A Very Brief Bio
Who am I? Briefly explained with numbers, dates and bullet points.
If you have a few minutes and want to know more about me, please visit my Linked.com profile, which contains the most detailed and up-to-date information.
If you want a very basic history without a lot of details, then I have included a condensed and abbreviated version of my history below.
Current Job Roles
October2018
Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst
- Reviewing a curated list of events and responding to those events following documented handling procedures
- Operating within multiple platforms (Antimalware, Application Whitelisting, DNS, IDS, Netflow, Proxy, SIEM, and more) to enrich and provide additional context to events of interest
- Utilizing internal and external resources for log and packet capture analysis
- Providing regular feedback to peer teams (Technical Operations and Engineering, Incident Response, and Security Analytics) on process improvements and automation of event handling
- Performing exploration of event data to identify suspicious events that should be reviewed and develop new handling procedures with peer teams
June2017
Professional Computer Science Tutor
- Tutor students in Python, Java, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, C#, Visual Basic, DBMS, Networking, Cybersecurity, Linux and more.
- Aid students' understanding of complex concepts like Data Structures, Algorithms, Multithread Concurrency, and Design Patterns.
Past Job Roles
Sept2005to 2016
Founder and CEO
Chameleon,LLC. and Saperecom,LLC.
- Conceptualized, built, and maintained a complex set of profitable micro niche websites using Data Analytics and SEO to achieve years of rapid growth in a very fast-changing industry.
- Founder and CEO of Chameleon, LLC, a leading online provider of personalization products for state-of-the-art mobile technologies.
- Created Official College Sports Themes for Blackberry and PalmOS mobile devices that generated substantial worldwide sales for over a year.
August1997to 2005
Design Director
- Successfully lead years of complex web and new media, and print design projects to advance national and global brand dominance of large corporate clients including 3M, AIGAMN, Anodyne, Beyond Marketing Thought, Cargill Cramer Studio, Inc., Engstrom Photography, General Mills, JazzMN, JBScott Search, MNSCU, Thrivent Financial and Toro
- Steadily promoted through roles as Designer, Print / Multimedia Designer, and Senior Designer to become the firm's first-ever Design Director.
- Served as a subject matter expert on all things related to Information Technologies, web development, and digital media.
- Earned numerous Creativity, AIGAMN Design Show of Excellence, and American Graphic Design awards
- As a volunteer for AIGA contributed to Design Camp Committee and Portfolio 1-on-1 initiatives
Active Certifications
CompTIA Security Network Professional
Earners of the CompTIA Security Network Professional (CNSP) have the knowledge and skills required to monitor networks for threats or unauthorized users as well as analyze security risks and develop response procedures.
CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
Earners of CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional (CNVP) certification have the knowledge and skills required to scan applications and systems to identify vulnerabilities that can be used as a blueprint for improvements.
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
Earners of the CompTIA Security Analytics Professional (CSAP) are security analytics professional that have the ability to plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.
CompTIA PenTest+
Earners of the CompTIA PenTest+ certification have the knowledge and skills necessary to perform hands-on penetration testing to identify, exploit, report, and manage vulnerabilities on a network. CompTIA PenTest+ professionals have demonstrated the hands-on ability and knowledge to test devices in new environments such as the cloud and mobile, in addition to traditional desktops and servers.
CompTIA CySA+
Earners of the CompTIA CySA+ certification have the skills, knowledge, and ability to address security analytics, intrusion detection and response. CompTIA CySA+ analysts have demonstrated the ability to perform data analysis and interpret the results to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to an organization and the skills to secure and protect the systems.
CompTIA Security+
Earners of the CompTIA Security+ certification have the knowledge and skills necessary to perform core security functions required of any cybersecurity role. CompTIA Security+ professionals know how to identify and address potential threats, attacks and vulnerabilities and they have established techniques in risk management, risk mitigation, threat management and intrusion detection.
CompTIA Network+
Earners of the CompTIA Network+ certification have the skills needed to troubleshoot, configure, and manage wired and wireless networks found in companies around the world. CompTIA Network+ professionals have demonstrated the ability to design and implement functional networks, configure, manage, and maintain essential network devices, implement network security, and troubleshoot network problems.