Ed Walker, CISSP CISM
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Information Systems; minor Information Security
University of San Francisco
2011 : 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Information Systems
University of San Francisco
2009 : 2011
A.S. Enterprise Networking
Foothill College
2004
• Facilitated greater than 600% improvement in security awareness training program engagement.
• Validated network & firewall architecture failover capability to alternate site for datacenter outage scenario.
• Ensured security and compliance for website migration and redevelopment serving 1 million+ constituents.
• Brought all PCI systems into compliance to close audit findings and eliminate fines.
2018 : Present
City of San José
Cybersecurity Analyst (ESTA)
• Eliminated extraneous email alerts (upwards of 10k per hour) by consolidating on a standardized Splunk infrastructure with custom reports and dashboards.
• Increased compliance metrics above 85% for client O/S configuration management using Puppet.
• Reduced Mean time to Patch (MttP) for 120+ clients from ad-hoc and unmeasurable to < 2 weeks by deploying a distributed Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) including a 3rd party application patching solution.
• Assembled an Incident Response team; instituted policies, training regiment, specified performance metrics, and ensured ongoing coordination with NASA Security Operations Center (SOC) as necessary.
2014 : 2018
USRA
Senior Systems Engineer
• Conceptualized a Norton Ghost Enterprise solution reducing time to deploy user workstations by 50%, incorporating a lifecycle policy, change control methodology, and supported application list.
• Increased mobility and productivity for staff by redesigning a satellite office wireless network segment to implement : stronger encryption, optimized signal strength, optimal frequency utilization, better coverage area, complex passwords, traffic isolation from high-security networks, and provide secure VPN.
2007 : 2014
USRA
Systems Administrator
• Enhanced server resiliency & availability by applying best practice concepts and configurations.
• Revitalized disaster recovery capability by verifying processes and reconditioning hardware.
• Boosted productivity of staff by increasing performance and responsiveness of servers.
• Ensured secure disposal of media and assets during contract transition.
2006 : 2007
EASi
IT Support/Systems Administrator
• Specified architecture designs, collocation facilities, and migration timeline analysis for a SaaS initiative, which revitalized the application environment making it more capable, resilient, and scalable to support a tenfold user increase.
2006 : 2007
Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science
Systems Administrator
Skills
Active Directory, Analysis, Cloud Computing, Computer Security, Data Analysis, Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Information Security, Information Security Management, Integration, IT Security Operations, Linux, Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Networking, Network Security, Program Management, Requirements Analysis, Security Architecture Design, Security Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Policy, Storage Architecture, System Administration, Systems Engineering, Team Leadership, Technical Writing, Threat Modeling, U.S. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), VMware, VMware Infrastructure, Vulnerability Assessment, Windows, Windows Server
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Enabling governments, non-profits, and defense contractors to overcome cybersecurity shortcomings for over 15 years.
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