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Aurora, CO

Westminster, CO

• Communicate and coordinate Information Systems Security policy across the organization and work with government agencies to obtain rulings, interpretations, and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations
• Establish, document, implement, and monitor the IS Security Program and related procedures for the facility and ensure compliance with IS security requirements
• Prepare and maintain Systems Security Plans (SSP) which accurately reflect the installation and security provisions of the system
• Ensures that each SSP has been implemented, that the specified security controls are in place and properly tested, and that the IS in functioning as described in the SSP
• Conducts on-going security reviews and tests for information systems to periodically verify that security features and operating controls are functional and effective
• Ensures the development, documentation and presentation of IS security education, awareness, and training activities for facility management, IS personnel, users, and others as appropriate

Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, CO

• Provide support for six steps of the Risk Management Framework, NIST 800 series.
• Assess Information Security risk and developing security reporting that is meaningful and actionable for a variety of audiences, including internal stakeholders and external third parties.
• Communicate with customer at many levels on security domains, auditing standards and frameworks, and risk analysis frameworks.
• Use of various technical tools to assess a target systems capabilities, deficiencies, and vulnerabilities; review of technical and administrative documentation; discussion and interviews with responsible system.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Provide Tier 1 and 2 technical support for a leak detection and systems monitoring manufacturing company.
• Acted as front line customer support to answer customer concerns and questions regarding company products.
• Member of team that installed and configured leak detection systems in a government facility.

Louisville, Colorado

• Manage classified computers for Department of Defense (DOD), Intelligence Community (SCI), and Special Programs (SAP) government customers.
• Implement security measures in accordance with applicable government regulations including NISPOM, DCID, ICD, JAFAN, JSIG, and NIST 800 series (Risk Management Framework).
• Manage nine accredited spaces for multiple government agencies to include Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 2050 compliance.
• Conduct risk assessments including analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and creating counter measures to safeguard classified information systems.
• Update and maintains procedures for operation of secure IT assets.
• Conduct audits and analysis of software and hardware used on corporate network.

Westminster Colorado

• Setup network operations center (NOC) to include equipment purchase and setup, software selection to monitor UNIX systems located in data centers around the world, and create and document procedures for network.
• Manage software quality assurance group for Internet monitoring software.
• Tested Internet monitoring software for errors, inconsistency, and broken programming.

Longmont, Colorado

• Provide personal computer repair and test capability for all company departments.
• Analyze failed equipment according to established methods and procedures to determine whether equipment is repairable in-house, as well as performing such repair function, or coordinating with vendors for warranty.
• Installation, configuration, and setup of PC workstations and servers.
• Repair of workstations, printers, scanners and other peripherals.
• Application software and PC firmware installation and configuration.
• User training on hardware, software, and peripherals.

Westminster, Colorado

• Setup, configure and install hundreds of Hewlett Packard workstations in the warehouse, research and development, and executive areas of the company.
• Assist with network wiring and configuration in the warehouse and production floors.
• Manage desktop support personnel who helped close trouble tickets in an outstanding manner.
• Received numerous awards for jobs well done.

Boulder, Colorado

Provide network support for Windows and Apple computer system for a plastics molding company.

Westminster, Colorado

• Trained hundreds of employees, from technicians to executives, on Windows and Macintosh software applications including the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Expert on Microsoft Excel and taught relational database systems, SQL, Oracle, FileMaker.
• Manage a 10 classroom computer training center including class scheduling, budgeting, and hiring trainers and outside training companies.
• Maintain budget and prepare monthly reports to Department of Energy and EG&G.

Masters Of Arts, Educational/Instructional Technology

NFS grant to train science teachers from around the United States on using computers in their science classrooms.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Teaching Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Certified Secondary Science Teacher in Colorado | National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) |Instructor on.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) With Distinction, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology | President's ScholarshipTyped psychology journal articles in.

Associates Of Applied Science, Plant Sciences

Activities and Societies: Floriculture Club | Chief Magistrate of Dorm Judicial SystemStudy of Botany, Agronomy, Chemistry, Plant.