Skills

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical thinker with the ability to identify risks, assess vulnerabilities, and develop proactive solutions.
  • Effective communicator skilled at collaborating with diverse teams, project stakeholders, and leadership.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, especially under pressure during cybersecurity incidents or system outages.
  • Leadership experience directing multi-disciplinary technical teams and coordinating complex IT initiatives.
  • Highly adaptable, capable of navigating evolving technologies, policies, and organizational needs.

Solid Technical Foundation

  • Comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity principles, system hardening, threat mitigation, and incident response.
  • Hands-on expertise in systems administration, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software environments.
  • Deep knowledge of operating system management, performance tuning, and implementing secure architectures.
  • Skilled in evaluating system requirements, selecting software tools, and integrating compilers, utilities, and operating environments.
  • Proven ability to apply information assurance and information security best practices across all IT operations.

Essential Work Habits

  • Detail-oriented and disciplined approach to maintaining security controls, system documentation, and compliance standards.
  • Proactive mindset in identifying risks, updating systems, and ensuring environments remain secure and operational.
  • Strong project coordination skills demonstrated by planning installations, facilitating IT meetings, and executing major transitions.
  • Efficient at managing large-scale assets, resolving interoperability issues, and ensuring continuity of system operations.
  • Consistent record of improving organizational readiness, reducing vulnerabilities, and elevating compliance metrics.

Detailed Knowledge of Key Technologies & Achievements

  • Cybersecurity & Network Defense
    • Safeguarded Air Force networks, systems, and data by implementing security protocols, monitoring threats, and executing mitigation strategies.
    • Conducted investigations, resolved cybersecurity incidents, and enforced strict adherence to security policies.
  • Systems Administration & IT Infrastructure
    • Planned and executed hardware/software installations and upgrades, ensuring seamless integration and continuous performance.
    • Implemented tools and procedures that improved system reliability, compatibility, and overall efficiency.
  • Operating Systems Management
    • Managed full lifecycle of OS environments, from planning and configuration to monitoring, tuning, and securing systems.
    • Analyzed system requirements and optimized IT architecture based on business needs, risks, and cost considerations.
  • Notable Accomplishments
    • Secured $96K in IT assets, led 47 IT committee meetings, modernized 82 agency devices, and helped earn Squadron Team of the Quarter.
    • Partnered with SMEs to offset a $1M equipment deficit, transferring 2,000+ assets and reducing vulnerabilities by 50%.
    • Built 37 templates and certified 814 system files to support a major DHA transition in just one week, contributing to Team of the Quarter recognition.
    • Served as 1 of only 2 Medical Group Contract Managers, reviewing 572 documents and 236 devices, achieving $7.5K in annual savings (38% reduction).
    • Corrected 100+ IT records, increasing compliance by 18%, helping the team earn #1 cyber score out of 611 DHA facilities.