Premier Broadband & Consulting, LLC.

on July 21, 2023

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Please see my experiences below as validation for the work I have preformed in the past. This page is a single source for all of my trainings, certifications, and skills. Some names of companies/organizations have been hidden due to security practices. The government publicly discloses all products via contracts and announcements -I have researched each product and have found publicly available contract information for the products contained herein.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Languages: HTML/5, SQL, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, CSS, Batch Scripts, Powershell, Shell.

Software: Microsoft ISA, Microsoft Exchange, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Microsoft Office, NetApp, Symantec, Veritas, McAfee, What’s Up Gold, Documentum, Wireshark, Retina, Systems Center Essentials, DFS, VMWare, Pega BPM, SAP, Apache Tomcat, RADIUS, Rapid Recovery, Nessus, ADSI, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, WSUS, SCCM, VMWare Orchestrator, vRealize Operations Manager, vRealize Automation, Nagios, Metasploit, Backtrack4, Zerto, VMWare NSX, VMWare SDDC, RecoverPoint 4 VM, Southern Software, Veeam, Visio.

Operating Systems: Windows (3x, 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 R2, 2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 7, 10), UNIX, MS/DOS, Mac/OS, Red Hat, Solaris, SonicOS, IOS, SUSE, Debian.

Hardware: Intel-based servers, IBM Blade Centers, HP Rack Servers, Sun Solaris Blade Centers, TAG Server, Dell Equallogic SAN, Cisco Switches and Routers, Alcatel-Lucent Switches, ASA, F5 Load-balancers, Riverbed, Kemp Load-balancer, Barracuda, Compellent, Brocade, EMC Avamar, VNX, Sonicwall, DLXXXX, Android, iPhone, Brocade. VxRail, PowerEdge, FX2, vSAN Ready Nodes, VeloCloud, SilverPeak, Meraki, Intrado Public Safety, Cisco Unified Communications as a Service.

Protocols: BGP, GRE, TCP, UDP, VoIP, FTP, SSH, VLT, LACP, TLS, HTTP, HTTPS, SIP, VXLAN.

Cloud Services: Appriver Web/SPAM filtering, Fortimail, Microsoft 365, Fortiphish, DRaaS, Object Based Storage, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Good Technology, MaaS 360, UniTrends Backup, Trustwave, Forticloud, Google Apps, Keypass Pleasant Password, Spiceworks, FortiEDR, ManageEngine AD Audit, Sharepoint, DropSuite, Acronis DRaaS, Pulseway, BitDefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike.

Policies/Standards: PCI-DSS, HIPAA, HITECH

WORK EXPERIENCE

July 2021 – Present——-Managed Services Provider, LLC Partner——-Premier Broadband & Consulting, LLC.

Premier Broadband & Consulting LLC is a family-owned and Woman-Owned small business. We have offices located in Alabama and Virginia, but like all technology, we can work with our clients remotely. Our teams are knowledgeable in servers, network, storage, cloud and cyber security. Our mission goal is simple, provide a superb experience for our clients while saving you time and money. We provide the following services to our clients:

Cybersecurity products and services.
Server planning, implementation and administration.
Network planning, implementation and administration.
Infrastructure planning and implementation.
Cloud services planning, implementation and administration.
Backup and disaster recovery services.
Managed Services
Monitoring Services
Consulting Services

For a complete list and more information on what we do, please visit https://www.pbcllc.com

September 2017 – June 2021————–Solutions Architect————–Achieve One, LLC

I worked for an All-In-Dell/EMC Titanium Partner to deliver and achieve superb end-to-end services to our clients. I worked and continue to work in the following technologies and solution verticals: Cisco, Dell Networking, vMWare NSX, vMWare vSAN, VxRail, Cyber Security, vMWare on AWS, Varonis, McAfee ENS, Silver-Peak SDWAN and Nutanix. In addition to engineering systems and architectures, I also support the sales force for technical conversations to educate current or prospective clients.

