Flexible, curious, and innovative Cyber Security Engineer with more than 5 years experience in corporate environments. Clear, concise communicator with solid attention to detail. Willing to challenge conventional approaches and test new ones. Extensive experience working solo and gaining effective results in time-sensitive projects. Recognized for training technical concepts to non-technical employees
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Cyber Security Engineer
Koniag Government Services
11.2022 - Current
Works as a technical analyst who protects DOD client as apart of a blue team
Use a variety of tools to monitor activity within the environment and use it for security response
Work with teams to develop company-wide information assurance, security standards and procedures.
Write documentation and improve processes
Cyber Security Analyst
The Judge Group(Contracted To Vanguard)
07.2021 - 08.2022
Main focus on email security. Utilized Proofpoint and O365 to investigate/monitor security incidents involving email including data exfiltration and violations of company policy. An example is an employee emailing themselves to their personal email account sensitive information such as company information or clients PII.
Engaged with internal threats. Threats can include employees violating company policy, exfiltration of data and misuse of company assets. Sent email notifications to employees in question and the steps to remedy them. This can include warnings, disciplinary action and termination in rare cases. Discovery of threats included centralized log analysis, data in motion/packet Capture, email analysis and Endpoint monitoring.
Assisted in Endpoint Protection solutions . Viruses and malicious employee activity. Monitored in Digital Guardian and Splunk were utilized for more detailed information. Employees computers were isolated if investigation showed risk to the company, company's assets or an employee
Fast paced work. SLA's range from 15 minutes to 1 hour. Security incidents were logged in great detail in ServiceNow. Tickets have to be audited for accuracy and accountability of the analyst who submitted them.
Desktop Support Engineer
The Judge Group(Contracted To Vanguard)
12.2019 - 07.2021
Ensured high-end support for end users: reimages, software, OS hardening, installations, and intricate Windows issues.
Work on various tech projects including programming, asset management and improving client support
Maintained asset management for thousands of pieces of hardware
Collaborated with other teams due to COVID 19 shortage
Utilized SSO infrastructure to troubleshoot issues
Windows 10 Migration Technician
Varite Contracted To Arkema
03.2019 - 11.2019
Service Desk Specialist
Arraya Solutions Inc.
09.2017 - 03.2019
Education
Bachelor of Science - Security Risk Analysis
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
05.2017
Skills
Systems: Windows 10,Unix(Kali),Mac OS
Databases: Access, SQL, Exchange O365
Languages: C, Python, Powershell
Software: Active Directory, ServiceNow,, Proofpoint, Digital Guardian CMD, SCCM, Azure, Solarwinds, Vmware, RDP, Meraki, Splunk, Wireshark, Nmap, Snort
Frameworks: ISO 27000, NIST, HIPPA, SOC1/2
Risk Analysis and Incident Response
Accomplishments
Spearheaded the creation of an Incident Response Plan while at Koniag GS
Assisted in creating several different SOP's and KB's for various subjects at Koniag GS
Trained 6 different coworkers as a cyber security analyst at Vanguard. Spear headed several different projects
Worked on a two man programming project that effected thousands of employees at Vanguard
Selected as one of the few from hundreds in Tech Central transferred into a different department
Works as a Senior tech at the Arraya Solutions. Instructing/Training other Technicians to be effective at work
Helped Deploy Windows 10 in a large corporate environment for Arkema Inc
Eagle scout from Troop 29
General Skills
Problem Solving
Team Projects
Excellent Communication
Multi Tasking
Customer Service
Experience in being On call for extended hours of support
Timeline
Cyber Security Engineer
Koniag Government Services
11.2022 - Current
Cyber Security Analyst
The Judge Group(Contracted To Vanguard)
07.2021 - 08.2022
Desktop Support Engineer
The Judge Group(Contracted To Vanguard)
12.2019 - 07.2021
Windows 10 Migration Technician
Varite Contracted To Arkema
03.2019 - 11.2019
Service Desk Specialist
Arraya Solutions Inc.
09.2017 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Science - Security Risk Analysis
Pennsylvania State University
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