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SUMMARY
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Extensive
experience
in
Network
Security
implementation
and
management
Frequently
participate
in
Penetration
Testing
and
Vulnerability
Assessment
-
usually
as
the
lead
"pen-tester"
-
and
in
Incident
Response
Have
discovered,
researched,
and
disclosed
numerous
vulnerabilities
in
both
networking
appliances
and
operating
systems/applications
services
Have
maintained
and
developed
backend
databases,
using:
MySQL,
SQLite,
PostgreSQL,
Microsoft
SQL
Server,
and
Alchemy
in
addition
to
maintaining
and
developing
front-end
web
applications
using
PHP/HTML
Experienced
in
both
proprietary
and
open
source
applications
-
participating
in
the
development
of
many
open
source
applications
Long-term
programming
experience
with
multiple
interpreted and compiled languages
(Perl,
Ruby,
Python,
C/C++,
etc)
Have
provided
hardware
installation
and
support
Managed
many
projects
-
including
in
professional
capacities,
educational
settings,
and
freelance
operations
Team
Lead
on
technical
projects
Training
of
new
employees
and lesson plan development
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SKILLS
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Certifications
Held
Trained
for
Certifications
A+
Network+
Cisco
(CCNA)
Red
Hat
(RHCE)
Proficiencies
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EXPERIENCE
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ICF
International Baltimore,
MD
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October
2007
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Present
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Network
Security
Engineer
and
Researcher
(March
2009
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Present)
Research
new
projects
Test
new
tools
and
methodologies
Develop
intrusion
detection
systems,
tools,
and
mechanisms
Plan
and
create
security
solutions
Test
and
audit
current
and
new
projects
Direct
project
planning,
tasking,
and
management
Maintain,
update,
and
deploy
large
code
bases
Integrate
solutions
into
large
production
environments
Engineer
network
security
plans
and
goals
Develop
training
curriculum
for
new
hires
Coordinate
and
train
new
hires
Senior
Network
Security
Analyst
(October
2007
-
March
2009)
Real-time
analysis
of
network
traffic
to
detect
intrusions
and
vulnerabilities
Coordinated
network
incident
handling
with
sites
world-wide
Managed
and
developed
intrusion
detection
system
signature
and
rule
sets
Released
situation
awareness
reports
Developed
intrusion
detection
systems,
tools,
and
mechanisms
Tested
new
tools
and
methodologies
Advised
clients
of
security
risks
Engineered
network
security
plans
and
goals
Developed
training
curriculum
for
new
hires
Coordinated
and
trained
new
hires
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Community
College
of
Baltimore
County Baltimore,
MD
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August
2010
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Present
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Adjunct
Professor School
of
Applied
and
Information
Technology,
Network
Technology
Teach
multiple
information security
and
networking
classes
Develop
lesson
plans
and
exams
Deliver
class
lectures
Administer
class
laboratory
exercises
Design
semester
projects
focusing
upon
real-world
applications
Support,
motivate,
and
assist
students
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Constellation
Energy
Group Baltimore,
MD
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August
2006
– October
2007
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Level
II-
IT
Support
Technician
Provided
level
II technical
support
Reviewed
large
scale
technical
issues
Liaison
between
multiple
departments
and
support
center
Developed
and
maintained
new
hire
training
schedule
and
information
Managed
technical
projects
and
supporting
teams
Created
support
tools
Authored
documentation
of
knowledge
bases
and
training
materials
Maintained
knowledge
bases
used
within
support
center
and
multiple
support
units
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Piraeus
International Baltimore,
MD
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September
2006
-
December
2007
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Security
Consultant/Network
Administrator
Designed
and
implemented
security
solutions
Provided
consultation
on
it
business
solutions
Designed,
implemented,
and
maintained
infrastructure
Secured
and
serviced
multiple
Windows
and
Linux
servers
Created
incident
responses
and
provided
security
monitoring
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HI–Tech
Processing
Services Baltimore,
MD
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August
2005
-
August
2006
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Network
Administrator
/
Tech
Supervisor
Managed
public
PC
repair
shop
Developed
processes
for
new
projects
and
work
Serviced
and
supported
internal
computers,
printers,
and
phones
Secured
internal
computers,
printers,
and
telecommunication
systems
Evaluated
technologies
for
implementation
throughout
the
organization
Created
and
maintained
multiple
databases
Designed
and
developed
Intranet
site
for
corporate
communications
Managed
multiple
production
and
public
web
servers
Monitored
multiple
production
and
DMZ
servers
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as
well
as
Firewalls
and
Network
Intrusion
Prevention
Systems
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Freelance/Consulting Baltimore,
MD
-Washington,
D.C.
areas
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2002
-
Present
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Implementation
and
development
of
security
solutions
Network
Design
and
management
Application
and
solution
development
Support
computers,
printers,
and
telecommunication
systems
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FEATS
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Discovered
a
remote
denial
of
service
vulnerability
in
multiple
consumer
and
SOHO
network
perimeter
devices
[Security
Focus
Bids:
15870,
15869,
15864,
15861]
Discovered
multiple
Undisclosed
Vulnerabilities
Involved
in
development
of
multiple
projects
-
including
Metasploit, Lak-IPS/Snort, BackTrack, PBNJ, and OpenPKI
Contributed
to
community
college
curriculum
in
the
area
of
information
security
Participate
in
improvement
of
CyberWatch
(collaboration
between
multiple
two-and-four
year
colleges
to
standardize
information
security
coursework,
degrees,
and
certifications)
Served
as
guest
lecturer
in
college-level
information
security
courses
Develop
information
security
labs,
lectures,
and
curriculum
for
two-and-four
year
colleges
Presented
numerous speeches to
the
likes of the
National
Science
Foundation
and Military
Cyber Security Conference
Participate
on
both
offensive
and
defensive
teams
in
cyber
exercises
and
competitions
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EDUCATION
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Associates
of
Applied
Sciences
Degree
(A.A.S) Community
College
of
Baltimore
County,
Baltimore,
MD
Relevant
Coursework
Data
Communications
Network
Security
& Independent
Project
on
Security
Engineering
Network
Defense/Counter-Measures
Cisco
(CCNA)
Advanced
LAN Administration
PC
Troubleshooting
/
PC
Repair
Introduction
to
Programming
Object-Oriented
Programming
C/C++
Linux
Administration
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AWARDS
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2012:
Team
Captain,
Global
CyberLympics
– Team
ICF
2011-2012:
North
American
Champions,
Global
CyberLympics
2009-Present:
Red-Cell
member,
Mid-Atlantic
Collegiate
Cyber
Defense
Competition
2009:
Silver
Medal
Red-Cell
Winner
of
Cyber
Dawn
Exercise
(Haymarket,
VA)
2008:
Gold
Medal
Winner,
Mid-Atlantic
Collegiate
Cyber
Defense
Competition
(Lancaster,
PA)
2007:
Silver
Medal
Winner,
Mid-Atlantic
Collegiate
Cyber
Defense
Competition
(Hunt
valley,
MD)
2006:
Bronze
Medal
Winner,
Mid-Atlantic
Collegiate
Cyber
Defense
Competition
(Lancaster,
PA)
2005
– 2008:
Team
Captain,
Collegiate
Cyber
Defense
Team,
Community
College
of
Baltimore
County
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