Professional Experience
Assessment of IT risks. Completed assessments of: multiple client facing software platforms, application development processes, internal policies, external vendors reviews, and internal security best practices.
Security consultations. Aided clients and partners with understanding technical and business impacts. Pushed leadership to update training to prevent future issues. Presented visual, actionable metrics focused on business impacts and prioritization.
Lead Penetration Testing Coordinator. Designed and managed implementation of penetration testing program of over 35 highest importance US based applications.
Corporate Peer Education
Pioneered peer training. Identified subject matter experts in team and used peer training sessions to spread technical and professional excellence. Utilized video conference technology to inlude US, British, and Swiss based teams. Annual capstone session featured staff presentations on external training/professional conferences attended that year. Enriched cultural diversity by encouraging presentations from staff on their cultural traditions at these sessions.
Educator for peer training group. Designed and presented course to push IT development partners and clients interested in security to self driven security education and adoption of security best practices in their projects. Designed and presented course on free/internally available IT security tools, consultants, and reference resources.
Educator Experience: College
Teacher's Assistant SOHO Networking as well as Computer System Fundamentals. Responsibilities include assisting professors with laboratory classes, grading essay based laboratory reports and assisting students during open hours.
Instructor and Counselor at IDTech (U. of Washington, Smith Campuses) Summers 2007 and 2008 Instructor and counselor. Taught small (5-8) groups at mixed day/boarding tech camp for ages 11-18. Created and administered project based lessons for week length sessions on Video Game Creation, Introductory, and Advanced level Java Programming. Sessions culminated in final project designed by each student. Staff responsible for 80+ totals students including 25+ overnight students.
Educator Experience: College Cont.
Orientation Assistant, Rochester Institute of Technology. Responsible for leading group of 25-27 first year students after assisting with move-in, settling, and parent interactions during RIT Week of Welcome. Responsible for safety, education, attendance, development of tiger spirit, and representing RIT as an ambassador to parents, alumni, and students.
Bachelors Degree: Applied Networking and Systems Administration
Completed from 2004 to 2009 from Rochester Institute of Technology
Overall GPA: 3.36 (In-Major GPA: 3.58)