Adam Brunkhorst
Salinas,CA
Summary
CAREER SUMMARY: Cybersecurity professional with 3 years of experience. B.S. in Cybersecurity, and is CySA+, CEH, and Security+ certified. I am currently studying for the CISSP certification and pursuing an MBA degree. Proficient in the communication of information from technical to executive management.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certificates
Work History
Auditor
U.S. Census Bureau
Katy, TX
06.2006 - 08.2010
- Identified control gaps in processes, procedures, and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement that resulted in more federal funding for my assigned neighborhood
- Planned audits and activities to allocate necessary resources and determine consistency of plans with audit objectives
- Identified route inefficiencies that allowed for more interviews than what would have been possible otherwise.
Incident & Intrusion Analyst
Geek Squad
Katy, TX
02.2009 - 02.2010
- Adhered to digital forensics procedures that resulted in the successful capture of a sexual predator
- Awarded Employee of the Month during Black Friday 2009 for both the highest sales and customer satisfaction
- Conducted Incident response and vulnerability management procedures on approximately 3,000 endpoints
- Educated and trained users on information security best practices, policies, and procedures.
Security Operations Center Analyst
US Army, Cavalry Division
Ft. Hood, TX
01.2003 - 04.2008
- Identified an inefficiency in our MEDEVAC procedure that saved approximately 8 minutes, resulting in the direct survival of 2 human lives that required critical medical care from a hospital
- This greatly improved our response time
- One of my intelligence reports was presented to former President Bush during his Presidential Daily Briefing
- Communicated across several different platforms, and tied together assets from both military and civilian sources, ranging from air, land, and sea components resulting in sophisticated actionable intelligence to our units
- I was the motivational factor that many soldiers looked towards when accomplishing missions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology - Information Assurance and
Capella University
03.2019 - 03.2023
Skills
Languages
Certification
CySA+
Work Availability
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Quote
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.
Auguste Rodin
Timeline
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology - Information Assurance and
Capella University
03.2019 - 03.2023
Incident & Intrusion Analyst
Geek Squad
02.2009 - 02.2010
Auditor
U.S. Census Bureau
06.2006 - 08.2010
Security Operations Center Analyst
US Army, Cavalry Division
01.2003 - 04.2008
Additional Information
- AWARDS_________________________________________________________________________________________ , Awarded Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device on May 22, 2004 during combat operations in Karbala, Iraq. Capella University Deans List Winter 2022, and Summer 2022.