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Quasi Brereton – Sr IT Security Consultant

Quasi A. Brereton

E: *********@*****.*** · M: 404-***-**** · Atlanta, GA https://www.linkedin.com/in/quasibrereton/ I am a Senior Level Security Consultant, with an extensive and diverse background ranging from Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure etc), DevOps Support, IT customer support service, Application Support, NOC maintenance and management and network management.

Professional Experience

Ware2Go – Lead IT Security Analyst Atlanta GA ·

February 2020 – Current

You will also help develop organization wide best practices for IT security. You will monitor computer networks for security issues, install security software and document all security issues or breaches you find.

An ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in computer science with a minimum of 3 years of experience in information security. Experience in penetration testing/techniques, installing security software and documenting security issues is a must. You will have strong written and oral communication skill and understand patch management and firewalls, antivirus and IDPS concepts.

• Lead/Assist with the Development of company-wide best practices for IT security Install security measures and operate software

• Help colleagues install security software and understand information security management

• Upgrade systems to enable security software

• Install and upgrade antivirus software

• Test and evaluate new technology

• Perform penetration testing

• Analyze IT requirements and provide objective advice on the use of IT security requirements

• Gather feedback from end users to continue to improve systems

• Design, analyze and implement efficient IT security systems

• Educate the organization on corporate security policies and best practices Quasi Brereton – Sr IT Security Consultant

Havertys Furniture – Lead IT Security Analyst Atlanta GA · October 2019 – Current

As Lead Security Analyst, I am task with being the central point of guidance for the security posture of Havertys. This includes both maintaining, tweaking and enforcing security policies and standards companywide for both Havertys Corporate and Storewide Infrastructure. Since I have been part of the security team the I was tasked with the following attributes:

• Securing and maintaining compliancy with PCI NIST and SOX

• Maintaining and utilizing Splunk in the infrastructure to leverage NIST and compliancy standards and reporting.

• Leading the IT Security Team (Watchdogs) and provide Security guidance to directly to the other silo teams as well as directly to the AP of Infrastructure and CIO.

• Leading 3rd party engagements such as Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, Pentests, Quarterly Phishing Engagements, GAP analysis and PCI Audits.

• Help Design and tweak current Security Policies and IT based policies so they align with compliance standards.

Intercontinental Exchange – Network Security Compliance Engineer Atlanta GA · August 2018 – October 2019

An ICE Network Compliance Engineer is part of a team responsible for bringing and maintaining the network systems within the required compliance level at ICE. This position requires technical proficiency as well as an eager attitude, professionalism, and solid communication skills.

• Use efficient methods to produce regular reports communicating the status of the compliance level of network system configurations

• Operate as a Security Liaison, facilitating collaboration between Information Security and Network Engineering to help enforce security requirements on the global network ecosystem at ICE.

• Perform Network Compliance Assessments, conduct configuration assessment and issue guidelines on network system configurations to align with the relevant regulatory framework set by Information Security.

• Documentation and Guidelines - Organizes and updates departmental documentation providing clear configuration templates for various network systems.

• Assist with Regulatory Compliance Audits and taking initiative to learn business goals, liaise with other departments, and identify ways to increase productivity in other ICE groups and offices.

• Use hands-on experience with Security Assessments (Red Teams, Vulnerability Assessments), Systems Administration and/or IP Networking (Juniper, Palo Alto, CheckPoint, Cisco, Arista). VerSprite -IT Security Consultant Atlanta GA · July 2015 – August 2018 Sr Security consultant tasked with varied (by customer need) security-based initiatives with the intent to secure, prevent and manage a healthy security posture in client’s environment. Quasi Brereton – Sr IT Security Consultant

• Implementation and Management of Security Tools and Scripts Based Checks, Automated Tasks

& Solutions

• Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Network and Web Application Penetration Testing

• Vulnerability Management

• Social Engineering

• Red Team Engagements

• Security Research

• Automation

• Threat Hunting and Deception Tactics

• DevOps and Incident Response Tasks

• Compliance Base Infrastructure Management (PCI, ISO, HIPAA) Tools used ranged from BurpSuite, Acunetix, Owasp’s Zap, Nessus, Qualys, NetSurveyor, NMap, Chef, Puppet, Lambda, Prowler, Lynus, Security Monkey, AlertLogic, Ossec, AlienVault, Splunk, TrapX, Carbon Black and many more.

