Security is a journey, not a destination.NaviSec is a veteran owned cyber security company with a focus on high quality, right-sized solutions and client relationships. Our team works 24/7 to protect and assist our partners in navigating the unknown waters of cyber security.Founded in 2015 as Sequoia Cyber Solutions, NaviSec has grown from a bootstrap startup to an established player in the cyber security space. Seamless integration, scalability, and customization are critical in our approach to protecting each client’s unique business assets. One-size-fits-all solutions are not in our vocabulary.Partnering with NaviSec empowers your business to make bold decisions with clarity and peace of mind. Each of our three core services can be customized to fit your structure, goals, and regulatory compliance needs. The NaviSec portfolio includes Delta offensive security services, Sentry defensive security services, and the Atlas Security Operations Center (SOC).

Sequoia Cyber Solutions, Inc is Veteran Owned Small Business dedicated to providing enterprise class solutions to small and medium business at SMB prices. We love to tinker with our clients as a team to define the best solution that is long lasting, impactful, scalable, and cost effective so your business can focus on its business operations and not on its IT Infrastructure. We also white box all of our services to Service Providers and IT Solution companies to expand your toolbox to provide additional value to your existing client base.Our Triangle of Focus is Wi-Fi Design and Optimization, Cyber Security, and Cloud Services. For more information on our solutions, visit our website. Please contact me anytime even if you just want to bounce ideas off of us. That's what we do!

Lead an incredible Converged Communications team through an intense stabilization and standardization initiative including a data center migration project that consolidated 2 datacenters across country. Our team's hard work resulted in significant stabilization, modernization, and improvement of STARTEK's global infrastructure by implementing network architecture best practices, establishing standardization and documentation processes, and removing single points of failure directly contributing to STARTEK's call centers being recognized as the top call centers for many of their clients.

Manage a team of 3 Network Engineers, 1 Network Architect and 1 Telecom Analyst in a dynamic, global call center service provider environment with over 12,000 employees. Responsible for providing connectivity between our call centers, customers and data centers across North America, Central America, and South East Asia. I am dedicated to maintaining stability, improving architecture and process, and innovating our environment to provide the highest quality customer experience to our clients.

Solutions developer and consultant for state/local government.Projects:RF Antenna ImplementationInfrastructure AuditEmbedded Linux Platform Development

Manage a team of 8 Engineers responsible for the Network, Server, Storage, and Security Infrastructure across 5 locations and 3 data centers in the highly regulated financial services sector. Leverage technologies including Brocade Routers and Switches, Dell Servers, Windows 2008 R2, VMWare, EMC Storage Arrays, Palo Alto, ForeScout, and SourceFire to support business needs. Transformed a chaotic team environment to an efficient and effective team by establishing cross functional communication between the Service Desk, Software Development and Infrastructure Teams. This fostered an environment of higher productivity with less surprises and allowed for vast improvements to system wide stability averaging one outage per month (down from multiple outages per week) while managing over 30 complex, concurrent IT projects as the primary Project Manager.Lead weekly Change Management process that included IT and other Line of Business Leads.Led the Infrastructure Team through significant achievements including:* Multiple successful bank and internal audits.* Multiple training events and certification opportunities for the team while reducing the hours and days that the engineers had to work. In an environment with very high turnover, no employees resigned while serving our team.* Migrating, implementing and maintaining critical systems in VMWare private clouds including development, multiple test, staging, and production clusters. Ongoing Physical to Virtual migration operations aided in the consolidation and decommission of many out of warranty physical machines reducing costs and improving availability.

Lead all day to day business operations including management of multiple subcontractors and employees in Sales, Software Development, Technical Writing, and Field Services. Also responsible for Contract and Proposal Writing, Business Development, Hiring Employees, Taxes and AccountingPerform many technical roles such as:• Lead Technical Instructor – Provide equipment training to US Marines and new hires enabling them to operate and provide support for multiple highly complex, deployable satellite communication terminals (SWAN, Viasat MRT, JNN and other systems).• Principal Technical Advisor – Advise government agencies on best practices and fielding plans for the installation and deployment of new equipment and communication system upgrades to combat areas of operation.• Test Director – Develop test plans and test procedures for customer acceptance testing of a multicast video distribution communication system utilizing a theater-wide TDMA network. Act as the primary customer representative on-site guiding the customer through the testing process while managing a team of six (6) test engineers testing satellite communication, verifying contract hardware specifications and demonstrating software requirements for twelve (12) communication systems that consisted of satellite antennas and transmission equipment, multiple video transcoders, and Windows 2003 servers.• Technical Documentation Developer – Author multiple technical manuals, training presentations and quick reference guides for many commercial and government agencies on complex satellite communication systems, TDMA satellite modems, and multicast video distribution. Develop technology policies and SOPs.• IT Services – Built and maintain a highly secured, web hosting environment for eCommerce, web forum, and other client websites utilizing CentOS linux servers that are still in use today. Also deployed to overseas combat areas to provide IT Management support.

