Chris Smith

Experience

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  Cobb County Sheriffs Office

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1997

  Deputy Sheriff Sergeant

  I was a front line supervisor for the Admin, Filed Operations, and Detention Center. Managed staff and resources for these departments.

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  The Coca-Cola Company

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Security Specialist

  I performed Executive Security for senior management. I also preformed strategic security operations for the operations center.Conducted investigative and intelligence research on global issues that may affect company business operations through online media and newsgroups via the Internet.Provided executive protection for key Executive Senior Management. Conducted forensic examinations of computer equipment for prosecution.Investigated cases of theft and other incidents involving company assets and prepared cases for prosecution. Show less

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  Nutec Sciences

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Network Security Administrator

  I built and managed 2 Windows domains. I administered 2 Exchange 2000 email servers. I supported 40 employees in the Atlanta Office and 40 users in the Houston Office. I managed the network and information security for the network.

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  Varec

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Field Engineer

  I was a DoD contractor. I traveled 90% of the time traveling across the US to military bases to computerize fuel distribution systems and taught a fuels accounting program to end users.

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  Cobb County

  Nov 2005 - Feb 2014

  Network Security Administrator

  I was the Network Security Administrator for Cobb County. I managed the network security infrastructure and managed various IT projects for the Data Telecom / Security division.Managed and designed perimeter Network Security infrastructure using Cisco ASA, ASDM, VPN, and Anyconnect VPN.Negotiated contracts with vendors for datacom and telecom services and equipment.Designed and implemented network security policy for IT staff and employees.Designed point-of-sale networks for county offices that required credit card processing.Designed external DNS infrastructure using FatPipe Security Appliance.Supervised IT projects for county departments for datacom and telecom services and equipment.Ensured compliance with industry and government standards i.e. Payment Card Industry (PCI), HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley.Evaluated new IT projects for network security and information security. Assisted in implementing and designing a $3.5 million voice-over IP project to replace current telephony infrastructure. Show less

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  Chattahoochee Technical College

  Sept 2007 - May 2024

  Adjunct Professor

  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials.• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.• Instruct a diverse population of traditional students, working adults, returning students with a wide variety of educational backgrounds and experience.• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate discussions for online and face to face classes.• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Courses taught are credit bearing, college is regionally accredited.CIST 1601 Information Security FundamentalsCIST 1602 Security Policies and ProceduresCIST 2601 Implementing Operating System SecurityCIST 2602 Network SecurityCIST 2611 Implementing Internet/Intranet FirewallsCIST 2612 Computer Forensics Show less

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  Southern Polytechnic State University

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Adjunct Faculty

  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials.• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.• Instruct a diverse population of traditional students, working adults, returning students with a wide variety of educational backgrounds and experience.• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate discussions for online and face to face classes.• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

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  Georgia Institute of Technology

  Feb 2014 - now

  Managed multi-million dollar refresh budget for campus network switching and wireless services.Developed and implemented a dedicated network engineering team for network refreshes to improve efficiency and reduce downtime. This was a significant change in direction from previous resource utilization.Implemented zero-touch provisioning using network automation tools to increase the speed and deployment of network equipment and ensure a consistent configuration experience. This process saved eight man-hours per engineer.Provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers to foster professional growth and development.Monitored network performance metrics and implemented proactive measures to prevent network outages. Show less Manage over 630 firewalls ie: Palo Alto, Cisco ASA and Cisco Anyconnect VPN for faculty, staff, and student access.Create and deliver firewall training to network support staff and other internal departments for managing firewall self-service portal.Train and direct firewall technologies to other junior network support engineers.Maintain firewalls through various tools ie: ASDM, Palo Alto Panorama.Assisted with the Firewall Migration Project converting 600 Cisco ASA multi-context firewalls to Palo Alto multiple virtual system firewalls.Designed and implemented ITG credit card point of sale network to meet PCI compliance.Assisted in the conversion of the Cisco IPS to the Palo Alto IPS border protection solution.Use project management skills to complete and inform management of assigned network infrastructure projects.Use wireshark for packet capture to troubleshoot network and firewall issues.Assist other departments in complex firewall design and implementation ie: Telecom Unified Communications PBX, and E-911 servers. Configure two factor authentication methods for firewalls to use Cisco ACS and radius.Use ITSM change management processes and tools to document and facilitate change management.Configure DNS for networks and firewalls using BlueCat network appliances.Currently exploring user ID integration of Microsoft Active Directory and third party sources to filter security policies on the Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls.Developing integration of cloud services ( Amazon, Azure, and Google) with Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls.Use layer 2 and 3 network technologies to build and maintain firewall infrastructure.Maintain VPN and Anyconnect VPN access through the use of network tools to assign correct roles and access management for VPN users.Developing GlobalProtect VPN for campus use.Regularly work with CyberSecurity on policy and network security compliance for ITAR, DFARS, HIPAA, and PCI. Show less

  • Director - Network Engineering

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Network Support Manager Senior

    Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Network Support Manager

    Apr 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Network Support Engineer Lead

    May 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Network Support Engineer Senior

    Feb 2014 - May 2018