Certifications include:

VCP6.5-NV
VCP6.5-DCV
VTSP-DCV
VTSP-NV
VTSP-SDWAN (new)
VTSP-HCI (new)
Dell/EMC Associate – Cloud and Hybrid Cloud
Implementation Engineer – VxRail
Implementation Engineer – Converged Infrastructure (new)
Implementation Engineer – PowerEdge Server
Dell/EMC Certified Professional – Networking
Amazon Web Services Sales Professional
Amazon Web Services Technical Professional
Varonis Sales Professional
Varonis Technical Professional
Silver-Peak Sales Professional
Nutanix ECPA
Dell Sales Engineer
Zerto Certified Advanced Professional
VeloCloud Level 1 – Fundamentals
VeloCloud Level 3 – Service Providers
VeloCloud Post-sales certification (ICM)
Fortinet Network Security Expert 2

Note: VCP is an acronym for VMware Certified Professional. VTSP is an acronym for VMware Technical Sales Professional.

Published Articles:

Exam Field Writer and Reviewer:

DES-6321 Specialist – Implementation Engineer
DEA-1TT4 Associate – Information Storage and Management v.4 Exam

January 2016 – September 2017———Systems Architect——–Undisclosed Non-Profit

Architected and implemented replacement 1 GB backbone with 40 GB backbone.
Designed and created replacement of 14 HP blade servers with 4 Dell blade servers thus reducing server footprint and increasing resources more than 150%.
Designed and implemented Compellent SAN to replace EMC due to aging and low resources.
Designed and configured 2 Sonicwall NSA 4600’s to replace 2 Cisco ASA 5520’s increasing security posture and allowing more flexibility with cloud services, with dual last-mile diversity.
Collaborated and planned a smooth cutover to replace on-premise Barracuda web and spam filter with cloud-based vendor AppRiver.
Designed, configured, implemented replacement of EMC Avamar and Symantec System Recovery Service to Rapid Recovery DL4300.
Co-sponsor of annual $1M IT operations budget.
Collaborated and assisted in Office 365 E3 edition migration of 250 users.
Created rules in enterprise-based anti-virus to block Ransomware, other threats.
Designed NSX layer and created distributed routing.
Solely responsible for designing, implementing ESXi 6.0 with distributed switching, vSAN, High Availability, and Fault Tolerance.
Implemented and configured vROM for Hypervisor environment monitoring and capacity planning.
Redefined security posture by implementing RADIUS, SSL certificates, Geo-IP filtering, IPS, IDS, DDoS prevention, load-balancing, and fine-tuning firewall rules with 0 successful breaches in DMZ and LAN systems after implementation.
Internal penetration tester; monitor daily network traffic for breaches.
Designed and implemented DRaaS with Peak10 services.
Maintain web sites and web services utilizing TLS.
Assist the Human Resources department in confidential investigations.
Maintain HIPAA compliance for all hardware and software.

October 2011 – December 2015——–IT Manager——–Undisclosed Global Corporation

Responsible for $5M in servers, networking and security equipment.
Reduced operational costs by 70% -converted 63 physical servers to virtual machines leveraging ESXi 5.5.
Migrated all Windows Server 2003 products to Windows Server 2008/2012 R2
Engineered and standardized all US LAN environments using technologies that permit new services and features without replacing existing equipment.
Standardized all end-user equipment to 2 platforms for better helpdesk support.
Created processes and manage 12 personnel that allow for faster recovery times.
Strengthened on-going relationships with group companies that permitted to introduce new services.
Introduction of McAfee (Intel Security), ShoreTel, and Malwarebytes (ProBleu)
Negotiated pricing reductions for McAfee, and Shoretel which led to $50,000.0 savings year over year.
Recouped $250,000.00 from companies that no longer conducts business with.
Project manager and decision-maker for high level projects with $100,000.00 capital at stake.
Co-Founder of a platform utilizing VMWare vCAC 6.2. (Published material’s in Japan, won an award and soon the U.S.)
Managed and designed proof of concepts that range from VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) to Enterprise level 56,000 user base network security solutions.
Built a strong relationship with Japan, Germany, and China enabling all regions to collaborate more effectively using various technologies.
Manage 15 personnel in different time zones and countries.
Mentored personnel and assisted with their decision to become a part of the IT department.
Assisted with the hiring of numerous positions that led to a 100% success rate.
Scheduled monthly maintenance on Enterprise level systems with 98% success rate.
Increased reliability of critical systems by planning software or hardware updates quarterly.
Conducted investigations for both internal and external legal counsel.
Maintain positive control of HIPAA IT functions.
Security Manager for U.S. based companies ensuring full compliance with policies.

