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Newport, Rhode Island, United States

- Hardened both Microsoft Windows and UNIX-based operating systems per Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG), National Security Agency Security Requirements Guidelines and IT industry best practices.- Conducts cybersecurity vulnerability testing using Department of the Navy approved toolsets (Tenable's Security Center and Nessus) to validate proper implementation of security patches and compliance with the DoD Risk Management Framework for IT (RMF) process.- Troubleshoot and remediate vulnerabilities that may arise.- Provides advanced systems administration services for client systems.- Provides cybersecurity systems engineering for RHEL/Windows 10, devising, and implementing processes to permit for a centralized approach to systems administration, cybersecurity vulnerability patching and testing with various programs involving UUV (Unmanned Undersea Vehicles).- Well adverse in configuring single-board computers with arm CPU architectures.- Developed multiple bash scripts to automate our hardening process for RHEL 7.- Vulnerability scanned Docker containers with Trivy.- Worked heavily in VMware testing and troubleshooting issues before implementing the fix on the clients production systems.- Perform system image backups of client devices using clonezilla or windows backup and restore.

1275 Wampanoag Trail Riverside, Ri 02915

- Managed and maintained the corporate RingCentral phone system.- Installed, configured, and managed a security camera system.- Configured and deployed new computers.- Troubleshooted and maintained Windows 10 (Dell and Lenovo machines).

Middletown

- Diagnosed and repaired IT related issues for employees.- Installed OpenVAS on a VM to pen test the office network for vulnerabilities. - Setup a Wi-Fi Pineapple (A Hak5 device used to perform various wireless attacks) to demonstrate risks of public networks to other employees.

132 Johnny Cake Hill, Middletown, Ri 02842

- Performed nmap scans of the corporate network to search for potential open vulnerable ports.- Ran ethernet cabling to extend the corporate network to new spaces.- Also ran ethernet cabling to setup new wireless access points.- Configured the Asterisk open-source phone server in a CentOS Linux environment

683 W Main Rd, Middletown, Ri 02842

- I troubleshoot and diagnosed computer and hard drive issues. - I also repaired desktops and laptops that had both hardware and software issues.

Bachelor'S Degree, Cybersecurity

Bachelors in Cybersecurity with a minor in computer science.

Associate'S Degree, Cybersecurity

Associate'S Degree, Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications