Esperanza Flores-Garza
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong background in education and information security. At South Texas College, I enhanced security programs, achieving an 88% reduction in vulnerabilities. Skilled in endpoint protection and adept at coordinating team meetings, I excel in creating tailored learning experiences and fostering student success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bilingual Primary School Teacher
NorthSide ISD
11.2024 - Current
- Design and implement lesson plans tailored to diverse student learning styles
- Presents subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education Agency, Board Policies and Administrative Regulations
- Translate instructional material to enhance student comprehension
Information Security Analyst
South Texas College
12.2022 - 11.2024
- Worked collaboratively with the IT department to enhance and mature security programs
- Implemented and monitored security controls, reducing vulnerabilities by 88%
- Upgraded security applications, improving system efficiency by 100%
Teacher
Mission Consolidated Independent School District
09.2005 - 12.2022
- Partnered with University of Texas at Austin for their OnRamps Computer Science course
- College Readiness-Teach all aspects of preparing high school students for college
- Manage over 120 students on a yearly basis
- Introduction to Cybersecurity courses: FileZilla, browser hardening, file logs, Wireshark
- Python and Java courses
Dual Instructor
South Texas College
08.2012 - 05.2017
- Taught introduction to business productivity software suites-Office 2013
- Demonstrated the use of markup and scripting languages-HTML and JavaScript
- Developed interactive websites
- Developed multipage documents using Adobe CS6 tools
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
University of Dallas
Irving12.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - Information Systems
University of Texas
San Antonio08.2002
Skills
- Endpoint Protection (SentinelOne)
- Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM)
- Intrusion Detection & Prevention
- Microsoft 365 Security
- ProofPoint
- SecretLocker
- LiquidFiles
- Coordinating team meetings
- Running change management meetings
- Experience maintaining various security applications
Certification
- Security+/ CompTIA
- 2016 Word Specialist/ Microsoft
- Certified in Cyber Security (CC)/ISC2
- Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS)
- ITIL 4 Foundation/PeopleCert
- Business Education Texas Certification/ SBEC
Volunteer Experience
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Raised $2,500
- McAllen Regional Hospital, Covid-19 First Responder support
Timeline
Bilingual Primary School Teacher
NorthSide ISD
11.2024 - Current
Information Security Analyst
South Texas College
12.2022 - 11.2024
Dual Instructor
South Texas College
08.2012 - 05.2017
Teacher
Mission Consolidated Independent School District
09.2005 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
University of Dallas
Bachelor of Business Administration - Information Systems
University of Texas
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