Brianna Mascheri
Avondale,AZ
Summary
Highly motivated Information Security professional with nearly a decade of experience in government and higher education. Possesses a strong foundation in networking (switch configuration, network organization) and extensive cybersecurity expertise (compliance, endpoint management, incident response). Recently leveraged experience to develop curriculum and mentor junior analysts, successfully transitioning them into the cybersecurity workforce. Seeking a teaching position to cultivate the next generation of cyber professionals through development an instruction of industry-current curriculum.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst Sr
Arizona State University, ASU
05.2023 - Current
- Created training content and instructed on attack chains across diverse threat vectors, enhancing threat detection capabilities and proactive mitigation strategies.
- Mentored junior SOC analysts through feedback sessions to instill and develop learning in core cybersecurity concepts, fostering a high-performing team environment through technical guidance.
- Enhanced security posture by implementing, enhancing, and monitoring advanced threat detection and prevention systems.
- Improved the incident response process by developing and maintaining cybersecurity playbooks, procedures, and training content for common attack scenarios.
- Orchestrated incident response activities, ensuring timely and effective responses to high-severity security incidents, minimizing potential impact.
Information Security Admin Senior
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Managed the Information Security Program and generate metrics and reports to advise senior management on overall effectiveness and future of the Program
- Coordinated security audits to assess current data protection measures according to regulatory laws or frameworks (NIST 800-181, GLBA, FERPA, AZ Data Retention Schedules)
- Completed, analyzed, and reported on vulnerability scan data, and coordinate remediation of findings with internal IT departments
- Managed implementation and improvement process for common security tools (WAF, Web Filtering, A/V, DLP, XDR)
- Categorized organizational servers and network components and document IT controls built into systems and networks
- Promoted a culture of cybersecurity with faculty and staff through management of user awareness and education program
- Coordinated incident response activities, to include gathering evidence, conducting log analysis, and recommending post-event remediation
- Evaluated security and privacy of third-party application vendors to determine risk to organizational data
Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
L3Harris
Luke AFB, AZ
05.2019 - 04.2021
- Assessed the security posture for two projects and lead execution of Authorization to Operate (ATO) and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) activities which align with the NIST RMF and NIST SP 800-53
- Ensured continuous monitoring posture - to include IS auditing Linux and Windows event logs, vulnerability scanning, applying Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), updating antivirus definitions, and physical audits
- Wrote technical documentation - to include local policies, control family plans, and user training documentation
Network Designer
Boeing
Kent, WA
04.2018 - 04.2019
- Assisted with network preventative, proactive, and reactive maintenance to meet service restoration and network availability objectives for SATCOM network, using proprietary network analysis and monitoring tools
- Coordinated with pilots to troubleshoot real-time flight network connectivity issues with broadband, satellite, and voice technologies
- Monitored critical IT infrastructure and applications using various monitoring tools and responded according to defined Service Level Agreements and departmental procedures
Associate Network Administrator
General Dynamics
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
11.2017 - 02.2018
- Collected and reviewed performance reports for various systems, and report trends in hardware and application performance to assist senior technical personnel to predict future issues
- Collaborated with vendors to ensure appropriate resolution during periods of reduced performance and kept client informed of all updates
- Ensured compliance with security policies and procedures and managed the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) program responsibilities for the EACN to include receiving and processing USAF-directed network orders
Network Administrator
United States Air Force
Tucson, Arizona
03.2015 - 06.2017
- Managed network infrastructure in directed upgrades, system maintenance
- Designed and implemented secure networks and administered large-scale enterprise network environment with more than 9,000 customers and ~400 active routers and switches
- Hardened security – managed high availability McAfee Firewall and applied extensive access control measures to the network such as port audits, VLAN configuration, network subnet re-organization
- Utilized tools such as Wireshark, TCPDUMP, Traceroute, and other tools/commands to analyze network protocols and sessions
- Supported Cisco UCM voice networks to deliver maximum system reliability
Education
B.A.S - Information Technology And Management - Cyber Security
Central Washington University
03.2019
A.A.S - Information Systems
Community College of the Air Force
02.2017
Skills
- Incident Response
- Data Protection
- Regulatory Framework Compliance
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Training Content Creator
- Security Software
- Event Logs
- Security Program Management
- Windows Server 2012/2016/2019
- VMWare vSphere Client
- Cisco Switching/Routing
- Firewall Management
Certification
- EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Managers Institute (2025)
- ISACA AI Governance: Principles, Strategies and Business Alignment Certification (2025)
- Microsoft: Azure Security Engineer Associate (2023)
- ISC2 CISSP (2021)
- CompTIA Security + (2015)
- MCSE: Core Infrastructure (2020)
- MTA: IT Infrastructure (2017)
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst Sr
Arizona State University, ASU
05.2023 - Current
Information Security Admin Senior
Scottsdale Community College
04.2021 - 05.2023
Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
L3Harris
05.2019 - 04.2021
Network Designer
Boeing
04.2018 - 04.2019
Associate Network Administrator
General Dynamics
11.2017 - 02.2018
Network Administrator
United States Air Force
03.2015 - 06.2017
A.A.S - Information Systems
Community College of the Air Force
B.A.S - Information Technology And Management - Cyber Security
Central Washington University