KHESTER KENDRICK
Wittmann,AZ
Summary
Professional educator with outstanding communication and instruction experience. Adjunct Faculty adapts to different classroom settings and subjects. Masterful at new teaching styles and concepts and can work within constraints of school guidelines and policies. Keen observer equipped to change teaching styles based on student need or subject matter. Well equipped to adopt new material or policy to help students comprehend subject matter. Exceedingly prepared to instruct both large class sizes and smaller groups depending on enrollment demands. Outgoing personality with outstanding history of professional relationships with students and faculty members.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity
University Of Arizona
08.2022 - Current
- Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals while providing coaching on effective study habits..
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Used exams, quizzes and assignments to assess student comprehension.
Instructor 3, Cybersecurity
Flatiron School
05.2022 - Current
- Tested students on materials presented in workshops and classes to assess grasp of material.
- Optimized learning plans, quantifying student progress through test administration.
- Created and implemented written and oral assessments.
- Implemented and optimized new curriculum and day-to-day instruction to align educational strategies with industry best practices.
- Reviewed class and student records to look for areas in need of improvement and implement plans of action.
Cryptographic Warfare Officer
U.S. Navy Reserve
03.2022 - Current
- Lead defense of Naval information systems and the attack and exploitation of networks, leveraging vulnerabilities to provide real-time intelligence to decision-makers across Naval operations
- Apply expertise on national systems’ capabilities and limitations to optimize defense systems
- Lead information warfare personnel and oversee cryptologic technicians
- Develop and acquire exploitation and defense systems
- Gather, process, analyze, and report signal intelligence
- Manage network operations
Adjunct Professor
Information Technology Arizona State University
01.2020 - Current
- Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals while providing coaching on effective study habits.
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Used exams, quizzes and assignments to assess student comprehension.
Cybersecurity Consultant Arizona
01.2016 - Current
- Created cybersecurity best practice communications to educate staff against known threats and potential vectors of attack.
- Participated in creation of device hardening techniques and protocols.
- Developed and maintained incident response protocols to mitigate damage and liability during security breaches.
- Managed relationships with third-party intrusion detection system providers.
Faculty Lead
Grand Canyon University
03.2019 - 05.2022
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Developed and taught undergraduate courses in for department offerings serving major, minor and general students.
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.
- Collaborated with faculty and community stakeholders for program improvement.
- Led large collaborations, consortiums, centers and other programs related to department mission.
- Developed and implemented grants for program funding.
Executive Officer
U.S. Army Reserve
02.2011 - 03.2022
- Key role in information security for a 100+ employee organization supporting 400+ soldiers
- Defined and implemented information security programs, processes, and policies
- Integrated information technology, cybersecurity, and automation strategies to assist multiple facilities and medical research laboratories
- Oversaw compliance with regulatory requirements and industry security frameworks
- Reviewed individual department performance and worked with leadership to improve processes, procedures and practices.
Field Engineer
AT&T
09.2010 - 03.2019
- Drove network reliability up 27% to achieve industry standard, reducing dropped calls 78% in the nation’s lowest-performing region in network reliability
- Applied expertise in comprehensive root cause failure analysis.
- Identified design flaws in network infrastructure and equipment, conducted infrastructure redesign, and repaired and replaced equipment
- Served as liaison between site engineering team and field to coordinate work in accordance with design and construction documents.
- Identified major issues that could arise and provided solutions for these problems.
- Determined root cause and provided corrective action to prevent future failures through investigation and analysis.
Education
Ph.D. - Information Technology
University of The Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY12.2023
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA09.2018
Master of Arts - Business Administration
Grand Canyon University
09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Applied Management
Grand Canyon University
2015
Skills
- Education Technology
- In-Class Lectures
- Report Automation
- Class Organization
- Lecture Development
- Student Performance Evaluation
- Faculty Development
- Class Instruction
Accomplishments
- Industry Certification Lecturer, Trainer, Mentor Information times Technology Club (IxT)
- Technical Support Disabled American Veterans Group (DAV)
Affiliations
InfraGard
Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA)
North American Cyber Range Alliance (NACRA)
Arizona Technology Council (AZ TECH)
Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
National Initiative for Cyber Education (NICE)
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
Omicron Sigma Sigma Honor Society
Certification
CompTia Security Plus
CompTia Cybersecurity Analyst
Timeline
Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity
University Of Arizona
08.2022 - Current
Instructor 3, Cybersecurity
Flatiron School
05.2022 - Current
Cryptographic Warfare Officer
U.S. Navy Reserve
03.2022 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Information Technology Arizona State University
01.2020 - Current
Faculty Lead
Grand Canyon University
03.2019 - 05.2022
Cybersecurity Consultant Arizona
01.2016 - Current
Executive Officer
U.S. Army Reserve
02.2011 - 03.2022
Field Engineer
AT&T
09.2010 - 03.2019
Ph.D. - Information Technology
University of The Cumberlands
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Liberty University
Master of Arts - Business Administration
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Applied Management
Grand Canyon University
CompTia Security Plus
CompTia Cybersecurity Analyst
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