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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Lead Engineer responsible for partner infrastructure stand up, writing well organized Terraform modules for highly efficient replication. • Built enterprise level cloud solutions for some of the largest financial conglomerates in the US with AWS• Wrote CI/CD automation tools with Bash and Python • Monitored company wide application stack with Sumologic and Datadog • Played a large role in Docker and Kubernetes configuration within application repositories • Maintained scalable and reliable web applications dealing with highly sensitive customer financial data• Wrote networking configuration for complex cross account API's

Chicago, Illinois, United States

* Used hardware virtualization to build an internal network that simulated existent private local networks.* Engineered simulated attacks (based on known attack vectors) on synthetic host environments. * Used containerization to isolate destructive attack environments with Docker.* Wrote bash scripts to automate attack sequence. https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/uvm-enters-research-partnership-threat-stack-leading-cloud-based-cybersecurity-firm

Toronto, Ontario

* Wrote python scripts to organize network traffic analytics. * Gained experience working with DHCP and DNS servers using AD-DS and Windows Server * Assisted with the backup of all security system data (logs, camera footage, etc.) by formatting and configuring drives in RAID * Troubleshot issues with multimedia provider whose servers we maintained for all the guest’s rooms (Apple TV, Casting, etc.). * Assisted the system administrator with miscellaneous tasks (troubleshooting staff computers, working with the Oracle system that kept guest’s data, setting up access points throughout the hotel)

Arlington, Va

• Designed and built a company-wide intranet site to store documents, schedule important events, and make cloud based access more efficient with less struggle for each department• Worked alongside the IT department to help with miscellaneous tasks such as reformatting the firewall• Shadowed the developers who coded the software while heightening my understanding and skills for cybersecurity• Assisted the sales department with technological issues• Gained valuable office-setting experience

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

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