Experience

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  Ohio army national guard

  May 2010 - Oct 2018

  Officer serves as the Communications Officer for the 16th Engineer Brigade directed mission of JTF-State. Leads the brigade communication section with the mission of providing the brigade FM, FM retransmission, AM (voice), radio-teletype, tactical wire and switchboard, data processing, telephone (secure and unsecure) and internet (SIPR and NIPR) communications. Provides organizational level maintenance for the brigade headquarters. Provides communications support to subordinate units. Develops the communication plan (command and signal) for the brigade. Ensures all units are in compliance with current communications regulations and guidance. Advises the Brigade Commander on communications capabilities, requirements, and employment of brigade communications assets. Show less Officer serves as the Communications Officer for the 112th Engineer Battalion directed. Leads the battalion communication section with the mission of providing the battalion FM, FM retransmission, AM (voice), radio-teletype, tactical wire and switchboard, data processing, telephone (secure and unsecure) and internet (SIPR and NIPR) communications. Provides organizational level maintenance for the battalion headquarters. Provides communications support to subordinate units. Develops the communication plan (command and signal) for the battalion. Ensures all units are in compliance with current communications regulations and guidance. Advises the Battalion Commander on communications capabilities, requirements, and employment of battalion communications assets. Show less

  • Brigade Communications Officer (S6) (CPT)

    Sept 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Battalion Communications Officer

    May 2010 - Sept 2016
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  Avrem technologies, llc

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2020

  Operations manager

  -Responsible for the administration of multiple internal networks each of which includes up to 200 individual users and systems across multiple states-Install and configure a variety of networking equipment including Cisco ASA, Netgear switches, Cisco Switches, Fortinet Firewalls, SonicWall, and Cisco Aironet Outdoor Bridges-Implement new, secure servers for client and internal use including Microsoft Exchange and Domain Controllers-Client project Management to include new server integrations, upgrades, and email migrations to Office 365-Document systems and procedures in knowledge management system (ITGlue)-Negotiate & manage vendor contracts on behalf clients to ensure the best overall QoS and cost savings-Strong familiarity with Microsoft Active Directory and Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software solutions-Experience across a variety of industries including financial, law enforcement, manufacturing, non-profit, and insurance-Managed and lead a company workforce of 10-15 employees-Primary project manager, ensured all project deliverables were on spec and delivered on time-Performed employee evaluations and planned employee training opportunities-Executed hiring and termination per company processes-Assisted in writing and implementing company wide policies Show less

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  Business operational concepts, llc

  May 2020 - Jul 2021

  Cyber security engineer (soc analytics)

  -Primary systems administrator for a federal agency’s SIEM-Support full SOC team of 15 analysts-Participate in various threat hunting exercises with SOC team members-Assist auditors with verifying log requirement for various agency systems-Author team SOPs on how to use various tools-Create detections based on agency use cases and the MITRE attack framework-Provide training to other members of the agency cyber team on SIEM operations

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  Bering straits native corporation (bsnc)

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  -Primary systems administrator for a federal agency’s SIEM-Support full SOC team of 15 analysts-Participate in various threat hunting exercises with SOC team members-Assist auditors with verifying log requirement for various agency systems-Author team SOPs on how to use various tools-Create detections based on agency use cases and the MITRE attack framework-Provide training to other members of the agency cyber team on SIEM operations-Lead SOC Analytic Team Consisting of 3 Cyber Engineers & 1 Vendor Pro Service Employee-Lead admin for SIEM tool consisting of 54 servers/endpoints-Conducts Annual Reviews of 3 Cyber Engineers & 1 RSA Pro Service Employee-Lead Engineering Team through SAFe Agile Practices (Kanban)-Participate in Incident Response Activities as needed Show less

  • Lead Cyber Engineer

    Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Cyber Engineering Team Lead - SOC Analytics

    Aug 2021 - Sept 2022
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  Palo alto networks

  Dec 2022 - now

  • Senior Professional Services Consultant - Cortex XSIAM

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Professional Services Consultant - Cortex XSIAM

    Dec 2022 - now