Data security professional working with data security assurance, retention and loss prevention.

Security Engineer Lead responsible for compliance oversight, security hardening and access control for a broad set of big data analytics and processing platforms. Oversaw implementation of the enterprise security program. ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM.)• Conducted oversight of security vulnerability management for Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, AI/ML platforms, ensuring NIST-mapped compliance and the CIA triad for business-critical data processing systems. Lead engineer for security vulnerability assessment and resolution cycle. Conducted technical analysis and championed remediation decisions for CVEs affecting GM’s strategic Big Data space.• Coordinated with security delegates from multiple, siloed organizations to mitigate risk from access management activities, novel security vulnerabilities, X.509 management, FPE+TLS encryption standards and technical security changes. Responsible for security reporting and C-level confidence in critical data processing platforms.• Engineer managing Voltage encryption appliance – securing valuable data at rest in General Motor’s data lakes. Maintained absolute 100% uptime of Voltage data encryption appliance, delivering years of stability for GM’s ability to protect and access confidential data. Splunk experience.• Responsible for mapping GM’s internal security controls to NIST-800-X standards. Advised corporate security program leaders for big data infrastructure-specific controls.• Administered the access control policies and privileged access roles for engineers on thousands of enterprise systems – responsible for implementation, maintenance and audit of system access and appropriate use.

Technical engineer working to optimize (IBM BigInsights / Hortonworks HDP / Cloudera) Hadoop function, performance and stability with a focus on infrastructure/computing cluster metrics analytics.

• June of 2011, deployed as Pashto linguist on a Signals Intelligence Support Team (SST). Passed imminent threat warnings to friendly troops, providing translation and analysis.• January of 2013, deployed as a Sergeant holding the billet of a Team Leader for an SST. Responsible for the leadership of two separate SSTs as well as additional Marines who were part of the Operational Reaction Force (ORF.)• Maintained positive relationships with multiple units not under direct command. Effective at coordinating with other leaders as well as different countries’ military forces.• Studied Pashto at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey, CA in a 46-week, immersion course• First in class as a student at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, TX as a cryptologic linguist. Received colloquial and dialectical Pashto training, focused on tactical-level translation and analysis. Studied radio signals theory, propagation and collection.• Significant technical training working with portable computer systems, networking, telecommunications and an array of proprietary hardware.