Primary Responsibilities:Yeast Management - Production, Pitching, SanitationLaboratory Operations - Viable Yeast Cell Count, VDK, HLPCountless Hours Operating, Cleaning and Maintaining a DE FilterDry HoppingPouring and Brand Promotion at Festivals

Design and manufacture Low Energy, Small Form Factor Desktop Computer SystemsResponsible for all aspects of business operationsMove a Sales Unit from concept to operation with successful Sales Representatives in six states within two monthsManage a team of seven members operating in three states providing sales, creative design, and product developmentEstablish and maintain strategic partnerships to further company goals

Train Marines, Airman, Navy, Army, and Civilian personnel on the SWAN (Support Wide Area Network), WPPL (Wireless Point to Point Link), and collapsible communication tower programs on topics that range from satellite communication, Voice over IP and Advanced Data Network Routing and Switching technologiesSupervise practical exercises in which students assemble and disassemble complex communication systemsSpend countless hours developing and refining course materials using Microsoft Power Point, Visio, and Adobe applications. Tasks include updating content, adjusting layouts, and designing new presentations, per customer’s requirementsParticipate in multiple fielding and upgrade events in support of SWAN and WPPL systems for the United States Marine Corps and other related systems for other agenciesTravel to different geographical locations including overseas combat areas, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting and training Satellite Communication and Data Networking equipment

Responsible for the physical transitioning of over 1000 Computers, Printers, and VOIP devices from a Legacy network to the NMCI (Navy/Marine Corps Intranet) networkInstall, configure, troubleshoot, and upgrade Cisco routers and switches in 8 different geographic sitesTroubleshoot end-user network problems via Remedy and Legacy Helpdesk trouble tickets. Tasks include loss of connectivity problems, DHCP server issues, and ISP/OSP (Inside/Outside Plant) media problems

Troubleshoot, install, configure, maintain, design, document, and upgrade all aspects of WAN and LAN multi-server/client system environment that includes a multitude of network equipment such as Cisco Switches and Routers (IOS and CATOS), DNE and Promina multiplexing equipment, tactical and commercial transmission equipment, VSWAN, LSWAN, KIV7HS/HSB, KIV19, KG194A, and KG175 TACLANEImplement methods of monitoring network services for possible optimization and diagnose system degradation to determine appropriate remedial action, resulting in minimal downtime. System was implemented theater wide and replaced an aging monitoring systemWork with multiple protocols on LAN/WAN environment: EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, Spanning Tree, VLAN, VTP, ACL Management, GRE and VTI Tunnels, and Multicasting.Administer a Windows 2003 domain/forest with thousands of users to include Group Policy Objects, Active Directory, and Exchange 2003 mailboxesCombat deployed over 18 months while on active duty to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom working in up to Top Secret environmentsTraveled to over 13 camps while deployed as a member of a two man quick response team providing communication support and training to Infantry Battalions and Other Government Agencies (OGA)

Manage and team member that built a network of 10 Linux servers providing DNS, email, web, and authentication services to 3000 ISP usersTroubleshoot issues with the WAN backbone and optimized network for maximum reliability and accessibility. Write documentation for employees and usersWrite applications for automation and co-author a network monitoring utility written in HTML and PERLPerform regular system backups of operating systems and user data (including mailboxes) to facilitate recovery from a catastrophic system lossPerform Information Assurance (IA) functions such as patching numerous vulnerabilities with systems and business customers. Stay current using Bugtraq security mailing list supporting Windows and UNIX based operating systems

Troubleshoot user connectivity issues for Penncom, a 30,000 User Internet Service ProviderAct as Supervisor responsible for scheduling, complex problem resolution and customer managementPerformed Network Administration tasks on UNIX Servers, Portmaster 3, Ascend TNT and APC Masterswitches located in 25+ cities in Western PennsylvaniaScript PERL programs to automate administration tasks