Objective
Seeking a technical position which will permit me to continue practicing and expanding my skill set and knowledge base to pursue a career in Information Security. I am equally comfortable and qualified for either a Network/Systems administrator or IT specialist position. 

Profile
An accomplished professional with technical and management experience using state of the art information technology (IT), telecommunications-computer systems technology, and electronic systems technology. Has collaborative experience with defining project specifications, establishing project goals, and clearly communicating objectives to multi-disciplinary project teams. Ability to achieve clearly defined project goals and effectively use resources to acquire them. 

Skills Summary

• Has held TS/SCI w/poly
• Active Secret Clearance
• CompTIA Security+ certified
• Configuration Management
• Computer/ Network Performance Monitoring
• Systems Integration
• Network/Server maintenance
• Technical help desk experience
• Various operating system (OS) experience
• System backups/retrieval
• Security patch management
• Remote access technology
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• On-call experience

Professional Experience

• Experienced in deploying and maintaining all Microsoft based Operating Systems from Windows XP – Windows 7 to include but not limited to initial configuration, disk management, and troubleshooting.
• Provided support to 100+ users/members for daily operation
• Implement security fixes, operating system patches, and antivirus software.
• Effectively utilized BMC Remedy 7.1 to create, update, and maintain members’ tickets
• Strong knowledge of computer hardware components (motherboard, processors, memory, disk, and etc.)
• Demonstrate sound technical knowledge in the fabrication and testing of cabling network lines, DOD degaussing practices of HDD, installation and practical use of Odyssey Client, Citrix, XenApp, VPN, Connection Monitor, and CRIS
• Analyze IT management needs and ensure that spare parts, supplies, and operating essentials are requisitioned and maintained
• Ensure optimal system performance and reliability utilizing current and future multi-level security products collectively to provide data integrity, confidentiality, authentication, non-repudiation, and access control of the LAN and WAN
• Expertly apply IT security principles, methods, and security products to protect and maintain the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of information system resources and information processed on a complex secure telecommunications network.

• Served as the 403rd Wing Information Assurance Officer (IAO)
• Ensure vigorous application of information security assurance policies in the delivery of network services.
• Conduct Information Assurance (IA) risk and vulnerability assessments and provide recommendations for effective implementation of information security controls.
• Ensure administrative, physical, and technical safeguards are incorporated into all new IT resources through certification and accreditation.
• Administrator of contiguous Secure Internet Protocol Routing (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Routing (NIPR)
• Exposure to Windows Server Operating Systems, Exchange, and UNIX, including experience with Active Directory Administration
• Utilized Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA) to manage and create group policies, security groups, distribution groups, and folder & file permissions for 3000 assets
• Maintained member profiles, password reset, provision and de-provision accounts, and troubleshooting any reported problems.
• Standardize user privileges and system settings using automated deployment tools such as group policy objects (GPO) system management server.
• Manage ongoing operation, security and maintenance of complex wide area network (WAN) environments.
• Experience with Microsoft desktop operating systems and productivity applications.
• Working knowledge of networking hardware (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.) and protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS etc.)
• Provide directory services utilizing dynamically assigned IP addresses, domain name server, storage area network, and electronic messaging resources
• Categorize and specify how to represent objects, concepts and other entities based on relevance and application to support specific organizational objectives.

• Administrate Military base local area network (LAN)
• Provided technical support to 6,700 users in the unit
• Monitored the REMEDY trouble ticket database.
• Perform daily classified and unclassified network operations to include:
• Network management, control, security and administrations within network management, help desk, information protection operations, and network administration work centers.
• Exposed to controlling and managing IP address space, domain name server, network directory services, storage area network, active directory, virtual private network and electronic messaging services.
• Implement security fixes from the Network Operations Security Center to include network security fixes, operating system patches, and antivirus software.
• Developed local restoral and operations plans.
• Managed system user accounts, system-wide backups and data recovery.
• Secured processing and oversee delivery of classified and unclassified messages and other electronic mail systems.
• Utilized network components (e.g. routers, gateways, firewalls, etc.) and other information systems to enforce mandatory access control.
• Performed fault isolation by validating, isolating, correcting faults, and verified service restoration with customers.

Employment History
Confidential: Information technology Specialist 
2010 to 2011
Confidential/ SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR 
2008-2010
Confidential/ NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 
2005-2006
Confidential/ NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR/ TECHNICIAN 
2003-2005

Education

• Basic military training
• COMPUTER OPERATIONS JOURNEYMAN
• Air Force NCO Academy
• Community CollegeAir Force

Training

• Basic Military Training
• Computer Operations Journeyman
• Defense Message System (DMS) System Administrator
• CompTIA Security+