Alex Asamoah Gyimah
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Dedicated cybersecurity professional offering 12 years of experience in cybersecurity program management and compliance development. Subject matter expert in cybersecurity, day-to-day operations, planning, organizing, managing operations, and complying with standards and policies. Demonstrated to leverage strategic planning to foster new improvements that maximize productivity and efficiency. Dedicated to continuing education by researching and staying up to date with the latest security technologies, trends, and vulnerabilities. Currently studying to take the CISSP exam in late September 2022.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Specialist
Kbr
South Bend, IN
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Directed client cybersecurity services, counseled clients, and collaborated with senior management on strategic planning and implementation of business technology.
- Identified and resolved areas of risk and exposure. Recommended solutions and improvements and implemented software and hardware to achieve companies' goals.
- Managed over 250 clients' SonicWALL Next-Gen firewall systems from sales, installation, configuration, and implementation of security services for network hardening.
- Managed dozens of simulated phishing testing systems and created campaigns for organizations spanning multiple industries, and reporting findings to senior management to improve security education and awareness.
- Selected and designed physical security solutions to meet client business needs.
- Directed in-house cyber security auditing program to detect flaws and weaknesses in internal systems.
- Manage help desk and provide training to new help desk employees.
- HIPAA Compliance officer performing qualitative risk assessments and developing ongoing risk remediation program.
- Backup solution design, implementation, and management for more than 100 clients.
- Managed NCS data center security including client hosted backups, server monitoring, firewall management, data center redundancy and contingency planning.
IT Systems and Security Specialist
Ntt Data Corporation
Billings, MT
10.2017 - 11.2020
- Played key role in development and launch of HIPAA compliance program, providing research and development of training requirements and securing approval for implementation.
- Designated HIPAA security officer and fulfilled all required responsibilities associated with the role.
- Scheduled and conducted evaluations of company policies, procedures, and internal control structures.
- Established company-wide security best practices and protocols to mitigate risk of data breach.
- Completed HIPAA-based security risk assessments internally and for more than 25 member clinics to identify at-risk systems and create risk remediation plans.
- Wrote and presented reports outlining findings and recommendations from compliance audits.
- Implemented encryption solutions for employee laptops, mobile devices and leveraged barracuda email filtering, Zix email encryption and Office 365 Data Loss Prevention technologies.
Health IT Systems and Security Specialist
Synōvim Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
City, STATE
08.2016 - 10.2017
- Performed HIPAA-based security risk assessments and generated risk remediation plans for more than 100 small to medium-sized healthcare practices across Kansas.
- Communicated security risk assessment findings with stakeholders and executive staff members within clinics and practices.
- Wrote and presented reports outlining findings and recommendations from compliance audits.
- Provided guidance, advice, and training to improve business' understanding of related laws and regulatory requirements.
- Identified potential compliance vulnerability and risk areas to develop and implement corrective action plans.
Information Technology Consultant
Network Computing Solutions
City, STATE
08.2011 - 08.2016
- Directed IT services, counseled executives, and collaborated with senior management on strategic planning.
- Implementation and management of email security solutions, including email encryption, DLP, and email archival.
- Managed service consultation with business owners and decision-makers.
- Windows server implementation and administration.
- Network design, implementation, management, and troubleshooting.
- Worked closely with infrastructure staff and departmental decision-makers to identify, recommend, develop and implement cost-effective technology solutions.
- Coordinated and managed vendor relationships to meet service level agreements.
- Monitored network hardware operations in data center to evaluate proper configuration.
- Virtualization technology deployment and management using VMWare technology.
- Worked with Kaw Valley Bank and Kansas State Bank in Topeka for managed network and security services. Computer, networking, and hardware installation and management. Patch management and backup monitoring.
Education
High School Diploma -
Topeka West High School
Topeka, KS05.2011
Skills
- Positive And Professional
- Leadership
- Problem-Solving
- Collaborative
- Excellent Written And Verbal Communication
- Regulatory Compliance and Documentation
- Operation and Information Security
- Next-Gen Firewall Management
- Network Security Management
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Cybersecurity Strategy
- Network Administration
- Email Security Solutions
- Physical Security Assessments
Certification
- CompTIA PenTest+ Certified
- CompTIA Security+ Certified
- CompTIA Certified Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
- CompTIA A+ Certified
- CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician Certified
Work Availability
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Timeline
Cybersecurity Specialist
Kbr
08.2021 - 03.2022
IT Systems and Security Specialist
Ntt Data Corporation
10.2017 - 11.2020
Health IT Systems and Security Specialist
Synōvim Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
08.2016 - 10.2017
Information Technology Consultant
Network Computing Solutions
08.2011 - 08.2016
High School Diploma -
Topeka West High School