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PAUL BARREIRO

Cybersecurity And Information Security Professional
Houston,TX

Summary

I am a highly motivated cybersecurity enthusiast. I have interests in security analysis, penetration testing, and ethical hacking. I spend a lot of my free time learning topics on Udemy, teachings from YouTube videos and accomplishing CTF’s on Try Hack Me. I am currently working on Comptia Security+ and Pen Testing from INE Learning. I am looking to gain experience and apply my efforts towards a role in Cybersecurity. I am passionate about security and driven to further my opportunity that reflects strong characteristics of hard work, integrity, and determination of improving and maintaining technical skill sets.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC SURGER/ CLINICAL SPECIALIST

Texas Children Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
07.2019 - 10.2021
  • Collected and analyzed data from medical records in order to coordinate patient care within regulations set by HIPPA.
  • Implemented and individualized plan of care based on nursing assessments, reflecting the biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs of the patient/family.
  • Demonstrated positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, vendors, and other health care team members.
  • Acted as a resource in educating new employees and other members of the team to ensure the delivery of quality of patient care.

MAIN OR/ CIRCULATOR

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
04.2017 - 07.2019
  • Following the nursing process, modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patient’s condition, demonstrates clinical problem-solving and critical thinking, and making decisions using an evidence-based analytical approach
  • Communicating in an active, positive and effective manner to all health care team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner
  • Contributing to meeting departmental target for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard
  • Identifies and presents areas for improvement in patient care or unit operations and offers solutions by participating in unit projects and shared governance activities
  • Manages usual patient assignment and other unit demands, completes patient care responsibilities in timely manner with accurate documentation, organizes multiple priorities and anticipates/ plans for potential problems
  • Uses downtime efficiently, aware of team members workload, consistently offers assistance, and responds positively to requests for assistance from other team members
  • Collaborates with staff from the interdisciplinary team concerning safety data to improve outcomes.

MAIN OR/ CIRCULATOR

Houston Northwest Medical Center
02.2013 - 03.2017
  • Served as the Orthopedic and Neuro coordinator for the unit
  • Preceptor for students and new nursing candidates for the unit ∙ Served as an ancillary Charge Nurse for the unit during times of need
  • Educated the nursing staff on new equipment, protocols and procedures .
  • Assesses the needs of the patient during the procedure, to ensure the best outcome
  • Works with a physician to develop the care plan for the patient during the surgery ∙ Continues to evaluate the patient’s condition during the procedure and makes changes to the care plan as necessary ∙ Ensures that the sterile field is not compromised during the procedure ∙ Keeps the surgical area clean and organized for the certified scrub assistant and the physician.

MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - REGISTERED NURSE

Houston Northwest Medical Center
HOUSTON, TX
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Worked with physicians and unit staff members to facilitate quality patient care and improve outcomes
  • Charge nursing responsibilities including triage, inflow-outflow, decision making, and assignment direction to optimize unit productivity and sufficiency of unit operations
  • Development and implementation of nursing care plans and detailed maintenance of medical records in accordance with HIPAA guidelines and hospital policies

BUD/S - NAVY S.E.A.L TRAINING, CLASS 252

United States Navy
Coronado, CA
10.2003 - 04.2005
  • Executed military training evolutions while enduring extreme physical and mental hardship
  • Met tremendous challenges and prevailed over extreme conditions.
  • Developed teamwork and leadership instincts, a keen sense of urgency, attention to detail, and the tenacity to persevere despite harsh working conditions

Education

CYBERSECURITY BOOTCAMP - CYBERSECURITY

Rice University
Houston
08.2021 - Current

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING

Hardin Simmons University
Abilene, TX
01.2006 - 12.2009

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - Microbiology

The University of Texas
AUSTIN, TX
01.1997 - 05.2001

Certification

COMPTIA SECURITY+ 601 -In Progress

Technical Skills

Linux:

● Linux Systems Administration

● Bash Scripting

Windows:

● Use Active Directory tools to create organizational units, users, and groups.

● Create and link Group Policy Objects that enforce domain-hardening policies.

● Manage password policies

Network Security:

● Analyze network packet using Wireshark with the understanding of the different layers of OSI model

● Develop and configure firewall policies to maintain a secure network

● Work with a different type of IDS and IPS systems like Snort, Sguil

● Monitor network and application performance to identify and irregular activity using SIEM

● Monitored, investigated, and reported incidents of suspicious activity.

● Search firewall, email, web, or DNS logs to identify and mitigate intrusion attempts.

● Investigate malicious phishing emails, domains, and IPs using Open Source tools and recommend proper blocking based on analysis.

Cloud Security:

● Setup a Virtual Private Cloud Network

● Configure a network security group to Protect the cloud network

● Access the entire Virtual network from a Jump Box

● Install and run containers using Docker

● Setup Ansible connections to VMs inside vNet

● Write Ansible playbooks to configure VMs, Filebeat, and Metric beat

● Create a load balancer on the Azure platform

● Create firewall and load balancer rules to allow traffic to the correct Virtual Machines

● Configure Kibana VM on different subnet to monitor the network traffic and the system usage using Filebeat and Metric beat

Penetration Testing:

● Gathering information on the target using OSINT framework, google Dorking, whois, shodan, Recon-ng, and other tools

● Preform network enumeration using Nmap

● Experience with tools: hydra, Burpsuite, Metasploit, Nmap, Sqlmap, Nessus, John-Ripper, Hashcat, Netcat, and Dirbuster.

● Familiar with password hash cracking MD5, SHA1, SHA2, etc

● Exploit heartbeat and Shellshock

● Perform different types of attacks like SQLI, XSS, Directory traversal, etc.

● Exploit heartbeat and Shellshock

● Preform different types of attacks like SQLI, XSS, Directory traversal, etc

SOFTWARE/ APPLICATIONS

Linux | Windows | IDS/IPS | Azure Cloud | Splunk | Burp Suite | Virtual Machine | Ansible |

Timeline

CYBERSECURITY BOOTCAMP - CYBERSECURITY

Rice University
08.2021 - Current

OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC SURGER/ CLINICAL SPECIALIST

Texas Children Hospital
07.2019 - 10.2021

MAIN OR/ CIRCULATOR

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
04.2017 - 07.2019

MAIN OR/ CIRCULATOR

Houston Northwest Medical Center
02.2013 - 03.2017

MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - REGISTERED NURSE

Houston Northwest Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2012

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING

Hardin Simmons University
01.2006 - 12.2009

BUD/S - NAVY S.E.A.L TRAINING, CLASS 252

United States Navy
10.2003 - 04.2005

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - Microbiology

The University of Texas
01.1997 - 05.2001
PAUL BARREIROCybersecurity And Information Security Professional