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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
I have 28 years of experience in all aspects of law enforcement, including management, investigations, training, special weapons and tactics, logistics, border security, community policing, personal protection and fire suppression. I have experience in writing course curriculum and lesson plans. I was responsible for all departmental SWAT and community policing training. I successfully supervised a vice and narcotics division, internal affairs investigations, criminal investigations division, patrol teams and special weapons and tactics teams. I am a certified DOJ ICITAP Master Instructor.
SKILLS AND ABILITES
Management
I have completed numerous police supervision schools including Administrative Officers Management Program (AOMP) sponsored by NC State University. I hold my Advance Law Enforcement Certificate from the State of North Carolina.
Communication
I have excellent written and verbal communication skills. I am confident, articulate, and have professional speaking abilities (and experience). I am an empathic listener and persuasive speaker. I enjoy speaking in public, to groups, or via electronic media. I have excellent presentation and negotiation skills. 
Information Technology Professional & Security Analyst with 11+ years experience in computer software systems, classified & unclassified networks, troubleshooting and the identification of system vulnerabilities. Background includes successful assignments with Department of Defense, Department of State, & Federal Bureau of Investigation systems. Honorably discharged U. S. Navy veteran.
★ PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
• Accomplished at improving systems and operations. Able to analyze diverse requirements and make recommendations for implementing effective strategies. Demonstrable record of achievement pertaining to security, assurance analysis, operational methodologies, and cyber security architecture & plans.
• Designed, updated and project managed various complex mission-critical technologies resulting in 40% reduction in system footprint and 33+% improvement in efficiency while significantly reducing support costs.
• Exceeded monthly goals by successfully handling more than 150 support calls per week. Spearheaded development of PC Refresh Program to reduce costs of $85,000 over 2 years. Implemented service enhancement program to eliminate outside vendor contract support and reducing costs by $70,000 annually. Provided first level IT support service for 390 users resulting in quick production turnaround time.
★ TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
• CompTIA CASP+, CE • CompTIA A+ CE • CompTIA Network+ CE • CompTIA Security+ CE •
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) • DOD ACAS • DOD HBSS • ITIL v4 Foundations • IT Infrastructure Library Foundation v3 (ITIL) • Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA)
★ IT SKILLS & EXPERTISE
•Security Analysis • Training & Mentoring • Troubleshooting & Diagnostics • ACAS • ArcSight • Binary Code Scanning • CA Unicenter • Common Weakness Scoring System (CWSS) • Fault Injection • Fuzzing • HBSS ePO Servers • Investigator • Linux • Macromedia Fireworks • Macromedia Flash • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer • Microsoft Office Suite 2007 • Nessus • Penetration Testing • Python • SCAP •Snort • Splunk • Tool & Retina Vulnerability • UNIX Shell Scripting • VMS & VMS-S IAVM • Vulnerability Reports • Windows Active Directory • Windows Server 2003 & 2008 • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) • Windows 7, XP & Vista • Wireshark 
My passion is development of high performing teams and through a deep understanding of customer/market needs, technology landscape, and business drivers to inspire the organization to achieve measurable outcomes.
I have led software/solution development teams of various sizes (10 - 300) with on/off-shore team members. I deeply care about development team members growth and happiness while ensuring alignment to client value. I have expertise in rules technologies, AI, and large scale data processing solutions.
Specialties: Development coach, innovation, organizational architecture, product roadmapping, scaled processing (healthcare/payment/security), ML feature engineering, quality methodologies, software engineering, and team building. 
