JOE HARRISON

831-***-**** adh76k@r.postjobfree.com

Beaverton, OR 97005 linkedin.com/in/joe-harrison-II MANAGER OF CYBER SECURITY OPERATIONS

IT Manager with a industry experience in Networks and Security Compliance in Utility and Service- oriented industries. Passionate about developing collaborative and significant relationships with colleagues and the community. Skilled at breaking down difficult concepts and explaining them in terms that are readily understandable.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) • Network Management

• Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) • Security Management

• Compliance Management • CISSP Pending

• Vulnerability Management • Relationship Management

• Information Security • Leadership Development

EXPERIENCE

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC, Portland, OR January 2015 – March 2020 Manager, Cyber Security Operations, September 2018-March 2020 Managing day to day operations for a small security team in support of SIEM Management, Compliance Management, Vulnerability Management, Digital Forensics and Threat Intelligence.

• Led the standup of a new SecOps team from scratch, starting with two people growing to 10 and starting with only a compliance team and growing to Digital Forensics, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management and SIEM Management.

• Developed strategy that pushed Security Operations team from Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 0 – Ad Hoc to Level 3 – Defined, in six months rather than the initial estimate of one year.

• Managed the per annum reduction of 65% of vulnerability footprint, exceeding goal of 50% reduction.

• Represented PGE in a STEM teaching curriculum teaching physics to fourth grade students, and biology and ecology to fifth grade classes at a local Title 1 school, for five years.

• Served as Security Operations representative in Security GRC board.

• Founded and facilitated new manager training to augment inadequate manager on-boarding for 3 years.

Manager, Energy Information Technology, October 2016-September 2018 Managed day to day operations for a multi-discipline IT team in support of CIP compliance. Created strategy for compliance and led implementation of policies & procedures to satisfy regulatory commitments.

• Led Operational IT CIP program for a reduction of North American Electric Reliability Corporation

/ Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC/CIP) audit findings from 22 in 2015 to just three in 2018, avoiding millions of dollars in fines.

• Managed Operations Team through major software and hardware upgrade of the company’s most critical application, The Energy Management System (EMS), while incurring zero downtime. Supervisor, Energy Information Technology, January 2015 - October 2016 Supervised day to day operations for a multi-discipline IT team in support of CIP compliance.

• Developed documentation schema suitable for NERC/CIP audit.

• Rapidly upskilled myself on the Operations considerations for Windows and Unix environments in order to lead the team.

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Specialist, Senior Information Technology Security Critical Infrastructure Protection, January 2015

- October 2016

Served as point person for all operational concerns for critical infrastructure group supporting EMS application. Designed & Implemented security controls based of ISO 2700

• Significantly improved security visibility by increasing the number of assets reporting to SEIM from 30% to 90%.

• Created new tracking and reporting system to accommodate the increase of monitored security events reported to the SIEM.

KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE, Portland, OR March 2013 – January 2015 Senior Network Engineer, March 2013-January 2015

Served as Data Center Manager. Single Point of Contact (POC) for site access list in addition to overseeing all moves and maintenance within the Data Center.

• Completed successful chassis upgrade from 6509 to 6509-E model core switches.

• Implemented upgrade from ASA IPSec VPN to SSL VPN using certificate authentication.

• Migrated systems from 6500 Core to Fex Distribution layer. FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY and OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER (FNMOC), Monterey, CA Network Security Officer, November 2008 – March 2013 Established and served as chair for network group's Weekly Project Review meeting. Point person for resolution/mitigation/remediation/reporting of 6,000+ enumerated network asset vulnerabilities across classified and unclassified environments.

• In charge of scoping/project management/preparation for several command Information Assurance (IA) audits per year.

• Scoped/purchased/deployed SIEMs to monitor and resolve vulnerabilities affecting network resources across all FNMOC networks, as published by DoD’s in-house security agency (DISA).

• Developed project database and project tracking for our Network Group throughout annual DISA audit exercises.

• Developed homegrown asset tracking database, resulting in the ability to quickly answer short fused requests for information about the number/type/status of networking assets. EDUCATION

Master of Science (MS), Information Technology Management US Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA

Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science (Cum Laude) California State University Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA LEADERSHIP

Founded and organized annual 100 mi. company sponsored motorcycle ride for charity; Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA). Championed BACA during giving campaign and raised $60,000 over five years. Manager Representative serving on the Advisory Council on Diversity & Inclusion (ACDI) / Advocates & Champions for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ACDEI). CISSP scheduled for completion by end of year.

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