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Stephen Turner 

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Valrico, FL  33594
US

Mobile: 813-468-7069   
stephen@turnerszone.com
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·               Email services

·               Database services

·               Web services

·               Business Intelligence applications

·               ERP Applications

·               Virtual server right-sizing, clustering, DR planning and configuration

·               Implementation of MPLS or private circuits from an organizational mesh to the cloud/SaaS provider.

·               Network Management applications

·               Major PBX systems utilizing Asterisk and FreePBX

·               Ubuntu and Red Hat Lamp Stacks for web publication and multiple other open source applications

·               Cloud vendor negotiations

·               System hardening for security

·               Security implementations and monitoring of multiple nationwide locations

·               Defining and Implementing corporate security policy and procedures

·               Security penetration testing and auditing

·               Securing and monitoring of all applications and servers and event monitoring


 

I have significant experience in security, cloud and SAAS technologies to include Office 365, Google Apps for Business, MS Azure, Google Compute, Amazon AWS, PBX SaaS vendors for FreePBX or Asterisk, penetration testing, firewall configuration and monitoring, application/http security testing (i.e. Fiddler), event monitoring and identifying the human element in security risks.

 

Other highlights that may be of particular interest to you include the following:  Comprehensive IT management experience encompassing helpdesk and user support, infrastructure planning, security, penetration testing, event monitoring and logging, disaster recovery, and policies and procedures. Direct leadership and hands on support of implementations, migrations, upgrades and maintenance for projects from the simple to the highly complex. Comprehensive experience in the project management lifecycle; extensive network administration and management experience.

   

If you are seeking a loyal and dedicated employee who embodies these principles, we should have the basis for an excellent match. Thank you for your time in reviewing my credentials. I look forward to hearing from you soon to learn more about your specific needs.

 

 

 

 

Stephen Turner, MCSE MCSA

 

507 Little Eagle Court • Valrico, FL 33594 • stephen@turnerszone.com • 813.330.5395

 

Results-focused team player with a proven record of accomplishments in developing, delivering and managing advanced networks, infrastructure, security and applications. A hands-on subject matter expert in a Microsoft/Linux enterprise environment who has experience in the design and implementation of VOIP, open source projects, networks and infrastructure and security.

 

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Stephen Turner, MCSE MCSA

 

507 Little Eagle Court • Valrico, FL 33594 • stephen@turnerszone.com • 813.330.5395

 

As a true team player with a strong track record, I offer the benefits of a solid technical background and expertise that can make a valuable contribution to your goals in the position you have listed. I am an individual who excels in many roles including Network, Systems Administrator, Architect and Security roles.

  

For the past five years, I have had the challenge of converting on premise infrastructure and complete data centers to cloud/SaaS environments with a focus on functionality and security to include:

 

ü       Project Lifecycle Management

ü       IT Strategy & Execution

ü       Business Intelligence

ü       Cloud Initiatives

 

ü       ITIL Experienced

ü       Data / System Architecture

ü       Coaching & Training

ü       Security Implementation and monitoring

 

 

ü       Quality Control

ü       Key Client Relations

ü       Team Leadership

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

Florida Center For Cybersecurity (via TekSystems) / Tampa, FL

Associate Director of Cybersecurity – Technology and Security (Jan 2016– Present, Contract)

 

As the senior director for the technology, security and research functions of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity and a member of the leadership team, I am responsible for the day to day activities and management of the Data Center, Projects, Research, Security and Personnel.

 

Key Projects and Achievement:

 

ü      Management of Data Center operations and security based on Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) and VMWare, including a re-architecture plan to increase security.

ü      Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity utilizing Veeam and fiber based storage arrays

ü      Hiring, mentoring and personnel decisions.  

ü      Department Budget

ü      Creation and management of statewide portal for information, research, grants and internships associated with cybersecurity initiatives accessed by staff from all state universities and industry alike.

ü      Management of personnel in the research group with a focus on cutting edge security projects.

ü      Management of relationship with the University of South Florida’s IT department via their CIO and Directors.

ü      Penetration and Vulnerability testing as required.

 

Contract Work: May 2015 – Jan 2016

 

ü      SPG Technology – Penetration testing and auditing for their customers as part of an MSP focused on security.

ü      SPG Technology – Creation/configuration, Development and security of a suite of hosted WordPress sites, including following up to maintain security and database maintenance.

ü      Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP -  Audit of IT department for technology, architecture, security and annual budget for senior partners.

 

 

Gulfeagle Supply, Inc. / Tampa, FL

“Hands On” Chief Information Officer (Jan 2013 – May 2015)

 

With leadership of the technology department, I was responsible for every aspect of technology for a $500MM annual organization. During my time, I spearheaded a cultural change on how technology is used and lead initiatives to increase profit margins via better use of technology, hybridization and cloud infrastructure and development of proper department budgeting techniques.

