Cybersecurity Engineer and Public Service Leader

Joshawa Stell

****@************.*** 630-***-**** Minooka, IL https://stellforminooka.com

Education

MS, Cybersecurity & Information Assurance,

Western Governors University

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Create strategies and plans for security architecture, such as the tools, techniques, and technologies that detect and prevent network penetration, and design effective cybersecurity countermeasures. Gave commencement speech. BS, Cybersecurity & Information Assurance,

Western Governors University

2023 Millcreek, UT

Elected Position

Village Trustee - Village of Minooka IL Board of Trustees 05/2025 – present Elected official responsible for reviewing and approving the annual village budget, ensuring fiscal responsibility and alignment with community priorities. Serve as Chairman of the Economic Development & Public Relations Committee, focusing on business growth and strategic outreach. Also serve on the Public Works and Ordinance Committees, contributing to infrastructure planning and local policy development. Professional Experience

Systems Security Engineer, American Osteopathic Association 11/2021 – Present Chicago, IL Handle all incoming tickets to completion. Managing cybersecurity for the organization. Assist regular users as well as C-Suite executives. Duties include:

•Managing Cybersecurity including Intrusion detection, DLP, IPS, EDR, phishing simulations, MFA, security training, threat analysis, device encryption and more.

•Effectively translate complex cybersecurity concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non- technical audiences, including senior executives.

•Onboarding, offboarding, permission auditing, account security management, MS365 management, Active Directory

& Entra ID management, IP phone setup and configuration (Nextiva, Cisco, Zoom).

•Supporting other members of the support team with complex issues.

•Supporting small (~50) and large-scale (5000+ attendee) meetings and events. Systems Engineer, Union League Club of Chicago 12/2019 – 11/2021 Chicago, IL Was single point of contact for all technical issues in the organization.

•Management of entire network on Cisco Meraki networking equipment.

•Operational support of Virtual Desktop systems used by all employees.

•Successfully transitioned organization to WFH during COVID. Tech II, NOC, Comcast Enterprise Service Assurance 08/2017 – 12/2019 Naperville, IL Network Operation Center Tech handling incoming tickets from multiple inputs. Ensure 99.99% SLA for massive enterprise clients including The US House of Representatives, Chick-Fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings, Walmart, and more.

•Management of Cisco Meraki routers, switches, APs. Configured and managed Fortigate firewalls.

•Interacting with customer ISP to determine resolution plans for outage / ensuring site was functional on Cradlepoint backup.

Certifications

Private Pilot's License

With Instrument Rating

CompTIA Security+

ISC2 - Systems Security Certified

Practitioner (SSCP)

CompTIA PenTest+

Association AI Professional

CompTIA A+

ITIL v4 Foundations in IT Service

Management

LPI Linux Essentials

CompTIA Cloud+

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA Project+

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+

(CySA+)

American Heart Association - CPR

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