AARON E. WORKS

***** ******* ***** **.

Haymarket, VA 20169

(H)703-***-**** (C)703-***-****

ac00vj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Looking for a position in the cyber security arena that will utilize my current skills and expertise, while providing me with an opportunity to develop and further technical knowledge, which will provide beneficial for both the organization and me. Active TS

SPECIALTIES

Firewalls Management

Systems Analysis

Network Analysis/Monitoring

Technical Skills and Product Experience

Firewalls: Checkpoint on the following platforms: Nokia IP appliance, Gauntlet, Solaris, Cisco PIX/ASA, Netscreen, Raptor, Cyperguard

Operating Systems: Solaris 7, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows NT.

EDUCATION & RELATED TRAINING

B.S. (Computer Science), Kentucky State University, 1995

SANS – Firewall, Perimeter, Protection & VPNS, 2005

Incident Handling, 2008

CERT – Silk Training, 2008

McAfee – IPS 2010

Sourcefire 4.10

FireEye

Splunk

CERTIFICATIONS

Linux +

Security +

NSA – IAM, IEM

ITILv3 Foundations

BCCPA – Blue Coat Certified ProxySG Administrator

McAfee HBSS 4.5

CEHv7

Sourcefire 4.10

EXPERIENCE

VenTech March 2016-Present

SOC Analyst

Monitor for potential compromise, intrusion, deficiency, significant event or threat to the security posture and security baseline

Perform daily IDS and IPS analysis/monitoring and generating technical and executive summary reports

Follow intrusion and escalation processes and procedures with current customer

Identify, categorize, prioritize, and investigate correlated events

Perform investigation and triage of events and incidents and escalate according to SOP

Monitor/and work ticket queue for events and incidents

US Customs and Border Protection

IT Specialist

Network Support Team March 2012 – February 2016

Currently serve as the IT Specialist for the Network Operations Center within the Enterprise Network Control Center Division of Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information and Technology. The NOC consists of 24x7x365 Network Operations and Security Operations Centers located in two, geographically diverse locations. The NOC is responsible for the day-to-day operations, management and oversight of the DHS OneNet Wide Area Network which provides WAN connectivity for all DHS Components and Agencies.

Manage a staff of approximately 5 federal employees and 22 contract employees within the Network Operations Center.

Responsible for the day-to-day Operations and Management of the following, critical infrastructure systems for Customs & Border Protection.

oWide Area, Metropolitan Area and 1500+ Local Area Networks

oInternet Access Infrastructure

oSecure VPN Infrastructure

oExtranet Infrastructure supporting Other/Participating Government Agencies

oExtranet Infrastructure supporting Trade Partnerships

oDHS connected infrastructure

oNetwork Performance Analysis

oDNS and IP management

Responsible for the day-to-day Operations and Management of the following critical infrastructure systems for the Department of Homeland Security and the 20+ Agencies that comprise DHS.

oDCN (DHS Core Network) Wide Area Network Infrastructure

oDHS NCA (National Capital Area) Wide Area and Local Area Networks

oICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) connections to the DCN

oTSA (Transportation Security Administration) connections to DHS Data Centers

Provide Monitoring and Reporting of the DCN (OneNet WAN) to DHS Management and DHS Components

Provide government oversight to the Managed Network Service Providers (AT&T and Verizon Business)

Act as the task monitor and COTR for the CBP and DHS Network Operations Center Contracts

Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly reporting of circuit availability statistics to CBP and DHS Management, as well as ad-hoc reports as requested.

Oversee all budgetary aspects of the Enterprise Operations Center; including budget formulation, tracking contractor hours and spending, purchase card oversight, COTR functions (COTR Training, pending), and requesting/reviewing services quotes from Prime Contractor.

US-CERT/NCCIC

General Dynamics

Cyber Intrusion Detection Analyst May 2008- February 2012

Provide daily collaboration with public, private, and international entities to secure the nation’s cyberspace and cyber assets.

Analyzes security incidents reported by federal agencies and in turn provides tracking and mitigation strategies based on NIST standards and industry best practices.

Provides technical expertise in the development of technical and non-technical alerts and publications for dissemination to federal agencies and the general public.

Responsible for writing SourceFire signatures for the analyst task.

Provides IA analytical support and expert knowledge of IA products in the analysis and remediation of Einstein net flow at federal agency boundaries for foreign and domestic intrusions.

AARON E. WORKS

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SRA International, Inc., Fairfax, VA

Information Assurance Engineer III December 2003-April 2012

Provided management and technical firewall support for Guard Net XXI on the Gauntlet, Cisco Pix, ASA, VMS platforms or CLI that covers the US and 4 Territories.

Interacted with the customer on site to solve issues within the NGB network

Maintain contact with POC in each state for approval for firewall change request.

Responsible for day-to-day team operations, which involved managing shift engineers as well as ongoing projects and complex customer deployments / solutions.

Served as a mentor and technical lead to newly hired engineers.

Validated new customer orders to ensure smooth implementation and quality product installation.

Provided support for the transition of firewalls from Gauntlet to Cisco Pix for each state and territory.

Computer Science Corporation, Fairfax, VA

Information Security Engineer December 2007-April 2008

Assisted ISSM’s with scanning products that will be used in production for the government.

Performed such tasks as security engineering analysis, risk and vulnerability assessment, and reporting.

Monitored user access processes to ensure operational integrity of the system. Enforced the information security configuration and maintains system for issuing, protecting, changing, and revoking passwords.

Developed, tested, and operated firewalls, intrusion detection systems, enterprise anti-virus systems and software deployment tools.

Provided engineering analysis, design, and support for firewalls, routers, networks and operating systems. Performed vulnerability scans using vendor utility tools. Monitored security audit and intrusion detection system logs for system and network anomalies.

Pinnacle CSI, Herndon, VA

Security Engineer April 2007-December 2007

Configured and managed systems support Tier I & II techs. Interacted with the customer on site to solve issues within the network.

Install configured systems at various sites.

CACI, Fairfax, VA

Virus Analyst October 2004- April 2010 (PT)

Monitored scanmail of incoming and outgoing emails for potential viruses for the State Department

Kept monitor checks of the Mail Servers.

Supported users within the US and off-site with Anti-Virus updates on the website or email.

Sprint, Reston, VA

Security Engineer II April 1996-November2003

Provided 24x7 technical support for managed firewalls, authentication, and encryption services and remote tunneling. Responsible for troubleshooting client issues as they pertain to firewall driven root causes. Issued include routing, IP networking, log file/network traffic filtering via Snoop and TCPDump.

To perform duties for various security systems such as Public Key Infrastructure, SecurID & Radius. Knowledge of Unix, Checkpoint, Raptor, Cisco Pix, NetScreen & Nokia firewalls, VPN, Entrust and Remedy.

Proactively monitored managed device health, including CPU, disk space, and process utilization.

AARON E. WORKS

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Supported center for credit revenue reports. Crystal Reports for representatives tracking sheet for business customers.

Accessed reports for daily activity of representative base.

Supported full line of equipment for small business accounts, focus on customer retention and business growth. Conciliated customer complaints of territory management.

Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY

Loan Counselor November 1995-March 1996

Advised students, parents, high school, and community college counselors of the availability of financial assistance. Evaluated eligibility requirements with students.

Facilitated the application procedure. Processed loan applications and enrollment verification rosters. Input student financial aid data into the Student Information System (SIS).

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