Education

• Saddleback Community College, 2011-2013
• University of Maryland Global Campus, Asia, 2014-2016
• A.A.S. in Information Systems Security, Community College of the Air Force, 2018
• B.S. in Software Development, Western Governors University, 2022

Work Experience

Vulnerability Management Technician | 2014 – 2016 36th Communications Squadron | UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Yigo, Guam

• Identified, validated, and reported over 150K vulnerabilities annually.
• Reported critical vulnerability findings to Director of Operations.
• Maintained core services for multiple geologically separated locations. Managed file, authentication, database, and application servers.
• Configured new Active Directory security groups and user accounts.

Endpoint Security Specialist | 2016 – 2018 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron | UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Honolulu, Hawaii

• Managed the endpoint protection framework for 450,000+ devices across the global enterprise network.
• Trained scanning technicians on updating scanning configurations within SecurityCenter, using Tenable scanning best practices for proper enumeration of assets.
• Maintained administrative access to 30+ SecurityCenter servers. Led Computer Network Defense compliance audits on classified and unclassified networks.

Enterprise Vulnerability Management Team Lead | 2018 – 2020 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron | UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Honolulu, Hawaii

• Worked with both offensive and defensive teams to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Performed internal penetration tests on multiple networks in conjunction with Cyber Protection Teams.
• Taught enterprise administrators the tactical planning process to effectively plan, brief, execute, and debrief cyber defense missions.
• Disseminated intelligence to cyber defense teams for mission execution.
• Used root-cause analysis techniques to block over 200 attempted data breaches across 10 US military installations in the Pacific theater.

Application Engineer | 2020 – 2021 Cloud Engineering Team | CINCINNATI BELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Remote, AZ

• Manage multiple web applications for Fortune 500 clients.
• Analyze and monitor DLP logs during active exploitation testing.
• Author SLAs for services within the confines of contracts.
• Develop and implement disaster recovery procedures using McAfee’s suite of products.
• Configured test McAfee ePO environment for client’s web application penetration testing team.
• Gather intrusion evidence from threat team, and craft signatures to detect and prevent future incursions.

Vulnerability Analyst II 2021 – PRESENT Vulnerability Management Team | INCOMM PAYMENTS INC. Remote, WA

• Write custom Python libraries to perform various automation tasks.
• Develop vulnerability orchestration framework using Nucleus Security API & PowerBI dataflow architecture.
• Perform internal/external vulnerability scans using Qualys.
• Align with Threat Analysts to triage vulnerabilities that require immediate resolution, based on real-time threat intelligence.
• Communicate penetration test findings to remediation teams, along with mitigation/remediation steps.