JO S E P H P A T R IC K R IS K E

10348 Victoria Avenue

Whittier, CA 90604

joeriske@me.com

SUMMARY

Former Army Chief Warrant Officer with sixteen years of combined professional

management, network engineering/administration, security, and computer related skill looking

for a good fit in a Network Engineer/Network Security opportunity East of Los Angeles.

CERTIFICATIONS

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

CCNP Route (Cisco Certified Network Professional)

CCNP Switch (Cisco Certified Network Professional)

CCNA Routing and Switching (Cisco Certified Network Associate)

Security +

Networking +

EMPLOYMENT

2013 - 2016

Lewis Management Corp.

Upland, Ca

Network Engineer / IS Project Manager (Network)

Managed administration, security, and troubleshooting of company WAN/LAN with 30+

remote sites. Upgrade network by conferring with vendor and/or higher support; developing,

testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements. Installed and administered Barracuda SSL

VPN to replace multiple outdated company VPN solutions thereby reducing costs and

providing more robust options. Upgraded current company wireless network with professional

grade Cisco Meraki access points. Managed and maintained Palo Alto application firewall,

Cisco ASA 5505/5516 stateful firewall, and Sonicwall firewall including hardware

replacement, software upgrades, and minor configuration changes. Created free open source

configuration backup solution utilizing a VM Linux box and bash scripts to backup Cisco

devices. Worked with multiple ISP’s/vendors to install new data circuits and upgrades over

various mediums (fiber, cable, wireless). Monitored security and connectivity of network

devices and bandwidth utilization using Intermapper, Solar Winds, Syslog, and Carbon Black.

2012 - 2013

ITT Exelis

Camp Buehring, Kuwait

Information Security Analyst

Utilizes vulnerability assessment tools such as Retina Scanner, Q-tip, SCAP Scanner, and

other software packages to scan network assets ensuring strict compliance to Department

of Defense Information Assurance Vulnerability Messages (IAVM’s) and prepares reports

for theater level management. Monitors secret level Remedy ticket queues for security

related incidents, vulnerability tracking, and remediation while maintaining Army standard

SLA’s for resolution of tickets. Enforces incident handling procedures according to written

SOP (Standard Operating Procedure).

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2004 - 2011

Department of Defense

Raleigh, NC

Network Engineer /North Carolina National Guard

Design, administration, security, troubleshooting, and maintenance of a 24 by 7 DOD

data center with multiple WAN’s, LAN’s, and voice services supporting over 100 sites

and 1800 users. Design, configure, troubleshoot, and administer multiple network and

routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, some BGP) over a broad range of hardware and

software platforms. Design, configure, troubleshoot, and implement the maintenance

and security of 125 Cisco routers, 300 Cisco switches, and 70 servers to include log

monitoring and event correlation actions of devices. Perform daily

monitoring/configuration of the network using Cisco Works, Solar Winds, Netflow,

Wireshark, and other approved network traffic analysis software. Research, test, and

institute new technologies to increase network services, network security, and end user

productivity. Responsible for gathering and compiling network diagrams. Assess

bandwidth requirements to ensure network capacity and processing speed. Conduct

vulnerability scanning of servers and network devices utilizing Retina Scanner.

Implement authentication and access control measures at all levels of the OSI model.

Maintain ACL’s on all WAN equipment in response to Network Tasking Orders

(NTO’s). Maintain and test disaster recovery plans. Identified physical and information

security issues related to data center computing assets and sensitive information.

Planned, designed, and implemented a WAN circuit conversion of over 100 sites from

Frame-Relay to new technologies such as Metro Ethernet, cable modem, and MPLS.

2002 - 2004

Department of Defense

Raleigh, NC

I.T. Specialist/North Carolina National Guard

Provided Level I and Level II DOD Helpdesk support to over 105 geographically

separated locations and 1200 desktop users. Performs a wide variety of computer

specialist duties and system administration functions on DOD, National Guard Bureau,

and state automated systems and software programs. Supported the installation,

troubleshooting, and repair of over 1000 desktops to include support for

email/blackberry, web services, active directory, and system administration. Evaluate

vendor software and hardware and makes recommendation to supervisor. Assist in

DIACAP accreditation.

1999 - 2002

Department of Defense

Germany

Network Manager/7th Signal Brigade, U.S. Army

Manage the administration, maintenance, security, and 24 by 7 support of a DOD

mobile data package. Oversees and performs Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area

Network (WAN) administration of small to mid-sized networks (25 – 200 hosts).

Supervises and performs the installation, operation, and maintenance of commercial off

the shelf data equipment, firewalls, IDS, and system software in a high stress

environment. Provides war fighter commanders with secure (utilizing software and

hardware encryption) and non-secure Wide Area Network (WAN) access, long local

DSN phone service and video teleconference (VTC) capability. Control physical and

logical access to data systems. Maintain and test disaster recovery plans. Responsible for

physical security of equipment valued at over $1,614,000.00. Directly responsible for the

training, health, and welfare of three personnel. Responsible for all matters regarding

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evaluation, promotion, and awards. Coordinated with logistics to ensure that the unit

was properly equipped and capable of completing the mission at all times. Researched

and developed new installation processes that improved system installation times by

17%.

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