Senior Security Architect

• Apr 2022 - Present

Senior Technical Architect

• Mar 2019 - Mar 2022

Systems Integrator

• Jan 2012 - Feb 2019

• Provide senior technology expertise and guidance.• Oversee all Information Security operations and initiatives.• Lead and mentor the security, network, and systems administration teams.• Establish technical standards, guidelines, and procedures.• Prepare business cases and technical documentation.• Prepare various security related reports and documents, including briefing notes for current threats and Threat Risk Assessment reports for various projects.• Design and implement various highly-available and redundant systems critical to the OFA’s core business.• Coordinate all ongoing Security Assessment and Penetration Testing activities, including liaising with vendors, scheduling internal and external resources, creating project plans and requirements documents, responding to audit reports, and coordinating remediation activities and priorities.• Provide input and guidance on various ITSM/ITIL projects.• Provide input and guidance on various IT Security related policies and procedures. Show less

Senior Technology Specialist

• Jun 2007 - Jan 2012

• Provided senior technology expertise and guidance.• Performed upgrades and redesign of key network components in order to prepare for IPv6• Performed upgrades/migrations of various server applications from Server 2003/2008R2 to Server 2012/2012R2.• Designed, implemented, and coordinated the migration of web/mail services to act in a highly available, globally load balanced fashion out of two data centres.• Designed, implemented, and coordinated the migration of core business web applications from IIS6 to IIS7 including redesigning the authentication mechanisms to provide better access control and implementing SSL/TLS encryption by default.• Designed and implemented an automated method of creating and deploying IIS web applications to multiple servers in an IIS farm.• Designed and implemented an automated method of creating new user accounts.• Participated in the design and setup of a new collocation site for redundant services.• Designed, Implemented, and acted as a project manager for the rollout of Juniper SSL VPN for end-user remote access in a highly available fashion across two data centers.• Evaluated various Network Access Control (NAC) solutions and implemented Forescout CounterACT to enforce various security policies on endpoints.• Provided design decisions, technical oversight, and project management for an Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 migration.• Designed, tested, and implemented a highly available, multi-site Exchange 2007 setup and migrated mailboxes from Exchange 2003.• Performed various administrative tasks including user setup, mailbox setup, etc.• Provided support for all aspects of the OFA’s IT infrastructure. Show less

Technical Analyst

• 2006 - 2007

Responsible for designing, implementing, and documenting a multi-site 120+ user LAN on a strict timeline for Infrastructure Ontario, including network, firewalls, storage, virtualization, and server platforms as well as a standard end-user Windows image.

Technical Support Rep

• 2004 - 2006

• Created non-technical user training documentation for various systems (eg: Instant Messaging, VPN Clients) and provided classroom style training to various groups.• Created various technical documentation, including procedures and logical diagrams, for the operations team.• Upgraded and performed day-to-day tasks on network infrastructure including routers and switches.• Researched new technologies, implemented them in a testing environment, and provided analysis and reports to the operations manager and team members. Show less