______RICHARD SEPULVEDA, CISSP, CEH, CNDA_________

*** **** ******, ******** *******, CT 860-***-**** E-mail:

abn6sx@r.postjobfree.com

Information Security Engineer/ PKI SME- Security Administrator

SUMMARY Broad knowledge of hardware, software, and encryption technologies to

provide a powerful combination of analysis, implementation, and support.

Experience in Infosec, PKI, engineering, and network administration.

Experience in encryption software evaluation, project management, network

security, consulting, and project documentation/technical writing.

OBJECTIVE Provide encryption, network, systems, and security experience, knowledge,

and solutions in a system and network-diverse environment. Protect

confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information

systems. Advise and engineer secure solutions for business opportunities.

Learn and experience, mentor and share.

EXPERIENCE 7/2001 - Present Computer Sciences East Hartford, CT

Corporation

PKI-Encryption Engineer/ Security Administrator

Lead PKI Engineer for multiple clients. Draft enterprise security standards

and guidelines for system configuration. Manage process and acted in the

lead role for all Security encryption testing, evaluation, and deployment

strategies Responsible for multiple encryption projects and deployments

including:

CSC

• Responsible for training 400 Helpdesk and desktop support

technicians in supporting various PKI and desktop encryption

security applications at tier 1 and 2 levels.

• Responsible for training PKI subordinate engineers and

administrators to support tier 3 level.

• Install and maintain PKI infrastructure, including patches, version

upgrades, application changes, log management, and security

assessment systems.

• Created numerous PKI desktop installation client packages to

match various operating system versions as well as custom

installers to work at out of scope international locations in Asia and

EMEA.

United Technologies

• Key player in UTC enterprise large scale PKI Migration Project.

Cloned UTC production environment of Entrust 5.0 CA,

Subordinate 5.0 CA, Syntegra X500, Staging LDAP server, Entrust

7.1 CA, and iPlanet LDAP servers. Coordinated with Vendor and

Client staff to the successful completion within designated timelines.

• Stood-up complete new PKI environment after migration consisting

of Entrust CA, Messaging Server, Compliance and Webmail

Appliance servers. Set-up PKI policies based on UTC, CSC, and

Entrust role models. Customized new Messaging Server to perform

harvest requests and automated many areas of how traffic is

handled thru UTC mail hubs.

• Engineering support for 5 Encrypted Email scanning Compliance

Servers and management console used for content scanning

government ITAR restriction and compliance requirements.

Pratt & Whitney

• Worked with PW Security Team working out specific roles, policies,

and support methodologies to cover file, folder, mail, and SAP

based encryption methodologies.

• Principle CSC engineer for all Checkpoint FDE and CME encryption

server based deployments.

• Responsible for all configuration, customization, and support of

server and desktop encryption clients, upgrades, patches,

troubleshooting, etc.

• Level three support for all Checkpoint Encryption applications

Rocketdyne

• Key contributor engineering and migrating Rocketdyne LDAP

exchange system to join Pratt & Whitney’s to allow standard

organization email encryption to function from different networks.

.

Hamilton Sunstrand

• Team player in large Boeing Hamilton email encryption project

allowing said companies to share public certificates for ease in

CONUS email communications stored on ldap proxy server

• Trained all Windsor Locks desktop support teams in latest

encryption technologies and techniques supporting various

encryption desktop application versions.

• Support Symantec Critical Systems Protection suite which secures

and blocks various proxy points for servers in the organization.

Sikorsky

• Attended meetings and team member in smartcard encryption

deployment project.

• Worked with Stratford Security Team on various encryption projects

and mentoring areas to get them up to speed on product support.

Carrier and Otis

• Worked onsite training Farmington Desktop Support Technicians on

PKI and Checkpoint FDE and CME clients.

7/2001-Present US Naval Space & Warfare Groton, CT.

System Command- Sub

Base

US Navy Reserves- Computer Network Defense Engineer

• As an Information Security Instructor provided over 400 hours of

security training to more than 200 sailors from various ships and

subs and four aircraft squadrons based in Norfolk and San Diego.

