Tom Brehm
Apex,North Carolina
Summary
Highly experienced Technical Success Engineer with 15+ years of experience in providing technical solutions to customers. The proven track record of successfully resolving complex technical issues and implementing innovative solutions to optimize system performance. Current expertise is helping to drive the design, development, and launch of products or solutions the organization is providing. This includes helping to define and implement new features into products and help with the overall product roadmap. It also includes driving product design requirements with the engineering team and working closely with marketing to ensure a seamless experience for the users.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Cyber Security Manager
Ernst And Young
03.2022 - Current
- Developed and maintained incident response protocols to mitigate damage and liability during security breaches
- Created cybersecurity best practice communications to educate staff against known threats and potential vectors of attack
- Designed and implemented cloud-based solution for client, resulting in 40% reduction in infrastructure costs and 25% increase in system reliability
- Stood up and managed Network Cyber Defense Center in India and relocated assets. Additionally trained 25 people in latest Cyber Defense tools. Teams consisted of Cyber Defense analysts to network administrators maintaining network security posture.
- Managed relationships with third-party intrusion detection system providers
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities
- Developed plans to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction, or disclosure
- Authored security incident reports, highlighting breaches, vulnerabilities, and remedial measures
Information Technology Project Manager
Department of the Army
03.2015 - 03.2022
- Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines, and milestones
- Outlined work plans, determined resources wrote timelines, and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
- Led technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations
- Developed, coordinated, and implements local site data flow between two security classification Amazon Web Services (AWS) clouds for data handling
- Coordinated DevOps integration and data flow process along with moving data to different security classifications
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines
- Worked closely with system/software designers, operators, and technical writers to develop artifacts and training standards, and highlight requirement gaps to deliver systems into long-term strategically sustainable structure
- Led and managed staff of 4 team members engaged in administering complex IT infrastructure.
- Supported teams with Cross-Domain Guard Risk Management (RMF) implementations.
- Worked closely with system/software designers, operators, and technical writers to develop artifacts and training standards, and highlight requirement gaps to deliver systems into a long-term strategically sustainable structure.
Systems Engineer/Sales Support
Bosh Global Services
03.2009 - 03.2015
- Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components
- Supported system users, educating employees on troubleshooting and problem-solving protocols
- Negotiated with vendors, outsourcers and contractors to secure contracts and set SLAs
- Served as technical lead on customer projects providing computer networks, full-motion video, voice communications, and data/metadata transmission solutions
- Tested and analyzed equipment design and performance feasibility to determine potential ROI
- Provided system design, system integration, installation, testing, and training for Department of Defense (DoD) and non-DoD customers on many different vendor video encoders
- Provided project management and installation support of H.264 video encoders to eight (8) Air Force bases
- Supported planning, analysis, design, evaluation, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, advising, and maintenance of video encoding and decoding equipment.
Information Technician
US Navy Reserves
05.1995 - 02.2012
- Conducted daily system monitoring, verifying security, integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, applications and key processes
- Set up hardware and software in optimal configurations to meet network performance requirements
- Diagnosed and troubleshot hardware, software and network issues
- This included 46 workstations, servers, cabling, and network security certifications
- Offered assistance in implementing and developing training programs
- Program Management support for integration, test, and delivery of test and evaluation plan of networked system of workstations, servers, and ancillary equipment.
- Set up hardware and software in optimal configurations to meet network performance requirements.
- Configured and tested new software and hardware
- Created user accounts and assigned permissions
- Maintained servers and systems to keep networks fully operational during peak periods
Education
Master’s Degree - Cyber Security
Virginia College
Birmingham, AL08.2012
Bachelor’s Degree - Computer Science
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI08.2005
Skills
- Security/Intrusion Architecture
- O365/AWS Cloud Services
- Cloud Security/Vulnerability Management (Azure/AWS)
- Splunk Technologies
- Agile/GitHub/NetDevOps
- Project Management
- Configuration Management
- Design/Engineering
- Scheduling/Budgeting
- Analytical Skills
- Security Architecture Design
- Policies and procedures
- Operations management
Additional Information
- My professional experiences also include 15+ years of designing and implementing cloud-based solutions, systems integrations, and data migration strategies. Proven track record in reducing infrastructure costs by 40%, increasing system reliability by 25% and improving overall system security. Exceptional skills in collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing, and maintaining architecture standards, and providing technical guidance and support to drive project success.
Certification
- Network +
- Security +
- A +
- Network Security Specialist - Global Maritime and Transportation School, Kings Point, NY
- IT Networking - Global Maritime and Transportation School, Kings Point, NY
- Project Management and Leadership - United States Navy Training Center, San Diego, CA
- Space Fundamentals – United States Navy, Colorado Springs, CO
- Information Systems Security Manager, United States Navy, Damn Neck, VA
Timeline
Cyber Security Manager
Ernst And Young
03.2022 - Current
Information Technology Project Manager
Department of the Army
03.2015 - 03.2022
Systems Engineer/Sales Support
Bosh Global Services
03.2009 - 03.2015
Information Technician
US Navy Reserves
05.1995 - 02.2012
Master’s Degree - Cyber Security
Virginia College
Bachelor’s Degree - Computer Science
Davenport University
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