Certifications

- Microsoft (2012)

      MCSE

      MCSA

      MCITP

      MCP

      MCTS Windows 7

- CompTIA A+

- CompTIA CASP

- ComTIA Network+

- CompTIA Security+

- CompTIA Project+

- Dell Certified Technician

- Citrix Certified Administrator

- Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator

- Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization

- Citrix Certified Professional – Virtualization

- Citrix Certified Professional – Networking

- W3Schools HTML Certified Developer

- W3Schools ASP Certified Developer

- CIW Web Foundations Associate

  -Internet Business Associate

  - Site Development Associate

  - Network Technology Associate

- CIW Web Design Security Specialist

- Secret Clearance

Key Skills

Highly Advanced Problem Solving Skills

Network Penetration Testing / Security Auditing and Testing

Advanced Citrix Knowledge/Building/ Design

Security Programming Logic And Design Concepts

AIX / *nix / Solaris / Debian, and other Linux flavors.

LAN/WAN Applications

Advanced skills working within the Microsoft Server and *nix platform.

Fluent Database Concept And Design Skills

Education

Information Technology – Information Assurance (BS)

Western Governors University

TSM – Computer Technology (AS)

Florence Darlington Technical College

May 2011 - Transferred

GPA: 3.4

Dean’s List

Presidents List

High School Diploma

Lake City High School

Lake City, SC

Camden Military Academy

Junior High School

References

John Pringle

Itility LLC

Project Manager

662-352-3288

Bruce Fairchild

Florence Darlington Technical College

IT Support - Manager

843-496-3102

Bruce.Fairchild@FDTC.edu

William Hunt

CompuForce

Network / Server Admin

843-621-1495

Billy@cForce.net

Rekha Anderson

Florence Darlington Technical College

Computer Technology  Instructor

843-661-8017

Rekha.Anderson@FDTC.edu

Information Technology engineer

I am currently pursuing a job in the IT field in which I can utilized my previous skills in systems virtualization, workstation VDI, network auditing and remediation, secure programming and scripting, domain/LOB penetration testing, workstation and server hardening and a broad cross spectrum OSI security to support my company in the highest quality IT security infrastructure possible.

Skills Summary

IT Support And Troubleshooting:

Past employment has provided me with the advanced skills in IT security, systems remediation and patching, Citrix engineering and design, almost all Linux flavors, threat analysis and risk management, SC4/Nessus remediation, NASL scripting for security, systems updating via SCCM and WSUS change and release management, Citrix Provisioning Server remediation, strong analytical / troubleshooting and problem solving skills. Skills with DISA compliant systems and compliancy within government standards.

Microsoft Server Roles:

Microsoft Server and Workstation OS, DHCP, DNS, Failover Cluster, Hyper-V, Print Management, Domain Controllers, Web Services (IIS), WSUS, Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

Security:

Penetration and Auditing testing with Retina, Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner, Nessus, BackTrack Linux, DISA/STIG compliance, Kali Linux, Software Auditing with Secuina PSI.

Programming:

Wise Package Studio (All versions), Visual Basic (All versions), AutoIT v1, v2, and v3, and SMS / SCCM Installer, Python.

Development:

Visual Studio 2010/2008/VB6, Dreamweaver, Eclipse, Netbeans Java J2EE, Microsoft FrontPage, Advanced Excel, SMS Installer, Development/Programming and reporting, Access Relational Databases, Raptor (Programming Flow Chart Software), AutoIT v2 & v3.

Networking:

LANs, WANs, VPNs, Routers, Firewalls, TCP/IP, IDS/IPS.

Software:                        

Network Administration – Altiris (PXE enabled), VMware,  NetSupport, Symantec Backup Exec, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, Datatel, WebAdvisor, Solarwinds.

MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Groove.

Database - SQL/MySQL, MySQL Workbench 5.0+, SQL Server Management Studio, Access, ADDS.

Systems:

Ubuntu, SLES, RHEL, Solaris, AIX, Windows Server 2003, 2008, NT and greater, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Ubuntu/Suse, Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches.

Virtualization:

Citrix Presentation Server, Oraclebox, VMWare ThinApp, HyperV, vSphere, XenApp, XenDesktop, XenServer.

Packaging:

VMWare ThinApp, Wise Studio, AutoIT v2 & v3, SMS Installer, InstallShield, WinBatch, RegShot, Batch Scripting, Altiris Package Management.

Information Technology Summary

Shaw Air Force Base

TTC Lead Virtualization Engineer

07/14 – Present

BlueCross BlueShield

Florence Darlington Technical College

IS Security Analyst

10-11 – 07/14

Network Administration - Security Auditing

2/10 – 10/11

Peak Systems

Information Technology – Contract Technician

1/11 – 10/11

CompuForce

Hardware And Software Repairs – Management    

8/07 – 2/10

Client Logic

Call Center Support – ADSL And Dialup

8/05 – 1/06

Employment History

Shaw AFB - Itility

Sumter, SC

07/14  - Present

TTC Lead Virtualization Engineer

(Due to some sensitive information, some specifics have been removed)

n     Creating vDisk for Provisioning across multiple farms.

n     Building entire Citrix farms from scratch.

n     Troubleshooting of PVS, ZDC, VMWare, and Edgesight issues.

n     Worked and supported operations overseas including AFCENT, CENTCOM, and coalition nations.

n     Monitored, built, optimized, and configured PVS servers.

n     Built and updated images to comply with security findings, updates to in house applications, creative actions to fix issues with pass-through technology.

n     Participated in the architectural design and modeling for expansions of TTC clients (Trusted Thin Clients).

n     Compliance with DoD, NIST, and other operating agencies proactively to ensure security.

n     Helped create documentation and training for new hires.

n     Working on and with Raytheon proprietary systems based off of RHEL core servers.

