EDDIE M. AYALA (active Top Secret SCI DOD/NATO) Email: eayala7sfg@gmail.com

15813 Fair Ln, Selma TX 78154 Cell: 407-462-2686

 

CAREER OBJECTIVES: A position as a Cyber Information Officer Planner, Cyber Technical Engineer or a Team member in an Organization specialized in the Telecommunications and /or Computer Automation field.

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

·   Georgia Military 1992-1994 BAS

·   Air Force SATCOM

·   ATD curriculum designer

·   Military CONOPS

·   Python programming

·   SIEM tools and architecture

·   Instructor DOD certified

·   Cyber Security Managers

·   Spectrum (Frequency) Manager

·   PALO ALTO firewall

·   Ethical Hacker

·   Penetration Tester

·   Special Ops OPSEC, Military Deception, EW, PSYOP, Physical Destruction

·   Defense Readiness Reporting Systems # 2015-6235

·   CCIE written 1997, CCNA and CCNP 2003, CVoIP 2011

·   ITIL v3 2011

·   SPLUNK 6.4.1 Enterprise administrator

·   IDS/IPS server Administrator 2004

·   NetIQ/Solarwind/Netcool Omnibus/Netscout

 

EXPERIENCE: More than 25 years of Military and Commercial hands-on experience in Special Ops Operations Planner/CONOPS, network engineering, COMSEC/Intel/Encrypt/Decrypt/Collector, Window/Linux, CISCO systems VoIP/UNITY/CUCM, routers/switches administration, troubleshooting, and repair. Designed, installed, configured and maintained complex routed LAN/WAN networks. In addition, maintained RF Wireless, HF/VHF radios, familiar with CD/CNT data sensors, SATCOMS SwiftLink DVM-100, COTS/GCOTS, IBM Omnibus 7.1.3.3 Developer operation, and Spectrum (Frequency) Manager. Supervised permanent and contract personnel, excellent communication skills with the ability to interface at all levels, mentor, motivated, diverse, team player, ability to work  independently, strong analytical and problem solving.

 

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

 

Nov 2015-Present SME Cyber Warfare instructor BAH, DOD 688^th Cyber Lackland AFB TX

Designed a Virtual (vSphere 5.1) LAB Server/Client infrastructure including, KALI router/firewall, Win8 Active Director, MAIL, DNS, DHCP, CENTOS, Vyatta router/Firewall and Palo Alto Firewall.

Support and deliver cyber training in several technical areas to a wide range of audiences.

•Conduct research in order to develop technical manuals for training.

•Stay current on and maintain proficiency with current products and technologies in the cyber domain.

•Work with other SME’s instructional designers and technical support teams to ensure material is accurate and reflects current technologies.

•Conduct advanced training courses in cyber operations such as; intrusion detection, intrusion investigation, log analysis, malware analysis, network exploitation and other relevant topics.

•Provide students with experience and knowledge aligned with course learning objectives.

•Analyze course evaluations to assess training effectiveness and provide feedback and recommendations to curriculum developers. Revise course materials as necessary to improve training effectiveness.

•Work with other program teams to conduct needs assessments to ensure stakeholders' training requirements are met.

• Provide basic operation and managing DOD databases with SPUNK 6.4.1 Enterprise

•Provide leadership and guidance to less experienced personnel.

 

Mar 2014-Nov 2015 X-EETO, DOD US Southern Command, Miami FL (Top Secret SCI)

•Manage the daily functions include performing satellite and SECN (Voice) network loading analysis; conducting trend analysis, direct fault isolations, update the CONOPS and DRRS database for the Commander.

•Work collaboratively with DOD project leaders to develop a comprehensive project plan based on approved funding. Project plans include: Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Organization and Communications, Staffing, Risk and Issue Management, Test, Configuration, and Change Management.

•Manage the deployment/test/install of CD/CNT hardware, communications data systems.

•Interface with Air Force NET (Network), Unified Combatant Commander and other users of the AFSAT as well as other emerging satellite systems.

•Provides hands-on training and assistance in the development of directives as well as Tactics, Training, and Procedures (TTPs) to support the evolving mission of the SATCOM.

