Program Services Manager

State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
Augusta, ME / July 2021 – Present

July 2021- Present

• Brought a security focus and enterprise perspective to the Architecture & Policy Team.
• Spearheaded effort to improve the waiver database, working with App/Dev team to produce a much more streamlined and more useful tool.
• Published numerous white papers offering guidance to the enterprise on new technologies in both the hardware and software arenas.

Security Operations Manager

State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
Augusta, ME / September 2019 – July 2021

• Responsible managing a team of security analysts and contractors in a large Enterprise environment.
• Liaison to Management in all matters pertaining to security operations
• Introduced collaborative relationships with strategic vendors to supplement existing staff to provide 24/7/365 SOC monitoring and analysis.
• During cyber incidents, managed the war room and acted as Incident Commander for the duration of the event
• Provided analysis and security consulting for all new technology requests

Enterprise Security Architect

State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
Augusta, ME / June 2017 – September 2019

• Responsible for advising the Business on all aspects of cyber security. Also responsible for designing secure environments to thwart malware and hacker intrusions.
• A resource to all projects and agencies, consulting to ensure that sensitive data and systems are secure to the highest level of assurance.
• Deeply involved in architectural review of systems and projects to ensure secure principles are followed.

Enterprise Infrastructure Architect

State of Maine, Office of Information Technology

Augusta, ME  /  2014 – 2017

• Consulted for all projects and agencies on matters pertaining to Infrastructure
• Reviewed documentation and diagrams pertaining to I.T. deployments, advising on integration and compatibility concerns.
• Represented the Enterprise Architect in various capacities, providing architectural advice to both internal and external customers.

Certified Technical Trainer

Responsible for conducting all in-house technical training for staff of the Office of Information Technology..

Responsible for planning and executing training curriculum to facilitate certification and technical competencies..

Responsible for assessing the technical training needs of all divisions within the Office of Information Technology. Responsible for development of training plans and curriculum consistent with the goals of the Office of Information Technology..

Enterprise Active Directory
Forest Administrator

Responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Windows 2003 Active Directory Forest environment for a large, enterprise WAN.

Responsible for planning and executing improvements to the environment in the areas of security, reliability, and survivability.

Responsible for all configuration and maintenance for all Domain Controllers in the Active Directory forest.

Chairman of the Active Directory Architecture & Infrastructure Committee.

Enterprise DNS & DHCP Administrator

Managed an Enterprise Nortel NetID DNS/DHCP Environment

Planned and executed as Technical Lead a major re-design and migration to Infoblox system for delivery of DNS and DHCP services to the Enterprise.

Increased reliability and stability of DNS/DHCP system while cutting costs for delivery of theses services.

Planned and executed an Enterprise wide conversion from fixed IP addressing to dynamic DHCP addressing.

Information Systems Support Specialist

Sole technical support person for Office of the Governor, served as technical liaison between the Governor and the Executive branch.

Appointed to serve on the Governor’s Distance Learning Initiative Committee

Project Manager for Enterprise Peregrine Systems deployment

• Associates Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelors Degree in Psychology

• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

• Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP)

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

• CompTIA Technical Trainer Plus (CTT+)

• Certified Citrix Administrator (CCA)

• Interviewed by Network World Magazine