Patrick Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

A System Steward on 4 Information Technology Platforms providing Authorization assistance and 1 major application.

8283 Greensboro Drive, Mclean, Va. 22102

Primary eMASS System Steward for six information systems in different clouds. Progress Risk Management Framework workflow. Update Security Controls. Manage Plans of Actions & Milestones (POA&M's). Coordinate System team activity and efforts.

Houston, Texas Area

Provide Migration and Assessment and Authorization (A&A) support to information systems (IaaS and PaaS) migrating to the VA Enterprise Clouds (AWS and Azure).Manage Security artifacts for the VA Enterprise Cloud systems (AWS & Azure). Train system teams and coworkers on all aspects of the ATO process including the A&A SOP, POAM Guide, FedRAMP, VA Handbook 6500, ICAMP reports, SCCD/BigFix reports, and Enterprise Discovery Scan (EDS).Work with other members of the cloud team, ICAMP team, CSOC, Software Assurance and the SCCD/BigFix team, Privacy office, etc. to track and resolve issues.

Houston, Texas Area

Senior team member on the Enterprise Project Management Division Information Assurance Management ATO (EPMD IAM) team that provides oversight on about all Enterprise systems. Assist Project manager with system monitoring, reporting and issue resolution. Use the GRC RiskVision application to monitor Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) ATO packages. Review the Nessus Scan, Web Application Security Assessment, Penetration Test, Database Scan, Secure code Review, Secure Design Review, Privacy Threshold Analysis, Privacy Impact Assessment, Information Security Contingency Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan, Incident Response Plan, Risk Assessment, System Security Plan, POA&M, Configuration Management Plan and POA&M’s for completeness and errors. Assist & train team members to do the same.Record and track System status for management. Communicate regularly with system owners, Information Security Officer’s and other system personnel to discuss and help complete all the accreditation requirements. Assist information system personnel with ATO requirements and correcting issues.Provide tracking data and progress reports to management.

Senior team member on the Enterprise Project Management Division Information Assurance Management ATO (EPMD IAM) team that provides oversight on about all Enterprise systems. Assist Project manager with system monitoring, reporting and issue resolution. Use the GRC RiskVision application to monitor Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) ATO packages. Review the Nessus Scan, Web Application Security Assessment, Penetration Test, Database Scan, Secure code Review, Secure Design Review, Privacy Threshold Analysis, Privacy Impact Assessment, Information Security Contingency Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan, Incident Response Plan, Risk Assessment, System Security Plan, POA&M, Configuration Management Plan and POA&M’s for completeness and errors. Assist & train team members to do the same.Record and track System status for management. Communicate regularly with system owners, Information Security Officer’s and other system personnel to discuss and help complete all the accreditation requirements. Assist information system personnel with ATO requirements and correcting issues.Provide tracking data and progress reports to management.

Houston, Texas Area

Certified and accredited multiple closed and restricted areas. Supervised construction and upgrades. Worked with Facility management on security issues. Managed security training. Worked on campus and building security. Custodian for thousands of classified documents. Managed multiple security containers and locks. Managed COMSEC. Managed hundreds of classified items. Conducted NISPOM, ISSO & other security training. Created Database used for computer billing used on many worldwide projects that cut incorrect billings by over $600,000 in one year. Provided third level IT support to over 500 local personnel and about 70,000 personnel on multiple worldwide projects. Managed network security & terminations for multiple projects. Developed procedures used to backup over 2000 computers used by project personnel. Imaged over 2000 computers using ghost. Helped catalog and track over 250,000 backups. Worked with Legal and corporate I.T. to coordinate & locate backups.

Houston, Texas Area

Rolled out Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP on hundreds of desktops and laptops at multiple Halliburton locations. Troubleshoot and repair installation issues.

Houston, Texas Area

Moved 900 Windows 2000 Compaq desktops and workstations. Fixed any move related issues.

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