Experience

Strix Labs LLC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  - Linux Systems Engineer - Security Instructor - Curriculum Developer - Platform Engineer - Threat Intel Analyst



Koelzer Development, LLC

• United States
• Information Technology & Services

• Geographic Information Systems, Cyber Security and IT System Engineer

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Kansas City Metropolitan Area - Built Elastic Stack and developed dashboards to highlight battery failure rates for 5 years of historical manufacturing data comprising of approximately 420,000 events - Developed AWS-based fiber construction management portal and Geographic Information System to organize 16+ fiber optic projects utilizing 2 VPCs, 17 EC2, and 8 Windows Instances - Utilized Python scripting to transform information from SQL databases into Esri Geospatial System to shorten fiber outages by connecting… Show more - Built Elastic Stack and developed dashboards to highlight battery failure rates for 5 years of historical manufacturing data comprising of approximately 420,000 events - Developed AWS-based fiber construction management portal and Geographic Information System to organize 16+ fiber optic projects utilizing 2 VPCs, 17 EC2, and 8 Windows Instances - Utilized Python scripting to transform information from SQL databases into Esri Geospatial System to shorten fiber outages by connecting light loss data to subscriber data - Design and maintain fiber optic plant using Geographic Information Systems. - Integration of information across multiple OS and DB architecture and reporting formats. - Implement ELK Stacks (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to facilitate reporting on large sets of structured and unstructured data. - Web Development (Rails, PHP, HTML, CSS, JS). - Administer Geographic Information Systems (ESRI, QGIS), Domains, Databases (PostgreSQL, MS SQL, MySQL), Server Virtualization (KVM, ESXI), Client machines (Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS). - Detailed analysis of network traffic using ROCK NSM. - Implementation/Administration of Amazon EC2 and Workspace Infrastructure Show less



United States Air Force - Missouri Air National Guard

• Electrical-Environmental Systems Craftsman (C-130)

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• MOCYBER Stack Engineer and Network Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2021

  Missouri - Detailed Network Traffic Analysis and Response using ROCK NSM and CAPES - Core Contributor ROCK NSM and MOCYBER team, path finding for 8 other State and Federal Cyber Protection Teams/Defensive Cyber Operation Elements - Defensive Network Analyst/Engineer employing CENTOS-based ROCK NSM (IR/Hunt Tool), CAPES (Team Collaboration) and other SIEM tools, training Soldiers and Airmen to execute defensive operations utilizing open-source tools - Documented and trained Knowledge Management… Show more - Detailed Network Traffic Analysis and Response using ROCK NSM and CAPES - Core Contributor ROCK NSM and MOCYBER team, path finding for 8 other State and Federal Cyber Protection Teams/Defensive Cyber Operation Elements - Defensive Network Analyst/Engineer employing CENTOS-based ROCK NSM (IR/Hunt Tool), CAPES (Team Collaboration) and other SIEM tools, training Soldiers and Airmen to execute defensive operations utilizing open-source tools - Documented and trained Knowledge Management personnel on the use of Powershell to gather metadata to facilitate the management of data resources for 5 Air Force Squadrons, resulting in the removal 2326 duplicate files while also enforcing USAF data retention policies

• Electrical-Environmental Systems Craftsman (C-130) and CSA/IAO/Sec. Manager

  • May 2012 - Oct 2017

  St. Joseph, Missouri Area - Acted as the Specialist Section Flightline Expediter and Electrician Shift Lead for 5 Aircraft Specialties in high-tempo environment - C-130 System Troubleshooting and Maintenance on 6 C-130 aircraft - Selected as Information Assurance Officer (IAO), Security Manager and Client Support Administrator (CSA) with responsibilities that included: Asset Procurement, System Security, Security Incident Reporting, User Account Management, Systems Administration and Troubleshooting, Security… Show more - Acted as the Specialist Section Flightline Expediter and Electrician Shift Lead for 5 Aircraft Specialties in high-tempo environment - C-130 System Troubleshooting and Maintenance on 6 C-130 aircraft - Selected as Information Assurance Officer (IAO), Security Manager and Client Support Administrator (CSA) with responsibilities that included: Asset Procurement, System Security, Security Incident Reporting, User Account Management, Systems Administration and Troubleshooting, Security Investigations and Training


RockNSM
• United States
• Computer and Network Security
• Contributor

  • May 2016 - Present


Elastic

• United States
• Services for Renewable Energy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Security Curriculum Architect / Instructor / Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2023

  - Developed a new Elastic Performance Tuning course from concept to deliverable class in ~10 weeks using Docker containers and GitHub Actions. - Rebuilt 6 Network Security training environments into a multi-threaded CI/CD pipeline using AWS, Git, Packer, Docker Containers, and Ansible. Reduced course build time from ~2-4 days to 1 hour or less. - Leveraged newly created CI/CD pipeline for an immediate patch of the log4j remote code execution vulnerability for 74 live classroom labs and… Show more - Developed a new Elastic Performance Tuning course from concept to deliverable class in ~10 weeks using Docker containers and GitHub Actions. - Rebuilt 6 Network Security training environments into a multi-threaded CI/CD pipeline using AWS, Git, Packer, Docker Containers, and Ansible. Reduced course build time from ~2-4 days to 1 hour or less. - Leveraged newly created CI/CD pipeline for an immediate patch of the log4j remote code execution vulnerability for 74 live classroom labs and ensured the safe delivery of future training deliveries less than 5 hours after identification. - Converted existing in-person network security engineer content into a virtual delivery in 3 weeks. Responsible for the entire product lifecycle including delivery. Averted 3 class cancellations and ensured delivery for ~60 students and captured $540,000 in revenue. - Leader of and contributor to 56 hours of new network security curriculum into 7-part Network Security Analyst learning in 3 months directly tied to $7.6 mil in revenue for Q3 FY 2023. Increasing training total course catalog to 312 hours of training across 12 classes. - Engineered CI/CD pipeline, authored LXC containers and co-authored Windows 10 machines for threat emulation environment in support of the conversion of Endgame Core and Advanced classes from failing hardware into AWS and Strigo LMS in 4 months. Show less



National Guard Bureau

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cyber Mission Assurance Team (CMAT) Technical Advisor

  • Mar 2020 - Jan 2021

• Cyber Mission Assurance Team (CMAT) Technical Advisor

  • Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

  - Lead Engineer for 37+ personnel across 3 States for the National Guard’s Cyber Mission Assurance Team (CMAT) pilot program, an investment of $2 million to protect critical infrastructure vital to numerous Department of Defense installations - Responsible for the ongoing engineering and development of the CMAT toolkit and associated documentation. - Integration of opensource tools (ROCK NSM, CAPES, Grassmarlin, OpenVAS, Elasticsearch) into a mobile toolkit. - Spearheading the… Show more - Lead Engineer for 37+ personnel across 3 States for the National Guard’s Cyber Mission Assurance Team (CMAT) pilot program, an investment of $2 million to protect critical infrastructure vital to numerous Department of Defense installations - Responsible for the ongoing engineering and development of the CMAT toolkit and associated documentation. - Integration of opensource tools (ROCK NSM, CAPES, Grassmarlin, OpenVAS, Elasticsearch) into a mobile toolkit. - Spearheading the development of the CMAT Toolkit 2.0, by developing methods and procedures to support the deployment of ROCK NSM and CAPES (Cyber Analytics Platform and Examination System) leveraging Linux (CENTOS), Ansible, and offline Docker Registries



United Electric Cooperative

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Linux & Windows Admin / GIS Analyst / Salesforce Administrator / PHP Developer

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2017

  Savannah, Mo - Developed and maintained electronic documentation for broadband network - Reported and integrated information across multiple OS and DB architecture and reporting formats - IT system installation, maintenance, and testing - Supported administration of Linux and Windows servers, workstations and associated networking equipment - Leveraged MySQL/OracleSQL/PHP/XML to create custom Linux-based integration server to provision gigabit broadband services across 2 APIs servers, saving… Show more - Developed and maintained electronic documentation for broadband network - Reported and integrated information across multiple OS and DB architecture and reporting formats - IT system installation, maintenance, and testing - Supported administration of Linux and Windows servers, workstations and associated networking equipment - Leveraged MySQL/OracleSQL/PHP/XML to create custom Linux-based integration server to provision gigabit broadband services across 2 APIs servers, saving $20,000+ annually - Utilized existing Web mapping services for a Javascript-based web map to rapidly share troubleshooting information - Created an internal wiki to assist in Tier 1 troubleshooting - Fiber Support Technician/Network Administrator responsible for 5000+ broadband subscribers - Salesforce/Docusign Administrator Show less



Avenue City Oak

• Finishing Carpenter

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2012

  Cosby, Mo



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electrical-Environmental Systems Craftsman (A-10C) at 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2012

  Spangdahlem, Germany - Repaired electrical and environmental systems on 22 A-10 aircraft valued at $257 million. - Served as liaison between Flightline expediter/production superintendent on electrical and environmental maintenance issues. - Ensured strict compliance with safety, technical orders, and maintenance operating instructions on all performed maintenance tasks. - Broad knowledge of many specialties, identified faulty engine diagnostic information restored system after 3 weeks of engine data… Show more - Repaired electrical and environmental systems on 22 A-10 aircraft valued at $257 million. - Served as liaison between Flightline expediter/production superintendent on electrical and environmental maintenance issues. - Ensured strict compliance with safety, technical orders, and maintenance operating instructions on all performed maintenance tasks. - Broad knowledge of many specialties, identified faulty engine diagnostic information restored system after 3 weeks of engine data loss. - Utilized prior knowledge to repair transient C-130 returning 32 passengers and 2 tons to home station.

