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Cottage Grove, Or, Us

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Performed and led approximately 25 comprehensive penetration test engagements per year for clients with annual revenues ranging from $10 million to $600 million, consistently achieving the highest number of billable hours among the penetration testers on the team. These tests included external, internal, wireless, operational technology, and cloud- based audit activities.Developed and implemented new deliverables in cloud penetration testing and configuration review services, generating additional revenue of $6,000 per engagement and identifying authentication and authorization flow configuration issues in approximately 30% of engagements, enhancing client security.Leveraged unique qualifications as the only licensed engineer and penetration tester on the team to conduct specialized penetration testing and audit activities for SCADA and ICS systems, providing invaluable expertise in IT/OT convergence for public utilities.Developed innovative red-team approaches for adversarial assessments, deploying automated infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, resulting in at least 40% time savings per engagement and enhancing team agility in adapting to attacker playbooks and detection.Authored and delivered 6 cybersecurity and governance talks this year alone, building relationships with over 10 clients and securing two contracted jobs, generating at least $30,000 in revenue attributable to business development efforts.Acted as one of only three digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) analysts on the team, directly contributing to 50% of all DFIR deliverables.Successfully conducted fast-paced log and evidence collection to identify breaches and recommend remediation actions, producing reports with evidence available for use in litigation.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Supervised a system administrator and performed executive planning for infrastructure development and operations, resulting in consistently above-standard performance reviews for the administrator.Directed and supported the implementation of network segmentation through additional VLANs, increased log ingestion for better security visibility, revised network topology for higher availability, and enhanced ACL granularity to reduce attack surface, resulting in a 30% reduction in log noise due to unsubstantiated threats.Designed and implemented Ansible for automation within the environment, managing approximately 36 virtual machines and even more containerized workloads, achieving at least 25% time savings in maintenance, on average.Developed and executed a migration plan from VMware to ProxmoxVE, achieving over 100% cost savings, improving workload reliability and enhancing data integrity. Longer support lifecycle support allowed for a long-term cost savings in hardware purchases.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Conducted over 50 rigorous network and Active Directory penetration tests for credit unions and the healthcare industry, resulting in rapid promotion to Senior Penetration Tester due to exemplary performance, earning the highest possible annual performance review scores.Refined reporting strategy to enhance the value of testing artifacts for clients, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and effective change, directly leading to improved deliverables.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Completely overhauled the SNAT setup for the network edge, transforming previously useless logs into valuable data by ensuring internal traffic was properly logged with RFC1918 IPs rather than extraneous routable addresses. This optimization saved firewall compute resources and improved log accuracy.Enhanced security posture by restructuring NAT policies and applying intrusion prevention controls, resulting in a 35% increase in log events transitioning from traffic to intrusion blocks.Managed and maintained a data center comprising of approximately 30 VMs across three hypervisors, and 5 bare-metal servers, achieving a minimum of 99.9% uptime with no redundancy. Ensured the infrastructure met the unique demands of 20 users, including 10 penetration testers, with no incidents while advancing strategic initiatives.

Washington, Dc, Us

Earned two Navy Achievement Medals (NAMs) for excellence in performance aboard the USS Alaska SSBN 732 (Blue).Maintained a fully adjudicated Top Secret & SCI security clearance, ensuring strict compliance with security protocols and safeguarding classified information.Managed a team of 11 radiomen as communications officer, achieving 100% operational readiness of COMSEC and strategic materials, contributing to the ship winning the Battle E for excellence.Successfully certified all onboard officer personnel, earning top grades during the Tactical Readiness Evaluation and demonstrating superior operational readiness.Served as the primary officer of the deck (OOD), directly representing the captain and ensuring the safety of the ship and crew during operations underway.Achieved qualification as navy engineer for all submarine nuclear reactor plants, overseeing safe and efficient reactor operations. Awarded a challenge coin for exemplary performance from Admiral Caldwell, Director of Naval Reactors.Supervised over 600 hours of critical ship maintenance as the Ship’s Duty Officer, ensuring timely and effective completion of essential tasks.Managed safe handling and disposition of positively controlled cryptographic material (PCM) as cryptographic control officer, maintaining zero incidents.Ensured compliance with DOD 8570 standards for 30 employees as Cybersecurity Manager, maintaining a perfect record with zero cybersecurity incidents.Achieved a flawless track record with zero cybersecurity incidents, earning a rating of #1 amongst US Navy assets on the Atlantic coast for IA and VRAM compliance.Led the nuclear-trained mechanics division as Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA), ensuring the safe and effective operation and maintenance of the ship’s nuclear reactor and steam-powered engine room.Managed a team of nine watchstanders, including 3 mid-level supervisors, ensuring safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the ship’s nuclear reactor.

Washington, Dc, Us

Collegiate Officer Candidate with a nuclear submarine designator working toward a degree at Oregon State University

Assembled high quality mountain and road bikes quickly and consistently for the largest bicycle shop in town. Strived to go above and beyond, completing bicycle repairs requiring logical deduction and trouble-shooting, on a short deadline.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

Contributed to a hard-working team of food-service employees. Consistently made upwards of 20 drinks during 4 hour shifts with no complaints or negative feedback. Grew as a natural leader and asked to train new employees after only several weeks of employment.