JEFF KRAWEC
RICHARDSON
Summary
Highly organized and self-motivated professional experienced in project management, team development and process improvement. Skilled in developing and implementing strategies to increase efficiency and performance. Passionate about driving business growth and creating positive work environment.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director
Verizon
05.2019 - Current
- Led teams of up to 19 personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging staff to share innovative ideas and providing resources for professional development.
- Prioritized tasks and allocated resources appropriately to keep teams focused and productive.
- Assisted senior leadership in managing all aspects of operations.
Sr Manager
Verizon
02.2010 - Current
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
- Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
MANAGER – SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC)
VERIZON
02.2000 - Current
- Network Computer Security Incident Response team (CSIRT) manager
- Cyber security Threat Monitoring and Critical vulnerability mitigation (24x7)
- Network Security policy governance (NSB)
- Security Alert Notification service (SANS) for critical vulnerabilities
- Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) representative
- Business Continuity and Emergency Management (BCEM) representative
- Ensure the integrity of Verizon’s global networks and systems as well as the protection of its strategic and intellectual assets through an ongoing, concerted program of prevention, detection, analysis and response. Management of a 24x7Security Operations Center (SOC) function with the primary mission of minimizing cyber security events from becoming business impacting. Implement security engineering activities to identify and reduce network and system exposures. Advise and work with system and network administrators to implement corrective measures. Analyze incidents and vulnerabilities, dissecting them to determine the root cause, and developing signatures for intrusion identification systems and enhancing Network Intelligence capabilities. Investigate and brief executive management on network security incidents and critical security vulnerabilities. Advise and work with Network engineers to address network and system configuration issues and support investigations to resolve network abuse and system compromises. Lead the implementation of security policy and standards for the secure configuration and operation of Verizon’s critical information assets. Participate with internal groups, external vendors and proposal managers in the development, design and integration of security products and services.
SR ENGINEER
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
02.1999 - 02.2000
- Computer Security Incident Response team (CSIRT) Team lead. Investigate and resolve active network and information system threats and compromises to the Internal Data Networks and critical computing assets by leading cross functional teams. Identification, mitigation and in-depth analysis of threats to data resources by monitoring security threat information systems for immediate action and developing longer term strategies to improve the overall security posture. Technical investigation and root cause analysis of security breaches affecting networks and assets. Publish formal reports to executive management.
NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER IV
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
02.1997 - 02.1999
- Project lead of SAM II, a UNIX based security platform utilizing Kerberos for secure remote access across the enterprise and administration, provide Internal Audit responses and ensure identified anomalies are mitigated, and maintain SLA's with internal organizations. Tracked team KPIs for departmental scorecard. Set team's internal objectives and ensured their completion, audited OpenVMS and UNIX midrange call processing systems, selected and implemented Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) Security Tool to automate auditing and tracking of corrective actions.
NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER III
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
02.1994 - 02.1997
- Midrange Systems Call Processing team lead. Security Tool liaison between operations and engineering. Responsible for 2000+ call processing nodes in complying with the company’s security policy. SME for OpenVMS and UNIX security policy documents.
SR SYSTEMS MANAGER
E-SYSTEMS (Now Raytheon)
01.1990 - 01.1994
- Senior system administrator and Team Lead for an OpenVMS & UNIX secure network in support of a DOD project, Joint Systems Image Processing Systems (JSIPS). Supervised one system administrator and five computer operators. Responsible for administrative duties to include: Integration floor, secure shelters, SCIFs and provided technical support and remote site installation and support.
Education
MBA - Telecommunications
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS
Irving, Texas06.2000
Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Data Processing
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
West Haven, Connecticut06.1985
Skills
- Project management
- Strategic leadership
- Analytical thinking
- Coaching and mentoring
Certification
CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional March 2006
Affiliations
- Member – International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)
- Verizon representative - Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)
Timeline
Associate Director
Verizon
05.2019 - Current
Sr Manager
Verizon
02.2010 - Current
MANAGER – SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC)
VERIZON
02.2000 - Current
SR ENGINEER
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
02.1999 - 02.2000
NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER IV
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
02.1997 - 02.1999
NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER III
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS
02.1994 - 02.1997
SR SYSTEMS MANAGER
E-SYSTEMS (Now Raytheon)
01.1990 - 01.1994
Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Data Processing
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
MBA - Telecommunications
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS
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