Performed information assurance vulnerability assessments on

more than 12 ships.

• Assisted in preparing these vessels for annual information security

IAVA certifications.

• Contributed to creating training material, powerpoints, etc for

various units infosec training requirements as tasked.

• Administered, patched, and implemented IAVA to Naval Submarine

Support Command.

• Stood-up Hercules/Citadel servers to download all pertinent security

patches and IAVA material from US Navy REDCOM center.

4/1998- 6/2001 Navy Technical Training Pensacola, FL.

Center- Corry Station

Electronic Warfare Instructor/ Information Systems Administrator

Administered, maintained, troubleshot, upgraded, configured, installed, and

repaired all pertinent Base wide network needs for 600 users complying with

Novell and NT 4.0 hierarchy. Implemented Information System Security and

Antivirus resolution. Upgraded and built custom PC configurations following

Navy Base Network guidelines and standards. Assisted in the installations

of 5 network classrooms consisting of approximately 104 workstations to be

used for training in both highly classified and unclassified areas. Upgraded

Navy Base Standard Training Activity Support System computers to present

NT 4.0 version status, using Ghosting software for efficiency and speed,

applying all Oracle upgrades and patches allowing secure firewall

penetration utilizing Alta Vista Tunnel protocols. Lead technician for Base

upgrade project of 600 users from Novell based Lotus CCMail email client to

present MS Exchange Server 5.5/Outlook 2000 client, training and working

with Upgrade Team Members. As Helpdesk administrator/technician

resolved various everyday IT problems from printer configuration to network

troubleshooting. Trained approximately 20 Cryptologic Maintenance

Technicians to support aforesaid Helpdesk. Navy Instructor Certified,

Recommended preventive, mitigating, and compensating controls to ensure

the appropriate level of protection and adherence to the goals of the overall

information security strategy. Assisted in the development of access-

controls, separation of duties, and roles. Conducted technical risk evaluation

of hardware, software, and installed systems and networks. Assisted with

testing of installed systems to ensure protection strategies are properly

implemented and working as intended. Assisted in incident response and

recommend corrective actions. Communicated with personnel about

potential threats to the work environment. Participated in forensic recovery

and analysis. Participated in development and maintenance of global

information security policy.

4/1996- 4/1998 Atlantic Fleet Weapons Roosevelt Roads Naval

Training Facility Station, PR.

Electronic Warfare Range Operator/ Information Security Officer/

Technician

Facility conducted training and operations for US and NATO navies, above,

below, in the air and on of Vieques Island of electronic systems and

weapons release simulating actual combat environments. Responsible for

remote radiating of controlled emissions simulating hundreds of enemy fire

control/missile and friendly radars for training requirements so foresaid units

could identify and report efficiently and speedily these correlations. Reports

were then analyzed and evaluated for accuracy for final grading of

participating units. As Information Security Officer was on fly-away team

transiting between Puerto Rico, Vieques, St Croix, and St Thomas Islands.

During these missions facilities Information Systems would be regularly

scanned for possible security compromises, viruses, illegal software,

improper use of computers, password control, network vulnerabilities, etc.

Systems with problems were transported back to main base for

configuration changes and repairs. Networking team member in the

upgrading and relocation of 16 HP TAC-3 UNIX system fiber optic network

including splicing 80 strands and rerouting. This network was highly

classified due to its use in Caribbean Anti-Narcotic missions being fed raw

data from P-3's, U-2's, ship and land based units and facilities.