July 2010 – October 2011—VMWare Engineer—-Navy Information Operations Command

Designed and administrated server consolidation program using VM Ware.
Team lead for the first deployment of ESX 4.0 servers for shore commands.
Successfully installed and configured 8 Sun Blade T6250 Intel-based blade.
Wrote the strategy document, designed and administrated the environment.
Designed the performance monitoring processes and improved disaster recovery
processes to utilize virtualization benefits.
Trained 25 technicians to properly configure new virtual machines, edit settings, and basic start-up and shutdown functions.
Installed Server 2003 Active Directory domain later upgraded to Server 2008.
Installed security patches and critical updates to ESX 4.0 and Red Hat servers.
Installed, configured, and maintained Cisco switches and routers.
Hardened servers in collaboration with NSA personnel.
Collaborated with NSA personnel to create a system to disable exfiltration via USB drive.

March 2010 – July 2010 Systems Engineer Norfolk Ship Support Activity

Provided off-site support for military high value assets.
Resolved 10 + issues with mission critical equipment.
Re-built numerous Windows Server 2003 Active Directory domains.
Resolved a defect with Windows Server 2003 R2 installations on various hardware platforms.
Assisted U.S. Navy ships with over-the-phone telephone troubleshooting resulting in a 92% fix rate.
Instrumental in designing, maintaining 130 separate networks for the U.S. Navys’ Enterprise Network Initiative.

September 2009 – March 2010——Network Security Auditor——USS Harry S. Truman

Key player in numerous investigations involving Information Systems.
Maintained Cisco router ACL to prevent outside intruders.
Expertly troubleshot, identified, and replaced several critical servers’ hardware components.
Created various scripts to ID workstation updates and install updates if needed.
Constructed a web access group which limited groups to time limits to conserve bandwidth during national security operations.
Responsible for implementing maintenance hours to not conflict with mission.
Trained 25 co-workers on advanced techniques in Windows XP/Server 2003.
Managed 4 personnel in daily network maintenance.
Authored an assessment test for current and future System Administrators.
Re-constructed backup system which increased reliability by as much as 45%.
Instructed Network+ and Security+ class for new IT personnel with a 96% success rate.

April 2007 – September 2009—————–IT Supervisor—————–USS Iwo Jima

Assisted contractors in a key upgrade from Windows Server 2000 to Server 2003.
Created a system of imaging workstations which resulted in a 45% less administrative attention.
Created accounts for new users and maintained Information Assurance requirements for current users.
Designed and implemented a web-based trouble call system.
Aided off-site technicians in discovering a virus that crippled the LAN.
Replaced Asynchronous Transfer Mode network with gigabit based network.
Created numerous standard operating procedures that ranged from server maintenance to switch maintenance.
Managed 3 personnel.

February 2004 – April 2007 —————Systems Administrator————-USS Saipan

Administered a Windows NT 4.0 Domain.
Maintained nightly backups.
Created and maintained accounts for LAN.
Troubleshot hardware and software for workstations and servers

EDUCATION

May 2002, High School Diploma, Open Door Christian School Tuscaloosa, AL.
Some College Experience -Working towards B.S. Cybersecurity
U.S. Navy Intermediate Training on Information Systems.
U.S. Navy Advanced Network Vulnerability School.
Advanced Military Network Administration School.
Advanced Administration Training for Windows XP & Server 2003.
VMWare View
AMA: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
IAT Level II Certification.
CEH, CHFI, CISA, CISSP.
VTSP-DCV, VTSP-NV
VCP-DCV, VCP-NV
SilverPeak SD-WAN Engineer
VxRail and PowerEdge Implementation Engineer
Amazon Web Services Technical Sales Professional
Zerto Certified Advanced Professional

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