TravelClick -NOC Engineer Atlanta GA · October 2014 – July 2015 Monitor all operational activities during a shift, when issues arise the Operations Support Engineer will perform basic troubleshooting, provide proper notification then escalate to the appropriate group if or when it is necessary.

• Monitor different application platforms via load balancers (splunk, f5, graphite, webmetrics etc) for current issues.

• System triage work on recurring server-based issues. (Primarily in linux and windows server environment).

• Creating new user accounts in Active directory and internal tools for new employees.

• Establishes crisis calls and join in the appropriate staff and management when necessary.

• Performing deployment task in test and production environments.

• Respond to issues of internal users via phone or email and evaluates system performance statistics including job execution and system response times.

• Documents all production and operating system problems using a trouble ticketing system and contacts appropriate IT organization with appropriate urgency.

• Performs all appropriate operator activities including job scheduling, job submission, system or file backups.

VONAGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS -Technical Support Representative II Atlanta GA · July 2014 – October 2014

Quasi Brereton – Sr IT Security Consultant

Tier 2 helpdesk agent in charge of resolving inbound customer technical inquires with the setup, maintenance and troubleshooting Vonage (voip) services.

• Handle calls varying from phone setup to in-depth network analysis;

• Provide customer-focused support using clear and descriptive methods

• Answer customer questions via phone on all company supported applications and hardware and determine source of problems (hardware, software, user access, etc.)

• Document resolutions for future reference both internally and externally

• Research and resolve customer focused technical issues in a timely manner and also track case tickets within a Customer Relations Management System to Document resolutions for future reference both internally and externally and Other duties as assigned MemberClicks -Product Expert Atlanta GA · June 2013- July 2014 Tier 2 helpdesk agent in charge of resolving inbound customer technical inquires with the setup, maintenance and troubleshooting their Web based services.

• Assist with basic HTML & CSS Coding and providing guidance and solutions on best practices

• Trouble-shooting technical issues via incoming client calls and tickets.

• Assisting clients in the effective use of our products

• Updating, modifying and maintaining existing client applications

• Introducing customers to other product offerings & Other related tasks as assigned. Wipro Inc -L3/ Acting Team Lead of ESG (Enterprise Solutions Group) Atlanta GA· January - June 2013

L3 Escalation Mentors are Level 3 CSRs who interface with Level 2 CSRs and/or Customers on a daily basis to provide advanced desktop technical support via telephone, a chat application or floor support.

• Assist Inbound CSRs and/or supervisors to whom a call has been escalated with troubleshooting and problem-solving issues while the Customer is on the phone.

• Develop methods to increase productivity for CSR agents

• Other managerial functions such as time scheduling, team management, authoritative action, manager escalation etc.

Wipro Inc -Help Desk Agent L2 Atlanta GA · March 2012 - January 2013

• Responsibilities – Assisting Small Business Technical Support for High Speed Internet Service & Services – Such as configuring modems, email clients and accounts, service checks, accounts status checks etc.

Quasi Brereton – Sr IT Security Consultant

Atlanta Medical Clinic -Graphic Designer (Contract) Atlanta GA · 2010 - 2011

• Responsibilities - Contracted to handle office printable media along with cosmetic changes to the Medical Clinic Website

Habitats for Humanity -IT Program Coordination Board Member Atlanta, GA

· 2009 – 2010

• Responsibilities - Involved with the homeowner’s computer course program coordination, this program will benefit home owners whom never had basic experience with computing. Education

Westwood College, Atlanta GA 09/2008 - 08/2010

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – Networking Management ITT Technical Institute, Kennesaw GA 08/2006 - 07/2008 Associates of Science in Information Technology – Computer Networking Systems

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