policies and procedures to maintain compliance with numerous Federal and State regulations.I manage the Network Infrastructure and Network Security teams (8 employees), as well as perform other Security and Legal eDiscovery functions.

I was a Cryptologic Technician Maintenance (CTM), specializing in Microwave, SATCOM, Tactical Intelligence Systems and then a Cryptologic Technician Networks (CTN) (Plank Owner of the rating) specializing in Information Warfare.Active Duty from 1983 - 1995Reserves from 1998 - 2011Retired 1 March 2011NRSG St. LouisNSGA PensacolaNSGD PensacolaCOMSEVENTHFLT (USS Blue Ridge) - Deployed to Gulf War (COMNAVCENT)NSGA Key WestNAVCOMU London, UK

Designed, implemented and provided daily support for a shared software development and testing environment for 60+ software developers and testers associated with multiple software projects for Sprint PCS. Responsible for configuring, managing and monitoring all development, Load-Test, Interface-Test, Break-Fix, Production and Disaster Recovery environments across data centers in 3 different states. This included moving development code and environment configuration settings from one environment to the next and documenting all changes.

Designed and managed the infrastructure of this Information Technology outsourcing company. The data center includes redundant SONET fiber rings, HVAC Units, building wide UPS systems and diesel generator backups.

Managed the installation and maintenance of the Books-A-Million e-commerce platform. This included installation, configuration, and management of BIG-IP load balancers, a web server farm, and a database farm.

Sun Certified Technical Instructor, taught various Sun and Microsoft certified technical courses nationwide. Designed, installed and managed a Frame Relay network connecting the Sun training offices in 4 different states, and managed the infrastructure for all personnel at those offices.