•Initiate draft and review sustainment plans, assess logistics supportability and configuration issues, provide cost-effectiveness and trade-off analyses in support of the ACC CD/CNT program with the DOD and military agencies.

•Support task force oriented communications operations and ongoing current/contingency operations.

•Lead team in other projects as assigned per command.

•Directly supervises three contract personnel and submits detailed monthly activity reports to supporting customer for contract evaluation.

 

Feb 12-Feb 13 Senior Cyber Engineer SME Intelligent Decisions, DOD Lackland AFB, TX SA (TS)

•Developer of Netcool/Omnibus, IONIX, Solarwind, Netflow, NetIQ for the Air Force Command Control (C2),

•Design, Implement, and Sizing SIEM solutions based on the current infrastructure and event log generation in the DOD environment.

•Work with the DOD in defining the critical assets in customer environment to develop an integration plan based on priority, Reports and dashboards to be deployed on a SIEM solution, associate process development including incident analysis, categorization and escalation process.
•Understand the key business risk areas in the DOD environment and translate them into critical assets from a vulnerability standpoint, Develop scan policies, asset groups, reports based on requirements outlined,

•Manage Situational Awareness (SA) activities essential to maintaining control and management of a resilient operational infrastructure, evaluates, recommend, select, implement, monitor hardware/software and information gathering activities in cyberspace of both friendly and adversary assets, works and brief senior military staff members in every IT design to develop reports and documentations, mentor to lower lever engineers, additional duties to support NATO communications are classified.

 

Nov 11-Feb 12 C4 Plans, DOD USSOUTHCOM Senior Managed Systems Engineer/PM (Top Secret)

• Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict government deadlines. Including acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members, military and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.

Design, Maintains, integrates multiple tools, databases and Manage complex optimize disk storage and file system, assist in creating, deleting, and managing LAN users accounts, perform restore and recovery operations including SAN server Dell R410/R610, P6000/4000, Cisco 3750’s, Active Directory, manages IT Lab Baselines, OS Patches, and hardware/software testing, additional duties in support of US Embassies unable to discuss, update VISIO network diagram.

• Manage the deployment/test/install of CD/CNT hardware and communications data systems.

• Initiate draft and review sustainment plans, assess logistics supportability and configuration issues, provide cost-effectiveness and trade-off analyses in support of the ACC CD/CNT program with the DOD and military agencies.

 • Document deficiencies, modifications of existing hardware/software, remove/replace of existing equipment, and acquisitions of systems software upgrade. Develop network systems solutions and communications architectures supporting the radar transport data NIPR/SIPR.

 

 

 

 

Nov 07-Nov 11 Northrop Grumman, Senior Engineer Level 3/PM, DOD Contractor (Secret)

•Design, Maintains and Manages smooth operation of Enterprise VoIP/WAN/LAN/VLAN area, worldwide and virtual private networks (VPN), including the selection of hardware/software packages, Plans, evaluates, and coordinates installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of data and/or voice communication network including wireless AP 4410, 1200, 519, and WAN optimizer Riverbed 4.0. Maintain technical expertise in all areas of networks and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as CISCO routers, Wireless access servers/router/gateways, update checkpoint firewall 4.1. Strategic planner, Implement continual voice/data improvements, Measure IT organization effectiveness and efficiency, Optimize costs, Develop business and IT partnerships and relationships, Improve project delivery success, Outsource, in source and smart IT sourcing, Assists and manage constant business and IT changes.

 

Jul 2005-Oct 2007 Principal Engineer and PM, CACI International Corporation   (Secret)

• Responsible for Research, design, develop, implement, and document hardware/software to include Enterprise Management Systems NetIQ 6.0.2, Smart in Charge, NetCool, NetAp SAN, network for the U.S. Air Force Bases around the globe. Direct and manage project development from beginning to end, define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Develop curriculums and teaches network management operations for more than 15 students per class.

