JASON GUNNER
Murrieta,CA
Summary
Seasoned IT leader with a proven track record of success at organizations such as Vsolvit, Northrop Grumman, and ManTech. Expertise in IT Management and Agile Methodologies. Spearheaded cybersecurity measures and infrastructure design, consistently driving innovation and operational improvements. Strong vendor relationship builder and team leader, resulting in exceeding security compliance standards. Strategic blend of technical acumen and collaborative prowess, making a valuable asset to any organization.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT INFRASTRUCTURE LEAD
Vsolvit
09.2024 - Current
- Perform snapshots, and other administrative tasks in Amazon Cloud Infrastructure
- Lead a team of 10 direct reports
- Cyber security management of multiple systems, using ACAS, VRAM, STIG Manager, and SCAP
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Supporting the U.S. Navy at NSWC Corona, NAVSEA, and AWS infrastructure
- Work with system managers as well as developers and analysts
- Support consists of troubleshooting hardware, software, and network related issues encountered by the supported users
- Troubleshot system issues, identified root causes, and provided corrective action plans
- Perform installation of new software releases, system upgrades, and evaluation of new programs
- Management, and coordination with contracts department with RFQ/RFP processes for software/hardware maintenance
- Lead IT team in applying cybersecurity controls, to maintain authority to operate
- Manage Active Directory configurations and server deployments, optimizing network performance
- Create and assist in the preparation of monthly status and progress reports
LEAD SENIOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER | IT PROJECT MANAGER
SAIC
07.2023 - 09.2024
- Oversee multi-user systems supporting the U.S
- Navy, at NAVWAR in classified settings, ensuring seamless operations and security compliance
- Troubleshot system issues, identified root causes, and provided corrective action plans
- Managed and configured PowerShell scripts
LEAD SR COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
Northrop Grumman
05.2020 - 05.2023
- Program management experience providing reporting and coordinating program efforts between IT staff and senior leadership
- Apply IT controls, risk management, and lead internal security audits
- Configuration of Active Directory, group policy objects, organizational units, server replication
- Publishing, troubleshooting, and deployment of applications through SCCM
- Serve as backup technical lead over projects, personnel, and leadership coordination
- Installation and administration of MSSQL Server 2019 databases
- Administration of Windows systems within strict security policies and procedures
- Support developer tools and platforms such as JIRA and Confluence
- Developed solutions to a range of intricate problems
- Prepare security documentation for submission to the regulatory agencies, as required
- Perform system design and recommendations based on the needs of test developers
- Leading IT team, meetings, task coordination, and delegation of tasks to ensure a positive flow in operations
IT SUPERVISOR
LMI AEROSPACE
06.2019 - 04.2020
- Served as IT department lead over a team of 5 administrators
- Oversight, technical guidance, and management of staff, including task delegation and project management
- Management of procurement activity, and asset management
- Configuration, and management of DHCP server
- Produced monthly reports on IT department productivity
- Supported NAVY's FA/18 Program and RDT&E NAVAIR network
- Performing Systems administration and engineering tasks in a VMware environment, primarily Windows servers
- Supported over 300 Aerospace engineers
- Management of POAMS, IA controls, and EMASS and close collaboration with ISSO
- Hosted and attended customer meetings as required
- Served as IT consultant recommending upgrades, new software, preventative maintenance
IT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEAD
MANTECH
01.2015 - 03.2020
- Supported Dept of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence
- Served as IT Supervisor, program manager, and lead over projects and personnel
- Packages and engineer's releases to integrate with the virtual training environment (VTE) operating system(s) (Windows, Linux, VMware)
- Maintained Mobile Training Suites/System
- Performed routine maintenance and backups of IT systems
- Administration and configuration of new Domain controllers, standup and configuration of active Directory, configuration of OU's and administration of Group policy objects to specific OU's
- Troubleshooting and maintenance of active directory using AD sites and services
