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Northrop GrummanPrincipal Cyber Systems Engineer
Dec. 2023Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States• Led the integration of Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS), strengthening endpoint defense mechanisms against sophisticated malware and zero-day threats. By customizing Trellix ENS policies and leveraging its advanced threat prevention features, achieved a 50% decrease in successful endpoint attacks. This initiative not only improved the organization's security posture but also enhanced operational efficiency by automating response actions and reducing manual intervention needs.
• Successfully deployed and optimized Solar Winds a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, enhancing real-time security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response capabilities. This strategic implementation enabled the aggregation and analysis of security logs across the organization, leading to a 40% reduction in undetected security incidents and significantly speeding up threat identification and mitigation processes. • Spearheaded the re-establishment of a dedicated testing environment for rigorous software and patch management evaluation prior to production deployment. This minimized operational risks by ensuring thorough testing and validation of all updates and patches. The establishment of this environment significantly reduced downtime by 30% and improved software quality and security, demonstrating a commitment to maintaining high standards of reliability and performance in the production environment.
• Performed assessments of systems and networks within the networking enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, and local policy.
• Updated policies to monthly patching (previously quarterly), collaborating with service owners to automate checks employing ansible playbooks. Reduced STIG completion time and enhanced vulnerability management.
General Dynamics Information TechnologyInformation Systems Security Engineer
Oct. 2023 - Dec. 2023Albuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesManaged the oversight of design, build, and deployment of secure applications, integrating security into the software development life cycle by including specific security- related activities in software engineering processes. Led security-related activities to include identifying security objectives; applying secure design guidelines, patterns, and principles; conducted architecture and design reviews for security; created threat models; performed regular code reviews for security; and conducted deployment reviews to ensure secure configuration.
7 Eagle GroupCyber Security Analyst
May. 2023 - Oct. 2023RemoteOrchestrate cybersecurity projects and technical support operations to provide risk and threat mitigation solutions. Execute threat detection, 24/7 vulnerability management, network security, cyber threat intelligence investigations, and digital forensics projects. Triage IT requests, appropriately escalating and resolving issues.
• Remediate IS vulnerabilities via risk and vulnerability management protocols. Track networks, applications, and systems for IS policy violations and indicators of attack and compromise (IoA/IoC). • Deploy integration projects, troubleshoot and resolve issues, harnessing infrastructure and systems expertise.
• Drive operational agility while delivering actionable insights to clients. Audit and conduct forensic analyses of networks, access controls, and systems configurations and compile data into reports, including KPI dashboards.
• Strengthen cybersecurity awareness via assessments, phishing campaigns, penetration testing, control audits, and training.
• Optimize enterprise environments driving customer experience and satisfaction. Minimize system threats and infrastructure susceptibilities. Troubleshoot issues and complete IT security, installation, and setup requests. • Resolve technical issues on-site and remote settings, delivering process improvements and solutions, integrating intelligence, data privacy, cryptographic, and risk mitigation expertise.
US ArmyInformation Management Officer
Nov. 2022 - Oct. 2023Wiesbaden, Hesse, GermanyOrchestrated IT operations and special projects, including optimizing organizational data's integrity, governance, security, and storage. Served as a technical subject matter expert presenting complex concepts to non-technical audiences, including executive teams, traveling between multiple sites, and responding to 24/7 IT and cybersecurity emergencies.
• Sustain zero data breaches while managing 250+ user accounts and attaining 100% security policy compliance via Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Leverage DoD-Approved 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II Certification to provide data-driven cybersecurity SME advisory while safeguarding systems and data per standards and policies.
• Maintain a 99.5% user account accuracy rate, reducing help desk requests by 35% via efficiently administering the organization's Microsoft Active Directory for 450 employees.
• Drive productivity, streamlining account creation processes and decreasing new employee account creation times by 50%.
• Foster 99.9% uptime and productivity of email, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Optimize Microsoft 365 platform for an organization of 250 users. Facilitate reliable, efficient systems for communication, collaboration, and file sharing.
