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San Antonio, Texas Area

Provided expert professional guidance on information security-related and technical course content and proprietary online course player functionality. Evaluated and reviewed the accuracy of course content as it related to current industry practices.• Conducted Technical reviews, Quality control testing, and functionality testing for over twenty-one (21) online technical courses and thirteen (13) in-house web application course players, respectively. Provided technical expertise on course content, grammar, legibility, and formatting following organizational procedures, policies, and standards.• Winner of naming the Quality Control testing team mascot, “Chuck Loris”; prized possession of team and used for team building and gathering events promoting teamwork.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Unveil Security Group is a service-disabled veteran-owned company that specializes in security testing. We serve as an independent third-party providing clients with the assurance of expert security testing performed by DoD highly trained Cyber Warfare professionals who conduct such services on a routine basis applying real-world experience using the latest industry security practices. Unveil specializes in services such as penetration testing, web application testing, vulnerability assessments, incident response, social engineering, and phishing campaigns to name a few.• Built an Information Security company providing boutique Cybersecurity services to Managed Service Providers from the ground up. Grossed over $250,000 within the first operational year. Provided additional employment opportunities for six employees, all skilled and experienced Army Cyber and Signal Technical Warrant Officers with security clearances.• Supported over fifteen Managed Service Providers throughout the nation, providing system and network vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, wireless penetration testing, phishing campaigns, social engineering, and security assessments services (consisting of physical security assessments and reviews of a variety of information security domains).• Collaborated with three IT small businesses to establish business networking and broaden clientele footprint.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Led the facilitation of full software development life cycle for multiple concurrent cyber operation projects. Elicited, analyzed, and interpreted business needs, business requirements, and data sets supplied from multiple sources. Ensured adherence to proper techniques, protocols, and standard methodology relating to planning, communication,Integration and implementation of work efforts. • Retired from the US Army honorably with over twenty (20) years of meritorious service• Led and planned over sixty-two (62) complex joint services US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) cyberspace operations providing full-spectrum support incorporating AFCYBER (Airforce) and ARCYBER (Army) capabilities focusing on hostile cyber adversaries.• Led a seventeen-person cyberspace operations team charged with providing cyberspace effects in support of USCYBERCOM’s objectives.• Functioned as Senior Technical Advisor by directing cyberspace intelligence, crisis planning, targeting selections, and USCYBERCOM’s Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) to team personnel across multiple departments.

El Paso, Texas Area

Evaluated engineering and integration initiatives. Provided technical support to assess security policies, standards, and guidelines. Validated and tested complex security architecture and designed solutions to produce detailed engineering specifications with recommended vendor solutions. Served as the Senior Cyber Security Engineer, providing software engineering, security management, network defense support, and expertise to satisfy DoD, Army, and organizational standards to ensure the reliability, maintainability, interoperability, and configuration integrity of software components and systems. Facilitated coordination and oversight for Army software capability evaluations. Managed complex product evaluations. Recommended, and implemented products and services for Army-wide network security implementation and incident response actions. Developed cyber defensive technical and procedural assessments. Focused primarily on Network Defense operations and Vulnerability management.• Collaborated with the US Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) in developing cyberspace policy and guidance for Cyber Defense operations (including response to cyber-attacks) within a brigade.• Lauded for groundbreaking work in establishing cyber defense techniques for the US Army’s new cyber initiative by the 35th Army Vice Chief of Staff, General Daniel B. Allyn; presented a VCSA challenge coin for achievements.• Chosen to become one of the first eighty-seven (87) US Army’s Cyber Warrant Officers (170A) Cyber Operations Planner.

Leesville, La

Analyzed Information Assurance (IA) metrics, identified trends and emerging technologies, threats, mission requirements, and prepared briefings to senior leadership. Published, maintained, and updated enterprise-level IA policy, and reviewed IT/IA policy for compliance. Oversaw and managed portions of the Army Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes, including writing , reviewing , and verifying Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and conducting the evaluation of the overall risk posed by vulnerabilities to organizational missions, networks, and data using the RMF process and NIST guidelines. Tracked information system statuses, prioritized, and planned for annual IA control compliance activities and validation. Collected and verified continuity of operations (COOP) and disaster recovery (DR) plans to validate mission assurance compliance. Oversaw preparation and provided cybersecurity awareness education and training.• First to deploy as an Enterprise System Administrator for the Army’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 (Inc 2) mobile brigade suite, boasting over ninety (90) domain controllers supporting over 3,000 strategic nodes and 4,500 users while geographically dispersed among multiple locations within Afghanistan.• Mentored and trained a team of ten (10) communication personnel on Cybersecurity, Active Directory, Help Desk procedures, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery , Microsoft’s SharePoint and Exchange services, security management , Identity Access Management, and a suite of Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS).• Oversaw organizations' Cybersecurity training program; educating over 3600 personnel.

Lawton, Oklahoma Area

Provided support, implementation , and design services for VMware and Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL, and Windows-based systems across the enterprise. Responsible for all information systems infrastructure and application support. Driving force behind operational hardware and software deployments, data center installations, maintenance activities, or other project implementations. Advised leadership and staff on administering information systems on Army and Coalition networks.• Deployed first installation wide logistical wireless local area network (WLAN) consisting of seven (7) Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs), sixteen (16) FIPS compliant wireless radios, and other supplementary networking devices designed to support 70 standard Army Management Information systems; providing functional hardware and software support and technical guidance with command and control for six (6) separate military logistical platforms servicing over 2,000 personnel and 1,216 logistical specific equipment.• Provided expertise on all aspects of technical logistical support through coordination of system upgrades, data migration, network planning, and monitoring, information assurance compliance, risk management, and problem resolution.• Managed a small team of four (4) technical and capable logistical information system operators.

Newport News, Va

Newport News, Va