Benicio Santamaria
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Driven technology professional with a proven track record at UGA Finance, enhancing cybersecurity through innovative Microsoft cloud solutions and robust access management. Excelled in cross-department collaboration and leadership, managing teams and pioneering security policies. Versed in Microsoft Administration and adept at problem resolution, significantly improving operational security and efficiency.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Information Security Intern
UGA Finance
01.2024 - Current
- Built and deployed roles for proper access management.
- Combined Microsoft industry standards with Intune deployment profiles, which saw production.
- Created and deployed configurations for the Teams app policy.
- Created and deployed the company's first Microsoft cloud device management solutions.
- Created and improved upon both physical and virtual access management using Isonas and Entra ID.
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction, or disclosure.
- Did company-wide and executive-specific troubleshooting
- Discovered and implemented company wide policy which resulted in faster and more reliable internet.
- Implemented company-wide and department-specific dynamic Microsoft 365 workgroups.
- Implemented department-specific SharePoints.
- Implemented company-wide and department-specific dynamic Microsoft 365 workgroups.
- Introduced the company to Windows Hello deployments.
- Initiated and engaged in cross-department collaboration.
- Managed all Microsoft solutions as a global administrator, including but not limited to Microsoft Exchange, Entra ID, and Intune.
- Managed daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly operations.
- Oversaw and managed five employees.
- Perform Active Directory server configuration and domain management.
- Perform a risk analysis to identify vulnerabilities with tools such as Splunk and Unifi.
- Provide policy and software management to over 100 employees.
- Used WSL and other tools for process improvement.
Northland CAPS Student Associate
Northland CAPS
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Aided in development of websites
- Conducted company authorized phishing attacks
- Coordinated group projects
- Engaged with clients both in person and virtually
- Designed cybersecurity training to fill client company's knowledge gaps in modern social engineering attacks.
- Gave speech at local high school on professional development to over 300 people
- Performed physical security audits on UGA Finance
Education
High School Diploma -
Lead Innovation Studio
Kansas City05-2024
Studied Cybersecurity, Graduated:
Northland CAPS
6889 N Oak Trafficway #400, Gladstone, MO 6411805.2024
Skills
- Access Management
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Intrusion Detection
- Management of SIEM tools
- Microsoft Administration
- Operational setup
- Physical security
- Problem Resolution
- Server management
- Software diagnosis
- System Administration
- Technical Support
Applications and Software
Bitdefender
Indigex's Inmanage
Isonas
Microsoft 365 Suite
Microsoft Active Directory/Entra ID
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Sharepoint
OPNSense
Splunk
Unifi
OPNSense
Affiliations
- Member of Knights of Columbus
- Volunteered at Adelante Thrift
- Judged 2024 William Jewel high-school debate tournament
- Judged 2024 Park Hill South high-school debate tournament
Accomplishments
- Octofinalist in college IPDA for the Missouri Mule tournament in 2024
- 4th place in High School Lincoln Douglas Wildcat Classic tournament in 2021
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Information Security Intern
UGA Finance
01.2024 - Current
Northland CAPS Student Associate
Northland CAPS
08.2023 - 05.2024
High School Diploma -
Lead Innovation Studio
Studied Cybersecurity, Graduated:
Northland CAPS
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