US ArmySenior Operations Manager – Security and Risk Management
Jan. 2021 - Mar. 2023Wiesbaden, Hesse, GermanyManaged critical global security, risk management, training programs, and special projects, including threat assessments, while serving as a training, tactical, quality assurance, and technical advisor. Conducted regular unit inspections while tracking quantitative and qualitative performance metrics to drive continuous process improvement. • Heightened global security, boosting teams’ readiness to respond to security incidents and potential threats. Safeguarded $1.4M-$4M+ in organizational assets while training cross-functional program and project teams.
• Surpassed goals for a DoD multinational exercise, moving 239 personnel and 17 aircraft from Germany to Bulgaria. • Achieved a perfect safety rating while spearheading the transport of aviation assets to Poland, supporting NATO allies’ Ukraine war response. Led 24/7 aviation operations for a 400+ personnel and 30 aircraft deployment. • Drove DoD and NATO operational and contingency plans, creating and implementing a strategic communications plan.
US ArmyProject and Contract Manager – Senior Enlisted Leader
Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2020Led a 253-member Special Operations Advisory Team that executed 140+ successful Counter-Narcotics and security missions.
• Earned leadership recognition as a key advisor, project manager, and contracting liaison. Partnered with all branches of U.S. military personnel, 118 Afghan soldiers, and 153 contractors and secured $300M assets.
— Contributed to the award of three private security contracts valued at $50.5M+ as the technical evaluation team leader.
— Led a critical large-scale construction project, producing a $5M UH-60 maintenance hangar, barracks, and dining facility. — Reduced authorization processing time from five weeks to less than two weeks, expediting a 20% increase in guards, to ensure contractual compliance and protect 50+ civilians and U.S. military.
— Confiscated $250M+ in narcotics, logging 1.1K+ flying hours to significantly impact the fight against drug trafficking. — Drove U.S.-Afghanistan partnership while mentoring Afghan and U.S. personnel, driving the efficacy of joint missions. — Maintained zero discrepancies while enhancing billing processes as contract manager for a $10M security contract. • Elevated rescue personnel’s availability by 70% through proactive security workforce planning optimization.
US ArmyTraining and Operations Manager – Aviation Operations Observer Coach/Trainer
Dec. 2017 - Oct. 2019Fort Hood, Texas, United StatesSpearheaded knowledge management programs while overseeing training for six aviation units and four geographically dispersed locations. Led large-scale global projects, channeling coaching, constructive feedback, cross-functional collaboration, and performance measurement systems to hire, train, develop, and evaluate talent. • Recognized by leadership for ranking in the top 5% of all NCOs by leveraging influence across organizational levels to exceed individual, team, and organizational goals. Minimized risks while developing and implementing readiness programs.
— Maximized 3K+ team members’ skillsets, driving the mobilization of seven units across three global locations. — Selected over peers to lead a Special Ops Advisory Team, overseeing a critical mission in Afghanistan.
— Optimized aircrew readiness for deployment to multiple Middle East and Southeast Asia locations.
US ArmyProgram Manager and Project Leader – Operations NCOIC
Jun. 2013 - Dec. 2017Fort Campbell North, Kentucky, United StatesFacilitated flight operations across five countries, overseeing a $48M flight program, including required maintenance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and mission-readiness flight training operations. Developed and managed project roadmaps and scopes of work, fulfilling requirements, assigning tasks, and orchestrating timelines and resources. • Recognized by leadership for ranking in the top 15% of peers while managing multiple simultaneous projects.
• Achieved objectives during 117 training and security projects in Iraq. Supported the Department of State, partnering with a 100-member task force while leading high-risk projects to successful completion.
• Increased the team’s average Physical Fitness Test scores from 227 to 246 in less than 90 days. • Reduced erroneous payments by 15% while optimizing the organization’s $3.5M training budget. • Accomplished zero losses while coordinating the logistics of a complex, large-scale relocation of personnel and $17M+ equipment. Moved six C-17 aircraft for personnel and $17M in equipment from Afghanistan to Africa. • Earned 20 commendable ratings out of 21 inspected areas, leading four teams to raise qualitative standards.
US ArmyAviation Operations Specialist
Mar. 2005 - May. 2013Fort Bragg, NC
United States Air ForceUtilities Journeyman
Jul. 2001 - Mar. 2005Pope AFB, NC
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