Profile
- Experienced team and project manager. Capable of mentoring and assisting team members.
- 10+ years experience as Web/Software Developer and IT Specialist. Proficient in several programming languages including C#, C++, and Java.
- 6+ years of Information Security and Incident Response experience.
- Analytical problem solver with demonstrated leadership in a team-driven environment, and a proven ability to quickly absorb information and adapt to new environments.
- Skilled, customer-oriented communicator who can interact with all levels of technicians, programmers, engineers, business executives, and even high-profile clientele. Articulated with exceptional written documentation and verbal presentation capability.
Professional Experience
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2018-PresentCapital Benefit Group
- Chief Security Officer (2023-Present)
- IT Director (2018-2023)
- Provide input and establish goals to drive the future of the company.
- Develop and maintain company security policies to meet industry compliance requirements.
- Build relationships with external IT vendors and service providers.
- Perform security audits of network and systems.
- Manage team software and hardware projects.
- Assess team performance.
- Provide training, support, and supervision to team members.
- Interview, mentor, and train interns and new hires.
- Research and deploy new software/hardware technologies.
- Manage security of network, systems and information.
- Manage virtualized environment and network communications.
- Manage Linux and Windows servers and migrations.
- Assist users with hardware and software related problems.
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2011-2017Syrila (EPK/CBS/DCB)
- Senior Systems Engineer / Software Developer (2014-2017)
- Network Administrator / Software Developer (2011-2014)
- Plan and manage server related projects.
- Research and deploy new software/hardware technologies.
- Manage virtualized environment and network communications.
- Manage Linux and Windows servers and migrations.
- Manage setup of workstation and user moves.
- Assist users with all hardware and software related problems.
- Develop database applications for use by users.
- Modify existing database applications.
- Interview, mentor, and train interns and new hires.
- Assist/train team members in new technologies.
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1997-2017Freelance (Self-employed)
- Systems Engineer / Software Developer / Web Developer
- Assist users with all hardware and software related problems.
- Consult and assist in the ordering of hardware/software and necessary supplies for users' workstations.
- Setup and support for home and small business networks.
- Supply general Linux support.
- Provide support for comparable/affordable alternatives to some application suites.
- Design and develop web content / applications to meet needs of users.
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2008-2011Ingersoll Rand
- Field Service Technician (CSC) (2011)
- Field Service Engineer (2008-2011)
- Assist users with all hardware and software related problems
- Build and maintain images for workstations and servers
- Manage setup of workstations and user moves
- Manage helpdesk user support
- Provide network administration/support for users, accounts and folders through active directory
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2009-2011Copiers Northwest
- Database Programmer / Crystal Reports Designer
- Assist IT members in SQL Server-related issues
- Customize existing reports in acounting software (e-automate)
- Work directly with management to create design standards for all reports
- Design/Create new custom Crystal Reports for use in accounting software (e-automate)
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2007-2008University of Washington
- IT Support Technician
- Assist users with all hardware and software related problems
- Build and maintain images for workstations and servers
- Manage setup of workstations and user moves
- Manage helpdesk user support
- Provide network administration/support for users, accounts and folders through active directory
- Support all Microsoft office suite and operating systems
- Support a variety of user applications through Citrix Metaframe Client/Server
- Provide project management
Education
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT
2016-2022
Bachelor of Science Degree, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Master of Science Degree, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
CompTIA A+ Certificate
CompTIA Project+ Certificate
CompTIA Network+ Certificate
CompTIA Linux+ Certificate
CompTIA Security+ Certificate
LPIC-1 Certificate
ITIL Foundations Certificate
SSCP Certificate
ECES Certificate
ECIH Certificate
CEH Certificate
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2005-2009
Bachelor of Science Degree, Physics
Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA
2000-2004
Associate of Science Degree, Computer Science
C++ Programming Certificate
VB Programming Certificate
Skills Summary
Information Security: | Regulatory Compliance (HIPPA/HITECH/GDPR/PCI-DSS), Framework Compliance (NIST CSF/NIST SP 800-53), Vulnerabilty Detection (Intune/GreenBone/OpenVAS/Tenable), Asset Tracking, Penetration Testing, Systems/Software Hardening, Intrusion Detection/Prevention (Snort/Suricata) |
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Network Admin: | Windows Server 2022 and older, Windows 11 and older, A/D, MS Exchange 2019 and older, MSSQL Server 2019 and older, DNS, WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPN (SonicWall/OpenVPN) |
Hardware Familiarity: | Dell Workstations/Laptops, Linksys/NetGear/Cisco/TP-Link routers/switches/hubs, cabling, Dell/HP/Xerox printers, Seagate/Samsung/Western Digital HDD/SSD, modems, optical drives, audio, RAM, AMD/Intel processors, motherboards, PBX (Avaya/FreePBX/Asterisk) |
O/S Environments: | Windows 11 and older, DOS, OS/2, Windows Server 2022 and older, Exchange 2019 and older, Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu/Kali), Neoware, Android / iOS / Windows Phone |
Software Familiarity: | .NET (Standard/Core) Framework, Adobe CS5 and older, Apache, Citrix, Clonezilla, e-Automate, Ektron CMS, Entity Framework, Hypervisors (Hyper-V / VMWare / VirtualBox), IDE (Visual Studio / Monodevelop / Eclipse / Jetbrains Suite), IIS manager, Kronos, MS Office (Access / Excel / Lync / OneNote / Outlook / PowerPoint / Word), SQL Server / MySQL / PostgreSQL, Remedy, SCM (Git / Mercurial / SVN / VSS), Backup Exec, Endpoint Protection, Imaging (Ghost / GhostCast / Clonezilla), Ticketing (Remedy / TrackIt!) |
Programming Languages: | HTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, CGI/Perl, C/C++/C#, ASP.NET/Blazor, XAML (WPF/Silverlight), VB6/VB.NET, Java, MySQL/MSSQL/PostgreSQL, Ruby/RoR, Python |