(Due to some sensitive information, some specifics have been removed)

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

10-11 – 07-14

IS Security Analyst

n     Develop plugins to detect security vulnerabilities across multiple platforms including AIX, Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Citrix Servers, Windows 2008 & 2003 Domain Controllers and Members servers, Windows XP and Windows 7 desktop platforms, and network devices.

n     Provided weekly update statuses to the team on upcoming automation expectations, issues, risk, and estimated completion on task.

n     Worked in designing our entire environment to match CMS requirements, including direct relations with teams across multiple lines of businesses and states.

n     Ran Security Center 4.x and Nessus compliance scans on direct targets and subnets to provide reports on security findings.

n     Adhered to CMS mandates and internal requirements to delegate out remediation work to the appropriate teams.

n     Participated in the deployment scanning and hardening advice to teams introducing new hardware / software into the environment.

n     Planned and successfully expanded our ability to accurately scan for compliance across the network by 600%.

n     Helped instruct teams on security flaws and the correct way to remediate them from the environment. 

Florence Darlington Technical College

Florence, SC

2/10 – 10/11

Network Administration - Security Auditing

n     Maintain, repair, and troubleshoot over one thousand local and remote PC’s.

n     Ran weekly remediation scans across multiple domains, and then applied the appropriate patches or hot fixes required.

n     Web based penetration testing, applying fixes, and hardening of the sites structure for security purposes.

n     Responsible for all help desk enquires, setting a priority to tickets, assigning tickets accordingly to departments, and testing / development of helpdesk applications.

n     Cisco Router and Switches deployment and configurations.

n     Deployment of server’s, networking infrastructure, and software via several interfaced clients.

n     Performed weekly tape backups of key core servers.

n     Build Windows Member servers to perform task on the domain.

n     Proactively monitored the networks IDS/IPS for anomalies.

Peak Systems

New York, New York

1/11 – 10/11

Information Technology – Contract Technician

n     Patched and remediated workstations and servers to comply to company required standards.

n     Developed and applied network security (Cisco).

n     Deploying routers, switches, preforming configurations, and troubleshooting previous network issues.

n     Deployment of hundreds of computer systems, and installing it satisfactory to their business structure.

n     Provide end user technical support.

n     Preform IT task for various companies including JP Chase & Morgan, Bank of America.

n     Complete large scale projects with a strict deadline.

n     Installing, troubleshooting, testing, and maintaining new and previously installed infrastructures.

CompuForce

Florence, SC

8/07 – 2/10

Hardware And Software Repairs – Management    

n     Upheld inventory, product, adequate pricing on services and labor rates, maintained specialty sales yearly, including pricing on products for these periods.

n     Software development for internal usage (VB6 – VB.NET 08)

n     Direct relations and representation to unsatisfied customers due to work or product related issues.

n     Direct relations with wholesalers, distributors, manufactures, and obtaining new channels of product.

n     Oversight of employee activities and internet monitoring for our store site.

n     Worked directly and indirectly with customers on computer repairs, upgrades, and current progress of their computer at our location.

n     Preformed maintenance, upgrades, repairs, and diagnostics on all hardware and software on customer’s computer systems in a timely and professional manor.

n     Provided phone support for customers before, during and after sales and repairs.

Client Logic

Kingstree, SC

8/05 – 1/06

Call Center Support – ADSL And Dialup

n     Effectively diagnosed ADSL and Dial-up connection issues, and instructed customer on how to resolve the issue.

n     Met weekly and monthly quotas.

n     Logged and maintained records of work activities and progress during the day.

n     Worked with others in a large community to help with small and large targeted goals.

n     Participating in group meetings and focus groups in order to streamline our processes and improve customer quality.

Website Administration

Websites

http://www.CODGlitch.com (Currently Closed)

http://www.GuruFuel.com (Currently Closed)

Personally owned and operated since 2008.

n     Preformed weekly backups on complete MySQL databases remotely, including files and other settings such as file permissions.

n     Effective server load balancing (200,000+ page views per month average).

n     Weekly maintenance, reports, and optimization.

n     SEO and strict sitemaps design.

n     Site security penetration testing, effectively preventing malicious users from corrupting site operations on a weekly basis (security based website).

Design and layout of vBulletin (PHP5/MySQL).

Other Online Activities

Virtual Private Server Clusters (World Wide)

n     Built and created a World Wide VPS clusters to store, distribute, provide users proxies, allow users to download files via the Lynx shell browser and download vis FTP.

n     Built and configured SOCKS5, sftp, vsfptd, bastille, Glype 1.4.x, rtorrent, tiger.

n     Built Tor Networks Relays.

Volunteer Work (IT)

n     A supporter, volunteer, developer, and tester for the Ubuntu Edge program

      http://www.ubuntu.com/2013/07/edge-founders

n     Volunteer Penetration Tester For:

         - Microsoft Forums Network

         - ACS Technologies

         - Florence Darlington Technical College

          - CEX.io

          - Blockchain.info