Pete Jones, CISSP

Experience

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  Verizon Media

  Feb 2006 - Feb 2021

  🔸Managed IT strategy and operations for Member Service applications and systems, ensuring operational excellence with a focus on reliability and security.🔸 Transformed operations by leading a System Administration team, fostering a culture of excellence and proactive security that resulted in exceptional system availability and substantial cost reductions.🔸 Spearheaded a game-changing migration to AWS, revolutionizing member service applications to achieve unprecedented scalability, generating multi-million dollar subscription revenue, and stewarding mission-critical applications contributing over $40 million in annual downstream revenue.🔸 Engineered cutting-edge, resilient infrastructures with robust security measures, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure unparalleled high availability, implement robust protection protocols, and drive continuous improvement through advanced monitoring and disaster recovery capabilities. Show less 🔸Strategically directed strategy and operations for Search and Identity, driving key initiatives and system enhancements.🔸 Orchestrated critical AOL infrastructure, overseeing login/authentication systems and flagship search platforms that generated $500+ million annual revenue, while fortifying member security and cultivating key business partnerships.🔸 Led successful migration of search platform from on-premise to AWS, involving more than 1,500 hosts orchestrated over the course of nine months.🔸 Pioneered cloud transformation initiative, expertly migrating Identity applications from on-premise to AWS, engineering high-availability solutions that dramatically reduced costs and bolstered system reliability across hybrid environments.🔸 Architected cutting-edge security framework, implementing comprehensive protocols including IAM, proactive monitoring, and agile change management via Jira, resulting in robust data protection, swift incident response, and unparalleled infrastructure resilience. Show less 🔸 Managed Linux servers for Search & Finance applications, enhancing system performance and revenue generation.🔸 Deployed and oversaw Apache and Tomcat applications across distributed server farms, contributing millions to revenue.🔸 Optimized server farm resources, achieving cost savings through strategic rightsizing based on utilization metrics.🔸 Boosted system availability by upgrading monitoring and alarm systems, and systematically eradicating single points of failure.(Internal job title was: Principal Systems Administrator) Show less 🔸 Directed IT strategy and operations for Search, enhancing system integrity and performance.🔸Proactively detected and mitigated significant search SPAM, collaborating with the security team to secure the network.🔸 Resolved availability issues by partnering with developers to implement robust solutions for background applications, bolstering front-end server reliability.🔸 Administered a large-scale server environment, managing over 1,400 servers to support critical operations." Show less

  • Senior Technical Manager

    May 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Senior Technical Manager

    Jul 2014 - May 2018

  • Senior System Administrator

    Feb 2010 - Jul 2014

  • Senior Technical Manager

    Feb 2006 - Feb 2010
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  PJ Consulting

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  Career Coach

  💎 Attained AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate accreditation.- Focused on LinkedIn's Learning Path trainings: * Prepare for AWS Solutions Architect - Professional Certification, * Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam (SAA-C02), * Prepare for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional(CISSP) Exam, * Become a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), * Prepare for AWS SysOps Administrator Certification, * Prepare for AWS DevOps Engineer (Professional) Certification, * Become a DevOps Engineer, * Become an AWS Data and DevOps Specialist, * Applying Lean, DevOps, and Agile to Your IT Organization, * Get Ahead in DevSecOps, * Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for Leaders and Managers, * Master In-Demand Professional Soft Skills, * Redesigning How We Work as Offices Reopen, * Build Your Data Analysis Skills Show less

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  Independent Project Analysis

  Jul 2021 - Aug 2024

  IT Manager

  🔸Led integrating systems management, proactive cybersecurity training, and responsive help desk services to ensure uninterrupted technological operations and superior user support.🔸 Championed robust cybersecurity initiatives by architecting multi-layered defense strategies, driving comprehensive security awareness programs, significantly fortifying the protection of IT infrastructure and intellectual property.🔸 Transformed IT operations by streamlining workflows, developing thorough process documentation, and establishing an agile help desk service, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency and exceptional user satisfaction.🔸 Committed to continuous innovation and improvement through strategic collaboration with senior leadership on cutting-edge IT solutions and actively engaging in ISC2 security webinars and other cybersecurity resources, ensuring alignment with the latest industry trends and best practices.As a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)I fully support ISC2 Code of Ethics which are:👉 society, the common good, necessary public trust and confidence, and the infrastructure.👉 honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally.👉 diligent and competent service to principals.👉 and protect the profession. Show less

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  Friends of the W&OD Trail

  Jul 2024 - now

  Member Board of Directors

  - Dedicated to protecting and improving the W&OD Trail- Build Your Generative AI Productivity Skills with Microsoft and LinkedIn certification

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  Stop Scams Alliance

  Dec 2024 - now

  Cyber Security Consultant

  Stop Scams Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to significantly reduce scams in the United States through a comprehensive, systemic approach involving public-private partnership and cross-sector cooperation from technology, telecom, financial institutions, consumer advocacy groups, and government. The focus is to stop scams at the source, before they reach the consumer in the first place.- Providing volunteer support to this wonderful nonprofit organization looking to protect everyone in the United States from the cyber "bad guys". Show less