 

May 2004-Jun 2005 Senior Engineer Booz Allen Hamilton (DISA) SOUTCHCOMM (Top Secret)

•Define project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle, Managed, maintained, supported UNIX applications for the J6 Commander, additional duties included Support of the IAM, Checkpoint firewall policies and security procedures for all AIS and networks.

 

Feb 2003-Apr 2004 TAC engineer, Alltel Communications (Contract) One Allied Dr Little Rock AR. 72202

• Responsible for IMS integrated Management Software, Advance Fiber Communications, NavisScore Solaris version 9.0, Hummingbird V8.0, Novell CRT 4.0, Fusion TT, DSL NI1/NI2, Lucent MRT DSL Cisco routers 6100, 3600, 4700 series.

 

Oct 2002- 30 Feb 2003 DSS (Diplomatic Security Service) Department of State (Top Secret) 

• Kabul, Afghanistan Duties: Classified Top Secret

 

Apr 2001- Oct 2002 Technical Director Network Architecture, Light Management Group (LMG) Fiber Optics                   

5000 Oakbrook pkwy suite 500 Norcross, GA 30093 (1-800-465-9216)

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end, Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with upper management, develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents, effectively communicate project expectations to team members and management in a timely and clear fashion.  Responsible for testing, analyzing VLANs, VRFs, OLTs, ONTs, splitters, DWDM, SONET, ROADM, and fiber optic compatibility with current technology, responsible with creating a detailed design of networking components, integration and modification of design into an existing environment. Proficient with current network technologies and standards including IEEE, ANSI EIA/TIA, and related communications standards, review requirements and specifications developed by R&D scientists  and render comment and recommendations. Supervise 10 network engineers and provide expert technical support on network installation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

Oct 1999- April 2001 Technical Director Network Architecture Rapid Link Communications (DTI)

1000 Circle 75 Pkwy suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30339

• Solely responsible for the VoIP/WAN/LAN infrastructure design, maintenance, troubleshooting and policies procedure for the fully meshed topology NT 2000 BackOffice and active directory, T1/T3/E3/, DS3, OC32 Internetwork infrastructure, Provide 3rd level support for the Hardware/software, OSPF/IGRP/BGP4 routing protocol consisting of Tier 1 Cisco 7513/7206VXR/4000M/2500, and mentored junior engineer for the NOC, Project Manager in the design and configuration for the Local and International network implementation, Proactively managed and monitored the WAN/LAN bandwidth utilization and protocols analysis using HP OpenView, DSS sniffers, Cisco Works and T1 testing tools.

 

 Jun 1998- Oct 1999 Senior network architect Vanstar Corporation (Inacom) Hembree Park drive suite 100 Roswell, GA 30679

• Senior Consulting on WAN/LAN engineering, designing, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting Cisco Systems and 3COM network infrastructure for the NOC and remote customers, Manager 5 junior engineers, Assist and mentored junior engineers for 3rd level NOC support. Network consists of a Tier 1 ATM backbone; OSPF area 0 interconnected ABR's 10 OSPF areas with Tier 2 and Tier 3 level, Manage one lab with LS1010, 8500, WinNT 3.5, 4.0 and 5.0 BackOffice servers, 2500, 3600, HP OpenView, NetCool Solaris and SQL database, Project manager with a budget of 2 to 5 million dollars.

 

Oct 1997- Jun 1998 Cisco Network Engineer/Team Leader SunTrust Bank 250 Piedmont rd. Suite 700 Atlanta, GA. 30308 (404-588-7177

• Consulted on WAN/LAN infrastructure design, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintaining the topology Frame Relay Internetwork infrastructure, Provided WAN/LAN support the fully meshed Cisco OSPF/IGRP, HSRP, 600 routers, 26 PIX 500 Firewalls across the Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and North Carolina including 3COM hubs, Network General Sniffer, Unix Servers, T1, T3, Frame Relay and CSU, Trained and supervised level 2, 3, Network Analyst on Cisco Systems troubleshooting techniques, Strategic planner, integrate and align IT and Banking business goals, Implement continual improvement, Manage constant business and IT changes, Outsource, in source with other vendors and technologies, Mentor to junior engineers.

