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Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Leads strategic direction for the security of data and systems across all State of Florida agencies. Responsible for cybersecurity strategy and vision for a large state government composed of over 35 agencies with over 115,000 employees. Champion for securing Florida citizens' data. Provides strategic and operational vision for the State Data Center.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Manages 5-person staff within the Office of Information Technology in information security, access control and incident response for business and operational systems in the Department of Corrections enterprise.Ensures security of critical operational systems and networks for over 20,000 users providing various criminal justice, health care, and educational services for over 200,000 persons at various facilities throughout the state of Florida.Responsible for all aspects of operational… Show more Manages 5-person staff within the Office of Information Technology in information security, access control and incident response for business and operational systems in the Department of Corrections enterprise.Ensures security of critical operational systems and networks for over 20,000 users providing various criminal justice, health care, and educational services for over 200,000 persons at various facilities throughout the state of Florida.Responsible for all aspects of operational security; Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Vulnerability Management (VM).Lead adoption and implementation of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.Serves as the Local Agency Security Officer (LASO) for the Department of Corrections. Show less

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Manages 8-person staff within the Technology Infrastructure Division in installation, maintenance and operations of network, security, and telephony infrastructure for business and operational systems in the City of Tallahassee enterprise.Ensures high availability of critical operational network and information security for over 5,000 users and systems that provide a wide range of services to the citizens a 190,000 person city.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Manages 10-person System Administration in development, maintenance and operations of server and storage infrastructure for business and instructional systems in the Sarasota Schools enterprise.Ensures high availability of critical operational systems for 45,000 users over 52 separate facilities.Acts as project manager for maintenance and operations of over 250 physical and virtual servers.

Eglin Afb, Fl

Supports Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance monitoring through log collection and data analysis using tools such as LogRhythm.Implements compliance (SCAP) and vulnerability (Nessus) scanning for a developmental network, through use of the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS).Authors test plans and security control checklists supporting NIST RMF Assessment and Authorization processes.

Fort Rucker, Al

Developed Information Assurance (IA) program for large-scale education facility responsible for training military aviators and technicians.Developed IA metrics for personnel training, creating a repeatable data point to enable analysis of threats based on training shortfalls.Acted as subject matter expert for the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP).Applied the Risk Management Framework to critical federal systems through implementation of FIPS… Show more Developed Information Assurance (IA) program for large-scale education facility responsible for training military aviators and technicians.Developed IA metrics for personnel training, creating a repeatable data point to enable analysis of threats based on training shortfalls.Acted as subject matter expert for the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP).Applied the Risk Management Framework to critical federal systems through implementation of FIPS PUB 199/200 and NIST SP 800-53 controls. Show less

Fort Meade, Md (U.S. Cyber Command)

Integrated data analysis of cyber warfare intelligence into the development of intelligence plans and exercises in support of cyber operations for military combatant commanders. Key contributor to five large-scale national defense exercises.

Sault Sainte Marie, Mi

Performed and led intelligence data analysis and evaluations to identify key intelligence gaps along the remote international border areas of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Applied analytical techniques to combine intelligence gathered from national technical measures and human-derived intelligence in order to focus operational decision making.Managed intelligence program comprised of 16 personnel geographically dispersed over a 600 mile area, responsible for the collection… Show more Performed and led intelligence data analysis and evaluations to identify key intelligence gaps along the remote international border areas of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Applied analytical techniques to combine intelligence gathered from national technical measures and human-derived intelligence in order to focus operational decision making.Managed intelligence program comprised of 16 personnel geographically dispersed over a 600 mile area, responsible for the collection, processing, data analysis, and reporting of intelligence over 1670 miles of shoreline in three states. Show less

Boston, Ma

Applied data analysis techniques to identify weaknesses in response to over 400 equipment failures/malfunctions annually, leading to the improvement of repair times by 17% and increasing system availability by 33%. Managed and supervised senior technical staff in development, implementation and maintenance of all critical communications systems and electronics infrastructure of the Cost Guard in the New England region. Determined local policy and planned, scheduled, and assigned work to… Show more Applied data analysis techniques to identify weaknesses in response to over 400 equipment failures/malfunctions annually, leading to the improvement of repair times by 17% and increasing system availability by 33%. Managed and supervised senior technical staff in development, implementation and maintenance of all critical communications systems and electronics infrastructure of the Cost Guard in the New England region. Determined local policy and planned, scheduled, and assigned work to subordinates in the accomplishment of an average of 18 projects annually. Managed $7.8M worth of electronics equipment inventory. Championed upgrades of critical safety-of-life communications system, coordinating with headquarters and telecommunications providers to improve response and repair duration by 60%. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed and performed strategic planning, systems analysis, acquisition and enterprise-wide configuration management of computer systems hardware, including over 50,000, desktops, laptops, and servers in an enterprise architecture. Applied focused data analysis to requirements definition to enable efficient planning and multi-million dollar cost savings.Managed the enterprise hardware recapitalization projects from concept development through implementation. Identified customer… Show more Managed and performed strategic planning, systems analysis, acquisition and enterprise-wide configuration management of computer systems hardware, including over 50,000, desktops, laptops, and servers in an enterprise architecture. Applied focused data analysis to requirements definition to enable efficient planning and multi-million dollar cost savings.Managed the enterprise hardware recapitalization projects from concept development through implementation. Identified customer requirements, applied analytical approaches, tracked project costs and schedules, and coordinated project resources for the $10M recapitalization project. Show less

Alexandria, Va

Managed and tasked a group of contracted network technicians to design and install components of the enterprise networking backbone. Authored and maintained system documentation, and integrated network system components in an enterprise with over 50, 000 systems.Evaluated and documented complex Local Area Networks (LAN) at large organizational sites. Installed, configured core LAN switching elements in support of 1100 separate organizational units throughout the U.S.Coordinated… Show more Managed and tasked a group of contracted network technicians to design and install components of the enterprise networking backbone. Authored and maintained system documentation, and integrated network system components in an enterprise with over 50, 000 systems.Evaluated and documented complex Local Area Networks (LAN) at large organizational sites. Installed, configured core LAN switching elements in support of 1100 separate organizational units throughout the U.S.Coordinated, managed, and documented the installation of routers on board sea-going assets to provide for continuous connectivity via satellite links. Show less

Berlin, Germany

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Intelligence

Bs, Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance