Dale Elfes
Details
Bluestem Brands
Senior Information Security Engineer, Bluestem Brands
2018 : 2019
UnitedHealth Group
Senior Information Security Engineer, United Health Group
I am currently working as a Senior Security Consultant to design, implement and place into production the Hypervisor security and data ancryption for the UnitedHealth Group. In this role I am responsible for capacity planning and correct sizing the security devices, documenting the build process of the devices, initial setup, and tuning the devices rules, roles and policies. I also act as the escalation point for any technical issues.
I also develop documentation for day to day operations support, work flow processes, as well as train the operations and security engineers in troubleshooting Hypervisor related problems.
UnitedHealth Group recently extended an offer to become a full time employee, which I accepted, effective September 2nd, 2014
2014 : 2019
UnitedHealth Group
Senior Security Consultant
Under general supervision, manage IT security across the enterprise including ecommerce capability. Lead the planning, design and oversight of enterprise security architecture. Monitor in-place security solutions for efficient and appropriate operations including firewalls, IDS/IPS, WAF, FIM, CCM and tokenization solutions. Lead efforts to select and implement new security solutions.
2013 : 2014
Bluestem Brands
Senior Information Security Engineer
This is part of consolidating job titles following the acquisition of Qwest by CenturyLink. I still perform my Lead Internet Security Engineer position duties.
I resigned on May 17th, 2013 to pursue other opportunities.
2011 : 2013
CenturyLink
Senior Engineer
Skills
BGP, Checkpoint, Data Center, Ethernet, Firewalls, IDS, Information Security, Internet Protocol (IP), Internet Security, IP, IPSec, Juniper Technologies, LAN-WAN, MPLS, Network Architecture, Network Design, Network Engineering, Networking, Network Security, OSPF, Routers, Routing, Routing Protocols, Switches, TCP/IP, Unix, Virtual Private Network (VPN), VPN, WAN
About
Information Security Engineer with expertise in the areas of firewalls, IDS/IPS, data loss prevention (DLP), data tokenization and security information event management (SIEM) systems. Able to identify system and network performance issues and eliminate them within the network. Strong communication skills, both written and oral. Known for attention to detail, ability to see the big picture, and to resolve high pressure situations with aplomb.