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United States

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Engineer cybersecurity solutions for users, application development, solution delivery, and enterprise management.
• Manage maturity-focused projects to advance core business processes for operations and security.
• Design security-centric systems for front end user, middleware, and backend for web, management, and operations’ solutions.

Mission: Create masters of the IT craft in the Federal, Financial, Field, and Manufacturing (FFFM) Industries.Mission statement: Operational excellence is the goal.Purpose: Make every organization we support to become the best in the industry with pristine and secure technology deployment and governance.Services: Cloud, Hybrid and traditional network.

Cork, Ireland, IE

• Manage a team of MSSP engineers and a junior engineer to monitor and respond to security incidents.
• Lead in integration of Microsoft security services such as E3 and E5 Intunes, Information Protection and ATA
• Manage cloud proxy solution Zscaler to secure website and web application access
• Manage AWS cloud security services such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, AWS WAF, CloudFront, CloudFormation, among others.
• Install, maintain and monitor Cisco FirePOWER (formerly Sourcefire Defense Center/Snort) Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to catch emerging threats within the network.
• Install, maintain and monitor Cisco ASA firewalls to secure network parameters, implement client and site to site VPN, and safeguard against intrusion using IPS Sourcefire modules

Bethesda, MD, US

• Successful installation, testing, and migration of NetApp systems (7 mode and Cdot OnTap 8.0 – 9). Managing SAN and NAS infrastructure with data accumulating to more than 4 Petabyte.
• Connect NetApp DS4243 and DS2246 disk shelves to FAS2500, 3000, 6000 and 8000 series Filers
• Manage and maintain Windows Servers at multiple sites. OS (2003 – 2013R2) upgrade, provision, and troubleshoot to provide efficient services.
• Troubleshooting Level 3 issues including performance issues (collecting Core Dump and Perfstats) on the NetApp filers in SAN and NAS environments allocating storage to Windows, Linux and Unix Servers.
• Audit data on file systems using tools such as Stealthbits, Varonis, Event logs and NetApp OnCommand software.
• Configure / manage Snap Drive, Snap Manager for Virtual Infrastructure, Volume Snapmirror, Qtree and LUN management, Flex Clone, Deduplication, Aggregate, Compression, storage planning, data management, disaster.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Assess and document various sites' computer configurations and user requirements to satisfy scientists, engineers, and managers.
• Deploy, configure, and wipe Windows and Apple computers, communications devices, and peripheral equipment.
• Install and troubleshoot Microsoft and Macintosh images, peripheral device drivers, and IP phone software.
• Analyze device procurement and prepare specifications for hardware acquisition.
• Create computer deployment procedures that have successfully increased user satisfaction.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Compliance, Risk Management & Anti-Money Laundering

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Cybersecurity Policy And Compliance

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Information Systems Concentration In It Project Management

Associates Of Applied Science, Computer Information System

Associates Of Applied Science, Information Security

Certification, Network And System Administration/Administrator