Nathan Wendlowsky Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

As a Cybersecurity Faculty Manager at Flatiron School, I lead and develop a team of 18 instructors to ensure a consistent and high-quality learning experience for all students. My passion for education, people leadership, and cybersecurity have been key to my success in this role.Some of my key accomplishments in this role include:* Managing a roster of instructors, including hiring and onboarding new team members, providing technical upskilling and training, and setting monthly goals to measure instructor efficacy and growth* Contributing to incremental curriculum updates to enhance the learning experience for students and ensuring instructional excellence and consistency of curriculum delivery* Collaborating with internal teams to identify and meet instructor needs and communicating effectively across teams to foster collaboration and information sharing

Remote

* Created API scripts to automate blueprint creation and "Choose Your Own Adventure" type summative project* Managed company cybersecurity LMS, including blueprint creation and association* Reviewed, updated, and created labs, including researching new technologies, verifying any changes to existing technology, and ensuring labs met objectives* Reviewed, updated, and created lecture materials (PowerPoint) to ensure learning objectives were met, material supports labs, and resources were available to both the instructor and students* Built out Canvas in support of the two bullets mentioned above* Responded to Jira tickets to ensure full support of instructors and material* Maintained Monday.com boards to ensure documentation of tasks* QAd work of other team members* Supported extended delivery teams* Ensured full coverage for all issues in the Curriculum Manager's absence* Participated in committees, as needed, to represent the interest of Curriculum Development

Thornton, Colorado, United States

• Curated and presented cybersecurity best practice communications to educate staff, students, and parents against known threats and potential vectors of attack.• Created OSINT simulations to promote the need to protect personal information and privacy.• Conducted security configuration assessments using Lynis and CIS-CAT Assessor on Ubuntu, Windows 10, and Windows Server hosts.• Completed vulnerability scans using NMAP, Nessus, and OpenVAS to identify at-risk systems.• Wrote hardening scripts using PowerShell and Bash to install anti-malware programs and secure the Windows and Ubuntu environments to meet DISA STIG and CIS benchmarks for account and local policies, auditing, logs, system services, firewalls, open ports, disabling unencrypted protocols, PKI, and administrative/user GPO templates.• Orchestrated Hulstrom's Women in Cybersecurity Day to promote field to 4th-8th grade students.• Automated file carving using Python and file signatures to search for corrupted files.

• Developed building best practices for new hardware and implemented wireless security protocols.• Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.• Monitored all school hardware and software to ensure stock levels and databases were updated.• Created cybersecurity best practice communications to educate staff, students, and parents against known threats and potential vectors of attack.• Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans with district IT department.• Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs in cybersecurity.• Developed and documented procedures for new technologies and shared reports with appropriate stakeholders.• Delivered in-depth training and education to audiences with varying degrees of expertise, imparting knowledge of best practices for protecting data and minimizing errors.• Investigated and addressed hardware and software issues to enhance usability and improve functionality.

• Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.• Reviewed latest standards to review teaching strategies for compliance with requirements.• Cultivated relationships with parents for complete support network.• Modeled core values of school on daily basis in interactions with students, families, administrators, and fellow teachers.• Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.

Graduate Certificate, Cybersecurity, 4.0

Master'S Degree, Educational/Instructional Technology, 4.0

Certificates in Online Teaching (K-12) and Technology Integration Specialist

Master'S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching, 4.0

Concentration in Math and Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics, 3.27

Minor in Honors: Humanities and Sciences