Key Projects and Achievement:

ü      Produced first “true costs” IT budget, properly identifying all costs associated with technology that had never been captured prior.

ü      Responsible for the development and execution of a seven figure budget.

ü      Maintained monthly Actual vs. Budget analysis for executive group.

ü      Leveraged cloud infrastructure and SaaS models to shut down a data center, reducing more than $2MM per year in budgetary costs.

ü      Guided day to day execution of IT initiatives focusing on accuracy and timeliness while keeping focus on the future of the organization and our vision.

ü      Led the formulation and documentation of technology plans and policies including identification of technical solutions to enhance operational business practices and needs of constituents.

ü      Responsible for cultivation of vendor relationships and all technical contract negotiations.

ü      Through leadership, reduced average call/ticket closure time from 2.3 days to two hours and reduced tickets from an average of over one hundred a week to less than forty per week realizing a 60% decrease based on technology changes I was responsible for implementing thereby increase productivity throughout the company.

ü      Administered corporate security and compliance program. Penetration testing and application security testing.

ü      Responsible for Network Administration Group, Business Intelligence, ERP group and Helpdesk group.

ü      CISSP level security review conducted by third-party that resulted in exemplary remarks and credit to my architecture design and focus on security both on premise and in the cloud.

 

PegasusTSI, Inc. / Tampa, Florida / 2002 - 2013

Information Technology Manager/Director (2005 - 2013)

Senior Network Administrator (2002-2005)

 

Direct strategic planning, project planning, and day-to-day activities that ensure the optimal performance of an information infrastructure serving more than 400 employees in the corporate offices and the field. Responsible for the management of a data center physical servers, virtual servers, as well as a large MPLS network. Responsible for the management of 8 direct reports, providing coaching, mentoring and motivation to advance individual and team performance. Develop and manage the annual budget including providing budget to actual performance reports. Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts for equipment, services, and leases.

Key Projects & Achievements: 

ü      Management of a heavy Microsoft Active Directory environment consisting of 4 sites each housing their own child domains and domain controllers. Centrally managed from main location.

ü      Led project installation and configuration of open source VOIP phone system, companywide, saving organization more than $450,000 compared to leading proprietary vendor.

ü      Led project establishing document management portal at virtually no software or licensing cost compared to leading vendor MS SharePoint.

ü      Negotiated major MPLS network saving the organization approximately $20,000 per month versus dedicated circuits for remote office connection.

ü      Managed a data center consisting of Server (2000, 2003, and 2008) and multiple Linux distros with a focus on Redhat, Fedora and Cent OS.

ü      Utilizing open source technologies reduced budgetary cost of annual software maintenance renewals by more than $200,000 per year.

ü      Creation of all Departmental Policies and Procedures to include the Disaster Recovery Policy

ü      Maintained a 99.79% uptime in server environment.

ü      Managed service desk environment and was responsible for establishing procedures and software for maintaining all tickets.

ü      Just completed a full migration from MS Exchange to Google Apps for Business to include Sites and Docs.

  Key Technical Projects & Achievements:

ü Responsible for design, installation, configuration and troubleshooting of all Microsoft related issues to include Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS, Sites and Services and File Replication Service.

ü   Responsible for the design, installation configuration and troubleshooting of our Exchange 2007 environment to include security and antispam/antivirus techniques. Knowledgeable of Exchange 2000, 2003 and 2007.

ü Responsible for the installation and configuration of all systems that require LDAP services from Active Directory.

ü Responsible for the design and implementation of an Asterisk VOIP infrastructure including 3 remote sites with call routing between sites.

ü Responsible for the overall design and management of the network to include VLANS, routing and other functionality requirements.

ü Designed and manage an IP based open source fax system integrated with Exchange at zero cost to the company.

ü Responsible for the overall design, configuration and maintenance of our multiple site Active Directory configuration.

ü Installed, configured and manage VMWARE ESX Servers with an iSCSI SAN backend maintaining approximately 40 servers.

ü Responsible for multiple SSO (Single Sign On) Applications and Portals.

ü Implemented and maintained all security infrastructures for organization to include three public facing security gateways.

ü Design and implementation of off-site disaster recovery center utilizing VMWARE, Double Take and MPLS circuits.

ü Installation of backup and storage facilities to comply with corporate backup and recovery procedures.

ü Responsible for installation, configuration and maintenance of all database servers (SQL and Oracle).

 

All Bases Covered / Tampa, Florida / 2000 – 2001

Consultant & Project Manager

 

Provided technical leadership and client relationship management on a range of projects for business clients.  Managed consultants working on specific projects. Provided end-to-end services including client requirements analysis, project planning, pre-sales presentations, and contract negotiations. Managed multifaceted technical support, working effectively onsite and offsite with customers on implementations, monitoring, configuration and repair services.

