Bio

Proven Cyber Security Engineer, Incident Manager, and Level 2 SOC Analyst proficient in utilizing tools to detect, identify, mitigate, and remediate incidents. Highly skilled leading Incident Response, especially with respect to ransomware attacks. Excels at coordinating SOC, Global CSIRT, IT, and stakeholder engagement, as well as mitigation of emerging and persistent threats impacting networks, systems, and applications. Integral part of Cyber Defense Center, executing Incident Handling and Response daily based on SANS Institute Best Practices. Supporting the enrichment of SIEM/Splunk data through Threat Intelligence integration. Directly responsible for integrating Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management into the overall Cyber Defense Center Incident Management and SOC Processes. An authorized CCSK partner, wellversed in Cloud and on premise security. Advanced information security education, certifications and global experience implementing, securing, and administering mission critical assets. A results driven, passionate cyber leader for over 12 years in classified environments for the Department of Defense (DoD), United States Army Europe (USAREUR), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Current DoD Secret and NATO Cosmic Top Secret clearance. Top Secret /Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligible. Certified ISACA Trainer and part-time boot camp instructor for CISSP, CISM, CSX-P. Also Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) and Privacy Advocate. Life learner dedicated to protecting society in cyberspace.