Career Profile

Responsible for designing, building, deploying, evaluating, and maintaining IT infrastructure using the latest technology to ensure reliability to all IT systems that support the business are efficient and seamless.

Experiences

Systems Engineer

05/2022 - Present
Central Laborers Pension Fund

Windows/Linux systems administration and maintenance. - Installing and supporting system hardware and software, performing system upgrades and evaluating and installing patches and software updates. This also includes managing system alerts, triaging incidents, and reporting findings. - Supporting Central Laborers’ security policies and activities for network, system and application vulnerability management and mitigation - Administering and configuring DNS/DHCP/AD/VMWare/Network devices such as switches, routers, and wireless access points - Managing backup and recovery with Veeam

Information Systems Security Officer

10/2021 - 05/2022
Alliance Community Bank

I oversee the direction and operation of the technical infrastructure of the organization, management of projects, budgets, and vendor relationships - I am responsible for information security and IT risk management based on industry accepted frameworks - I manage our cyber security structure, policies and processes and I am the chair of our IT committee - I am a hands-on manager who is the primary technical-infrastructure and security expert in the company. This includes PC and network (LAN/WAN) support and planning, information security and VOIP system/voice communications - I also serve as the primary liaison with bank audit and regulatory examination teams to ensure the safe, secure, and compliant im- plementation of industry and bank regulatory policy requirements and regulations - Trained users via KnowBe4 and promoted security awareness to boost system security and improve server and network efficiency. - Monitored current ESET and SecureWorks reports for vulnerabilities - I managed patches, data backups and security changes

IT Manager

09/2020 - 10/2021
JBS USA

Managing and determining time frames for major information technology projects including system updates, upgrades, migrations and outages - Leading technical projects that include our electronic and automation teams - Managing and reporting on allocation of IT budget and purchasing - Support and manage all computer/network hardware at assigned location - Work with end users and propose new hardware and software solutions to support the business - Test all hardware, operating systems and software modifications before they are introduced into production - Provide hardware and software diagnostics for network, hardware and software issues - Overseeing technology projects in compliance with IT standards - Provide hardware and network support for “Production Floor” computer systems

IT Field Technician

04/2019 - 09/2020
JBS USA

Support and manage all computer/network hardware at assigned location - Work with end users and propose new hardware and software solutions to support the business - Test all hardware, operating systems and software modifications before they are introduced into production - Provide hardware and software diagnostics for network, hardware and software issues - Overseeing technology projects in compliance with IT standards - Provide hardware and network support for “Production Floor” computer systems.

IT Support Technician

12/2016 - 04/2019
Prairieland FS, Inc

I provide technical support to all company locations including server management, implementation/installation of hardware, developing and maintaining standards for hardware and network usage, managing hardware and operating licensing/contracts and customer support for the employees.

District Technicain

01/2015 - 12/2016
Jacksonville School District

I provide on-site computer support and hardware repair, trouble shooting of the technology used in the class rooms and regular maintenance of the electronics throughout the district.

Skills & Proficiency

Windows

Linux

Active Directory

SecureWorks IDS

ESET

VMWare

SentinelOne

Audit & Compliance

Proofpoint

Tenable

Graylog

KnowBe4

PCI Compliance

Exchange

VPN

Duo

Project Management

Budget Administration

SolarWinds

ManageEngine