John J.
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Michael Oberle
I had the opportunity to become acquainted with John through a training development project. I found John to be thoughtful, considerate and always accommodating. Certain aspects of the training development required flexibility and resources while maintaining the security, function and integrity of the training environment. As a result of working together other initiatives have developed that further benefit personnel and customers. I, without hesitation, would recommend John both professionally and personally for any responsibility or role he pursues.
LinkedIn User
I'm going to write this recommendation for anyone that is looking to hire John. I'm not one to waste insincere words, so take what I say at face value. Working with John was a pleasure, he's friendly and team oriented. He's capable of working autonomously but he's definitely someone who enjoys working with others, either partnering outside his team or building his team from within. He brings a deep level of knowledge of systems and architecture, and is more than capable of holding his own when the chips are down. He knows more than most people because he's done more than most people. He has a solid understanding of how to keep critical systems, data and personnel safe and protected. I wouldn't hesitate to bring him on board if I had a need for him. Whoever hires John should consider themselves lucky.
Michael Oberle
I had the opportunity to become acquainted with John through a training development project. I found John to be thoughtful, considerate and always accommodating. Certain aspects of the training development required flexibility and resources while maintaining the security, function and integrity of the training environment. As a result of working together other initiatives have developed that further benefit personnel and customers. I, without hesitation, would recommend John both professionally and personally for any responsibility or role he pursues.
LinkedIn User
I'm going to write this recommendation for anyone that is looking to hire John. I'm not one to waste insincere words, so take what I say at face value. Working with John was a pleasure, he's friendly and team oriented. He's capable of working autonomously but he's definitely someone who enjoys working with others, either partnering outside his team or building his team from within. He brings a deep level of knowledge of systems and architecture, and is more than capable of holding his own when the chips are down. He knows more than most people because he's done more than most people. He has a solid understanding of how to keep critical systems, data and personnel safe and protected. I wouldn't hesitate to bring him on board if I had a need for him. Whoever hires John should consider themselves lucky.
Michael Oberle
I had the opportunity to become acquainted with John through a training development project. I found John to be thoughtful, considerate and always accommodating. Certain aspects of the training development required flexibility and resources while maintaining the security, function and integrity of the training environment. As a result of working together other initiatives have developed that further benefit personnel and customers. I, without hesitation, would recommend John both professionally and personally for any responsibility or role he pursues.
LinkedIn User
I'm going to write this recommendation for anyone that is looking to hire John. I'm not one to waste insincere words, so take what I say at face value. Working with John was a pleasure, he's friendly and team oriented. He's capable of working autonomously but he's definitely someone who enjoys working with others, either partnering outside his team or building his team from within. He brings a deep level of knowledge of systems and architecture, and is more than capable of holding his own when the chips are down. He knows more than most people because he's done more than most people. He has a solid understanding of how to keep critical systems, data and personnel safe and protected. I wouldn't hesitate to bring him on board if I had a need for him. Whoever hires John should consider themselves lucky.
Michael Oberle
I had the opportunity to become acquainted with John through a training development project. I found John to be thoughtful, considerate and always accommodating. Certain aspects of the training development required flexibility and resources while maintaining the security, function and integrity of the training environment. As a result of working together other initiatives have developed that further benefit personnel and customers. I, without hesitation, would recommend John both professionally and personally for any responsibility or role he pursues.
LinkedIn User
I'm going to write this recommendation for anyone that is looking to hire John. I'm not one to waste insincere words, so take what I say at face value. Working with John was a pleasure, he's friendly and team oriented. He's capable of working autonomously but he's definitely someone who enjoys working with others, either partnering outside his team or building his team from within. He brings a deep level of knowledge of systems and architecture, and is more than capable of holding his own when the chips are down. He knows more than most people because he's done more than most people. He has a solid understanding of how to keep critical systems, data and personnel safe and protected. I wouldn't hesitate to bring him on board if I had a need for him. Whoever hires John should consider themselves lucky.
