SUMMARY:

Cyber Security professional with experience as a network engineer able to troubleshoot security incidents with knowledge of not just the security tools. Testing and deploying technologies done regularly with ROI and product effectiveness in mind. Ability to see the big picture to benefit the business as a whole and not just the department.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Certifications: - CCNP Routing & Switching, CCNA Routing & Switching, CompTia Network+, F5 Certification, & Palo Alto Certified Engineer

Hardware: - Cisco 9k, Cisco Nexus,Cisco Catalyst, Cisco CRS/ASR9kRouters, Cisco FWSM/PIX/ASA Firewalls, Layer 7 Firewalls, &F5 Load Balancers

Networking: - IPv4, IPv6, TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP, NAT/PAT, VPC, VDP, OTV, ACLs

Routing: - BGP, ISIS OSPF, EIGRP, RIP

Switching: - VPC, VDC, OTV, STP, 802.1q, VTP, HSRP, VRRP, VRF-lite

VPN: - Juniper SSL VPN & Cisco Any Connect

Standards: - PCI, HIPAA, PHI, PII

Security Tools: - Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox DNS firewall,Websense, CounterACT, Sourcefire, FireEye

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Deployed Cisco Umbrella DNS filtering for Confidential .Created documentation to turn over to Operations.Established value in the product as well as return on investment along with meeting budget requirements.Assisted with CounterACT NAC deployment and policy creation for blocking on the entire network.Led an effort to redesign the under developed Incident Response Team as well as bringing Change Management up to or close to ITIL standards.

Confidential

Manager Cyber Security - Architecture Engineering

• Current areas of responsibility include leadership for security architecture and engineering ; development of architecture and security roadmap; selection of vendors and products; oversight for implementation delivery; guidance in leading practices for security including IT controls, network architecture, and compliance with regulatory/contractual security requirements; insider threat monitoring; physical site assessments; risk management; security practice assessments; third-party vendor management; oversight for the remediation of security issues; incident management; development of security policies and standards. Responsible for implementation and governance of services including IDS/IPS, Carbon Black (AETD), firewalls, VPNs, AV/anti-malware, data loss prevention (DLP), web application firewalls, HIPS, proxy systems, SIEM; privileged access management; mobile device management; data discovery

Confidential

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Responsible for operational management and engineering support of 500+ Cisco ASA Firewalls and Palo Alto Layer 7 Firewalls, Juniper SSL VPN, and McAfee Application Proxy infrastructure across Confidential Global network. Responsible for handling service requests from the Business and Technology teams for large scale Data Center migrations across tiers, analyzing/ validating the requirements, defining the access rules, scripting the changes and providing troubleshooting support with any access issues.
• Lead Engineer for Network Security efforts in a global M&A migration for Confidential . Efforts include design of new firewall deployments, development of security policy during migration, implementation of access on the Confidential network, and auditing the partner’s network firewalls. As a result of troubleshootingmigrated applications project timelines were met by filling in the unknown traffic flows.

Confidential

Network Operations Tech II

• Maintained and repaired plant systems, equipment and components involved in signal processing, amplification and transmission. Specialized in the support of IP/MPLS backbone and Ethernet services such as EPL, EVPL, EPLAN, EVPLAN, COI, etc. Analyzed and developed solutions for failures and outages at a high level before referring to engineering or vendor support. Supported the rollout of Cox's gigabit fiber to the home service. Duties also included code upgrades and configuration changes.

Confidential, Chandler, AZ

IP Technician

• Responsible for new activations, disconnects and migrations for a large client with 7,000sites. Configured Juniper routers and switches for BGP, IKE, IPSec, and GRE for links and Aruba AP's. Troubleshooting includes T1, Ethernet, Cellular, and Cable Modem links.Continually developed methods and procedures to leverage the time allowed to be utilized the most efficiently.

Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ

Sr. Network Engineer

• Operated and troubleshooting complex international data networks in a service provider environment.
• Used and implemented Layer 2 and 3 internetworking technologies.
• Utilized TCP/IP, ACLs, policy-based routing, firewalls, peering, and DNS.
• Experience with MPLS in a provider environment.
• Use of routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, RIP, with implementation and troubleshooting experience in an enterprise environment
• Participation in 24x7 on-call rotation and after hour implementations.
• Experience with advanced service provider networks with an emphasis on troubleshooting and availability management.
• Understanding of non-classful IP subnetting, VLSM, CIDR.
• Worked ticketing system on tickets handed to the Network Engineering team.