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Greer, Sc, Us

Huntsville, Al, Us

- TS Clearance, working experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), accreditation package management in eMASS, NIST 800 series policies & Guidance, NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) ,Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) - Infrastructure: Led comprehensive security infrastructure upgrades (e.g., firewall/VPN upgrades, intrusion detection, token-based authentication and remote management) for various midsize and large companies. - Risk Management: Protected vulnerable networks following detailed risk assessments. Guided cross-functional teams in the design, validation, acceptance testing and implementation of secure, networked communications across remote sites for multiple companies.- Cyber Security: Modernized outdated information security awareness programs for a large manufacturing corporation, and designed crucial new Cyber Security policies, procedures and technologies. Conduct systematic examinations of Information Systems or products to determine adequacy of security measures, to identify security deficiencies, to predict effectiveness of proposed security measures, and to confirm adequacy of such measures after implementation

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Guiding the development of IA policy, requirements, engineering and certification and accreditation. Process systems for accreditation converting DIACAP certifications to the Risk Management Framework (RMF). Translate security policies and requirements into an IA configuration implementation and application requirements for the purpose of documenting and accrediting systems. Performing network and host vulnerability scans and document results in relation to residual risk identification. Familiar with network vulnerability scanners (e.g., ACAS, Nessus). Configuration and administration with patch management software (e.g. WSUS, Update Expert, SMS, McAfee ESM etc.). Configuration of Firewalls/IPS, IDS, Application level firewalls, and web content filtering.Complete incident handling processes and analyze data from scans. Implement and enforce security policies across the organization.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

o Manages personnel and information system assets associated with Automation Battlefield Computer Systems (ABCS), Automated Information Systems (AIS), and IP LANs. Performs system integration. o Plans and develops Information Systems Life Cycle Management. Conducts systems analysis, design, development, implementation, and acceptance testing. o Creates and implements Information Assurance Plans. Designs and implements ABCS/AIS LANs into tactical environments.o Performs systems administration and LAN administration of tactical ABCS/AIS; manages training of personnel in the installation, operation, and administration of tactical ABCS/AIS, intranets, and video teleconferencing systems. o Member of South Carolina Cyber Network Defense team, works with the System Owner and System Administrators to develop effective Computer Network Defense (CND) for the network.

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

Provide LAN/WAN connectivity, security, and related system support. This role requires prior experience with VMWare ESX; Microsoft Windows, Exchange, and SQL servers; Microsoft Active Directory; Switching/Networking (Dell preferred); Backups & storage; Firewalls & antivirus; ISPs and data circuits; network startup & teardown; and remote troubleshooting.

Provide world class technical support to a variety of clients across multiple technology platforms. Engineers are expected to work with customers and customer vendors to install, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair systems and system components as needed. Engineer serves in the role of “trusted advisor” for each customer with whom the engineer engages. As an element of this responsibility, it is the duty of the Engineer to address and resolve technical and systems issues as quickly as possible.

Greenville, Sc, Us

o Responsible for the daily operations of VMware ESXi vSphere systems and data center operations for over 200 VMs, 4 ESXi Production and 6 Development Hosts.o Designed and developed project to upgrade existing legacy SAN hardware to new EMC VNX5400 platform.o Directed the information security portion of major system implementations linking corporate offices nationwide into shared networks. o Installed and managed redundant Cisco ASA firewalls at all sites for IDS, Firewall, and VPN connectivity.o Devised enterprise security strategies safeguarding information assets and ensuring compliance with internal mandateso Led business-critical information security initiatives for company involving encryption of customer data in 12 SQL Servers to ensure compliance with changes in federal laws.o Designed and developed project to upgrade WAN/VPN capabilities for a multisite WAN infrastructure.

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Manage security incidents as well as defending against and/or responding to such attacks when they occur. Detecting, responding, and resolving computer security incidents utilizing security techniques such as:o Detecting malicious applications and network activity.o Common attack techniques that compromise hosts.o Detecting and analyzing system and network vulnerabilities.o Continuous process improvement by discovering the root causes of incidents.o Responsible for the daily operations of VMware ESXi vSphere systems and data center operations for over 70 VMs, 6 ESXi Production and 2 Development Hosts.o Designed and Developed project to upgrade existing legacy EMC SAN CX500 hardware with new EMC CX5 platform.o Responsible for 800+ host network and 37 Hardware server systems for the entire manufacturing site.o Replaced legacy Nortel switches, routers, and hubs with over 80 Cisco Catalyst switches and 5 Cisco routers across entire site.o Implemented vMWare vCenter Orchestrator to automate server creation and workflow design and development for Enterprise BIP initiave.o Identifying and automating like tasks across multiple customers to decrease time spent on maintenance via scripting (VBS and Powershell).

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o Replaced legacy Nortel switches, routers, and hubs with over 100 Cisco Catalyst switches and 5 Cisco routers across entire site.o Installation of multiple Cisco Aironet access points throughout the main facilities and remote sites on separate VLANs utilizing a/b/g 802.3 networkso Oversaw the design and upgrade of entire cable infrastructure from CAT3 to CAT5e throughout the plant.o Provided systems administration support for Linux systems (RHEL 7) including server and workstation upgrades, backup and disaster recovery monitoring, user account setup and security administration.o Designed and developed project to purchase and install 2 Dell/EMC CX500 SANso Migrated entire plant from terminal based mainframe application to web based client server interface.

o Converted over 50 Stand-alone servers to virtual servers running on 3 ESX Hostso Systems Administrator for Microsoft Enterprise Servers 2000, (Group Policy Management and Batch Scripting) used in conjunction with Active Directory, MSQL Server and various database servers, Citrix server environment, DNS, DHCP Servers, utilizing TCP/IP, WINS. o Designed Windows side of project converting legacy mainframe databases to SQL and .NETo Implemented proper solutions and procedures for disaster recovery, maintained the timely back-up of important data and management resources

Provided help-desk support to the staff, maintained and operated LANs and associated computer hardware and software. I was required to diagnoses and resolves complex LAN issues at multiple different customer sites

Washington, Dc, Us

Works under limited supervision and established procedures and documentation to insure standardization of computer network. I was responsible for the installation, setup and configuration of printers, scales, bar code scanners and other devices throughout the ship.

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology

Bs, Information Technology