Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I am well educated and experienced in Information Systems Security and System Analysis. I have obtained my Bachelor's of Science in IT/Information Systems Security, currently working on my Master's in Information Systems as well with a projected completion date of May 2012. Through the Military I obtained my CompTIA Security+ certification, taken numerous Informaton Assurance courses and served as a Systems Administrator.
I have contracted as a project manager on IT projects for a engineering company, operate a small website development business and currently studying for my ethicial hacker certification, A+, and network+.

Work History

• US Army
• System Administrator
• March 2007 to Present

• Serve as Unit Systems Administrator, and Information Management Officer managing over 100 employees' users accounts. IAT Level II personnel who provides network environment (NE) and advanced level CE support Communicates to all levels of Management, System Requirements. Have a secret security clearance. Perform Active Directory management. Control functions, user accounts, change program files, and unmediated access. Enforce security guidance polices. Enforce system access, and operations. Ensure users meet required security requirements for access. Report security violations. Ensure Information System is up to date. Review user accounts and control access, remove terminated accounts, or suspend accounts.

• Contractor
• IT contrator for Paradigm Engineers
• January 2006 to Present

• Serve as Contractor that conducts IT security analysis and makes recommendation on Information system infrastructure and design. Review data center security and create recommendations. Act as project manager on projects assigned by paradigm dealing with IT security and force protection projects. Serve as project Manager on IT projects for Paradigm dealing with VA Hospitals and other DoD contracts. Analyze current Information Systems and make recommendations based on infrastructure and IS security. Support customer needs during implementation, prepare reports, and Gantt charts. Projects vary from several hundred thousand to multi-million dollar projects.

• UPS-SCS
• Operations Manager
• March 2007 to October 2008

• Supervised operations and production in Sprint Account, overseeing 2 supervisors and 50 employees. Manage staffing/production to positively affect revenue. Maintain records of employees and their training. Prepare proposals and daily reports. Create and manage measurement tools to hold employees accountable. Contributed to a six million dollar profit in second year. Supervised implementation to an automated production system. Maintain security and confidentiality of operating systems and programs. Coordinate and work with Customer Account Manager. Use UPS and Sprint information systems. Manage data base to track revenue as well as employee performance.

• Call X Cops LLC
• Owner
• August 2006 to March 2007

• Owner /operator of Private Investigation and Security business. Manage information system to manage day-to-day operations, which include payroll, contractors, marketing, and employees. Provided Computer forensics and computer security services.

• Louisville Metro Government
• Investigator/Detective
• Febuary 1994 to August 2006

• Served as a Detective investigating various crimes, and prepared necessary reports to management and for court. Served as an acting sergeant, tasked with overseeing platoon of 20 plus officers, Served as field training officer, developing new hire employees. Prepared performance appraisals and conduct training and corrective measures as necessary. Certified as a KLEC (Kentucky Law Enforcement Council) police instructor for state of Kentucky, Served as background investigator and interviewer for new hire candidates.

Education

• University of Phoenix
• Master's, Information Systems
• 2010 - 2012

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCEPTS, PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS, BUSINESS SYSTEMS I, BUSINESS SYSTEMS II, IT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, IT INFRASTRUCTURE, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE MODELS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & ISSUES, DATABASE MANAGEMENT, CIS STRATEGIC PLANNING, SECURITY & ETHICS, IS INTEGRATION
  worked on many projects during course work that required student to analyze a number of alternative approaches in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of ADP system design, such as what system interrelationships must be considered, or what operating mode, system software, and/or equipment configuration is most appropriate for a given project.

• University of Phoenix
• Bachelor's of Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Security
• 2008 - 2010

• FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING WITH ALGORITHMS AND LOGIC, WEB DESIGN I, WEB DESIGN II, BUSINESS SYSTEMS, FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION, DATABASE CONCEPTS, SQL FOR BUSINESS, NETWORK AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONCEPTS, JAVA PROGRAMMING I, JAVA PROGRAMMING II, INTRODUCTION TO UNIX, WINDOWS SERVER NETWORKING, INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS RISK MANAGEMENT, ENTERPRISE SECURITY, APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION

• University of Phoenix
• Associate, Business
• 2006 - 2008

• CRITICAL THINKING, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ECONOMIC THEORY, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND BEHAVIOR, TECHNICAL WRITING FUNDAMENTALS