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Past positions held:
- Security Engineer at HMSHost (TekSystems) (2015-2016)
- Work with partners to deploy secure and PCI compliant POS solutions.
- Responsible for securing the HMSHost cardholder data environment across 300+ field sites and two data centers.
- Evaluate leading security products and implement proof of concepts to ensure value.
- Maintain Sourcefire IDS, helping to detect threats within the HMSHost network.
- Developed forensic imaging process for incident response.
- Verify security controls on an annual basis as part of PCI audit.
- Identify and remediate security controls gaps.
- IT Specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (2012-2015)
- Maintained COBOL Pricers on an IBM mainframe.
- Assisted in transitioning PC Pricers from Merant Micro Focus COBOL to Fujitsu NetCOBOL and Flexus SP2 (used for the GUI front-end).
- Assisted the division’s ISSO in writing and reviewing FISMA compliant security policies for a Medicare project.
- Supported development team through detailed application documentation and act as a liaison between the division, other CM/CMS staff, and stakeholders.
- Through staff interviews, developed new Windows 7 compatible software in C# .NET for the maintenance of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) SQL database.
- Coordinated with the Office of Information Services (OIS) and Lockheed Martin technical and managerial staff to set-up direct file transfer to the CMS mainframe and to acquire mainframe UNIX account.
- Developed prototype Java implementation of the Hospice Pricer capable of being run on multiple platforms including mainframe UNIX and Windows. Also developed a Java front-end to be used as a PC Pricer.
- Web Developer at Adcieo, LLC (2011-2012)
- Responsible for building custom, data driven web sites to client specifications. Leveraged Microsoft .NET framework, MS SQL Server, and IIS 6.
- Also responsible for server administration including green field builds, R&D, virtualization, and deploying production web sites.
- IT Consultant at Tanager, Inc. (2008-2011)
- Developed custom Korn Shell scripts to automate the processing of phone surveys, encrypt, and securely e-mail results to client.
- Seamlessly migrated Apple OS X computers from the NASA HQ domain to the NASA Consolidated Active Directory (NCAD).
- Developed custom, automatic upgrade process from Windows XP to Windows 7 that runs from a USB flash drive for HMSHost, a Fortune 500 company.
- Assisted with the day to day administration of the “Tanagerinc.com” Active Directory forest including the creation of user accounts, Exchange mailbox management, printer queue maintenance and some group policy development experience.
- Responsible for the development of a series of WDS/RIS Windows XP operating system images for various model desktop and laptops systems.
- Prepared and operated virtual machines using VMWare ESXi, Hyper-V, and Sun VirtualBox.
- Developed custom desktop applications using Visual C# to assist in automation of tasks. Also wrote a variety of programs in both Java and VBA to meet client needs.
Skills/Proficiency:
- Programming
- Microsoft .NET framework, including C#, VB, and ASP
- IBM COBOL and Fujitsu NetCOBOL with light Merant Micro Focus COBOL experience
- Sun Java
- Javascript and JQuery
- GW-BASIC, QBasic, TrueBASIC, TI-BASIC, etc
- Borland C++
- GCC ANSI C
- Server Administration
- Microsoft Server 2003 and 2008
- IIS 6 and 7
- Apache Server with MySQL and PHP
- DNS
- DHCP
- Exchange Server
- Internet Security & Acceleration (ISA) Server
- RIS/WDS Remote Deployment
- Hyper-V Virtualization
- NAS and NFS solutions, with block level mirroring
- VMWare ESX and ESXi virtualization, including migration from physical boxes
- Microsoft Server 2003 and 2008