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Dallas, Texas, United States

• Performs security and gap analysis assessments and scoping exercises for external clients• Identifies and assists clients with resolving POA&Ms under NIST 800-171/CMMC• Responsible for internal compliance efforts, including vulnerability management, SIEM monitoring, documentation creation and updates, and change management• Provides support to teach team for security and IT related issues• Establishes monitors in SIEM tool and investigates events for possible cyber incidents• Point of contact for compliance related discussions and questions for all team members

Round Rock, Texas, United States

• Responsible for helping to ensure the Dell Federal Network (DFN) is fully compliant with applicable regulatory requirements, specifically NIST-171 and CMMC (Cyber Maturity Model Certification)• Provides consulting support to internal teams to help them understand and appropriately apply/comply with Dell Federal Security policies, standards, and regularly requirements for new and existing solutions• Serves as a technical security and compliance leader, advising stakeholders on security architectures, compliance initiatives and aligning cybersecurity strategy to business risk• Supports readiness activities associated with Technology and Architecture Global Standards Board, Federal’s Architecture Review Board and Security Review Board• Managed a lab environment enabling the build and test of new and existing applications including firewall, routing/switching, VMware, SAN, Windows, Linux, etc, with existing resources at $0 cost• Creates and updates process documents for all internal review boards• Reviews practice documents to ensure conformance with NIST controls

Round Rock, Texas, United States

• L2 operations support for the Microsoft Exchange and Lync/Skype for Business environment and other supporting products.• Monitored the environment for any issues and trends, resolving issues before they became a problem.• Deployed various PowerShell scripts to help monitor the environment and execute tasks.• Acted as an advisor for the CISO on the Security Review Board, providing IT advice on new solutions being presented.• Later joined the Compliance team working with CMMC and reviewing all IT applications to ensure CMMC compliance.• Managed a lab environment enabling the build and test of new and existing applications including firewall, routing/switching, VMware, SAN, Windows, Linux, etc, with existing resources at $0 cost• Acted as a technical SME for Role Based Access Control deployment process.

Round Rock, Texas, United States

• Worked as part of a small team supporting the migration effort of moving over 2,500 employees to a new environment to support Federal business.• Excelled in PowerShell and developed migrations scripts to migrate Exchange mailboxes from one environment to another.• Utilized PowerShell skills to monitor, report and remediate common issues and tasks.• Led a project to rebuild the Active Directory permissions and implement a Role-Based-Access-Control model to comply with NIST 800-171 requirements.Developed training material and standardized processes for service desk members to better support business needs.• Responsible for documenting and demonstrating compliance for internal audit of NIST 800-171 controls.• Escalation path for all Active Directory, Exchange and Lync related issues.• Performed all Identity Management tasks (accounts, mailboxes, groups).• Built and managed a lab environment enabling the build and test of new and existing applications including firewall, routing/switching, VMware, SAN, Windows, Linux, etc, with existing resources at $0 cost

Eden Prairie, Mn

• Provided Executive Support and escalation path for all major incidents impacting a global 24/7/365 tech support call center.• Acted as IT Site and Team Lead leading a team of three technicians.• Configured, installed and repaired systems for over 800 end users• Responsible for site asset management for workstations and network infrastructure.• Assisted infrastructure engineering teams with complex technical issues

Dell Compellent - Eden Prairie, Mn

• Performed break/fix repairs on end user computers• Assisted network engineer team with troubleshooting network issues• Configured and installed systems for end users• Administrative Bookkeeping• Project Management

• Train in new general service technicians. • Perform general maintenance on vehicles: oil changes, tire rotations, coolant flushes, brake fluid exchanges, alignments, fuel system tune ups.• Repair and replace passenger and truck tires.• Performed diagnostics• Maintained tire and parts inventory

• Certified Coffee Master• Managed shifts and delegated duties up to six people• Focused on customer service and building customer relationships• Trained in new baristas and shift supervisors• Maintained coffee, supplies and retail inventory

• Conducted troubleshooting for DirecTV customers• Assisted agents with difficult calls• Quality control between agents and customers• Training advocate for new hires and tenured agents

Certificate In Pastoral Theology

Information Technology - B.S., Information Technology

Education record

Activities and Societies: Web Design, Computer Science, CCNA, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Drumline