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East Aurora, Ny, Us

July 2021 - March 2022 ProtivitiQSA / Security Consultant Corp 2 Corp contractor for staff augmentationPCI assessments and Gap consultingApril 2021 - December 2021 Coalfire QSA / Security Consultant staff augmentation for PCI assessments and gap analysis for clientsApril 2014 - August 2017 Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise Architect• Data Center Consolidation Project• Learned and defended architecture solution through audit proceedings to QSA on behalf of clients• SME for legacy EDS PCI architecture in Charlotte Data Center• June 2015 - February 2017 Experis, LLC A Manpower Company QSA/PCI consultant• ISO 27001 / PCI Gap Assessments, Report on Compliance and Executive Summary presentations• Created and Verified technical drawings and solutions drawings based on project need and scope• PCI QSA work for multiple clients and QA for internal team and managers• Created IT security Policy and Procedures documents for enterprise customers• Developed Architecture and defended solution through audit proceedings to QSA on behalf of clients• Designed and implemented Centralized logging service with event correlation and alerting functions

March 2013- March 2014 Coopervision (1 yr contract)• ISO 27001 / NIST Gap Assessments, Report on Compliance and Executive Summary presentations• Created and Verified technical drawings and solutions drawings based on project need and scope• Cisco Nexus 5k/7K migration Datacenter core upgrade, redundancy F5 integration• Riverbed Cascade Wan optimization design and implementation • Network Architecture/Design and Compliance Remediation for CooperVision • Firewall and DMZ rule consolidation and redesign project to reduce vulnerabilities and properly secure DMZ’s• Security Assessment and recommended compliance Gap issues for Coopervision (PCI, HIPAA SOX)• Rapid7, Palo Alto, Firewall Rule redesign, IBM Turnover, FW, VPN, IDS & Bluecoats for Coopervision• Cloud Computing Design for Coopervision Disaster Recovery and DataCenter Consolidation ProjectsOctober 2012 –March 2013 Boston College ( 6 month Contract)•Boston College Campus IPv6 Design/Architecture including Implementation Matrix and address allocation•Schedule and Lead information gathering sessions with each team in IT on campus to discovery usage and need• Created technical drawings and proposed solution drawings detailing information gathering sessions’ findings• Network Architecture review and design for IPV4-IPV6 coversion, Implementation and Datacenter migration• Cisco 6500 Core, Nexus 7K migration plan, 1GB to 10 GB upgrade integration, VPN consolidation projectMay 2012 – Oct 2012 Baker Hughes/ Landry’s (6 month Contract)• VoIP staging, site build documentation, and implementation for Baker Hughes Co, Cisco ISR 3800 routers• Sip Trunking Design, Implementation including turn-up and testing corporate wide for Landry’s

Birmingham, England, Gb

Birmingham, England, Gb

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Define/Aligned IT objectives and programs to enterprise objectives and strategies • Established strategic service providers, suppliers and vendor partnerships & private VPN connections• Optimized and designed enterprise processes and procedures to leverage IT efficiently and effectively• Defined and created IT standards and technologies in a chaotic non standard environment• Designed/Implemented 500 device network including router refresh/configuration standardization• Saved 10K monthly in dead Circuit fees and 25K monthly in renegotiation of existing circuit charges• Documented and detailed drawings for Datacenter and customer connections including Core infrastructure

• Cloud Architecture design and implementation for multiple enterprise customers for resiliency and cost savings• Conduct Information Gathering sessions with Clients technical and executive staff prior to engagements• Conduct information Solutions and findings sessions with technical and executive staff in summary• Documented and detailed large infrastructure drawings and proposed solutions for project work (Firewall, VPN, etc)• Network PCI remediation for multiple clients across varying industries, DNC, Tween Brands, DSW• DMZ creation, review and remediation for vulnerabilities for multiple customer firewalls and environments• PCI Assessment, Report on Compliance and Executive Summary presentations, including QSA assessments• Design, implement and turnover to support multiple enterprise network segmentations including cloud architecture• Train and mentor junior-level engineers CCNA/NP, provide quality assurance reviews and project oversight• Manage ongoing and new customer client relationships, financials, forecasting and annual IT planning• Penetration testing, external /internal vulnerability scans with technical and executive deliverables Frontier Airlines• IDS/IPS design, implementation & event correlation, router refresh project (over 1800 devices Tween Brands)• DNC PCI Gap Assessment and implementation plan for PCI Compliance• DNC PCI Implementation plan – Hired, managed team of 7 Employees to remediate & achieve PCI Compliance

Buffalo, Ny, Us

• Network PCI remediation for multiple locations/lines of business across varying industries• PCI Assessment , Report on Compliance and Executive Summary presentations• Design, implement and turnover to support multiple global and national network segmentations

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Senior Enterprise Architect September 04 – March 2008• Enterprise VoIP template creation, design, documentation, engineering & Octel integration• Designed, installed and tested EDS South America Cisco VoIP Cluster in Sao Paulo Brazil• Implemented EDS SA VoIP cluster servicing Brazil, Argentina, Chili and Columbia• Realized extreme cost savings by Least cost routing EDS VoiP HQ (TX) with EDS South America Cluster• Global Dial plan integration and planning using gatekeepers and intercluster trunks• Designed, Documenteded and implemented Xerox VoIP proof of concept cluster which became production service• Instruct CCNP/DP/VP classes to peers, provide quality assurance reviews and project oversight• Pioneered EDS Top Gun Cisco Program for elite EDS staff to interface on Cisco Campus in breaking technologies

Houston, Texas, Us

Senior Security Architect/Senior Network Architect May 00 – September 04 • Founding team member of NE LAN Design Cell & Americas Firewall Design Cell • Documented process and policy for Jr engineers to follow, interviewed 1000’s of candidates • Design, Implement & Troubleshoot Enterprise Firewall, IDS/IPS, Network (LANS & WANS) solutions • Lead engineer for many large datacenter migrations and network upgrade projects (Nasd, Nextel, BoA) • Leveraged resource for multiple managed /monitored services, with often various roles & responsibilitiesSecurity Administrator/Business Associate - Delphi Thermal-Harrison July 95- May 00 • Designed, installed & trained users on 1400/2600 desktops with GM standards for COe • Supervised teams of College/High School co-op students • Designed, installed, and supported Unicenter and Firewall Campus Security policies • Security administrator for 75 seats, diverse platform UNIX workstations

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Buffalo, Ny, Us

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