Experience

Thomas Edison State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Information Security Administrator

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Coordinate the information security efforts across the University. Working with representatives from various University departments, lead and coordinate the process of maintaining and advancing the University-wide information security strategy and vision. Also perform other network administrative and support duties, including support for the University's backup and disaster recovery systems, and maintaining the University BCP. - Work within IT to develop, implement and monitor the campus network systems. This includes working with firewall technologies, authentication systems, identity and access management, IPS and web filtering systems, anti-virus/anti-malware, encryption, network monitoring, and proactive security measures. - Assist with evaluation of new products and technologies that will advance the security posture of the institution. -Conduct annual table-top exercises in support of the University's BCP. -Meet annually with University staff to ensure currency of the BCP. - Develop policies, procedures and standards relating to IT security. - Provide information security incident handling, reporting and response. - Perform scanning and penetration testing and remediation of potential vulnerabilities, either as working with other IT personnel or with external consultants. - Assist with the management of network devices, including switches, firewalls, servers, SANs, etc. - Assist with infrastructure and environmental monitoring and alerting systems. - Perform daily monitoring and maintenance of network backup systems. Show less



Kyowa Hakko Kirin America, Inc

• Princeton, NJ

• Network Administrator

  • Apr 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and others throughout the organization and able to thrive in the ever changing work environment • Developing, planning and organizing the IT goals and objectives based on company culture and directives • Compliance, retention and retrieval of ESI (Electronically Stored Information) • Feasibility studies and recommendations for enhancing the organization’s current and future information processing systems, network needs, voice and data telecommunication needs, and IT compliance requirements • Collecting data and analyzing information to assess the needs and priorities of each department’s IT requirements • Maintaining security of IT systems, network security systems for LAN/WAN, telecommunications and voice systems, property security and the organization’s proprietary information • Acquisition of hardware, software and systems to maintain and enhance the organization’s ability to process information • Installing, configuring and maintaining organization’s network • Building, maintaining and administering internal and external web-sites and networks and interfacing with internal and external systems • Performing necessary system backups in internal and external network servers as well as maintaining and storing of ESI and hardcopy backups • Developing, maintaining continuity plans for IT functionality and business systems and ensuring continuity during emergency situations. • Designing and supporting server systems and supporting software Show less



Capital Health Hospital

• Pennington, NJ

• Network Security Administrator

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  Acts proactively by acquiring and operating computer hardware and software to monitor the organization's network in order to detect security incidents in progress. Develops and manages security-related education and training programs for system administrators, department managers, and general computer users. Provides advanced troubleshooting support to user community when interruptions occur to restore full system functionality. Documents logs thoroughly into the databases to ensure seamless communications with other information services team members. Assists in the creation, development, review, and maintenance of effective information security standards and procedures for auditing compliance. Show less



Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

• Canada
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• PCI Compliance Intergration Consultant

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2013

  Implement PCI Data Security Standard in accordance with the standards and framework as laid out by the PCI Security Council. • Refresh the network infrastructure to ensure the highest throughput while maintaining physical security • Work with Trustwave (PCI compliance certifier) to install and monitor the network • Migrate all users from Trend Micro IWSS to SaaS-based Websense • Update all Hotel policies and procedures as necessary to meet PCI compliance • Remediate and resolve alerts and issues that arise during and after rollout • Insure applications from server to desktop are patched and up to date • Perform inventory scans, review reports, and remediate alerts Show less



CSC

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Wintel Admin

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

  Oversees the day-to-day operation of computer networks including hardware/software support, and special projects • Setup and configure local Disaster Recovery site • Provide server support to remote locations for other customers of CSC • Server system installation, backup, maintenance and problem solving; researches and recommends network and server hardware and software; assists in installing, designing, configuring, and maintaining system hardware and software; analyzes and troubleshoots the network logs and tracks the nature and resolution of problems • Monitor usage to ensure security of data and access privileges; installs, supports and maintains both physical and virtual network servers and appliances; installs, maintains, and troubleshoots the Storage Area Network (SAN) • Perform daily server tape backups; researches, analyzes, monitors, troubleshoots and resolves server or data network problems; develops, maintains and implements network support, and archiving procedures • Perform scheduled network tasks, updating anti-virus definition files, and monitoring network servers Show less



Airgas

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• IS Support Specialist

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2012

• Computer Tech

  • Oct 2003 - Sep 2008