Christopher B. Havard

Experience

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  NIOC Pensacola

  Sept 2007 - Aug 2012

  • Highly experienced in providing classroom level instruction and development of training curriculum on an extensive list CNO topics as a subject matter expert and member of the first group in the Navy qualified both as an Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist (EIDWS) and Digital Network Exploitation Analyst (DNEA).• Experienced developer, from design to implementation, of analytic training curriculums as a member of pilot programs for both current service level (EIDWS & DNEA) cryptologic technician networks (CTN) job requirements. Show less Led 14 analyst in the production of over 140 CND products detailing malicious actions taken against friendly networks and provided mitigation solutions to protect DoD and Navy networksActed as a liaison on behalf of the Navy as a service level expert on computer network intrusion activity on multiple classified exercisesAppointed Operations Department Training Officer; responsible for overseeing training curriculum development and status tracking for all personnelIdentified and mitigated over 2,000 malicious selectors via the creation of Snort signatures and countermeasuresAdministered Windows Server 2003, Fedora, and Ubuntu Linux networks. Responsible for design, implementation, and accreditation of the networks to meet agency standards.Responsible for network administration of dynamic malware analysis lab and the mitigation of malicious threats against Navy and DoD networks through the implementation of countermeasures via classified intelligence reporting. Show less

  • Command Training Petty Officer

    Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Information Security Analyst

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2012
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  Tyonek Native Corp

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2014

  Cyber Warfare Instructor

  Developed curriculum ranging from OS concepts, virtualization, networking, and programming to more specialized advanced Air Force network defense and offensive methodologies.Instructed courses on core technical competencies and operational methodologies to groups of up to 40 students per class comprised of nearly every cyber squadron in the Air Force.Provided tutoring, counseling, and mentorship to students on a vast array of advanced technical topics in order to enhance learning effectiveness. Show less

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  Integrated Computer Solutions. Inc. (ICS)

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2016

  CA Configuration Management Automation Analyst

  Managed CA's Configuration Automation (aka Cohesion) software suiteMonitored several hundred DoD servers across the globe for security complianceManaged patch remediation process Developed custom scripts to retrieve and populate configuration management databases (CMDB)

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  Optum

  Oct 2016 - now

  Senior Detection Engineer

  Develops SIEM use cases, alerting, reporting, and near real-time monitoring capabilitiesProvides parsing, normalization, and enrichment support for security logging and monitoringDevelops automated defense capabilities through multiple SOAR platformsDevelops automated documentation and change control capabilities Manages security-related projects and provides updates to leadership