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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

I started Ruff Security LLC after being approached to provide some AWS architecting and security consulting services. This lead into performing some penetration tests and security assessments for a handful of clients. I pride myself in providing high quality vulnerability assessment reports with prioritized guidance and recommendations for my clients.

Wichita, Ks, Us

I was promoted to this position after I suggested a restructuring of our security department to allow for a tiered escalation of duties and provide confidence to internal customers when escalating to multiple analysts.I perform offensive application security testing on internally developed web applications and Python code reviews. I created our initial security oversight processes and executed our 1st internal web application test.I author security assessment reports for applications and network security tests, manage CrowdStrike EDR, and Identity Threat Protection products, and test internal network security with tools like BloodHound, PingCastle, and Responder. I also administer out Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, and Nessus vulnerability scanning infrastructure.I’m also the Tier 3 escalation point for security analysts and other IT stakeholders along with mentoring other Security Analysts and knowledge sharing.

Wichita, Ks, Us

I transitioned to the security department upon its creation from an initial Systems Administrator role and investigated phishing email reports and triaged endpoint protection alerts. I served as escalation point for complex issues involving Duo, Cisco Security, and Splunk. Prioritized, remediated, and mitigated identified vulnerabilities, responded to technical incidents and led forensic investigations, and monitored vulnerability news and threat intelligence.We ensured logging compliance, reduced passwords needed, consolidated authentication, and migrated from an on-prem Splunk Enterprise to the Splunk Cloud.

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I always had an interest in cybersecurity and due to my ability to identify security risks within our network, I was promoted to this role.I managed Nessus and Acunetix vulnerability scans and reports. Remediated and mitigated system administration issues for vulnerabilities in the environment. I also created PowerShell scripts to monitor Active Directory password hashes for password re-use policy violations.We bolstered our password security, reduced the need for manual security camera reviews, and implemented a new Imperva Web Application Firewall.

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I joined Emprise Bank and managed Active Directory and Group Policy for corporate headquarters and 30+ branch offices. I was responsible for our VMware vCenter infrastructure consisting of over 100 Windows Server VMs and 30+ physical servers at branch locations. I also supported business process automation initiatives with the creation of PowerShell scripts and Lansweeper deployment packages.