- Cyber security RMF support, not limited to Security OS hardening of systems, creation of IT modernization plans and projections, log monitoring, intrusion detection, use of forensics tools
- POA&M's Vulnerability scanning, patching detection, and prevention, satellite, and radar support
- Administer Group policy objects in compliance with STIGS and cyber compliance
- Administer 30-40 GPOs in a mixed domain, multi-site environment
- Maintained a mixed environment of Windows, Linux, and VMware
- Led Data Migration of Big data, migrating data from legacy Nas to robust SAN
- Administration of MS Azure in development environment
- Manage and Produce IGCE, SOW, BOM, and market research documentation, and oversee installation and maintenance of systems and projects
- Used NICE framework policies, assisted in maturing ISR Systems from developmental system to an ATT system, to a fully accredited system
- To reduce annual cost by 60%, implemented a virtualization project by virtualizing ISR Systems datacenter, creating cost metrics reports
- Performed as technical advisor
- Developed 5-year RAP for ISR Systems to ensure stabilization of the network and continued network expansion
- Manage customer's software installations using Microsoft SCCM
- Perform Cyber security management of network and assets using ACAS, STIG Compliance lockdown using Group policies, SCAP, and HBSS
- Perform Active Directory management of users and assets, Group Policy Objects, management of user shared drive access
- Perform Patching of systems using SCCM and WSUS
- Providing various support of system and network design, System testing, Primarily Windows
- Design layout, development of IT policies and procedures, preparation of IT budgets and coordination of ordering of equipment and other related materials, for current and future planning activities, writing COOP procedures in preparation of Hot site capable alternate backup locations
- Troubleshooting of Full Motion Video, Multicast, I-DIRECT KU, and Multi Intelligence data types
IT PROJECT MANAGER-WINDOWS ADMIN LEAD
Northrop Grumman
01.2009 - 02.2015
- Oversee, delegate, and lead IT projects
- Assisted with CATIA and Visio drawings
- Management of VOIP Phones
- Design and implement, COOP planning and implementation, and VMware virtual environments
- Installed, patched hardened via application of Group policies, SQL 2016 databases, monitored health and performance of databases
- Information assurance implementation, running vulnerability scans, applying IAVA's and STIGS, updating documentation for SSP, applying Group policies across the network to be IA compliant
- Provided project management oversite, planning, and delegation over multiple projects
SYSTEMS, CITRIX ADMINISTRATOR
CSC
01.2007 - 12.2009
- As the Windows Server 2003 Systems Administrator and Citrix Administrator, supporting a local Naval
- Managed multiple servers, including Active Directory 2003 Servers, Apache Tomcat Web Servers, SQL 2005 Servers, Citrix Presentation Servers 4.5, and two Virtual Servers running MS VS/VMWARE ESX
- Active Directory installation Group policy configuration and Citrix server installation
- Used Kiwi Syslog to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic through the firewall, also managed cisco Switch and firewall
- Installed and configured Citrix Secure Gateway 3.0
- Performed tape backups and restores of all servers, using Symantec Backup Exec 11d software
DESKTOP SUPPORT LEAD
Arcata Associates
01.2005 - 01.2007
BASE OPERATIONS LEAD
TEK SystemsNDTI
01.2003 - 01.2005
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Colorado Technical University
07.2023
Skills
- Agile Framework Proficiency
- IT Operations Oversight
- System Design Expertise
- Information Technology Project Coordination
- Cybersecurity Management
- Systems Integration Proficiency
- Project Coordination
- IT Operations Management
- Risk Management
- Infrastructure Design
- Risk Management Framework Expertise
- Proficient in Virtualization Technologies
- Infrastructure architecture
Certification
- CAP-SSGI (Certified Agile Professional)
- COMPTIA SECURITY+CE
Clearance
Top Secret Clearance
Timeline
IT INFRASTRUCTURE LEAD
Vsolvit
09.2024 - Current
LEAD SENIOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER | IT PROJECT MANAGER
SAIC
07.2023 - 09.2024
LEAD SR COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
Northrop Grumman
05.2020 - 05.2023
IT SUPERVISOR
LMI AEROSPACE
06.2019 - 04.2020
IT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEAD
MANTECH
01.2015 - 03.2020
IT PROJECT MANAGER-WINDOWS ADMIN LEAD
Northrop Grumman
01.2009 - 02.2015
SYSTEMS, CITRIX ADMINISTRATOR
CSC
01.2007 - 12.2009
DESKTOP SUPPORT LEAD
Arcata Associates
01.2005 - 01.2007
BASE OPERATIONS LEAD
TEK SystemsNDTI
01.2003 - 01.2005
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Colorado Technical University
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