Gary Millstein
Fairfax, VA ***31
***********@*****.***
Objectives:
• To strengthen my career in IT Security, building on 5 years of IT experience in Customer
Service, Desktop Support and Security Analysis
• Continue my on-going training, in order to benefit the company and further my knowledge
• Provide high level service to customers, as well as team members, through reliability,
determination, hard work and persistence
Certifications:
• CompTIA Security + ce (exp. 12/30/2017)
• CompTIA A+ ce (exp. 12/30/2017)
• ISC2 CISSP (Ongoing study, testing in 2014)
Clearances:
• MBI Clearance with General Services Administration – 2011
• Public Trust Clearance with Department of Defense – 2012
• Public Trust Clearance with Veterans Affairs – 2012 - 2014
Work Experience:
Engineering Services Network (ESN), Arlington, VA November 2012 – February 2014
Principle Engineer, Enterprise Security Solutions Service (ESSS)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC
• Research and Evaluate hardware and software products requested for use within
Department of Veterans Affairs
• Assess products for compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Standards SP 800-53; 800-53A; 800-37r.1; 800-18r.1; 800-60r.2; 800-61r.2,
Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations;
Guidance mapped to agency standards set in VA Handbook 6500
• Preparation and peer review of ESS teams’ Initial Product Reviews (IPRs) for
comprehensive security analysis
• Participated in review of amendments to VA Policies such as VA 6500.13 (Outgoing
connections)
• Supported senior management with ESCCB (Change Control Board) to manage requests
for Firewall exceptions
• Participate in vendor meetings as new products are presented
• Establish contact and regular correspondence with vendors for deep-dive technical
details, if they are not available in online documentation
• Completed many training courses in various areas of IT (Cloud Technologies, Networking,
CISSP, Project Management, Ethical Hacking)
• Attend local conferences, webinars and other presentations regarding emerging
technology trends from variety of sponsors
RAM Technologies, Alexandria, VA December 2011 – October 2012
Information Assurance Security Analyst
U.S. Department of Defense/MHS/TriCare Medical Activity, Fairfax, VA
• Preparation and Review of Documents for DIACAP Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
Efforts
• Participation of site visits & initial scanning of systems
• Trained on Production Gold Disk & AppDetective scans
3TI Inc., Vienna, VA August 2010 – May 2011
National Application Help Desk – Help Desk Technician
U.S. General Services Administration, Washington DC
• Phone support and password resets for clients on GSA PBS Portal Intranet and Extranet
• Created Ticket requests in CA Unicenter
• Consulted with project managers regarding access to PBS application requests
• Reviewed account statuses in Active Directory and produced LDAP reports
Heritage Court Reporting August 2008 – July 2010
Electronic Court Reporter/Transcriber, Washington DC
• Produced digital recordings and transcripts for a variety of hearings, depositions and
board meetings for legal, medical, federal and local enterprise clients
• Travel at clients’ requests
• Registered as Notary Public in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia
Education:
Strayer University September 2009 – May 2011
Courses for Bachelor of Science: Information Technology: Database Management
Queensboro Community College (CUNY) September 1987 – February 1991
Associates in Applied Science Degree in Music Electronics Technology
References:
Available upon request