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Melissa Lyons

Chicago,IL

Summary

Tenacious cybersecurity analyst and administrative professional seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills and facilitate company network protection.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Office Manager

FTJ Logistics
Chicago, IL
08.2021 - 06.2023
  • Oversee receiving and organizing correspondence, answering and forwarding calls, and creating business letters and records.
  • Implement and maintain company protocols to facilitate smooth daily activities.
  • Managed office inventory and placed new supply orders.
  • Successfully tracked client payments and initiated timely communication with those behind on payment.
  • Maintained impeccable office organization to support efficiency, professionalism and performance objectives.

Coordinator of Studio Programs

Marwen
Chicago, IL
08.2009 - 09.2015
  • Managed day-today operations of the organization's six art studios, serving 150 students daily.
  • Supervised teaching assistants including, assuring timeliness, addressing disciplinary issues, compiling hours worked in Excel in preparation for payroll, and resolving general issues between Teachers and teaching assistants.
  • Led community and school outreach to increase student enrollment.
  • Maintained records of principal documents from each term including PII, course proposals, syllabi, contracts and corresponding payments.
  • Developed and maintained studio use guidelines for distribution to staff, teachers, and students.
  • Created supply check out system to facilitate supply tracking and inventory maintenance.

Education

Cybersecurity -

Google Cybersecurity Certificate
Online Certificate
04-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Film/media Studies

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
08.2004 - 05.2008

Skills

  • Information Security Frameworks and controls
  • Network Security
  • LInux Commands
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Office Management
  • Staff Training
  • Staff Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Policy Implementation

Affiliations

  • Member- Women's Society of CyberJutsu
  • Member- Black Girls Hack
  • Chair- Parent Advisory Council, Vanderpoel Humanities Academy
  • OMA/FOIA Officer- Local School Council, Vanderpoel Humanities Academy.

Certification

  • CompTIA Security+ ce July, 2024 (renewed)
  • Google Cybersecurity Certification May, 2024

Timeline

Office Manager

FTJ Logistics
08.2021 - 06.2023

Coordinator of Studio Programs

Marwen
08.2009 - 09.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Film/media Studies

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
08.2004 - 05.2008

Cybersecurity -

Google Cybersecurity Certificate
Melissa Lyons