Results-driven IT professional with notable success in planning, analysis and implementation of security initiatives. Strengths in aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
IT Security Analyst
Streamline Healthcare LLC
08.2024 - Current
Oversee and perform Security Operations, Governance, Risk, and Compliance duties
Integral part of Hitrust and Soc 2 audits
Monitor our cloud security posture using Wiz.io for exposure and vulnerabilities
Utilize ADAudit to monitor Active Directory user and group activity
Deployed Lansweeper for hardware and software inventory and auditing
Utilize Huntress.io for Endpoint Detection and Response
Administer ESET Endpoint Security for Antivirus and Web filtering for onsite and remote devices
Use Rapid7 SIEM SAAS for security event monitoring
Currently migrating from ESET to Defender for Endpoint
Create and maintain Security Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Baselines
Perform baseline audits of on prem and cloud solutions and monitor baseline drift
IT Security Analyst Sr
Fidelity National Financial
05.2023 - 08.2024
Developed our CIS Baseline program for products based on risk using automated Qualys scans and manual checks
Perform quarterly baseline control reviews and updates
Discover and remediate/document root cause for baseline drift on server, workstation, network and security devices
Perform firewall rule reviews for 400+ firewalls
Manage vulnerability remediation or compensation controls for in house applications
Drive continuous scanning compliance for in house applications
Develop standards and procedures for Threat Vulnerability Management duties.
Backup support for Qualys administration
Involved with internal and external audits and resolving their findings.
Information Security/GRC Analyst
Fidelity National Financial
02.2018 - 05.2023
Implemented change control matrix/flow for ISO approvals including admin consent for Azure applications utilizing ServiceNow
Review and process all Information Security Office ServiceNow change requests and admin consent requests for FNF and its subsidiaries following ISO Policies and standards
Access the security risk posture of new applications before they are on boarded and document their current compliance
Developed our CIS Baseline program for products based on risk using automated Qualys scans and manual checks
Perform quarterly baseline control reviews and updates
Discover and remediate/document root cause for baseline drift on server, workstation, network and security devices
Perform firewall rule reviews for 400+ firewalls
Manage vulnerability remediation or compensation controls for in house applications
Drive continuous scanning compliance for in house applications
Develop standards and procedures for Threat Vulnerability Management duties.
Backup support for Qualys administration
Sr Security Engineer
UPMC
08.2017 - 01.2018
Migrated hospital acquisitions from their security solutions to UPMC security solution standards using Palo Alto products
Implemented External Dynamic Lists using MineMeld for white and black listings
Used External Dynamic Lists to route to our cloud providers through their express paths
Implemented Active/Active and Active/Passive Palo Alto clusters
Used Panorama to manage all Palo Alto firewalls and act as the log collector for all PA firewalls
Utilized Splunk to troubleshoot problems and investigate security issues
Sr Security Analyst
Heritage Valley Health System
09.2015 - 08.2017
Analyzed the current PCI environment and documented all systems and processes that needed to be upgraded/replaced to bring the environment to current industry standards
Created and maintained security policies for IT specific functions
Managed Checkpoint Advanced Firewall’s and its Next Generation features
Administered Barracuda URL and spam filters
Implemented LogRhythm SIEM solution for better insight into the HVHS network
Managed vulnerability and penetration scans on new and existing solutions and devices
Migrated end points from McAfee ePO 4.6 to 5.3 and enabled the management of native Bitlocker encryption
Managed and coordinate security projects inside and outside of the security team
Network Security Analyst
Amerinet Inc
09.2012 - 09.2015
Introduced redundant Palo Alto firewalls behind our Internet-facing firewalls as a second layer of defense and utilized its advanced firewall rules, virus and malware monitoring and blocking, along with URL filtering
Implemented Tenable Security Center for continuous passive and weekly scheduled vulnerability scans, file integrity monitoring and security audits
Administered Qradar SIEM appliance and setup syslog and netflow streams from our routers, switches, and servers
Integrated Enterasys Network Access Control (NAC) on our corporate network
Performed quarterly penetration tests using Metasploit Pro and Core Impact tools
Managed Cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routers, switches, and access points, as well as, Enterasys access points for all Amerinet sites
Implemented internal PKI to enable pushing of security updates, software, and virus signatures to our remote users that do not connect to our internal network
System Engineer Middleware
Dicks Sporting Goods
09.2010 - 09.2012
Managed around 500 Web servers running on IIS 6.0 - 7.5
Set and implemented standards and best practices for IIS Web Servers across all of DSG Infrastructure
Upgraded applications from IIS 6 to IIS 7.5 using MSDeploy and other tools
Implemented Team Foundation Server to replace SourceSafe code repository
Managed internal PKI for SSL certificates
Backup resource for Biztalk and Websphere technologies on Microsoft and IBM Operating Systems
Maintained Apache Servers and IBM HTTP servers for Reverse Proxies and WebSphere
Network Manager/Architect
Guru.com
10.2008 - 09.2010
Designed and built the production site for Guru.com at half of the cost of the original site while increasing server and network performance by 25% and maintaining a 99.99% uptime
Reduced our production maintenance window and enabled rolling outages by implementing F5 load balancers and virtual web servers running on Hyper-V
Increased the e-mail sending capacity for campaigns and marketing by 75% using Exchange 2007
Implemented clustered SQL 2005 database and DFS file stores using Windows 2008 connecting to an Equallogic ISCSI SAN to enable redundancy and the capability for maintenance on these systems with no downtime
Implemented a QA environment that mirrors production for proper code vulnerability scanning and performance testing
Manage all aspects of design, setup, security, disaster recovery, documentation and policies for production, QA and corporate networks
Ensure PCI compliance by managing security, enforcing policies and performing PCI quarterly scans
Managed the IT support staff of 2 people
Responsible for patching of all servers and desktops including Linux operating systems.
Education
Associate Degree - Specialized Business, Computer Information Management
Computer Tech
01.1997
Skills
Network security management
Vulnerability assessment
Security analysis
Security monitoring
Firewall configuration
Security protocols
Compliance monitoring
Certification
CISSP (ISC)² Member ID 541605
CCSP (ISC)² Member ID 541605
Work Availability
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Timeline
IT Security Analyst
Streamline Healthcare LLC
08.2024 - Current
IT Security Analyst Sr
Fidelity National Financial
05.2023 - 08.2024
Information Security/GRC Analyst
Fidelity National Financial
02.2018 - 05.2023
Sr Security Engineer
UPMC
08.2017 - 01.2018
Sr Security Analyst
Heritage Valley Health System
09.2015 - 08.2017
Network Security Analyst
Amerinet Inc
09.2012 - 09.2015
System Engineer Middleware
Dicks Sporting Goods
09.2010 - 09.2012
Network Manager/Architect
Guru.com
10.2008 - 09.2010
Associate Degree - Specialized Business, Computer Information Management