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Pensacola, FL, US

Pensacola, Florida, United States

• Conduct research and investigations of cyber events to identify and mitigate security threats and cyber risk, resulting in an increase in overall system security posture.
• Provide support for technology and cybersecurity detection, response, mitigation, and reporting of cyber threats affecting client networks and operational technologies (OT).
• Coordinate with cyber defense staff for both commercial and government clients to validate cybersecurity and network degradations.
• Management of cyber and network teams, projects and analysts.
• Documentation and escalation of incidents (including event histories, statuses and potential impacts for further action).
• Coordination with Argo Cyber staff to conduct proactive notifications to clients and assist in incident management process & mitigation.

Pensacola, Florida Area

• Conducted research and investigations of cyber events to identify and mitigate security threats and cyber risk, resulting in an increase in overall system security posture.
• Migrated enterprise to CrowdStrike Falcon Prevent NGAV and Falcon Complete SOC as a Service.
• Installed, configured and maintained Palo Alto Firewalls with Panorama management platform.
• Implemented secure cloud connectivity to Microsoft Azure GovCloud datacenter utilizing AT&T NetBond and Microsoft ExpressRoute.
• Established IT Security & Governance program for the BOCC and its stakeholders.
• Coordinated deployment of Splunk Enterprise Cloud SIEM, trained IT staff on functionality and established on-premises security operations center (SOC).

Pensacola, Florida, United States

• Successfully provided IT support to small to medium businesses in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, resulting in a 20% increase in overall operational efficiency for customers.
• Optimized and oversaw 150+ Cisco switches, routers, and wireless access points, delivering 99.9% network uptime.
• Streamlined Active Directory management by creating and managing 500+ user accounts, improving efficiency and access control.
• Executed off-site disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity network and infrastructure, leading to a 25% increase in system resilience and minimized data loss.
• Upgraded datacenter with cutting-edge network and fiber connectivity, resulting in a 30% increase in remote access speed and enhanced resiliency.

Pensacola, Florida, United States

• Operated and maintained all servers and network connections in telecom colocation facility to support connectivity of clients to the internet. Supported remote dial-up connectivity for 33.6k and 56k baud modems and.
• Utilized Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP to develop and host customer website solutions.
• Built custom Linux firewalls with IPTABLES, 56k and ISDN BRI interface cards for providing business customers secure access to the internet.
• Installed, configured and maintained multiple ISC Bind DNS servers providing a simple, secure and cost-effective DNS for customer internet and website access.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Interdisciplinary Humanities

Activities and Societies: Photo Editor - The Voyager Student Newspaper

Associate Of Arts - Aa