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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Results-driven professional successfully planning and directing activities that provide innovative information technology, network engineering, and customer service solutions. Extensive experience leading people and project teams, implementing and overseeing technology programs. Ambitious, goal-seeker and goal-setter, with the drive to achieve and surpass.• Completes timely and meaningful performance reviews and development plans for direct reports• Providing regular reports for management that measure the Quality of technical support service to the customer• Analyses reports on complex data associated with key business performance indicators, identifies and drives improvement actions across the business• Support the development and implementation of standard work associated with the services• Making recommendations to the development team for improvements to our in-house mobile application.• Developing custom Android applications for T1-T3 helpdesk that quickly resolves common helpdesk requests.• Porting my custom mobile applications to web-apps that can be run on any device with a web browser.• Managed our member subscriptions and user accounts.• Programed a wide range of automation scripts to manage our enterprise cloud MDM.• Maintained enterprise MDM through use of their web console, API and CLI tool.• Tasked with evaluating multiple MDM solutions for migration of 1,000+ devices.• Developed step-by-step instructions on how to manage devices, communities, security policies and applications within each MDM I evaluated as a potential candidate for migration.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

IT security specialist with a passion and talent for aligning security architecture, plans, controls, processes, policies and procedures with security standards and operational goals. Proven experience directing all phases of complex projects while managing, motivating and mentoring global team members. Extensive experience developing and testing security architectures of cloud-based systems.• Develop, implement, monitor and support information systems security programs.• Advanced user of intrusion-detection, IDS/IPS, DLP, SIEM, vulnerability-scanning, Web gateway, proxy appliances and antivirus tools.• Experience working in mixed Windows/Linux, database and virtualized/physical server environments.• Oversee security of the cloud infrastructure, serving as the main point of contact for investigating and resolving security-related issues.• Develop threat and vulnerability management policies and manage SEM (security event management) system.• Virtually eliminated threats from malware, advanced persistent threats and security breaches.• Authored security architecture design documentation and standard operating procedures.• Introduced use of security metrics to mitigate vulnerability by analyzing historical threats, addressing risks/gaps/violations and implementing improved protocols.

Hampton Roads Chapter

ISSA is the community of choice for international cybersecurity professionals dedicated to advancing individual growth, managing technology risk and protecting critical information and infrastructure.The Hampton Roads Chapter of ISSA is focused on providing educational forums, events, publications, and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of our members. comprised of security conscious professionals we give back to our local community through volunteering to build a stronger cybersecurity community.

Kilmarnock, Va

By using my programming knowledge I cut configuration time down from 40 minutes per assembly to 10 minutes by writing automation scripts. Highly proficient in the following:Designing and assembling custom test equipment.Knowledgeable in use of various testing equipment and tools such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters and soldering iron.Assembling wiring harnesses and attaching a variety of end connectors such as BNC and MOLEX connectors (IPC/WHMA-A-620 certified).Experience with configuring industrial control systems and programmable logic controllers.Configuration and testing of prototypes and production models.Programming with Python and BASH to automate configuration of networked devices.Troubleshooting and repairing computers, networked devices, electronic components and printed circuit boards.Experience with reading and interpreting technical drawings, wiring diagrams and blueprints.Keeping documentation of all repairs and replacements for quality assurance.

As a soldier my duties included but were not limited to operation, configuration and troubleshooting of:All computer systems and devices connected to SIPRNET and NIPRNET.Blue Force Tracker (BFT) GPS tracking and communication systems.Defense Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGR).Legacy radio communication systems.Operation, setup and maintenance of digital and analog communication devices.Set-up field antennas and hard-wire lines used to establish communications.Kept a report log of the unit's operations, activities and fire missions.Maintaining communications between the unit out in the field and headquarters during missions.Setting up and maintaining a line of communication with air, artillery and backup support.

Associate Of Science - As, Network And System Administration/Administrator

Graduated with Honors Deans List (X5) 4.0 GPA

Education record

Activities and Societies: Information Systems Security AssociationStudying to obtain Computer Network Administration certificates.