Lawrence Abrams, Jr.

labrams132@gmail.com

(706) 836-3008

SUMMARY

I am a proficient technician that has supported US Army Information Technology

missions since 2010. I have supported the US Army Regional Computer Emergency

Response Team - South (RCERT-S), part of the 1st Information Operations Command

(now Army Cyber), where I was a core part of the Army’s Computer Network Defense

(CND) mission. I’ve been leading the pen test team of contractors since December 2012.

As the pen test Interactive On-Net Operator (ION) team lead, I provide the Tactics,

Techniques, Tools and Procedures to perform Computer Network Exploitation (CNE)

missions according to the Army as well as conducting penetration testing when needed.

Also I supervise maintaining operational, technical, and authoritative situational

awareness with the Pen test during missions and during exploitation. I provide network

administration, cyber architecture consulting to other joint base sites in and out of the

client's area of focus. I work with our clients to identify specific requirements to develop

and adjust plans and schedules of the Interactive On-Net Operators. We also have joint

customers in SOUTHCOM that we support as well. I’m able to make decisions based on

the interpretation of regulations and practices when presented with mission data. I have a

vast knowledge background and can apply my skill set to difficult and complex work

assignments. I attend Information Security meetings and working groups to further my

knowledge on cyber security. During my tenure here, the customer has recognized me

many times for outstanding achievements.

SPECIALIIES

Computer Network Exploitation

Computer Architecture Exploitation

TCP/IP

OSI Model

Network Protocols

Mapping Network Topology and Architecture

Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing

Research TTP’s, trends and patterns of targets

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Active TS/SCI

Level/ Type of Investigation/Date: Top Secret/SCI/ 22 July 2011

Date of SCI Adjudication: 22 July 2011

Polygraph Date and Type: NA

EDUCATION

Brenau University, Augusta, Georgia

Masters in Business Administration

Graduated: June 2007

GPA 3.6

Brenau University, Augusta, Georgia

Bachelors in Business Management

Graduated: August 2006

GPA 3.0

Dean’s List

Lawrence Abrams, Jr.

labrams132@gmail.com

(706) 836-3008

Augusta Technical College, Augusta, Georgia

Associates of Applied Technology in Computer Networking

Graduated: December 2003

GPA 3.26

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) October 2008

CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional) March 2014

CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) December 2002

CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) March 2014

CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) March 2011

MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer) August 2003

MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator) April 2003

Comptia SECURITY + July 2009

Comptia NETWORK + June 2002

Comptia A+ January 2003

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

SANS 560, Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, 9Oct11 – 14Oct11

Retina, REM, STIG, and Gold Disk Training, 19Dec11 – 21Dec11

Computer Defense Assistance Program (CDAP) and US Army Penetration Testing

Course, 20Feb12 – 2Mar12

SANS 573, Python programming concepts for Penetration Testers, 7Aug12 – 10Aug12

DISA, Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) Training, 6Nov12 - 9Nov12

Palo Alto Firewall Training, 30June14 – 2July14

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Northrop Grumman

Threat Analyst

September 2010 – Present

· Ensure the survivability of DoD networks against attacks aimed at disrupting

services, gaining unauthorized intrusion/extrusion, or violating the integrity of

data on information systems.

· Detect exploits against networks and hosts.

· Conduct in-depth trend analysis, log analysis, analyze malicious software,

network traffic, packet captures, IDS/IPS/HIPS logs, web service logs and

other system/service logs to discover hacking attempts and identify

compromised systems.

· Conduct open source data collection.

· Extrapolate data, to validate analytical conclusions.

· Provided, developed, and maintained tactics, techniques, and procedures

(TTPs) used to conduct penetration testing.

· Evaluate locally developed tools for operational use.

· Exploits computer components and architectures.

· Plans and carries out successive steps and handles problems and deviations in

the work assignments.

Lawrence Abrams, Jr.

labrams132@gmail.com

(706) 836-3008

· Proficient in Computer Network Defense applications and tools: eEye Retina

Scanner, QTip, Core Impact, Metasploit, nmap, Kali Linux, Metasploit,

Wireshark, tcpdump.

Booz Allen Hamilton

Information Security Engineer

July 2009 – September 2010

· Analyzing and recommend solutions, upgrades and services for streaming and

process improvements for DoD networks.

· Certifying and Accrediting various DoD IT Systems.

· Analyzed DoD network traffic for anomalies and protected against intrusion

· Ran Gold Disk and DISA STIGS to harden DoD servers

Morris Communications

Network Engineer

November 2006 – July 2009

·

Installed, supported and maintained new networking hardware infrastructure

on the corporate WAN (Routers, Switches, and Wireless).

· Monitored network usage on the wireless and network irregularities.

· Worked closely with other departments/organizations and collaborating with

other IT staff when it comes to their networking needs and access.

Advanced Technology Group

Systems Engineer

May 2004 – November 2006

· Provided technical installation, implementation, and support of Cisco, HP, and

3Com Network Infrastructure; Coordinated strategic network projects and

performed contractual commitments for a diversified customer base.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

· BSidesAugusta Information Security Conference co-founder and operations

manager.

· Arrange weekly tech lunches among the CSRA infosec elite.

· Active member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

Augusta, GA chapter.

· Community Emergency Response Team (Columbia County, GA & Charleston

County, SC)