Security Officer Specialist

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced IT Information Security and process specialist with 19 years of experience implementing, monitoring, maintaining IT systems, and a creative problem solver. Highly trained, skilled professional with the technical expertise to properly manage information networks and secure data with proven technical and communication skills in information security, trouble shooting, installation, networking, and integration.

SKILLS

Active security clearance

Industry/Government Process/Policy Experience – Agile Framework, Risk Management Framework (RMF)

Bilingual (English, Spanish)

System Admin Tier 3, ISSO (Information Systems Security Officer) and accounts management

Troubleshooting Skills, in hardware and software

Collaborative team member with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Extensive LAN, WAN Technology Experience

Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)

Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE)

Content Management: Confluence, CODEC, DADMS

PC and digital communication integration

Experience in working fast-paced, deadline-oriented, highly confidential environments.

Computer and digital equipment installation

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORK EXPERIENCE

Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, New Orleans, Louisiana

IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC), (May 2019 – September 2022)

Package Owner of multiple infrastructure systems in which I generated application security testing results and created reports that comply with establish guidelines.

Ensured Certification and Accreditation Process (CAP), Contingency Plan, and Continuity of Operations Plan-Standard Operation Procedures (COOP-SOP) templates are current.

Uploaded security control assessment artifacts and completed POA&M items in the eMass system.

Researched software information needed for C&A/A&A in the DADMS system.

Adjusted milestone dates in eMASS.

Edited and updated Security Plan information in eMASS

Added/updated customer service purchases in Consolidated Operational Dashboard for Enterprise Clouds (CODEC), formerly, NERDS.

Assisted A&A Security Engineers by researching and gathering policy documentation to use as artifacts in the A&A process.

Created POA&M by assisting in the creation of mitigation statements, predisposing conditions, impact statements, and updating milestone dates.

Assisted in adding common ACAS and STIG/SCAP mitigation statements and predisposing conditions to the Mitigation Statements page in Confluence, base

Assisted with Annual Security Review (ASR) updates (POA&M, compiling security control test results) for various DC2HS Core Infrastructure Packages, remediation verification by checking open STIG Vulnerabilities against the eMASSter STIG Vulnerability Export.

Attention to detail and organizational skills provide customers accurate policy documentation to utilize when accrediting their systems

aVenture Technologies, LLC New Orleans, Louisiana

SPAWAR Security Engineer (April 2017 – 2019)

Experience reading / reviewing vulnerability scan results

Experience with hardening guidelines for multiple operating systems

STIG Assets, create SAS, POAM and RAR reports as needed

Perform manual checks on multiples OS platforms

Work on BCR’s, UC, and DIACAP to RMF conversion

AT&T, Algiers, Louisiana

USMC NGEN Cyber Security specialist, (Nov 2014 – April 2017)

Major responsibilities focused on various aspects of Information Systems, data availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation

Implemented and monitored security measures for communication systems, network and provide DOD compliance

Provided Network Intrusion Detection

Performed certification of Information Systems and Networks

Operated Host Based Security System (HBSS), firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems

AT&T, Algiers, Louisiana

USMC NGEN Server Administration, (May 2014 - Oct 2014)

Installed, upgraded and serviced servers, remote assistance

Supported data availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation

Supported Emergency Operations, COOP and Disaster Recover Planning including exercises.

Typical daily duties include user creation, user deletion, granting file and folder rights via a ticketing process called Remedy, printer creation and management, calendar creation and permissions, user and distribution email and management. Also responsible for checking server logs, patching

Apex Systems, Algiers, Louisiana

USMC NMCI IT Helpdesk Specialist (May 2013 – May 2014)

Managed and Secured 80 servers supporting over 5000 Marines worldwide

Spearheaded a project to cleanup 5000 Marine profiles due to storage issues.

Performed troubleshooting for network outages, including on call rotation.

Provided help desk support to customers accessing NMCI network services and resources

Performed admin tier 2 and 3 duties to manage, create and logically move user accounts

Performed maintenance on Win7 and XP such as assisting with patches and upgrades

Created BMC Remedy trouble tickets for all corrective action taken for daily checks

Managing Active Directory accounts and MS Outlook 2010 end user issue resolution

Evaluated, installed and troubleshot network software via Element (ESD)

Trouble shot layers 1, 2 and 3 of the OSI Model

Assisted in troubleshooting, maintenance and repair coordination from customers to providers

Education

ITT Technical Institute, St. Rose, LA

Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Security Systems

Graduation Date: September 2013

ITT Technical Institute, St. Rose, LA

Associate of Science Degree in Computer Networking Systems

Graduation Date: September 2011

Southeast College of Technology, Metairie, LA

Associate of Occupational Studies in Electronic Engineering Technology

Graduation Date: May 2001

Training and Certification

Navy Qualified Validator November 2018

CompTIA Security+

Microsoft Security Fundamentals

Operating Systems:

1.Microsoft Windows 1998, Windows XP/Vista, 7, 8, and 10

2.Microsoft Windows Servers 2003, 2008 R2, and 2012

Hardware:

Switches, 100baseT fiber over Ethernet switch, Cisco 7945 VOIP phones, Routers, Hubs,

workstations (HP, Dell), modems, network cards, Memory,

Software:

1.McAfee

2.BMC REMEDY IT (ITSM)

3.Event Sentry Incident Management

4. Imperva, PaloAlto

5. MS Outlook and, SharePoint,

6.Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions (ACAS)

7.Symantec

8.Microsoft Exchange, and Active Directory

9.Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)

10.Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE)

Networks/Protocol:

TCP/IP, VPN, ETHERNET, TFTP, FTP, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS

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