Matthew Garrett
AWS Cloud Security Engineer
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LinkedIn URL www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-garrett-587ba3306 Waco, Texas
Provide AWS cloud security experience, knowledge, and solutions in a cloud and network-diverse environment. Protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information systems. Advise and engineer secure solutions for business opportunities. Learn and experience, mentor and share network security knowledge.
Employment
SME Companies: 2023 to Present
AWS Cloud Security Engineer/Palo Alto Network Security
● Define Migration strategy to move application to AWS cloud environment.
● Design the overall Virtual Private Cloud VPC environment including server instance, storage instances, subnets, availability zones, etc.
● Design the AWS network architecture including VPN connectivity between regions and subnets
● Set-up process, services and tools around cloud; leverage appropriate AWS services
● Oversee build of the environment; execute migration plan
● Validate the environment to meets all security and compliance controls
● Conduct lab testing to validate OpenStack features and gain feasibility and performance insights
● Manage business relationships with key stakeholders (product, business and IT), understand their business problems, appetite for business risk and guide them on IT strategy and direction
● Develop user focused solutions spanning multiple IT Infrastructure technologies
● Provide expertise, input and AWS troubleshooting support as the most senior level of technical escalation for IT infrastructure engineering and on-call operational teams
● Evaluate existing infrastructure; understand benefits and challenges with existing infrastructure services so that you can target areas for disruptive innovation
● AWS core technologies, VPC, EC2 (Elastic Compute), S3 (Simple storage service), Specifically around automation LAMBDA (AWS Lambda), coding and developing skills, json and yaml, AWS CLI
(command line interface), Cloud Formation, GiT or some for or release management.
● Review existing technology landscape and understand current application workloads
● Understand and document technical requirements from clients
● AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified
● AWS Cloud Security
● HTML/CSS
● SQL
● Tableau
● Palo Alto PCNSA, PCNSE
● Fortinet NSE1-7
● Terraform
Beacon Pay Solutions: 2024 2 Month Contract
Claims Specialist:
● Collaborated with Chicago Clearing Corporation to support the Visa/Master Card antitrust settlement, guiding affected business through the claims process
● Utilizing Excel to organize and analyze claims data, ensuring accuracy in reimbursement records.
● Assisted businesses in navigating the settlement claim process, improving access to reimbursements.
● Worked closely with the CEO and stakeholders, leveraging Seamless AI software to streamline claim submissions and resolve inquiries.
● Supported seamless communication tracking proper platform, enhancing client satisfaction Streamline Services: Jan 2021 – Aug 2022
Electrical Tech
● Troubleshoot technical support issues for customers
● Understanding and implementing designs from technical drawings
● Interacting with contractors and customers using verbal and written communication
● Making presentations to clients and coworkers
● Attending company meetings
● Creating product documentation and records
● Preparing cost estimates for customers and other employees
● Inspecting electrical components during and after the product installation
● Testing electronics for problems and proposing solutions.
● Knowledge of the National Electric Code, AC & DC motors, and automation of industrial equipment.
● Project Leadership: experience leading successful capital projects
● Tech Savvy: proficient in Microsoft Office and adobe programs
● Operationally focused: have stellar organizational and root cause problem solving skills.
● effectively communicate with all levels of employees and know why details matter Café Homestead: Jan. 2018 – Feb 2024
Lead
● Supervised inventory through technical applications
● Recruited, trained, supervised, and developed restaurant staff
● Maintained stock levels and order supplies
● Handled complaints, conflicts, questions, and suggestions from restaurant employees and customers Education
● Hearthstone Curriculum School May 2019
● Certified Electrician
● AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified
Certification:
● AWS Cloud Practitioner