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Dominique Higgins

Dominique Higgins

CyberSec Researcher/Analyst | Reverse Engineer
Chicago,IL

Summary

Proactive Cyber Security Engineer with over a decade of experience protecting public and private companies against both internal and external threats. Strong programming and Bash/Python scripting skills along with positive interpersonal experience. Employs technological solutions and personnel training to harden both people and machines against malicious actors. Insightful, eager and an extensive background in network administration/management, web security assessment, and security consultation. Lifelong student of developments in threat detection and mitigation.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Security Researcher

HackerOne
Chicago
05.2019 - Current
  • Perform enumeration on various domains to gather information using tools such as nmap and dirbuster
  • Further enumerate targets by running Nessus scans for well-known vulnerabilities
  • Verify strength of credentials, user accounts, and certificates to test the integrity of the system.
  • Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to independent vulnerability programs.

Network Administrator/IT Security Analyst

Hyde Park Condo Assoc
Chicago
04.2014 - 10.2019
  • Established, repaired and optimized network by installing wiring, cabling and devices
  • Manage system-wide operating system and software deployments, as well as related software upgrade problems
  • Set up equipment, including 16 analog and 6 IP cameras, surveillance software, and network devices, in optimal configurations to meet network performance requirements.
  • Installed and maintained commercial firewall solution, working with security vendors to consistently apply best practices and software updates.
  • Coordinated with third-party security information and event management (SIEM) providers to maintain protections and predict threats.

Vulnerability Assessment/Infrastructure Project Manager

Jessica F. — Residential Management Co
Remote
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Installation and deployment of SalesForce for three new departments. (payroll, janitorial, construction projects)
  • Performed vulnerability assessments on payroll and administration servers.
  • Implemented several necessary security updates for Payroll Services machines & servers
  • Utilized tools such as Wireshark for monitoring network traffic and IDA Pro or Ghidra for malware analysis.
  • Designed labs and tools to break into security-protected applications and networks to probe for vulnerabilities.

Information Security Consultant/Network Engineer

Jaques DeMonte - Web Developer/Digital Content Cre
Chicago, IL
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Complete setup and installation of content design services, hosting, & management using both physical or digital equipment such as servers, cloud, and hybrid technology.
  • Used technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS to create a manageable hosting service with multiple interconnected support services such as:
  • Created a content development environment for creating and managing web templates utilizing linux & windows
  • Template development using Git/Github, Wordpress, etc
  • Hosting service - used a combination of owned equipment (i.e. physical servers) along side AWS servers (multiple VMs)
  • Payment services
  • Customer/Tech Support
  • Security - temporarily provided minimal cybersecurity and pen-testing services (mostly practiced while web services were down or disabled)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer And Information Sciences

University of The People
Pasadena, CA
05.2024

Associate of Science - Criminal Justice

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
02.2006

GED -

Kennedy King College - Secondary Academy
Chicago, IL
10.1998

Skills

  • Incident Reporting
  • De-escalation Techniques
  • Intruder Removal
  • Tenable/Nessus
  • Enterprise Penetration Assessment
  • Web Testing
  • Threat Analysis
  • Attentive and Observant
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
  • Implementing security programs
  • Wireshark software

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Japanese
Elementary

Timeline

Security Researcher

HackerOne
05.2019 - Current

Vulnerability Assessment/Infrastructure Project Manager

Jessica F. — Residential Management Co
01.2017 - 01.2019

Information Security Consultant/Network Engineer

Jaques DeMonte - Web Developer/Digital Content Cre
01.2016 - 01.2018

Network Administrator/IT Security Analyst

Hyde Park Condo Assoc
04.2014 - 10.2019

Associate of Science - Criminal Justice

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science - Computer And Information Sciences

University of The People

GED -

Kennedy King College - Secondary Academy
Dominique HigginsCyberSec Researcher/Analyst | Reverse Engineer