Engineer Manager

John Favorite

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Summary

Lead DevOps & System Engineer with over 19 years of Information Systems experience handling all aspects of Design, Implementation, Support and Purchasing of Corporate / Department of Defense WAN/LAN systems. I pride myself on work ethic, a consistent commitment to learning new technologies and am passionate about working on challenging problems with others. Skills

Full Stack Deployment Lifecycle

OpenStack / AWS / VMware vSphere

Windows Technologies, Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS, Ubuntu, Arch Linux.

IBM X, H and Flex Chassis Enclosures; Dell / Apple Hardware; Cisco Networking Equipment Experience

IronNet Cybersecurity October 2014 - Present

Lead DevOps / Senior System Engineer

Worked with developers to implement complete DevOps lifecycle, resulting in a single team effort for design, configuration and development of an automated deployment of the IronDefense platform.

Maintained all client deployments to include implementation, upgrades and testing. This greatly reduced level of support from developers while in our pilot phase of system deployment.

Created comprehensive development environment, allowing teams rapid, fully automated, tested deployment of new features and improvements.

Designed / implemented corporate infrastructure to include network, services and onboarding process for new employee.

Worked with SecOps group to design and implement best in industry security practices, allowing IronDefense platform to have security integrated from its inception. Seismic LLC / Applied Signal Technology / June 2010 – October 2014 Raytheon IIS: Cybersecurity & Special Missions

Senior System Engineer / Principal System Technologist Remote Training Lab Manager / Senior Engineer

Designed, implemented and maintained state of the art Computer Network Operations unified training environment which can operate independently or concurrently across all training locations.

Support wide range of operational training for operators, developers and service partners with minimal guidance or supervision.

Provide Subject Matter Expertise during normal classroom scenarios, adhoc support during critical period.

Update and maintain methodology of managing resources to meet or exceed operational task requirements.

Familiarity and degree of proficiency with various tool sets.

Support external groups with operation and development requirements. TexelTek, Inc. June 2008 - April 2010

Lead Systems Administrator / System Engineer / Network Engineer

Designed, executed and remotely managed entire corporate enterprise infrastructure to include all aspects of system design, deployment, system support and end user support for 100+ users with 25+ partner companies geographically dispersed around the globe.

Maintained accountability and control over 1.4 million dollars in Contractor Acquired Property, Government Furnished Equipment and corporate Information Technology assets.

Seamlessly rebuilt services and network infrastructure four times over twenty months to accommodate rapid and dynamic corporate growth from 15 – 70 employees to enhance confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Designed and implemented a central managed VMware vSphere infrastructure consisting of multiple globally distributed ESXi hosts, centralized storage units that facilitated flexible on demand resource provisioning which contributed to the rapid deployment of development infrastructure and services to support emergent and agile software / platform development.

Designed, implemented and maintained a growing fully functional state-of-the-art server room that expanded from three servers to six equipment racks with two more racks earmarked for deployment while minimizing interruption of corporate and development network services.

Trained and mentored junior personnel while building a diverse team of IT professionals from one to seven members.

United States Navy July 1997 – June 2008

Information Systems Security Manager / Electronic Warfare Journeyman Technician / Naval Instructor

Coordinated acquisition of over 5 million dollars in Congressional funded network operations (NETOPS) equipment which included Congressional input and justification for classified computer programs.

Directed implementation of IC Member servers and workstations upgrades. Ensured all management and analysts’ expectations were exceeded by providing upgrades to hardware and software previously cut from funding.

Technology Expert (SME) for various IC Members and International Law Enforcement partners.

Supervised implementation of Department of Navy IT-21 shipboard computer system upgrade. Ensured highest fiber integrity was maintained throughout system upgrade ensuring all 2000 feet were installed with zero discrepancies.

Implemented and maintained VIPR Terminals and routers.

Maintained diverse Information Systems Test Lab.

Information Assurance Officer of an IC Member / J2 Intelligence Directorate. Conducted Automated Data Processing asset inspections ensuring compliance with DoD Information Assurance policies.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) SME on AN/SLQ-32. Provided technical expertise and support for successful deployment of Ships Self Defense System (SSDS) and The Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) upgrade program.

Leadership Role

Osprey Office Chief. Managed and implemented all aspects of congressionally funded Computer Network Operations program.

Electronic Warfare Module Manager, coordinate all areas of EW operations on-ship, and off-ship to efficiently disseminate information to protect battlegroup assets.

Promoted positive team building environment for stakeholders, supervisors, peers, and subordinates to actively participate in solution solving.

Proven skills in troubleshooting and solving challenging technical related problems, ensuring full operation to perform mission tasking.

Ensured personnel were proficient in skills needed to execute tasking. Education and Certifications

63 units towards B. S. in Computer Science with Minor in Cybersecurity.

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