Management Security
Resume:
Bret Burkert
****.*******@*****.***
Oakton, VA (relocation to some areas)
EXPERTISE
As a Team Lead and manager in Network Systems, I have 18 years of experience managing and designing various federal and commercial network systems. I wish to pursue a technical or management position in network, cloud, or security systems. I have been focusing on proposal management and new contract wins for the last 5 years. My experience is in IT management, consulting, analysis, implementation, and documentation of network systems. My technical strengths are in networking, security, beginning cloud security, Windows, wireless, and satellite technologies. I am experienced interfacing with key managers and organizational units. I’ve earned the CISSP, CCNP, MCSE, CCIE written, CEH and a Masters in Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia. I have been cleared to DoD Top Secret.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Overview:
DoD Top Secret / SSBI clearable and Customs Border Protection Background Investigation.
Technical and management consultant for DOD and DISA. Defense Information Systems Network: DISN DMZ Security Engineering, DISN Networks, and DISN Satellite Engineering.
Proposal management: Successfully supported Multi-Million Dollar Government bids.
Team Lead: Network / Security Architect DHS / Customs Border Protection / SBInet: CISSP.
Network Architect / Engineer: CCNP, CCIE written.
Microsoft Systems Engineer: MCSE.
Certified Ethical Hacking CEH, CPT
Aspiring to CCSP, Certified Cloud Security Professional and AWS, Amazon Web Services Cloud.
Real Estate / Property Management / Consulting Nov. 2014- Present
Working as an independent Realtor and property manager with NVAR and Avery Hess Realtors.
Worked with investors, real estate investment organizations, and private equity in researching and executing on real estate opportunities.
Prospected real estate to a variety of clients, through research, marketing, and counseled on pros and cons of opportunities, and developed the best business strategies.
Assisted in the renovation and rehabbing of several properties which included the project management, cost, budgeting, earned value management, design, coordination of contractors, and personal labor.
Reduced cost in the thousands on each project through analyzing contractor bids, negotiating terms, and contract formation.
AT&T GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, Vienna VA. Mar. 2009 – 2014
Network Systems Management: Proposal management / Networks / Security.
Proposal management / contract wins: DoD, Intel, and Federal opportunities: Involved with the management, review, and formation of documentation and solutions necessary to provide successful bids to the Government, including writing, IT architecture, engineering, project management, teaming agreements, cost books, strategy and business with regard to technology. Wins ranged from $1-5M with smaller teams, to large teams working on up to $8 Billion multi team opportunities.
Project Management: Have worked on projects from start to finish
Planning IT and Enterprise Architecture, initiating, executing, and managing according to PMBOK. Constructed planning, architectures, cost estimation and earned value management,
IT Strategy and Management, SWOT analysis, ROI, NPV, business case, contract formalities.
Cyber Security: Information Assurance Manager of C.A. for Presidential Airborne USAF command and control network. Provided security expertise for communications equipment, network infrastructures, and other security technologies. Have managed Disaster Recovery, Certification and Accreditation (CA) Business continuity, SDLC, PKI, and IA. Familiar with AWS and cloud technology, working toward CCSP, Cloud Security Professional. Familiar with FedRAMP. Familiar with Security / Pen Tools.
Network / Solutions Architect: Managed and supported proposal efforts and direct labor in the Network Solutions Group Center of Excellence, providing pre- and post-award services supporting Federal agencies. Technical support for DoD, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Defense Information Systems Agency, and Federal agencies. Primary focus is in IT management, network / security consulting, analysis, implementation, and documentation of network systems. Technical strengths are in networking, security, Windows, wireless, and satellite technologies. Cisco router configuration and architecture in DoD environment: OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, VoIP, IPv6, security, and quality of service (QoS).
Involved with Contingency Plans (CP), Disaster Recovery (DR), System Security Plans (SSP), Risk Assessment in compliance with FISMA and DoD IA requirements. Implementation of STIGs. FedRAMP compliance.
Security Management: Experience with Network security design, IA architecture, and DOD networks. Managed for DMZ security, vulnerability management (VMS), and risk mitigation. Experience with firewalls and security tools. Provided security expertise for “defense in depth”, DMZ, firewalls, IDS’, encryption devices, and other security technologies. Performed product and cost assessments and designed security architectures. Provided presentations and deliverables to senior management.
Began working with AWS cloud, and cloud security. Currently working on CCSP, Certified Cloud Security Professional.
Hands on with Kali Linux and other vulnerability, penetration testing, and security assessment toolsets.
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UNISYS (Summit) Customs and Border Protection / DHS, Reston Nov. 2007-Dec. 2008
Senior Network Architect: SBInet under Customs Border Patrol / DHS.