Credentials
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
CompTIASep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Cloud Essentials
CompTIAFeb, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+
CompTIAFeb, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Project+
CompTIAJan, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
LPI Linux Essentials
Linux Professional InstituteOct, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation
AXELOS Global Best PracticeSep, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA)
CiscoNov, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA A+
CompTIAApr, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Flexion Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sr. Information Security Engineer
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Aug 2021 - Present
I currently:- Set policies and best security practices for business technology in all-remote workforce- Work directly with internal teams to establish, enforce infosec security best practices, protection objectives, process improvements, effective controls- Stay current on emerging attack vectors and best practices for mitigation- Assess new and existing business technologies by conducting pre- and post-evaluations of SaaS business solutions- Lead infosec education across organization - trainings, phishing campaigns, infosec repositories, just-in-time critical communications, online seminars- Lead and facilitate incident response exercises, rework policies / procedures to address resiliency gaps- Perform vulnerability evaluations gauging company against internal and regulatory policy compliance (ISO27001, CMMC (NIST))- Manage resolution of security issues with remote engineering and development teams- Perform analysis of system security, monitoring, and alerting needs. Design, integrate security solutions (endpoint management, detection and response, NGAV (Crowdstrike), etc.) to meet those needs on Windows, macOS, Linux- Perform independent troubleshooting tasks, problem diagnosis, resolution, ongoing production support for security tools - Lead infosec specific projects - Access, Least Privilege, Technical and Preventive Controls, etc. Create required project artifacts, run project collaboration and review meetings, executive reporting- Utilize hardware and software to identify, diagnose problems affecting infosec tools, provide 2nd and 3rd tier support- Inveterate knowledge and understanding of ethical hacking techniques of networking protocols and services, operating systems and their common attack methods, vulnerabilities and remediation- Maintain high level of discretion and personal integrity when exercising duties professionally addressing confidential matters- Effectively convey infosec concepts and requirements to non-technical audiences
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Riverbed Technology
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Private Cloud Security & Infrastructure Engineer
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2021
Infrastructure Security / Cybersecurity> Security Systems Implementation - deploy, maintain firewall clusters, security monitoring (SIEM), vulnerability scanning and VPN solutions> Assessment & Analysis - perform vulnerability scans, locate threats using open-source security tools> Security Monitoring - monitor, analyze log events and alerts with open source tools> Systems Hardening - implement best-practice hardening and patching: Linux, Windows, VMware, FreeBSD systems, network devices> Defense-In-Depth - design, deploy layered security defenses for production networks> Identity Management - design credentials policies using least privilege and secure password practices> Cloud Security - implement, maintain security for private to public cloud integrations for data transmission and storage> Incident Response - breach response in coordination with Riverbed head security team > Physical Security - maintain controls, permissions to hardware backbone systems for a section of Riverbed's datacenter environmentSystems Administration> Project Scoping - innovate, design, execute R&D projects to enhance private cloud with business priorities > Proof of Concepts - end-to-end design, deploy, test, troubleshoot new infrastructures, services, applications, products, demo environments > Infrastructure Design & Deployment – design, deploy, monitor private cloud, virtualization platforms> Network Infrastructure - configure, troubleshoot network devices: access & aggregation switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers> Server Administration - deploy, troubleshoot Windows, Linux, VMware ESXi & others, manage via Bash, ESXi CLI, basic python> Product Engineering - kernel modifications, reverse engineer Riverbed products> Systems Management Automation - automate system management using scripting and system management tools> Escalation Support - Level-3 24/7 support, solve difficult issues, identify and engineer corrective solutions, long-term improvement projects
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Professional Services
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Sep 2008 - Feb 2014
Provide in-depth technical product training and consulting to Riverbed employees, customers and partners around the world. Skilled in WAN optimization and network monitoring, analysis and performance. RCSP certified, Aug 2009.Skills Utilized:Technical training, technical consulting, certification training, certification development, network architecture, product demos, executive & technical presentations, customer/partner/channel/sales training, project management, training development, technical writing, video editing, script writing, voice-oversTechnologies:Riverbed Steelheads, Interceptors, Steelhead Mobile Solution, Central Management Console, Cascade Profiler/Gateway/Sensor, Cascade Shark & Pilot, Wireshark, Cisco routing and switching, Vyatta router, pfSense firewalls, VMware ESX/ESXiProtocols (WAN optimization):WCCP, PBR, CIFS, NFS, FTP, HTTP, MAPI, Lotus Notes, Citrix, SSL, IPsec, iSCSI, SRDF, FCIP, HS-TCP, MX-TCP, PFS, RSP/VSP
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Dell Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Trainer - Networking, Storage Interconnect, Linux
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2002 - Aug 2008
• Design, create and deliver IP networking and Linux curriculum for all of Dell’s local and international technical support personnel• Test and validate engineering configurations and documentation for classroom presentation• Coordinate with engineering product release roadmaps to anticipate training requirements• Actively work with Dell and vendor engineering teams and to implement product changes and fixes• Manage development teams by motivating team members to drive to final completion• Design, implement and administer the internal multi-classroom, campus-wide network inside the Dell corporate environment• Serve as consultant for product and customer engineering test labs - network design, implementation and deployment for new lab configuration• Serve as a subject matter expert for Dell and Cisco networking and Linux products to a wide variety of Dell internal teams
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Technical Support Team Lead – Networking Team
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2001 - 2002
• Resolved cases involving enterprise-level networking issues with existing Dell customers.• Filed and reported irresolvable PowerConnect Network product issues to Dell and vendor engineers.• Wrote Technical Bulletins for support technicians on how to troubleshoot multi-device network environments.
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Linux Support Team - Instructor / Mentor
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2000 - 2001
• Taught Linux basics on Dell hardware to new team members, which included training, mentoring, knowledge check and follow-up. • Managed and resolved advanced customer cases as a single contact point for external customers• Wrote basic bash scripts to assist with troubleshooting and resolving customer issues.• Wrote customer and internal technician documentation regarding Dell hardware integration and troubleshooting of Red Hat Linux.• Resolved escalated issues for other support teams requiring advanced Linux expertise and knowledge.
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Autoliv
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Sweden
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Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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IS Technician
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May 1999 - Mar 2000
After completing a Microsoft MCSE course, I received an internship in the Information Systems (IS) department, supporting hundreds of client systems and assisted with backup operations of the infrastructure servers.• Provided desk-side technical support to internal employees• Installed workstations utilizing standard installations• Conducted backup procedures of mission-critical servers using magnetic and optical media. After completing a Microsoft MCSE course, I received an internship in the Information Systems (IS) department, supporting hundreds of client systems and assisted with backup operations of the infrastructure servers.• Provided desk-side technical support to internal employees• Installed workstations utilizing standard installations• Conducted backup procedures of mission-critical servers using magnetic and optical media.
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Education
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Western Governors University
MSCSIA - Masters of Science, CyberSecurity and Information Assurance -
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Western Governors University
BSNOS - Bachelors of Science, Network Operations and Security -
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Brigham Young University - Idaho
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