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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.• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack.• Research and recommend new tools, processes, and techniques to discover, mitigate, or correct vulnerabilities in support of stakeholders utilizing enterprise defense-in-depth risk management.

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.• Provide on-site installation, configuration and administration for enterprise level software.• Facilitate Admin/End User Training, & Instruction.• Work independently or as part of a team on large-scale projects at client sites.

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 and ediscovery solutions.• 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.• Evaluating data collection, tracking processes, and tools, recommending/implementing continuous improvements/enhancements, collaboratively developing/testing new data collection methodologies, and improving data accuracy and tooling efficiency/functionality.• Providing Best-in-Class customer service to high-end client base, and consistently meeting/surpassing targeted project deliverables objectives.

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.