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Sparks, NV, US

Sparks, NV, US

Zurich, CH

Crystal City, VA, US

Mclean, Virginia, US

• I tackled my customer's biggest, toughest problems by delivering simple solutions that were secure, scalable, and flexible enough to meet current challenges and future opportunities. My customers included.
• Conducted a comprehensive data center facilities, strategy, and operations analysis for US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to include courses of action to support distributed data center architecture to meet.
• Developed a Federal Government Agency's Disaster Recovery effort and delivered a cost effective solution ahead of a Congressional mandated deadline.
• Delivered a production Hadoop based big data system to fulfill an urgent mission requirement 75% faster than was possible by using standard agency methods and processes.
• Re-engineered a Tier 1 telecommunications provider fiber optic network resulting in a capital expenditure savings of over $20M and an operational cost savings of many times that over the lifetime of the network.
• Designed and delivered a new 30kW per cabinet high density data center design using standard chilled water air cooling, a 328% increase in power density over the traditional agency design of 7kW per cabinet.

Chantilly, VA, US

• I created a new business service by directing all data center design and implementation activities for a Federal Government agency’s Critical Mission Assurance Program and provided technical leadership for disaster.
• Delivered a highly sensitive mission critical facility a year early and under budget by analyzing and then streamlining existing agency IT and organizational business processes. This accomplishment was lauded by the.
• Introduced and implemented new network engineering concepts learned from commercial ISP experience that solved long standing issues with distributed load balanced services.
• Led certification and accreditation efforts (DIACAP, DCID 6/3) for a PL4 system and the facility (DCID 6/9) that it was housed in.
• As chief INFOSEC engineer maintained expert or working knowledge of all relevant standards and regulations to include NIST Special Publications (guidelines and frameworks), and Federal Information Processing Standards.
• Achieved IAT & IAM Level III Certification.

Mclean, VA, US

• I developed a new cyber security business service from scratch, providing comprehensive full-spectrum simulated adversarial Computer Network Operations activities against Department of Defense and Federal Government.
• Recruited, trained, and mentored RED TEAM members and directed all threat emulation activities.
• Directed Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) gathering on target systems as well as hostile nation states and hacker groups that possess offensive Information Operations capabilities to build accurate target and threat.
• Contributed to the update of the Information Assurance (IA) Defense-Information Assurance Red Team Methodology (D-IART), an independent threat-based effort by an interdisciplinary, simulated opposing force which, after.

Arlington, Virginia, US

U.S. Army Information OperationsRecruited, trained, and led members of the RED TEAM, supervising vulnerability assessments and RED TEAM activities on DoD systems, served as the senior Army National Guard representative for RED TEAM activities to the Intelligence Community and U.S. Army.

• Produced a unique IT vulnerability assessment methodology that was incorporated into the INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) while serving as a member of the US Army National Guard’s Computer Network Integrity Test.
• Conducted numerous vulnerability assessments and penetration tests for several Fortune 100 and 500 level customer’s enterprise information systems, wireless networks, web based applications and databases. Analysis.
• Designed and implemented several defense in-depth architectures to include integrated firewall, intrusion detection (host and network based), anti-virus, and event monitoring and correlation.
• Recruited by a “Big 5” consultancy to conduct a business viability and technical analysis of a large national level Internet Service Provider prior to an IPO and later acquisition.
• Developed an ecommerce website and electronic payment and order fulfillment system resulting in a first to market position for a Fortune 100 company’s business incubator program.

• A high-growth national level ISP start-up offering “family friendly” and business appropriate Internet access to parents, schools, and corporations with granular control of content delivery.Reporting directly to the.
• Recruited and organized entire IT organization to include IT Operations (systems, security, network), and Engineering & Development (client/server programming, Internet applications and web development).
• Led the deployment of a large scale (2.5 million active user), “carrier class” IMAP and POP3 email service to include web based user interface, redundant systems, and distributed services. The architecture allowed for.
• Led the design and implementation of a secure Internet based customer services portal to include secure registration, “hands free” software installation, authentication and proprietary Internet content delivery.

San Jose, California, US

• Original member of ViaVideo, a start-up video teleconferencing (VTC) innovator that was acquired by Polycom in 1998. ViaVideo developed the first non-PC based VTC system, from concept to production in less than 15.
• Oversaw the design, deployment, and operations of enterprise wide security services to include firewalls, voice (PBX & Voicemail), email, web site, and development (development, test, and stage) environments.
• Managed the support of over 150 network endpoints, servers, videoconferencing equipment, communications assets, and 450+ special circuits.
• Provided high tier engineering support for clients, resellers, and in-house users of the Polycom ViewStation videoconferencing system and maintained a geographically dispersed multi-domain Microsoft NT Server.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Joint Counterdrug Task Force - Special Operations DetachmentRoutinely led a team of highly skilled operators on Counternarcotics and intelligence gathering Special Operations missions.
• Maintained expert proficiency on a vast array of technically advanced surveillance and secure and jam-resistant communications equipment, field-craft, survival, CQB, long-range reconnaissance skills, airmobile.
• Distinguished Honor graduate for both Basic and Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers Leadership Development Courses (BNCOC, ANCOC).
• Received Army Command Sergeant Major’s Leadership Excellence Award, the Army Commendation and Army Achievement medals for job performance as well as several letters of appreciation and commendation from superiors and.
• Prior to tour with Special Operations Detachment I held various leadership positions over a nine-year period to include Calvary Scout Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant, Mortar Platoon Sergeant, and Scout Squad Leader.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Professional Certificate, Cybersecurity: Technology, Application And Policy

Professional Certificate, Data Science And Big Data Analytics: Making Data-Driven Decisions

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science