Emmett Ward

Braselton, Georgia 205-***-**** ad1vie@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmettward/ CORE COMPETENCIES

Retired Military DevOps Security & Infrastructure Data Metrics CI/CD Pipeline Jira Vulnerability Management Pen Testing Compliance Agile Project Management Leadership AWS Architecture CIS Controls Database Management Software Development Datacenter Migrations Risk Reduction MITRE Framework Red & SQL API’s Docker Terraform Linux Information Security Telephony Migrations Splunk ISO 27001 NIST PCI SOC 1 & 2 EXPERIENCE

BYLIGHT Technologies Fort Gordon, GA. 2023 – Present AWS Cloud, Data & DevOps Instructor/Content Developer with Security Clearance

• Works 40+, 0700 – 1600. Develops collective and individual cloud and data course of study/curriculum for FA26B, 255A WOBC, and 255A WOAC.

• Develop training and training products IAW the Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate (ADDIE) process, Army Learning Model (ALM) Principles, and all applicable regulations and SOPs (i.e., TRADOC REG 350-70 and all appendixes).

• Conduct cloud assessment, planning, and migration activities which lead to design of CI/CD pipeline for infrastructure.

• Review and suggest textbooks and other educational materials & assesses and course curriculum standards.

• Maintain functional cloud and data expertise by fostering cooperation with other research organizations within the government, industry, and academia to improve the quality of instructional and research activities.

• Serves on collaborative faculty committees, work groups, and task forces to develop strategies for data management operations and education initiatives within the Signal School.

• Maintains professional relationships with senior members of academia, public and private sector officials, for purposes of maintaining professional currency and contributing to the continuing development of leader development curriculum.

• Work in a collaborative environment; work with other schools, institutions, or agencies - Government, DoD, USA, Industry, Academia, or Foreign Government - to identify and implement new information applicable to specific courses

(or lessons), as determined by the COR or the Signal School.

• Plan & build continuous Test Automation and Continuous Release Orchestration to include Configuration Management. DEVRY UNIVERSITY Decatur, GA. 2018 – Present

Data, Systems, Networks, Cyber Security, & AWS Instructor

• Teaches strategic and operational security while displaying mastery of the dynamics of Agile teams that focus on day- to-day aspects of security operations including 24/7 monitoring, vulnerability management, threat intelligence and incident response.

• Provide thought leadership regarding application design, architecture, integration, and define the highly complex technology-based business solution. Manage security risk while driving a secure network architecture.

• The primary responsibility of producing leader for the network, systems, and security teams by overseeing and ensuring lessons on security, systems resiliency, and networks security are implemented in the labs.

• Extensive instruction on CloudFormation, Terraform, SDLC, .NET, and node.js Frameworks, to include REST web APIs, Security Hub, EventBridge, and Lambda functions.

• Instructs on the full stack platform concepts and the selection of security products for testing deployments.

• The AWS CloudTrail services are introduced to enables governance, compliance, operational and risk auditing through logging, monitoring, and account activity related to actions across your AWS infrastructure. DOUGLAS COUNTY Douglasville, GA. 2021 – 2022

System & Network Security Manager

• Evangelized and drive the five pillars of AWS's well-architecture framework, promoting the APIs, containerized micro- services, server-less functions, and event-driven architectures.

• Experience with security tools such IPS, SIEM, DLP, Web Secure Gateway, Email Gateway, DLP, Firewalls (network and application), Malware Protection, MDM, Forensic Tools, etc.

• Extensively provision, configure, and automate AWS VPCs / Subnets / Security Group, EC2, ECS, WorkSpace, ALB/CLB, S3, Route53, CloudWatch, Lambda, & IAM.

• Extensive instruction on compliance automation via Security Hub, Event Bridge, and Lambda functions.

• Successfully improved encryption and TLS certificates to include operational process understanding over a portfolio of 30 projects including network security (Firewall, WAF, IDS/IPS, Rapid 7) and infrastructure.

• Utilized the ATT&CK framework to communicate on the nature of threats and the objective assessments of the cyber defense plans to stakeholders to include vulnerability, anti-virus, and certificate management. GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE Lawrenceville, GA 2020 – 2021 Director Computer Programming

• Students were introduced to Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) best practices.

• In depth practices with the UX, front and backend practices while utilizing Lean Six Sigma principles and Agile sprints.

• Students were instructed on how to practice Infrastructure as code (IaC) where infrastructure was provisioned and managed using code and software development techniques, such as version control and continuous integration.

• Extended training of Platform Integration strategies via developing applications and framework.

• Instructor of Security, Application Development, IT and Project Management courses including CISSP, Security +, Network +, AWS Cloud, Python, C++, Java, Java Script, SWIFT, and Agile Project Management.

• Taught decomposition algorithms, while strategically planning program execution by understanding how protect against risk, while mapping requirements to industry trends. BCD TRAVEL Atlanta, GA. 2013 – 2020

DevOps Manager

• Focused on collaborative and automated environments to include code integrations, reviews, testing, security, deployments, and monitoring, while using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for predefined environments.

• Managed team based on customer needs focused on feedback loops with DevOps teams on micro services architecture which enabled directional changes that align with customer needs while also helping to streamlined processes and automation coupled with monitoring to help determine app success.

• Managed projects related to security compliance initiatives to achieve PCI, ISO 27001, and SOC 1 & 2 certifications and reports using common security framework (CSF).

• Project Manager for the implementation AWS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) models.

• Provided coaching on AWS security best practices, administration of CloudTrail, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS, Security Hub, Guard Duty, and other Security, Identity, & Compliance tools.

• Lead vendor reviews, prepared business justification and worked with contracting for improvement solutions such as TOGAF, IT Service Management Configuration Management, Problem Management and Service Desk EDUCATION

U.S. ARMY

Fort Dix New Jersey, Fort Belvoir Virginia, and Fort Lewis Washington MOS: 62 Delta: Retired with Honorable Discharge

DEVRY UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science (BS), (1990)

KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL Master of Information System Management (MISM), (2003) CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONAL (CISSP) Infosec Live Boot Camp (2023)

AMAZON WEB SERVICES CERTIFICATION

AWS Authorized Instructor

AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

AWS Certified DevOps Professional

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