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Summary

I am a highly skilled Sr. Incident Response Analyst with a strong background in cybersecurity and information assurance. My experience includes managing and resolving complex security incidents, conducting thorough threat hunts, and implementing effective security measures. I excel at collaborating with international teams to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. I have led significant vulnerability reduction projects and standardized incident reporting for executive leadership, improving decision-making and communication. As an educator, I am passionate about developing students' practical skills in cybersecurity. I hold a Master's degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance and have earned multiple industry certifications, including PenTest+, Certified Cybersecurity Analyst, and Certified Incident Handler.

Work experience

Adjunct Professor - Cyber Security

August 2024Present
Lipscomb University
  • Developed students' Linux expertise through teaching Operating Systems Management, emphasizing practical skills and hands-on experience with the Linux command line.

Sr. Incident Response Analyst

June 2023Present
Mohawk Industries
  • Collaborated with international peers to triage and resolve thousands of security alerts, ensuring swift resolution.
  • Managed 20+ incidents across multiple factories, overseeing the entire process from preparation to lessons learned.
  • Standardized incident reporting for executive leadership, enhancing decision-making and communication.
  • Coordinated and implemented a global SIEM within 3 months, significantly improving threat detection capabilities.
  • Documented the Incident Response process for a multitude of scenarios, ensuring more thorough and complete resolutions to alerts.
  • Collaborated with the legal team to provide comprehensive evidence in technology-related cases, focusing on preserving and analyzing email communications.

Incident Response Analyst

December 2021June 2023
A. O. Smith
  • Conducted comprehensive threat hunts, resulting in 50+ new detections, and thoroughly documented each hunt for upper management review.
  • Led a global vulnerability reduction project, collaborating with multiple teams to reduce vulnerabilities by 83% within 1 year, significantly improving system security.
  • Led and resolved 30+ major cybersecurity incidents from start to finish, including root cause analysis and delivering detailed executive summaries.
  • Collaborated with technical and local teams to swiftly address cybersecurity incidents, reducing response times by 20%.

Security Engineer

August 2020December 2021
Amplion Clinical Communications
  • Developed and deployed a plugin for OpenVPN to add SSO into the program through Azure Active Directory.
  • Planned and implemented the deployment of Bitwarden (an open source Password Manager) to all employees.
  • Took notes for the multi-day FDA audit, and worked with the compliance team to derive next steps from the audit.

Compliance Intern

May 2020August 2020
Amplion Clinical Communications
  • Completed a full mapping of HIPAA controls from legal documents into policies to be written.
  • Managed multiple individuals to complete all required policies before the end of the internship, resulting in all policies being written in 2 months.

Education

Masters of Science for Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

September 2023July 2024
Western Governors University

Bachelors of Science for Information Security

August 2017May 2021
Lipscomb University

Certifications

PenTest+

December 2023
CompTIA

Certified in Cyber Security

October 2023
ISC²

Certified Cybersecurity Analyst

March 2023
Mile2

Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

December 2022
GIAC
  • Earned a spot on the GIAC Advisory Board from receiving >90% on the certification exam.