Staff Security Analyst

Staff Security Analyst with Imply Data.

Senior Security Automation Engineer

Senior Security Automation Developer with Pfizer's Global Information Security Team.

• Engineering solutions to ensure compliance with data loss prevention policies
• Compliance-driven collection of mobile application data sent within the APAC region using Python bindings to C libraries, Splunk, Docker, Zookeeper, and Elastic
• Administering a Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform
• Providing automation support to incident response, threat intelligence, and insider threat teams
• Conducting code reviews and modernizing legacy infrastructure & engineering practices
• Assisting management and mentoring team members

Founder & Lead Engineer

• A Yara based endpoint security product that alerted clients about files containing sensitive data & measured the length of exposure over time
• A GPS, WiFi & Cellular based mapping service
• A charitable, employment based advertising platform tailored to the Republic of the Philippines

Security Research Analyst

Security Research Analyst on Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT).

• Reverse engineering malware, malware classification
• Contributing to the company's malware analysis infrastructure development
• Malware sinkhole development and product feed contributions
• Researching DDoS related threats & developing mitigations
• Producing research & intelligence products for customers
• Briefing media & responding to law enforcement inquiries; point-of-contact for an ISAC
• Understanding threat-actor TTPs & providing attribution to campaigns
• Researching new malware families, criminal, and state-sponsored campaigns
• Presenting at private conferences

Incident Responder

Incident Responder in the Information Security Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

• Identifying, containing, and monitoring the remediation of malware infections
• Working with departments to implement best security practices
• Developing a DNS-based sensor network to identify malware traffic
• Creating infrastructure to detect malware traffic signatures from third-party feeds
• Developing a passive DNS database; forensic analysis of compromised devices
• Reverse engineering malware; identity management & compliance audits
• Responding to law enforcement inquiries; contributing to the TDL working group
• Developing an endpoint security product

Research Contract

Contributing to the development of a communication paradigm for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Palm Pilot Application Development

Contributing to a Palm Pilot application for clinical researchers, enabling monitoring and recording of behavioral interactions between members of at-risk communities for a long-standing university study.

Employee

Repairing and assembling computers, removing malware infections, selling cellular phones, assisting customers, and installing satellite dishes in the Mendota, IL area.