Strong in networking and security fundamentals with a knack for tinkering and figuring things out.
Experience
R7 Software Solutions: Senior Network Engineer
Led engineering response to health check/BPA findings for all Palo Alto firewalls (5ks, 3ks, 440s) across organization, implementing recommended changes across 65+ firewalls in total.
Led Palo Alto hardware upgrade project replacing over 60 remote site firewalls, using Panorama Template Stacks to manage configuration to ensure consistency and minimal impact to organizational operations.
Led syslog server project, creating on premise Kiwi Syslog server to collect network logs across 1000s of devices
Contributed to WAN redundancy project, implementing via Panorama Templates dual ISPs with failover on remote site 440s.
Responding to urgent issues and incidents involving Palo Alto Firewalls.
Collaborated with DevOps, to plan and design Palo Alto firewall deployments within AWS environment to increase
security of our cloud environments.
Lowes Companies, Inc: Senior Analyst, Information Security
Created new firewall policies across retail, datacenter, cloud, and supply chain environment based on Algosec request.
Used logs across Cortex Data Lake, Panorama, Splunk, and Fortianalyzer to troubleshoot network traffic and failed Algosec request.
Responded to and helped resolved remedy incidents involving firewalls.
Participated in on call rotation as representative from network security on major incident calls.
Responded to and worked with TOC/NOC to investigate outages and issues reported with firewalls.
Would often use Wireshark with packet captures to investigate and help resolve network issues.
Rogers Group, Inc: Systems Engineer
Led multiple full stack network refreshes (Meraki to Fortinet) in SC and NC divisions, responsible for configuration,
implementation, installation for regional campus network, and 12 industrial locations.
Led all day-to-day operations and administration of all Fortinet firewalls, network infrastructure, across dozens of
locations including, SD-WAN, DHCP relay to scopes on Windows Server, SolarWinds for IPAM.
Discovered and remediated crypto mining malware on Asphalt Plant control system by discovering DNS queries
via Wireshark, saving compute resources on critical revenue generating infrastructure.
Implemented RADIUS authentication across all wireless access points to ensure secure access, and non-repudiation.
Led network project for acquisition of $100 million dollar competitor Asphalt company, plan, configuration, install.
Certifications
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional