Technical Director, Special Projects

• Sep 2002 - Present

Co-founder and Technical Director of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) and Panoply, another competition we run for collegiate competitors, Black Hat, ISC², and other organizations. Major duties include network design, game play, web application development, project coordination, site review, equipment purchasing, security product review and implementation, strategic planning, training, and team management. Prior to developing competitions served as a program manager providing information security-consulting and risk analysis in diverse settings that included government, technology, insurance, research and development, oil and gas, public utilities, academic, and the financial industries. Major projects included development and execution of two day tabletop security exercises for executive level audiences to raise security awareness within their industry. Other consulting duties included risk analysis, vulnerability assessments, third party product testing, and intrusion prevention research. Clients include the United States Secret Service, United States Air Force Research Labs, Fortune 500 companies, as well as all critical infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISAC). Show less

Senior Partner

• Sep 2002 - Present

Penetration Testing, security recommendations, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis for Fortune 500 clients. Penetration Testing, security recommendations, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis for Fortune 500 clients.

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Jan 2000 - Sep 2002

Penetration Testing, vulnerability assessments, and telephony security product consulting/installation. Penetration Testing, vulnerability assessments, and telephony security product consulting/installation.

Consultant

• Sep 1998 - Jan 2000

Designed, installed, and configured secure computer networks around the globe for a broadband Internet Service Provider. Designed a state of the art International Internet Service Provider using high availability UNIX servers and scalable access router solutions. Secured and administered large web sites obtaining millions of hits per day. Designed scalable network solutions for multiple international companies. Designed, installed, and configured secure computer networks around the globe for a broadband Internet Service Provider. Designed a state of the art International Internet Service Provider using high availability UNIX servers and scalable access router solutions. Secured and administered large web sites obtaining millions of hits per day. Designed scalable network solutions for multiple international companies.

Lead Network Analyst

• Jan 1998 - Sep 1998

Managed and trained a small group of Network Analysts tasked with 24x7 Network Troubleshooting and Monitoring. Maintained and monitored an enterprise wide network using HP Openview Network Node Manager. Assisted Network Analysts in troubleshooting network outages, from standard loop outages down to the Cisco Router IOS level. Developed and deployed an Intranet web page to assist Network Analysts in procedures, properly determining the cause of a Network Outages, and brief tutorials on Cisco IOS fundamentals. Show less

Lead Tech

• 1995 - 1996