• Assistant Training Manager at 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • Jul 2009 - Sep 2010

  Spangdahlem, Germany - Managed unit training involving 33 specialties while supervising 2 organizationally separated unit training managers utilizing 3,500 training events. - Advised training monitors on training policies/procedures for 680 personnel and scheduled/updated for over 76,000 hours of training. - Directed Career Development Course/Upgrade Training Program for over 260 personnel. - Prepared squadron statistical reports and special certification rosters for maintenance officers and… Show more - Managed unit training involving 33 specialties while supervising 2 organizationally separated unit training managers utilizing 3,500 training events. - Advised training monitors on training policies/procedures for 680 personnel and scheduled/updated for over 76,000 hours of training. - Directed Career Development Course/Upgrade Training Program for over 260 personnel. - Prepared squadron statistical reports and special certification rosters for maintenance officers and commanders. - Innovative training management brought the organization's training under control by reducing overdue training to <5%, the first time in 22 months. - Superior accomplishment record, maintained $1.86M of training earning detachment its first "Outstanding" rating. - Created Maintenance Training Database to improve scheduling effectiveness reducing missed training appointments by 20%. - Coordinated 217 Just-In-Time training events preparing 112 students for deployment in less than 90 days.

• Electrical-Environmental Systems Journeyman (A-10A)

  • Apr 2008 - Aug 2009

  Spangdahlem, Germany - Experienced technician, repaired electrical and environmental systems on 24 A-10A aircraft valued at $281 Million. - Reduced errors by 41% as a Maintenance Data Integrity Monitor while accurately documenting inspection records, aircraft forms and Integrated Maintenance Data System. - Efficient performer; expert maintenance led to 100% maintenance completion in less than 8 hours for April 2009. - Workforce Multiplier; acquired lateral equipment skill with 20 aircraft reconfigurations… Show more - Experienced technician, repaired electrical and environmental systems on 24 A-10A aircraft valued at $281 Million. - Reduced errors by 41% as a Maintenance Data Integrity Monitor while accurately documenting inspection records, aircraft forms and Integrated Maintenance Data System. - Efficient performer; expert maintenance led to 100% maintenance completion in less than 8 hours for April 2009. - Workforce Multiplier; acquired lateral equipment skill with 20 aircraft reconfigurations outside current job, enabling key pilot training. - Cornerstone of maintenance excellence, the key to organizations' "Maintenance Unit of the Quarter" July - September 2009.

• Electrical-Environmental Systems Journeyman (HC-130P) and Client Server Administrator

  • Apr 2006 - Feb 2008

  Tucson, Arizona - Highly coordinated, organizations' only other Client and Server Administrator responsible for hardware and software of 63 machines. - Thrives under pressure, contributed to team effort in rescue and recovery of 5 individuals. - Keen attention to detail, troubleshot night vision discrepancy, on-time Helicopter sortie, 1 pilot recovered. - Performed scheduled and unscheduled organizational level maintenance on HC-130P and C-130E.

• Security Escort

  • May 2007 - Oct 2007

  Baghdad, Iraq - Security efforts aided 5.6 million dollar base build-up that ensured the safety of over 900 personnel. - Assisted in the training of over 500 assigned security replacements. - Spent over 400 hours guarding 1,700 personnel to ensure the security of the base. - Versatile individual, performed as a security escort, armorer, computer tech, and electrician.



United States Air Force - 355th Component Maintenance Squadron

• Electrical-Environmental Component Systems Apprentice

  • Jun 2004 - Apr 2006

  Tucson, Arizona - Completed the inspection, repair, overhaul, testing and modification of electrical and environmental components supporting 7 flying squadrons consisting of 5 aircraft types, totaling 105 aircraft worth 2.3 billion dollars. - Also performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on components to include batteries, liquid oxygen and life support systems. - Performed Maintenance, monitoring actions, repair, and life cycle maintenance aircraft components. -Maintained and repaired liquid… Show more - Completed the inspection, repair, overhaul, testing and modification of electrical and environmental components supporting 7 flying squadrons consisting of 5 aircraft types, totaling 105 aircraft worth 2.3 billion dollars. - Also performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on components to include batteries, liquid oxygen and life support systems. - Performed Maintenance, monitoring actions, repair, and life cycle maintenance aircraft components. -Maintained and repaired liquid oxygen cryotainers and carbon dioxide aircrew life support systems. - Maintained and stored sections Reusable containers program. - Ready performer, lead reusable containers, achieved a "0-defect" rating from Logistics Standardization Evaluation Team. Show less