THURMAN TAYLOR JR.
Fort Washington, MD 20744
trtaylorj@aol.com1
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & OTHER
A+ Certification, March 2012
Network+ Certification, July 2012
Security+ Certification, Nov 2012
Held TS/SCI clearance (Last used January 2011)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ITR Consulting Services, 02/2011-Present
Fort Washington, MD
Consultant
•Provides industry interpretation and analysis of Iranian Sanctions Regulations.
•Assists U.S. Government contractors in drafting responses to Request for Proposals relating to task orders involving US Sanctions Programs.
U. S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 01/2006– 12/ 2010
Washington, DC
Sanctions Investigator/Data Research Analyst
•Conducted enforcement investigations for implementation of civil penalty. Investigations included: advanced database searches, collection and analysis of relevant data from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, issuance of Administrative Subpoenas, Cease and Desist Orders and Warning letters, interviewing alleged violators, maintaining a case history file, writing a summation of each case, and made recommendations for penalty actions.
•Assisted in development and testing of electronic OFAC submission reports from financial institutions involving encryption of financial data to ensure compliance with OFAC regulations.
•Reviewed and analyzed financial and transactional business records, conducted research and documented relationships between terrorist organizations, narcotics trafficking organizations, and other malign regimes.
Database Administrator, 01/1998 – 12/2005
•Performed as Information Systems Specialist and Database Administrator for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Displayed detailed knowledge of security tools, technologies, troubleshooting and best practices. Seven years of experience in the deployment, management and upgrade of OFAC database systems.
•Acted as help desk representative for Enforcement group. Performed routine installations on desktops, used troubleshooting techniques to solve desktop problems, cabling, wiring, and connector issues, answered technical questions regarding desktops, and software and hardware issues.
•Assisted functional teams in validation, acceptance testing and implementation of secure networked communications across remote sites for key employees.
•Responsible for the assignment of user access rights, trained end users on operations of database system, application testing, and diagnosing and correcting operating system problems.
• Instrumental in modernization project that established secure (VPN) Ethernet connection between Washington, DC and Miami, FL offices.
•Provided employee training on infosec policies, procedures and technologies.
•Served as Enforcement’s Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Coordinator on Information Technology and data related to COOP and Disaster Recovery Planning.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)11/1996 – 01/1998
Washington, DC
Financial Management Specialist
•Assisted in development and launch of secure searchable disaster discovery data access system for state and local emergency management agencies. Participated in beta testing of system and trained end users on operation of the system.
•Monitored monthly expenses to ensure compliance with budget by performing monthly analysis and prepared financial projections to assist management in implementing Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
•Coordinated with state and local emergency mangers for town hall meetings which provided information on FEMA’s HMGP.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Air Force Reserves, Joint Forces Intelligence Command, Washington, D.C., Oct 1995 – Jul 2001
•Responsible for preparing cost analysis, worldwide requirements for the Defense Investigative Service (DSS) clearance backlog processing.
•Provided intelligence and counterintelligence support to DIA Joint Military Attaché School final training exercise, DRAGON WARRIOR. Integrated priorities of a dual role integrating individual objectives into overall mission requirements.
•Incorporated complex surveillance methods which contributed to mission success. Considered a critical influence on increasing student’s awareness to their vulnerabilities to exploitation by foreign intelligence and security services.
Aircraft Electrician, U.S. Air Force Reserves, Andrews AFB, MD (1988 – 1995)
•Performed preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational testing of electrical and environmental system of C-5 and C-141 aircraft.
Radar Operator, U.S. Air Force, La Junta CO (1983 – 1987)
•Trained and evaluated tactical aircrews in utilizing electronic counter-measures against foreign threats.
EDUCATION
University of Maryland University College (Graduate School), College Park, MD
Information Systems Management, Sept 1999 - May 2000
Bowie State University, Bowie, MD, Bachelors of Science - Banking and Finance, Dec 1995