William Walker Email & Phone Number

Kuwait

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Responsible for leading the planning and technical execution of large-scale projects that provide support to organizations in the Middle East and surrounding countries. I have analyzed and streamlined processes resulting in a 20% reduction in capital and operational expenditures for infrastructure deployments supporting customers across eight countries. In addition, I serve as a Subject Matter Expert in the Commercial Solutions for Classified initiative within the region and hold a functional… Show more Responsible for leading the planning and technical execution of large-scale projects that provide support to organizations in the Middle East and surrounding countries. I have analyzed and streamlined processes resulting in a 20% reduction in capital and operational expenditures for infrastructure deployments supporting customers across eight countries. In addition, I serve as a Subject Matter Expert in the Commercial Solutions for Classified initiative within the region and hold a functional role specializing in Red Hat Certificate Systems, Thales Hardware Security Modules, DISA/NSA compliant security hardening, and Forcepoint Distribution Consoles to achieve cross-domain capabilities, both local Trusted Thin Client (TTC) and Trusted Thin Client - Remote (TTC-R), for end user devices. Show less

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Responsible for leveraging the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) for reporting, mitigation, Operational Impact Statement (OIS) and Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) generation, and IAVM compliance tracking across 8 countries and large scale organizations encompassing over 50k personnel and network devices. Configured and managed the ACAS software suite on both RedHat Enterprise Linux and CentOS on over 250 virtualized servers across 30 remote sites containing multiple networks… Show more Responsible for leveraging the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) for reporting, mitigation, Operational Impact Statement (OIS) and Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) generation, and IAVM compliance tracking across 8 countries and large scale organizations encompassing over 50k personnel and network devices. Configured and managed the ACAS software suite on both RedHat Enterprise Linux and CentOS on over 250 virtualized servers across 30 remote sites containing multiple networks within the Middle East. Assessed Incident Handling tickets, analyzed incidents, and tracked remediation.Key accomplishments include:• Delivered crucial analysis of McAfee IPS, ArcSight, AppLocker, BlueScope logs to identify traffic from malicious actors and insider threats.• Executed statistical analysis that targeted enterprise systematic compliance issues to identify high risk non-compliant assets requiring targeted remediation.• Provided Level 2 triage response to outages and degradations that directly affected 50K+ systems, delivered critical support in the reassignment of requests to the responsible unit or team for further analysis and resolution. Show less

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Served as a the team lead for a high impact group of individuals specializing in software, hardware, and network support for a large US Government Organization executing logistics projects across 8 countries. Gathered and reviewed IT performance metrics to target areas of improvement. Analyzed desktop, laptop, server, and network devices, including the load testing of workstations, throughput testing of communication pathways, and priority rating for Lifecycle Replacement equipment. Utilized… Show more Served as a the team lead for a high impact group of individuals specializing in software, hardware, and network support for a large US Government Organization executing logistics projects across 8 countries. Gathered and reviewed IT performance metrics to target areas of improvement. Analyzed desktop, laptop, server, and network devices, including the load testing of workstations, throughput testing of communication pathways, and priority rating for Lifecycle Replacement equipment. Utilized the Active Directory (AD) security groups over multiple domains to manage the Windows based servers and services including NPS, DHCP, NFS, and SharePoint.Key accomplishments include:• Played a key role in expanding the workforce within the IT department to meet customer needs in a fast paced environment. This led to additional revenue for the company and an increase in customer satisfaction.• Developed infrastructure requirements for a continually evolving footprint encompassing stationary and rapid deployable organizations and assets.• Directed IT infrastructure projects including the installation of fiber, CAT5, conduit, cable protection, validated Statement of Work (SOW) requirements, and implemented Quality of Service (QOS) testing.• Functioned as the Information Assurance Manager (IAM) and led remediation efforts of Cross Domain Violations (CDVs), malware detection and remediation, Disclosure of Classified Information (DCI), and ancillary cyber security issues.• Designed policies for the creation of Foreign National network accounts and ASCL/Smart cards, ensuring compliance with DoD IA policy; policy allowed foreign personnel to obtain Smart Cards and Enterprise email. Show less

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cloud Computing

Concentrated coursework in Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, VMware) and Project Management.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Media Integration Technology