4/1993 -4/1996 Fleet Information

Warfare Center

JMCIS-UNIX

Administrator/IT Support/Electronic Warfare

Technician

Worked with Navy Research and Development (NRAD) installing Joint

Maritime Command Information System (JMCIS) a HP-TAC-3 UNIX based

network which encompasses various external systems to communicate

effectively via classified satellites, sea, land, and air based units bringing

intelligence gathering, communications, and instantaneous targeting data

together for the fleet. As part of Admirals Staff was flown to Japan to

participate in Operation Foal Eagle on USS Duluth, manning JMCIS gear in

Command Information Center, working closely with intelligence gathering

Cryptologic Technicians. As a ULQ-13 Van Operator/Technician was

responsible for transiting to various land sites including Fallon, Nevada,

where electronic warfare was conducted against Navy air units including

Top Gun. Responsible for programming radar simulations and

radar/communication jamming of aforesaid units. Supported Raytheon

complete upgrading of (6) Vans including a complete refit of all remotely

controlled computer transmitting networks. Also worked on 440 VAC high

voltage TWT type signal generators, troubleshooting, maintaining, and

repairing equipment.

EDUCATION

Certification Path

11/2008 - Present International Information Member

Systems Security

Certification

Consortium(ISC)2

6/1998 Navy Instructor Training US-FL-Pensacola

11/1997

New Hampshire College

10/1991

US-Puerto Rico-Roosevelt Roads Naval Station

San Diego City College

5/1991

US-CA-San Diego

Naval Technical Training Center

US-FL-Pensacola

4/1987

11/1985County Junior College

Tarrant

Engineering Graphics Technology

US-TX-Ft Worth

US-TX-Houston

AFFILIATIONS

SKILLS Skill Name Skill Level Experience

Unix - Linux System Administration Intermediate 4 years

(Red Hat)

IP Packet Analysis – Intermediate 3 years

Wireshark/Ethereal, tcpdump

Intrusion Detection - Snort Intermediate 2 years

Penetration Testing - Nessus/Nmap Intermediate 4 years

Entrust Desktop Solutions Expert 8 years

Entrust Entelligence Security Provider Expert 8 years

Entrust Certificate Authority Expert 8 years

Entrust Messaging Server Expert 7 years

Entrust WebMail Expert 7 years

Entrust Compliance Server Intermediate 2 years

Pointsec Mobile Security Expert 2 years

Checkpoint Full Disk Encryption Expert 5 years

Checkpoint Media Encryption Intermediate 2 years

Symantec Critical System Protect Beginner 1 year

Vericept 360 Intermediate 2 years

Vericept Protect Intermediate 2 years

Perl, HTML Intermediate 2 years

DHCP, MySQL, Postfix, SSH Intermediate 3 years

Administration Intermediate 2 years

Microsoft Project Manager Beginner 1 year

Visio Expert 7 years

Adobe Photoshop Intermediate 4 years

Citrix Metaframe Administration Intermediate 4 years

HP-UX Unix Beginner 1 year

Active Directory Administration Intermediate 7 years

MS Server 2000+ Intermediate 6 years

MS Exchange Intermediate 4 years

Fiberoptics Installer/Splicer Beginner 1 year

S/MIME/PGP Administration Expert 8 years

EyeRetina Intermediate 3 years

Backtrack/Metasploit Beginner 1 year

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION NAVY Awards: Global War on Terrorism, Navy Achievement Medals (3),

Letter of Commendation for upgrading Base to MS Exchange/Outlook 2000.

Awarded Good Conduct Medal, Letter of Commendation for Navy Marine

Corp Relief Drive Volunteer Excellence, Letter of Commendation for

American Multi-Heritage Committee Volunteer. Awarded (3)Letter of

Commendation for outstanding training to the fleet. Received 4 awards for

Community Service. Volunteer Roosevelt Roads Elementary Schools

Science Club Administrator- working with US Fish and Wildlife Biologists

saving endangered green sea turtles. Awarded Good Conduct Medal,

Overseas Medal. Received Letter of Commendation for superb training to

the Navy (Top Gun). Cold War Medal, Letter of Commendation for

researching and building (4) Russian T-49 mockmobile gun units to be used

for search and destroy mission training in the Pacific. Volunteered and

coordinated Adopt-A-School program in San Diego.

Am willing to relocate and travel to work locations in the US and abroad.

Interests: Computers, Graphics, Chess, Landscaping, Model Building,

Antiques, Collectibles, Zymurgy, Science Fiction, Martial Arts, and Archery.

References available upon request.

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