It Security Engineer

Dirk Stewart MCP, CCNA, CCNP, Security + 678-***-****

**** ********** ***** **** **, Acworth GA 30102 ****.*******@*****.***

Objective:

Determination, adaptability, and the willingness to learn are the dynamics of my core character.

Professional Profile

Having over 24 years of work experience, with 21 years in IT will prove that I will be an asset.

• Supervisory and Communication Experience at various levels

• Network & Security Designing, Planning, and Implementation

• Security Projects & Creative Feedback

• Vendor Management & Solutions

• SOC, CIRT Implementation

• Troubleshooting Security Campus

• Disaster, Vulnerability Planning

• Team Motivator & Priority Focus

• Dissemination of New Initiatives

• Information Gathering and Analysis

Professional Accomplishments

Network/ Security Management

• Set Security Standards and Policies for the Enterprise Network Infrastructure

• Develop and Manage on technical decisions on Security Matrix and Model

• Develop and test departments technical solutions that impact future growth

• Assess and maintain Security Products from wide range of vendors

• Evaluate Security Platforms and performance for Enterprise Wide Network

• Establish Web and Data Content filtering Access needs for assigned division and data file management concepts and procedures.

• Develop strategies to address network and security encryption communications infrastructure

• Establish and maintain solid working relationships with all departmental and management teams technical and non-technical personnel

• Provides technical ligation support assistance for examination, investigation and litigation throughout the office, including the planning, managing and maintaining of electronic document collections of assets within organization.

• Training staff and interns 50+ employees on Network Monitoring and Security Implementation of various concepts and processes.

Network /Security Infrastructure Support

• Provide Security & Network support to over 5500-10000 users Cisco ASA & Palo Alto Security

• Design and Implemented Enterprise Gigabit Security Backbone Network

• Assisted with Network Modernizations Implementations totaling over $4Mil-$10Mil and recently $4.5 Million at (Last Employment Fulton County Government) -Configuring and Maintaining over Cisco new ACI-Spine and Leaf Design, Various Palo Alto Devices, older Modernization-150 edge, 35 distribution and 15 Core devices with catIOS and RouterIOS (Switches Cisco 2900, 3500,4000,5500, 6000 series, Routers Cisco 700-2600,3600,7200 series, Firewalls Cisco Pix 501-535 and ASA 5540 Series, Intrusion Detection Systems Dragon and Securiant Spider, Tipping Point intrusion prevention system, Security Gateways CloudShield CA-5000, Content engines VPN Concentrators 3030 series, Optical Switch ONS 15400 series)

• Implementation of Security and Monitoring Products such as Websense web filtering and Spam Filter, Exabeam, Forescout, FireEye, Palo Alto Firewalls, Niksun NetVCR and NetDetector for protocol forensics, Fluke Analyzer for LAN and WAN assessments, Netflow on NTOP for Traffic patterns within network and root cause analysis tracking security issues.

• Conduct Research Development on various hardware and software solutions in Lab Environment and Troubleshooting Network Issue in lab before implementation in production networks environments.

• Design networks for future technologies, infrastructure and applications on routing engine of RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP with comprehensive Access Control List

• Provide Network Security through out the Departments network with Virtual LAN, Voice Vlans Security, IPsec Authentication, Virtual Private Network VPN, Routing Protocol Authentication, Encryption Keys, GRE Tunnels and NAT solutions

• Specialized support with resolving end-user unique system and application problems

Maintain and provide Disaster Recovery Security for 120-300 servers with various OS such as Wintel, Linux (fedora Core 1-2), Novell, Unix (FreeBSD) and Custom build Kernels.

• Led incident response efforts for security incidents, including identifying the cause of the incident and implementing appropriate countermeasures

• Developed and maintained incident response plans and procedures

• Conducted threat intelligence research to identify and track emerging cyber threats

• Collaborated with external organizations and law enforcement agencies to share threat intelligence and coordinate incident response efforts

• Successfully contained and resolved multiple high-profile security incidents

Accomplishments

• Employee of the year Fulton County 2001

• Acquiring A+, Convergence +, Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Cisco Certified Network Associated (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Information Builders Manage Reporting on Web Focus, Comptia Security + and CCIE Written

• Training on CCIE and CISSP Exams (Global Knowledge)

Work History

Sr. IT Security Engineer Fulton County Govt. 05/2018-Present

Sr. IT Security Engineer City Of Atlanta 08/2016-4/2018

Sr. IT Security Engineer Consilium Consulting 01/2014- 1/2015

CSO Chief Security Office City Of Atlanta 09/2007-12/2013

IT Security Manager Griffin School System 04/2006-09/2007

IT Network Admin (Security)

Fulton County Govt., Atlanta GA

02/2004-03/2006

Network Coordinator

Fulton County Govt., Atlanta GA

04/1999-02/2004

Tech Support

Barnes and Nobles

07/1998-04/1999

Volunteer/IT HelpDesk

Fulton District Attorney Office., Atlanta GA

09/1995-04/1996

Education

St Benedict's College Graduate - Trinidad, W.I.

.Obtain six(6)CXC and one(1)GCE and GED

09/1989 – 06/1994

References

References are available upon request.

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