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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for USACE and ACE-IT on Cyber Network Defense tools and concepts.
• Identify, investigate, analyze, mitigate and remediate information security events to ensure enterprise integrity against technical and physical risks.
• Prevent adversary access schemes and/or infiltration of friendly networks via the use of defensive measures and information collected from variety sources.
• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.
• Monitor external data sources to maintain awareness of CND threat conditions and identify security issues impacting the enterprise.
• Conduct quality management reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of security controls.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Frontline consultant from Early Case Assessment and tool selection to production support.
• Liaise executive management teams, Legal and frontline IT teams to coordinate successful projects.
• Manage full project lifecycle from scoping and estimation to end of project reporting and billing.
• Acting First Responder for Incident Response issues to include forensic collections, analysis, and reporting.
• Understand network configurations and be able to quickly assess network vulnerabilities.
• Conduct detailed Threat Assessments and report on findings to stakeholders.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Collaborating with project managers and coordinators, defining project requirements, traveling to hundreds of national corporations and law firms, and project managing the on-site implementation of strategic forensic.
• Implementing Best Practices operating procedures and protocols, maintaining strict media chain of custody, and assuring compliance with standardized forensics and e-discovery practices and techniques.
• Leveraging Kroll Ontrack, EnCase®, FTK®, and accessory imaging tools, and acquiring/preserving computer media in lab, on-site data capture, and seizure settings.
• Creating sector-by-sector forensic copies of original media, performing active data collections, facilitating electronic discovery, and supporting legal investigation processes.
• Utilizing Cellebrite and MPE+ applications, imaging tablets and call phones, positioning clients with security measures/strategies, and mitigating corporate risk/liability.
• Managing Technical Support Team, directing large onsite imaging and data capture projects, and providing corporate clients with reliable data recapture capabilities.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Processed and translated e-mail, word processing documents, spreadsheets, and electronic evidence into reviewable formats.
• Managed/adapted workflow schedules and consistently delivered on-time project execution.
• Restored, extracted, and prepared electronic evidence including e-mail databases, desktop data, network shares, and back-up archives for corporate clients in litigation scenarios.
• Captured client data from multiple global geographic locations, IT platforms, email systems, and business software applications, and effectively met client project performance and deliverables objectives.
• Prepared, processed, and uploaded data, troubleshot documentation issues, and assured data validity and project charter compliance.
• Extracted compressed Ghost, Encase, Zip, TrueCrypt, and BKF-formatted files, and converted/standardized e-mail from Lotus Notes, GroupWise, MIME, and non-standard formats.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Designed and administered Windows Network that served 50 end users on Macintosh and Windows platforms, optimized connectivity, and reduced downtime.
• Championed and implemented network infrastructure additions, deletions, and modifications, and decisively improved network performance and end-user satisfaction.
• Developed strategic vendor relationships, strategized network project plans and proposals, defined project scope, secured senior management approval, and executed upgrade implementation projects.
• Designed and implemented state-of-the-art Windows network-backup solution, and deployed a highly effective disaster recovery plan.
• Configured Macintosh and Windows operating systems, integrated communications compatibility component, and facilitated seamless information sharing processes.
• Designed, developed, deployed, and maintained www.dragspecialties.com and www.parts-unlimited.com.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Managed installation of an interactive kiosk marketing system including NT servers, support, and diagnostics in 18 US-wide branch locations.
• Directed and scheduled installation team and technical support group, and coordinated product distribution, follow-up, training, and support processes.
• Deployed remote administration and repair system, integrated automatic monitoring and alert components, and provided quality end-user support and training.

Lawton, Oklahoma Area

• Troubleshoot and repair tactical radio and field wire equipment systems.