 

Jul 1995-20 Oct 97 Senior Systems Engineer/Project Leader SAIC (TS/SCI) U.S. Army FORSCOM, Headquarters Ft. McPherson Atlanta, GA. 30330 800-666-6337

• Identified, selected, Internetwork devices for the FORSCOM Headquarters Automation Modernization Network Infrastructure upgrade, Installed configured 2 Cisco ATM 1010, 10 Catalyst Cisco 5000 and programmed 3, 7200 Cisco Router, Provided detailed technical documentation to include individual component configuration (hardware and software) and as built documentation, Trained NOC engineers personnel on installation and configuration procedures, Project managed the design and configuration of the Campus network implementation.

 

Apr 1974 - Jul 1995 United States Army, 10th Special Forces Group (TS/SCI)

• SIGINT, SOF, Gathered communications Intelligence, electronic signals, ELINT, encrypt/decrypt, Spectrum and traffic analysis for the ODA Teams and Group Commander. 

Assist in Joint Field Operations CONOPS, coordinated, researched and directed the unit in multimillion-dollar HF/UHF radios, SATCOM Communications training missions worldwide, OPSEC, Military Deception, Electronic Warfare (EW), PSYOP, Physical Destruction. ASIC analyst, Spectrum Manager, Project manager, specialized in Communications Security Operations (CRYPTOGRAPHY) discipline.

Participated in planning and executing organizational goals using strategic planning and sound management principles to accomplish organization objectives and to maximize the output and efficiency of the research and development for both domestic and international operations

 

EDUCATION:

GA Military College 1992-1994

Morris HS, Bronx NYC 1977

 

Training and certifications:

DRRS certified # 2015-6235

Ethical Hacker

Cyber Security Managers, certificate 2015

Intelligence Oversight, DD2875 IA, Force Protection,

ITIL v3 July 2011 EXAM 3034 CRM 04390021 PEOPLECERT

CISSP certification Villanova University in progress

CVOICE training, Denver Colorado 2011

Netcool Omnibus 7.0 DC 2006

NETIQ system admin certified Houston TX 2007

NetScout 3.1 Network Performance Management Server, Shaw AFB 2006

Network Security, I and II US SOUTHCOM Miami FL 2005

Network Intelligence Security Server Certified (IDS) Boston, MA 2004

IEEE # 41328363 member since 2/4/00

Project Manager Institute member with 15 credits towards PMI certification

CCIE written exam, 1997 CCNP 2003, CCNA 2003 not current

Telecommunications Electronic Advanced Management course, U.S. Army 1993

COMSEC course, U. S. Army 1979

Ranger Course, U. S. Army 1980

Frequency (Spectrum) Manager, U.S. Army 1991

SFQC, US ARMY 1984

Master Parachutist, US ARMY 10^th SFG 1988

HALO, US ARMY 10^th SFG 1989

Instructor Certified, FORSCOM US Army 1992

Data and Voice Certified, U.S. Sprint Atlanta, Ga. 1996

ATM, ACRCS, OSPF/IGRP/BGP/WAN/LAN design school, IMS Atlanta, GA 1997       

SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI SSBI 4/4/11 

SPECIAL SKILL: Bilingual, fluent in Spanish.

 

REFERENCES:  

 

Dee Saenz Manager BAH 210-589-6230

J. Sanders Senior Director ID Corp. Cell:  765-464-4241

Armando Santiago GS-11 Lackland AFB 210-722-8769

Jefferson MARSELLES Lackland AFB 210-426-1294

Edwin Maldonado US SOUTHCOMM GS-13 305-437-2407

CW4 Gil Garcia USSOUTHCOMM 305-972 5047 technical.sme@gmail.com

Mike Diaz Senior Manager Systems Engineer USSOUTHCOMM 904-472-0075

Torres Reed, Northrop Grumman 321-354-3960 torres.reed@ngc.om

Dennis Buxton CACI International Manager 210-268-1988/627-7586 dennis.buxton@evolvent.com

Rafael Caraballo GS-13 US SOUTHCOMM 254-350-8905