Geoff Milford
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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
1975 : 1979
• Incident analysis and response, improving vulnerability management programs, tuning detection rules and triggers to reduce false positives for Extended Detection and Response and Network Detection and Response tools.
• Track and ingest threat intelligence feeds and explain risk to business through awareness opportunities. Provision new Indicators of Compromise as they’re available. Maintain current Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures in the Intrusion Prevention System.
• Anticipate and prioritize emerging threats, recommend specific controls for mitigation and remediation.
• Liaison with the Biomed Engineering and Information Technology teams to drive improvement in security through better asset management, network segmentation and change management. Advocate for vendor engagement in medical application updates as well as security patching.
• Annual Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standard Compliance Assessments, configuring and monitoring Data Loss Prevention policies and reports, risk assessments and vendor security reviews are also my responsibilities.
2017 : Present
Company Confidential
Cybersecurity Engineer
• Designed and built multi-server business solutions using security best practices.
• As a Managed Service Provider, monitored client systems and networks, responding 24/7 to alerts and emergencies with an aggressive Service Level Agreement policy.
• Skilled in network implementation, monitoring, server capacity planning and network security principles.
• Experienced with Microsoft Hyper-V and VMWare EXSi hosts; virtual machine design, build and maintenance phases.
• Knowledge of TCP-IP troubleshooting and Internet connectivity as well as configuring and troubleshooting firewalls.
• Created and maintained asset inventory, technical and procedural documentation.
2016 : 2016
Integration Technologies, Inc.
Network Engineer
• Met with clients for business requirements. Designed and built custom solutions using SharePoint 2016 and O365. Built multi-tier SharePoint farms on premise and in the O365 cloud.
• Familiar with InfoPath Forms, SharePoint Designer and various third-party tools for scripted installs and value-added features.
• Built a Corporate Governance site and wrote 90% of the policies and guidelines it contained.
• Created a complex SharePoint InfoPath Form Library reducing intake time over the phone. Created an Excel spreadsheet using the Form Library for the data source. Quarterly data output and reporting went from 2-3 days (SQL queries) to 15 minutes.
2014 : 2015
Synergy
SharePoint Consultant
• Global customer support and problem resolution 24/7 for Microsoft and IBM Software-as-a-Service products. Built multiple server farms for IBM to demo their product suite.
• Datacenter support included virtual servers and hosted applications using Microsoft Hyper-V technology and Internet Information Services.
• Forensic work included identifying and eliminating root kits/malware/viruses, incident log analysis, phishing exploits and social engineering as well as advising customers on risk analysis, mitigation, and remediation.
• Client provisioning included security analysis and design pre-build, applying least privileged access, firewall rules and machine and user Group Policy Object policies.
2012 : 2014
Phase2 International
System Engineer
Skills
Active Directory, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Data Center, Firewalls, Information Technology, Internet Protocol (IP), Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP), Intrusion Detection, Malware Analysis, Microsoft Exchange, Network Engineering, Networking, Operating Systems, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Program Management, Project Planning, Security, Servers, SharePoint, System Administration, TCP/IP, Telecommunications, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Threat Assessment, Troubleshooting, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Vulnerability, Vulnerability Management, Windows
About
Very experienced Security Analyst with more than 25 years practical experience and technical skills as a System Engineer/Architect. Strong body of knowledge comprising cloud, security controls, best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures, tools and resources. Previous years spent in the hospitality field have given me excellent customer skills and emotional intelligence.
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