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• Director of IT / Infrastructure Engineering, DirectViz Solutions

  Feb, 2024 - Present

  • Spearheading the organizational transition to CMMC 2.0 Level 2 compliance, implementing NIST 800-171 controls across federal contractor enclaves.

  • Managing the deployment and lifecycle of advanced cybersecurity sensors (Security Onion) and hardened Ubuntu server environments with LUKS encryption.

  • Lead the DVS Innovation Lab, developing demo applications and automations using the Microsoft Power Platform and Ansible to enhance program efficiency.

  • Established a critical Elasticsearch instance to support the US Army Global Cyber Center’s transition to the Unified Security Information and Event Management (USIEM) system.

  • Oversee enterprise IT infrastructure, focusing on cloud scalability, cost optimization, and high-availability systems for a large federal contractor.

• Infrastructure Engineering, Defense Prime, Inc

  Oct, 2023 - Jan, 20243 months

  • Architected and documented standardized IaC frameworks using Terraform and CloudFormation to ensure consistent environment replication and scalability.

  • Developed comprehensive CI/CD pipeline documentation for automated testing and deployment, improving team collaboration and contribution workflows.

  • Standardized monitoring and logging procedures using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack to enhance system observability and error detection.

  • Authored security best practice guides covering vulnerability scanning, access controls, and encryption across the deployment lifecycle.

• Director of Infrastructure Engineering, IronNet Cybersecurity

  Jun, 2018 - Oct, 20235 years 4 months

  • Led a 13-member Cloud Infrastructure team, achieving multi-million-dollar cost savings through strategic product re-architecture and cloud efficiency initiatives.

  • Optimized flagship product spin-up times, significantly improving the customer onboarding experience and overall system responsiveness.

  • Managed a massive global multi-tenant OpenSearch/Elasticsearch platform, ensuring data availability and performance across multiple AWS regions.

  • Deployed and maintained hundreds of production Kubernetes clusters, ensuring security and stability for mission-critical cybersecurity applications.

  • Established comprehensive health and monitoring initiatives to support 24/7 reliability across all customer segments.

• Senior DevOps Engineer, Selection Pressure / Ion Channel

  Jan, 2016 - Jun, 20182 years 5 months

  • Built robust CI/CD pipelines for seamless containerized deployments to AWS ECS, automating the release lifecycle.

  • Developed and published 'PyIonic', a Python library on PyPi, to facilitate streamlined API access for users of the Ion Channel platform.

  • Engineered serverless reporting and testing engines using Python, AWS Lambda, and Fargate to provide real-time system insights.

  • Implemented automated AWS environment provisioning using Troposphere to generate repeatable CloudFormation templates.

• Principal Systems Engineer, Berico Technologies

  Feb, 2013 - Dec, 20152 years 10 months

  • Directed all enterprise AWS utilization, optimizing EC2 and cloud-native services for SysOps and DevOps operations.

  • Automated monitoring client configurations using SaltStack, ensuring standardized reporting across the infrastructure.

  • Deployed ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for centralized logging, transforming troubleshooting and data analysis capabilities.

  • Implemented OpenAudit to automate hardware discovery and configuration change detection for sensitive government data centers.

• Counterintelligence Agent, U.S. Army / U.S. Army Reserves

  Jan, 2006 - Mar, 20126 years 2 months

  • Spearheaded counterintelligence operations in Iraq (OIF 07-08) with the 525 BFSB, conducting threat assessments and safeguarding sensitive personnel and data.

  • Analyzed multi-source intelligence to provide tactical and strategic insights for military decision-makers.

  • Conducted complex investigations and security interviews to mitigate insider threats and external security risks.

  • Coordinated with coalition intelligence agencies to share critical information and enhance regional security postures.

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