Current, real-world experience in research, design, deployment and operations of enterprise network and security solutions in mid-to-large, high availability, diverse computing environments.

Visionary team player with uncompromising integrity, excellent customer service skills and a proven track record of delivering innovative, yet reliable solutions. I am creative and resourceful in crisis situations, possessing the ability to remain keenly focused and resilient in the face of adversity.

CyberSecurity and Network Engineering

Risk and Change Management

Business Continuity / Disaster Planning

Project Planning and Execution

RFP/Contract Negotiator

IT Governance and Compliance

Expert Troubleshooting Skills

Professional Experience and Achievements

Information Security Manager, CISSP

WingSwept, LLC. Jan 2020 – May 2020

SME providing integration and operational support to a national Managed Services Provider. Key responsibilities included the research, deployment, tuning and ongoing maintenance of the corporate security and network infrastructure of the following:

Perch Security SIEM and log analysis

Sophos Enterprise and lntercept-X Threat Prevention Platform

Umbrella DNS and Content Filtering

Huntress Threat Detection

CyberCNS Vulnerability Assessment

SonicWall Security platforms

Incident response team lead. Researched and prepared security sales and technical collateral to executive sales team. Policy creation, auditing and risk assessment. Budget cutbacks killed my position.

Enterprise IT Security Specialist, CISSP

City of Raleigh Municipal Government Contractor Sep 2019 – Jan 2020

SME providing engineering support for city departments including RPD, RFD, Public Works, municipal government operations. Key responsibilities include implementation, tuning, operations and maintenance of city-wide security and network infrastructure focused of the following:

Sophos lntercept-X Threat Prevention Platform

Cisco ASA with Firepower IPS, SecureWorks Managed Services

Cisco ISE - Identity Services Engine for access control of all enterprise endpoints (6000+)

Ironport Email Security

Umbrella DNS and Content Filtering

LogRhythm SIEM

Solarwinds NPM, IPAM, NCM

Cisco routing, switching, Meraki Wi-Fi

Information Security Engineer, CISSP

National Health Coalition/PDX, Inc. Feb 2009 – June 2019

SME providing integration and operational support to a national network of pharmacy chains, international team of applications and web developers. Key responsibilities included the research, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the corporate security and network infrastructure of the following:

Cisco Advanced Security Appliances (ASA), Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Mimecast, Ironport ESA and WSA

Lightcyber (now Cortex) behavioral analysis

LogRhythm SIEM

Solarwinds NPM, IPAM, NCM

Upgraded legacy platforms to increase performance and availability

Cisco Catalyst, IGR, Nexus routers and switches running BGP, OSPF and EIGRP routing protocols, Aironet WiFi

Systems experience - Windows all versions, Apple, Linux, EMC, F5

Cisco, Palo Alto and Juniper firewalls, VPN for B2B, workforce and customers

Vulnerability Assessment and Compliance Validation, Pen Testing, Tenable Nessus

Other responsibilities

Advanced infrastructure and physical plant design and implementation that encompasses cabling (fiber/copper), power management, cooling, environmental and security access controls

Lead Investigator for Cyber Incident Response Team

Contributor to Executive Security, DevOps, Change Control and Patch Selection committees

Implemented and enforced security policies using NIST, CSC, SANS Top 20 Security Framework and policies

Security auditor for SOC, HIPAA and other GRC mandates

Senior Network Engineer, CCNA

Cook Children’s Medical Center - Fort Worth TX 2000 – 2008

Completed projects included overhauling the aged network infrastructure, design oversight, site certification and go-live.

Two large data centers, multistory hospital wing, radiology suites, urgent care facilities.

Re-engineered, upgraded 60 sites on Wide Area Network from Frame to VPN

Team lead in Disaster Recovery planning and validation team

Developed, deployed and enforced security policies to comply as an early adopter of HIPAA regulations

On-call, final escalation engineer - critical systems - 8 years

Cisco Sales Engineer, CCSP

NEC Business Network Solutions – Irving TX 1999 – 2000

Architected Cisco solutions for national customers, provided design, quotes, and presentations

Provided onsite engineering/configuration support to the post-sales integration team

Senior Network Administrator, Novell CNA

D.R. Horton Custom Homes – Arlington TX 1997 – 1999

Manager of national WAN support team providing configuration, deployment, support to 75 locations

Integration Engineer

SABRE Travel Information Network – Fort Worth, TX 1996 – 1997

Developed and deployed the first VPN solution for global travel agencies accessing SABRE

Deployment and support of third-party solutions for the travel industry

Supported international network of over 75,000 endpoints

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Navy

2nd Class Petty Officer – Anti Submarine Warfare Technician (AX2)

Airborne Flight Communications Operator – Secret clearance

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Specialized training including:

CCNA, CCDA, CISSP Certifications

Advanced Cisco Router Configuration

Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks

Cisco Secure PIX, ASA Firewalls

Cisco Identity Services Expert (ISE/NAC)

QualysGuard and Tenable VM Specialist

FEMA Emergency Management Institute

Memberships:

ISC2 - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

East Coast InfraGard (FBI)

ISACA

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