Cyber Security Architect with 20 + years of broad managerial and technical experience in cyber security, Certified professional dedicated to the achievement of organizational goals and objectives; a proven leader with an outstanding work ethic and a focus on team building, process optimization, and innovation.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Federal Practice Lead - Network/Cloud Security Engineer
Guidepoint Security LLC
04.2016 - Current
Lead a successful global Palo Alto firewall WAN micro-segmentation project for a fortune 50 company
Performed Tier3/4 support for Palo Alto firewall within the agency
Completed device Palo Alto firewall harding CCRI inspection to include FIPS devices harding. STIG harding which resulting in passing score for agency.
Implemented Panorama Migration for all firewall within the enterprise across multiple enclaves
Developed engineering plan for a phased deployment approach Palo Alto firewall and content subscriptions for the firewalls.
Responsible for leading a Palo Alto Enterprise deployment across various enclaves
Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
Performed network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common problems.
Implemented necessary controls and procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure or destruction.
Worked with teams to develop company-wide information assurance, security standards and procedures.
Installed and maintained commercial firewall solution, working with security vendors to consistently apply best practices and software updates.
Identified, analyzed and resolved infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Argus Secure Technologies LLC
01.2018 - 01.2021
Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
Authored security incident reports, highlighting breaches, vulnerabilities and remedial measures.
Developed and maintained incident response protocols to mitigate damage and liability during security breaches.
Participated in creation of device hardening techniques and protocols.
Investigated and resolved incidents of unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Analyzed network traffic and system logs to detect malicious activities.
Administered and monitored firewalls, intrusion detection systems and anti-virus software to detect risks.