Andrew Wiseman
Hampton,Virginia
Summary
IT security administrator with an active Secret clearance. Has a focus on Sidewinder and Palo Alto firewalls and Bluecoat Proxies at 135 sites. Has experience with building out both proxy and firewall policies on an enterprise level. Able to analyze data and logs to either optimize systems or solve issues. Has experience leading teams and optimizing personnel to their full potential. Has trained over 100 operators on network systems and equipment that is held in that system.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Network Engineer/Section Manager
Mantech International Corp/Computer World Services
Hampton, VA
07.2020 - Current
- Lead the firewall and network infrastructure team for the CSCS weapon system.
- Managed and implemented a full tech refresh for old Palo Alto 5060 firewalls with new Palo Alto 5410s at 78 locations.
- Manage firewalls and proxies for the Air Force network, and provides real time coverage and outage troubleshooting, along with development and implementation of new solutions for authentication and security.
- Implemented URL filtering on Palo Alto firewalls along with user ID in order to secure the firewalls and eliminate the need for external proxies.
- Upgraded and replaced previous Palo Alto 5020 firewalls with newer 5260s.
- Managed a team of engineers on projects and maintenance of all Air Force firewalls.
- Implementing Palo Alto Global Protect across the Air Force enterprise network.
- Implementing Cisco Firepower firewalls to employee secure tunnels for remote sites.
Network Engineer
ECS Federal Inc.
Hampton, VA - Virginia
01.2018 - 07.2020
- Provides firewall management for Air Force hospitals world wide
- Manages policies for Blue Coat proxies.
Firewall engineer
United States Air Force
06.2013 - 01.2018
- Led four members of Air Force Black Flag exersise involving installation and monitoring boundary devices at 3 sites witch deterred Red team attacks on a mock network.
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- Led first Sqadron boundary force package team. Conceived execution plan and remodel 500+ firewall routes and saved 9.6K mil/civilian man hrs
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- Modernized Bluecoat proxy policy by trimming unused rules and freeing creating new policies to more efficiently use the equipment at hand.
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- Executed first network system crew and devoted 120 hours to managing firewall port scanning and solidified the Air Force security posture.
- Trained over 100 operators on the Air Force network allowing them to effectively work on missions with an expanded understanding on the network infrastructure.
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- Developed training for new operators on the network, witch provided standardization across the entire network for procedures and four different operation sites.
Education
Comptia
Security +
Palo Alto
ACE Certification
Palo Alto Essentials
Firewall installation, configuration, and Managment
Palo Alto
Panorama Essentials
Palo Alto
Advanced Threat Managment
Palo Alto
Advanced Firewall Troubleshooting
Skills
- Palo Alto Firewall Administrator
- Bluecoat Proxy Administrator
- Splunk Administrator
- Certified Instructor
- Windows upgrades
- Strong analytical skills
- Project management
References
- Glyn Miller
- Senior Network Engineer
- Office 757-225-3771
Timeline
Senior Network Engineer/Section Manager
Mantech International Corp/Computer World Services
07.2020 - Current
Network Engineer
ECS Federal Inc.
01.2018 - 07.2020
Firewall engineer
United States Air Force
06.2013 - 01.2018
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Comptia
Security +
Palo Alto
ACE Certification
Palo Alto Essentials
Firewall installation, configuration, and Managment
Palo Alto
Panorama Essentials
Palo Alto
Advanced Threat Managment
Palo Alto
Advanced Firewall Troubleshooting
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