Senior Information Security Analyst with hands-on experience in threat detection, incident response, and network security operations at a 10,000+ user higher education institution. Proficient across the full detection stack, including Suricata/IDS, Palo Alto Panorama, NAC, EDR, and SIEM, with a track record of identifying and containing active malware campaigns, C2 infections, and phishing incidents including MFA bypass. GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst who publishes public post-mortems of real incidents and builds production security tooling in Python.
Senior Information Security Analyst ·Private company
Detected and contained a 6-device RAT outbreak with XOR-encoded C2, coordinated firewall blocks, EDL updates, and NAC MAC blocking. Investigated a domain-fronting C2 campaign across 76 hosts, responded to phishing with MFA bypass, managed responsible disclosure, built VPN security awareness training, conducted daily authentication and DLP audits, coordinated with vendors and threat intelligence services, and validated defense-in-depth architecture.
Senior Technical Analyst ·Private company
Managed device enrollment, configuration, and compliance for faculty, staff, and student endpoints via MDM. Served as first-line escalation for phishing reports, administered access control and permissions, developed knowledge base documentation and SOPs, and delivered end-user security training.
Technical Support Engineer ·Private company
Administered IAM lifecycle for 500+ users including onboarding, offboarding, SSO configuration, and MFA enrollment. Managed cloud service operations and third-party application support across Windows and macOS, collaborated cross-functionally on projects, and documented infrastructure changes and support procedures.
IT Manager ·Private company
Served as sole IT resource for a 10-15 person organization, managing infrastructure, security tools, and end-user support. Evaluated and hardened security infrastructure, monitored and responded to security events, and delivered weekly IT training for staff.
Education
Learning history
Private institution
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Private institution
Associate of Arts, Psychology
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