Ryan Diaz
506 N Quincy St, Perry,FL
Summary
Experienced IT professional and security analyst with an exceptionally diverse skillset and proven record of success. Background as an MSP network engineer and systems administrator. Recently gained CySA+ certification, demonstrating adeptness in current best practices and defense against the most relevant security threats.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Systems Administrator
Taylor County School District
Perry, Florida
10.2022 - 06.2025
- Data Owner responsible for maintaining compliance with FERPA/COPPA regulations and minimizing breach liability
- Installed and made purchasing decisions for all technology related to digital and physical security controls
- Oversaw team of technical support staff
- Managed and provided employee training for all software used by member schools and administration
- Acted as domain administrator, overseeing integration of local AD and Entra ID with third-party applications.
Network Engineer
Business Engineering Inc
Reston, Virginia
05.2019 - 10.2022
- Provided a wide range of IT needs for over 100 small to mid-sized businesses
- Designated as the engineer to work most closely with business owners and executive-level employees due to my level of expertise and customer service
- Developed documentation for network configurations, security policies, and runbooks
- Installed and configured routers, switches, firewalls and other hardware to deploy and manage LAN, WAN and wireless networks.
- Acted as the primary Backups Administrator for all clients without a single unrecoverable data loss event
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology
Dona Ana Community College
Las Cruces, NM05-2019
Bachelor of Arts - Individualized Study
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM07-2014
Some College (No Degree) -
Jiangxi University of Finance And Economics
Nanchang, China07-2012
Skills
- Cyber security analytics
- Domain management
- Network design
- Database management
- Client relations
- Adept in several programming/scripting languages
Accomplishments
• Completed the Fundamentals of Computing Software Development Specialization through Rice University via Coursera
• Earned the Crimson, Leadership, and Williamson Scholarships along with several dean's list honors while studying at New Mexico State University
• Developed a proprietary application and managed associated databases on my own initiative, being the sole reason district member schools were not required to discard over 100,000 books
• Earned the Crimson, Leadership, and Williamson Scholarships along with several dean's list honors while studying at New Mexico State University
• Developed a proprietary application and managed associated databases on my own initiative, being the sole reason district member schools were not required to discard over 100,000 books
Certification
Current COMPTIA certifications - A+, Network+, Security+, Project+, and CySA+
Timeline
IT Systems Administrator
Taylor County School District
10.2022 - 06.2025
Network Engineer
Business Engineering Inc
05.2019 - 10.2022
Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology
Dona Ana Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Individualized Study
New Mexico State University
Some College (No Degree) -
Jiangxi University of Finance And Economics