 

 

American Computer Solutions / Tampa, Florida / 1999 – 2000

Senior Project Manager

 

Managed and coordinated a varied project load ranging from short term initiatives to major engagements lasting many months. Oversaw the complete project lifecycle and the client relationship management process, from requirements analysis to planning and delivery, including complete documentation and client debriefing. Managed project personnel and their evaluations, providing training and mentoring.

Key Projects & Achievements:

ü      Led teams responsible for Year 2000 upgrade process for Equifax Payment System in Clearwater, Florida; subject to federal oversight, this location handled all credit card authorizations east of the Mississippi.

ü      Planned and delivered a wide range of projects, including network installations, Citrix solutions, backup solutions, and hardware recommendations and implementation.

ü      Met client objectives, regardless of obstacles, troubleshooting issues and roadblocks to achieve timely delivery that met all specifications and achieved the highest levels of customer satisfaction

 

The Tampa Tribune / Tampa, Florida / 1997 - 1999

Sr. Network Technician

Administered and maintained NT Servers. Installed, configured, deployed and supported hardware and software. Provided technical training to all new employees.

 

 

United States Marine Corps / Various Locations/ 1994 - 1997

Cryptotechnician (CPL, E-4)

Repaired and maintained classified radio encryption equipment. Ordered, tracked and managed custody of $23M in equipment. Managed activities and performance reviews for more than 22 team members.

 

 

Background:

 

He is currently a MSCE/MCSA 2003 and has attended instructor led training on the following:

1.                     CISSP

2.                     Certified Ethical Hacker

3.                     Red Hat Architect

4.                     Penetration Testing

5.                     Storage Area Networks

6.                     Disaster Recovery Planning

7.                     MS Exchange and SQL

8.                     ITIL Foundations

9.                     Asterisk/Digium/FreePBX

10.               Cisco CCNA

Budgeting - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Business Intelligence - Skilled with 2 years of experience

Data Center - Advanced with 10+ years of experience

Deployment - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Help Desk - Expert with 10+ years of experience

IT Management - Expert with 10+ years of experience

LAN - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Linux Administration - Advanced with 5 years of experience

Management -  Experience Expert with 10+ years of experience

Microsoft Systems - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Networking - Advanced with 8 years of experience

Project Management - Expert with 10+ years of experience

SQL- Skilled with 5 years of experience

Strategic Planning - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Systems Administration - Expert with 10+ years of experience

User Support - Expert with 10+ years of experience

WAN - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Technology Deployment - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Security – Firewall - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Security - Pen Testing - Advanced with 4 years of experience

Network/Security Event Monitoring - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Cloud Systems - Azure / Office 365 - Expert with 5 years of experience

Cloud Systems - Google Apps for Business - Advanced with 4 years of experience

Cloud Systems – AWS - Skilled with 3 years of experience

Cloud Systems - Google Compute - Skilled with 2 years of experience

Cloud Systems - VOIP in the Cloud - Advanced with 5 years of experience

Cloud Systems - Other Vendors - Advanced with 6 years of experience

Staff Management - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Virtualization - VMWare, Xen, HyperV - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Architecture and Network Design - Expert with 10+ years of experience

ITIL Change Management and Issue Tracking - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Telecom – MPLS - Expert with 10+ years of experience

MCSE/MCSA 2003Expert with 10+ years of experience

MS Exchange 2007, 2010, 2013 - Online, On Prem and Hybrid - Expert with 10+ years of experience

SAN - Fiber and ISCI - Advanced with 7 years of experience

Security - Patch Management - Server, Desktop and Appliance - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Migration - Data, Systems, Architecture - Expert with 10+ years of experience

Vendor Management and Contract Negotiation - Expert with 10+ years of experience

 

Stephen Turner currently resides in Valrico, FL and would be available for both a phone interview and an on-site interview.

 

 

 

 

 



Experience

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Job Title

Company

Experience

Associate Director of Cybersecurity

Florida Center for Cyber Security

- Present

 

Additional Info

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Current Career Level:

Executive (SVP, VP, Department Head, etc)

Years of relevant work experience:

10+ to 15 Years

Date of Availability:

Within 2 weeks

Work Status:

US - I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.

Active Security Clearance:

Inactive Clearance

US Military Service:

Yes

Citizenship:

US citizen

 

 

Target Job:

Target Job Title:

CIO-CTO-Director

Desired Job Type:

Employee

Desired Status:

Full-Time

 

Target Company:

Company Size:

Occupation:

IT/Software Development

·         IT Project Management

·         Network and Server Administration

·         Software/System Architecture

 

Target Locations:

Selected Locations:

US-FL-Tampa

Relocate:

No

Willingness to travel:

Up to 25% travel

 

Languages:

Languages

Proficiency Level

English

Fluent