Duane Brown

Remote (Texas / Florida)

ad2f8b@r.postjobfree.com

+1-832-***-****

Currently Pursuing Security +

Work Experience

CyberSecurity Consultant (Compliance)

Simplified Techish

April 2023 to Present

Remote (Texas)

●Advise clients on security best practices, compliance requirements, and regulatory standards (NIST,HIPAA,GDPR,FISMA, ZERO Trust, etc).

●Develop and implement customized cybersecurity strategies and solutions to safeguard critical assets.

●Create and deliver cybersecurity training and awareness programs to educate clients' employees on security best practices.

●Create Technical writings and documentation for technical and non-technical personnel.

●Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement security policies, procedures, and controls.

●Produce detailed security assessment reports and present findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders.

●Continuous education of current and emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends to ensure proactive threat mitigation.

●Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing guidance on cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and compliance.

Sr. Solution Engineer

Plains All American Pipeline - Houston, TX

January 2022 to March 2023

●Advised on device risk, audited controls, and ensured compliance with security measures.

●Generated site documentation and playbooks for existing and new infrastructure items.

●Collaborated with C-level and VP executives to present network layouts and propose future implementations.

●Researched and implemented controls for OT/IT.

●Maintained up-to-date knowledge of NIST CSF Frameworks and verified compliance.

●Troubleshot and configured WAN/LAN/WLAN solutions (BGP, VXLAN, VPN, TCP Dump, Wireshark).

●Implemented new security protocols and policies, updating teams on current risks and emerging threats.

●Introduced innovative business procedures to enhance workflow and cross-team communication.

●Assessed newly acquired businesses, conducted network assessments, and created workflow documents in alignment with global standards.

●Analyzed and mitigated security threats from Firewalls, Intrusion detection, Intrusion prevention, Antivirus, Endpoint Detection Response, SIEM.

●Created automation playbooks using Ansible and Python.

●Ensured internal infrastructure compliance and maintained design specifications, diagrams, and installation instructions.

TAC Enterprise Wireless Cisco - Dallas, TX

May 2021 to September 2021

● Troubleshot AireOS and Catalyst WLC, providing reliable support for wireless solutions.

● Configured CU deployment for AireOS & COS Aps, ensuring optimal performance.

● Supported backbone infrastructure and resolved AireOS and Catalyst WLC issues.

● Demonstrated expertise in Cisco wireless products, services, and solutions, addressing customer queries effectively.

● Developed strong relationships with customers and Cisco teams, enhancing network operations.

● Acted as a technical resource for customers and ensured prompt resolution of complex networking problems.

● Conducted Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for escalated or recurring issues, ensuring efficient problem-solving.

● Troubleshot clients network ( Wireshark,TCP Dumps).

● Participated in case review calls to drive resolution on reactive break/fix issues.

● Provided technical input for customer direct engagements and maintained on-call availability for high severity escalations and on-site support as needed.

Network Security Engineer

BRITISH TELECOM - AMERICA

July 2018 to April 2021

● Presented threats in the environment and fixes in CAB meetings to stakeholders.

● Isolated threats in network and remediate issues preventing major outages and spreading of threat actors.

●Supported the global company in North America & Canada Region with a team of 2 other engineers.

● Participated in security briefings and findings presented to shareholders and business.

● Managed project logistics, coordinating vendors and materials for site rollouts and upgrades.

● Troubleshot and maintained LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including servers, routers, switches and firewalls.

● Performed system audits and threat vulnerability scans with SolarWinds .

● Provided Tier 2-3 support for internal and external customers, ensuring prompt issue resolution.

● Implemented security tools, policies, and procedures in collaboration with the security team, ensuring global infrastructure compliance.

● Conducted network security monitoring internally and externally.

● Maintained comprehensive documentation for implemented networks, ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity.

Solutions Engineer

Chase Bank, NCR Corp. & GTT Communications - Westerville, OH

May 2008 to July 2018

● Documented network settings and applied updates, maintaining comprehensive change logs.

● Installed Emergency Backup Cradle Points for network downtime mitigation.

● Installed, troubleshot & configured Cisco Routers, Switches, and Access Points (Meraki & AireOs).

● Worked with multiple vendors for cutovers, upgrades, and network solutions.

● Maintained detailed design specifications, diagrams, installation instructions, and other records.

● Collaborated in a team environment to develop high-quality solutions and resolve infrastructure outages efficiently.

● Worked with remote project managers and technicians for branch equipment refresh, including Cisco switches, routers, VOIP phones, and HP servers.

●Collaborated with remote techs and vendors to troubleshoot and resolve internet circuit issues (T1, DSL, Wireless).

●Collaborated with stakeholders and business to relay the completion of set projects and changes impacting existing services.

●Configured and applied ACLs based on network filtering requirements and expertise in various protocols and concepts, such as TCP/IP, MPLS, UDP, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, DNS, ARP, HTTP, SSL, STP, Trunking, OSPF, Port Channeling, IPsec, and TLS.

Education

MBA in Operations Management

Bachelors in Information Security Systems

Skills:

●Adaptability

●Ansible

●Azure

●Cisco

●Communication (Technical Liaison to non-technical)

●CVE

●Cyberark

●Encryption

●Firewall Management

●Google Cloud

●Identity and Access Management (IAM)

●Incident Response

●IT Strategy

●Kali Purple

●Leadership

●Linux

●Network Security NIST CSF

●Nmap

●PAM (Privileged Access Management)

●Patching

●Physical Security

●Problem-solving

●Project based

●Phishing

●Python

●RBAC

●RCA (Root Cause Analysis)

●SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)

●Spoofing

●SSO

●Systems Hardening

●TCP/IP

●TCPDump

●Technical Writing

●Threat Intelligence

●Vulnerability Management

●WireShark

●Wireless Controllers

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