Lead Infrastructure efforts for the development of U.S. Border surveillance system for $100M annual budget. Implementation was in Arizona.
Directed and supervised projects across disciplines: requirements, design, build of materials, testing, implementation, and configuration management.
Supported infrastructure for Tier 3 support, satellite, routing, Windows, and security.
Interfaced with team and management to strategize, research, and design new architectures for securing the border. The architecture ranged from Wifi, RF, routing, security, systems, sensors, COTS, cameras, infrared, to satellite.
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, Mclean, VA. Oct. 2002 – June 2007
DISN and Intelligence community: Network architect and consultant for large DOD DISN and IC networks.
Tier 3 Network Support for primary DOD / IC networks, including NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
Initiated test, design, and implementation plans necessary to the development of large networks.
Technical lead for Out of Band Network Management design for DISN.
Router configuration in DISN environment: OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, ISIS, MPLS, and Frame Relay.
Policy routing: Network based application recognition (NBAR), Quality of Service, and policy routing.
Security: NAT, extended Access lists, MD5 authentication, IPsec, and tunneling protocols.
DISN DMZ Security Engineering Team Lead:
Managed projects and teams to perform Security assessments, planning, testing, evaluation, and accreditation.
Familiar with DIACAP, NIST, FIPS, and other standards.
Knowledge with wireless networking, standards, and security.
DISN Satellite Communications Engineering: Consultant for DOD satellite systems. Performed testing, evaluation, design, reporting, troubleshooting, and overall analysis. Briefed senior management.
Major contributor of many technical written deliverables, presentations, and whitepapers for the DOD.
Participated in the development of requirements, proposals, and statement of works.
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS Corporation, Herndon, VA.
Mar. 2000-Sept. 2002
Manager and Technical Team Lead for World Partners / AT&T Data center.
Network Team Manager: 6 network migrations saving $450K.
Engineered Network Architecture, saving outsourcing costs estimated at $50,000 per project.
Router and Switch configuration on Cisco 75xx, 55xx, 29xx.
Administered network management systems: HP Openview, Tivoli, Adventnet WebNMS. 99.999% reliable.
Security: Security Design, Virus Protection, VPN, Cisco and Checkpoint Firewall Administration.
WAN and LAN Engineer for Maryland Health Information Network.
Managed the WAN network for the $12 million annual revenue Billing system for the Maryland Health Network.
Managed network of 60 routers: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ACLs
Systems Engineer, MCSE: 2000, 2003, Exchange Servers, and Linux Servers in EDS / FAA Data center.
Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Migration Planning of entire Network.
Managed digital phone systems and remote VPN and SSL services.
SETA Corporation, McLean, VA.
1998–2000
Secretary of Defense Computer Support: OSD / PENTAGON
Operational lead for LAN / WAN and directly for the Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and support staff of 150.
Network administrator: Cisco Routers, Switches, mission critical systems.
Network Security Team for the Secretary of Defense domain. Sidewinder, Linux, and Firewalls.
Designed and Supported OSD SecDef Intranet.
Exchange and Windows Administration.
UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS, Washington D.C.
1997-1998
Systems Administrator. Microsoft and Mac environment. Customer Service Representative. Graphic Designer.
U.S. AIR FORCE
1992-1996
System Administrator for LAN, Security, Mail, and Graphics in 347th Communications Squadron.
Photojournalist and Video Producer.
Electrical Engineering A.S.
Special Operations / Combat Control.
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
CISSP
CCNP
CCIE part 1
CCNA
MCSE
Project Management PMP
Amazon cloud (AWS)
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Exchange Administration
VoIP, Unified Communication
Advanced IPv6, MPLS, etc.
Network Management
Satellite DVB / IP Engineering
CCIE Lab Training
Quality of Service
Wireless
CISM: Security Management
Cloud security
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, MCINTIRE school of commerce
2006
M.S. MIT: Management in Information Technology
IT Architecture. Extensive study and research on CIO topics such as Enterprise Architecture, the Zachman framework, development methodologies, networking, UML, RFID, SOA, and other leading IT technologies. Project Management body of knowledge, PMBOK and PMI. Analysis of government contract performance. Performed budget analysis, human capital issues, ROI, IRR, NPV, Earned Value Management, and other financial topics relevant to IT management. 120 hours in professional project management training.
Enterprise IT Management. IT Portfolio Management (ITPM) to manage IT projects. Presented Grid Computing architecture to business leaders. Studied SCM, ERP, CRM, and BPM within the enterprise.
IT Strategy and Management. Focused on business strategy, Porter’s Five Force model, SWOT analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, risk mitigation, and other analyses to improve business strategy.
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
B.A. General Business
1996
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), 2005
Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, NAR, NVAR, VAR.
Project Management Institute Special Interest Group (PMI-ISSG), 2005
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