Makia Peter
Fayetteville,United States
Summary
A professional Cloud Engineer with over 6 years IT experience Working as a solutions Architect Providing in-depth solutions Architecture from both business and technic perspectives. Pay close attention to principal factors such as costs, contract terms, business conditions, and the client's technical environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, self-motivated, willing to take initiative, able to learn new concepts quickly, and willing to accept new challenges and as a former Logistics and transportation Specialist and Military Veteran served both in Kuwait and Afghanistan.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst
Amazon
Texas City, TX
01.2021 - Current
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Designed company-wide policies to bring operations in line with Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards.
- Participated in creation of device hardening techniques and protocols.
- Spearheaded bring your own device program, defining necessary security parameters and designing complementary security deployments.
- Managed relationships with third-party intrusion detection system providers.
- Monitored use of data files and regulated access to protect secure information.
- Monitored computer virus reports to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Analyzed network traffic and system logs to detect malicious activities.
- Engineered, maintained and repaired security systems and programmable logic controls.
- Administered and monitored firewalls, intrusion detection systems and anti-virus software to detect risks.
- Implemented security measures to reduce threats and damage related to cyber attacks.
- Educated and trained users on information security policies and procedures.
Networks and Systems Engineering
Veterans Administration
Fayetteville, NC
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting.
Logistic Service, Kuwait/Afghanistan
US Army Fort Bragg
Fayetteville, NC
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Created and enforced policies and procedures for the entire logistics team.
- Collected, analyzed, and reported movements and contributed to the prevention of material and data loss in the unit.
- Examined invoices and shipping manifests for conformity with tariff and customs regulations.
- Examined expenditures to develop plans and budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
- Created and enforced policies and procedures for the entire logistics team.
- Identified material and logistics requirements, and created efficient purchasing requisitions for the unit.
- provided warehousing and inventory controls for the unit ensuring all sensitive items were in order and accounted for.
- Supported shipping, receiving, and storage of unit equipment and files.
- Compiled stock control records and purchases requisition documents as needed
- Assisted hand receipts holders in preparing statements for destroyed, lost parts and equipment.
- Updated databases, and retrieved data to use to respond to a variety of customers. Performed other duties as assigned
Education
Project Management - Management
Higher Instituted of Business Management And Tec
Cameroon01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MDSkills
- AWS Services Ec2, EFS, VPC, RDS, S3, Glacier, IAM, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Cloud Formation, DynamoDB, Lambda, Route53, SNS, SQS, API Gateway, Code Pipeline, Code Build, Elastic cache, Code Deploy, Redshift
- Configuration management SSM (systems manager)
- Source Code Management Git Hub, Code commit
- Migration tools SMS, Migration Hub, AWS DATA SYNC, DBMS, CLOUD ENDURE
- AWS Organizations user management AWS Organizations, Control tower
- Databases AWS RDS, DYNAMO, DOCUMENT DB
- Virtualization Docker, ECS,
- Platforms Windows, Linux,
- Ticketing tools JIRA
- Programming Languages YAM, shell scripting
- DevOps Tools and CI/CD Pipelines AWS Code Pipeline, cloud formation templates
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Professional
Afrikaans
Professional
Accomplishments
- Created highly effective new program that significantly impacted efficiency and improved operations.
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Recognized as Employee of the year for outstanding performance and team contributions.
- Developed relationships with customers and stakeholders which typically exceeded sales goals by 80%.
Affiliations
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Security Specialist
- Business Analyst certified
- Certified SAFe® 5 -Scrum Master Certified -SAFe® 5 Agilist Certified Agile Coach, Jira administration
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst
Amazon
01.2021 - Current
Networks and Systems Engineering
Veterans Administration
12.2018 - 12.2020
Logistic Service, Kuwait/Afghanistan
US Army Fort Bragg
01.2015 - 01.2018
Project Management - Management
Higher Instituted of Business Management And Tec
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security
University of Maryland - College Park
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