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Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

• Direct Reports: 6, in the Managing Security and Network Engineering Team, including Sr Security Engineer, Sr Network Engineer, Security Engineer, Network Engineer, Associate Security Engineer
• Generated savings of $4M in resources over 3-years by implementing security orchestration, automation, and responsiveness strategies.
• Created a new security framework for all Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited companies.
• Implemented CIS v8 Controls while concurrently following NIST 800-53 Rev 4.
• Augmented security team with managed detection and response solution.
• Designed, budgeted, and launched a robust software-defined network and remote solutions providing a seamless work from home transition.

Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

• Direct Reports: 5 in the Managing Security and Network Engineering Team, including Sr Network Engineer, Network Engineer.
• Led and improved the Security Patching Program from patching 4X/year to 12X/year on server infrastructure.
• Evaluated and selected advanced backup and recovery solutions that provided airgap backups and 5-minute Recovery Point Objective (RPO) while eliminating legacy tape backups.
• Evaluated and selected a data classification product that assisted user discovery for GDPR and PII.
• Designed, evaluated, and budgeted security and network and was part of a team that oversaw security governance.

Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

• Direct Reports: 1 Network Engineer
• Implemented and managed an Endpoint detection and response threat hunting program.
• Introduced next-generation Endpoint protection to complement endpoint antivirus.
• Onboarded Managed Security Service Provider.
• Created a cyber security assessment program, including penetration testing and Red Teams.
• Implemented and managed Splunk as a single source for security stack logging.

Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

• Deployed Next-Generation Firewall.
• Redesigned network to create stability and resiliency reducing outages from six per month due to misconfiguration to zero.
• Performed configuration hardening of the internal network and external perimeter.
• Served as the architect and oversaw global network infrastructure for four global data centers and thirty branch offices.
• Architected and managed external perimeter firewalls and IDS while managing vulnerability.

Glen Allen, Virginia, US

• Architected and managed global network infrastructure for two data centers in the US and Europe plus twenty branch offices.
• Designed and managed perimeter security.
• Manage VoIP and redesigned network to best practice.

• Designed and implemented a proprietary solution for healthcare offices to concurrently utilize cable internet and DSL while protecting the primary source of company revenue.
• Designed a new ISP backbone.
• Assisted sales team with network designs.
• Implementation engineer for new installs to healthcare providers.

Dallas, TX, US

• Direct Reports: 6, including Network Engineers and Offshore Network Engineers.
• Deployed full healthcare infrastructure as part of 3-year refresh cycles.
• Onboarded offshore resources in India and Mexico to augment day to day operations
• Trained engineers to be primary resources for each healthcare provider.
• Designed and deployed network infrastructure and perimeter security for healthcare providers.