Justin Brown
Details
Computer Science
Naval Postgraduate School
2014 : 2016
Bachelor's Degree
Information Technology - Security Specialization
Colorado Technical University-Online
2011 : 2013
Associate's Degree
Computer Science, Networking
Monterey Peninsula College
2005 : 2008
High School
Monterey High School
1997 : 1998
HS
Robert Louis Stevenson School
1994 : 1995
Naval Postgraduate School
Cybersecurity Engineer/Architect
Facilitator of a dynamic team of technical analysts conducting cyber security operations. Contract officer's representative (COR) for administration of large cyber security operations center (SOC) contract. Government sponsor, manager, and personal mentor to incident handler contract personnel.
2018 : 2023
Naval Postgraduate School
Cyber Security Operations Center Manager
I worked in role of engineering to support to build, maintain, and extend functions for security information and event management (SIEM) and threat intelligence platform (TIP) technologies for National Incident Response Team (NIRT) of United States' central bank.
2016 : 2018
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Information Security Analyst
My duties included development of software solutions, including :
· Programmed scripts to periodically report directory services insights via e-mail
· Developed custom tools to automate directory services operations
· Optimized software algorithms to meet runtime requirements
2015 : 2015
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Intern, Information Technology Security
My role as Network Administrator was one of technical operations, and involved analysis, planning, execution, and testing of network configurations, notably :
· Collected and parsed firewall and event logs to find network anomalies
· Audited access control lists to detect misconfiguration
· Analyzed regulatory compliance audit failures, researched technical remediation options, and applied the approved remediation measure(s)
· Lead the data center virtualization project, adding high availability (clustering) capability, and reducing server physical footprint
· Installed and configured network device firmware
· Patched network devices and servers
· Discovered and documented system configurations
· Generated scripts for centralized collection and expiration of configuration backups
· Consulted students, peers, and superiors, on appropriate use of technology
· Built environment for OS imaging & unattended install
· Drafted network diagrams & how-to guides
· Monitored health, performance, and capacity metrics for the Storage Area Network (SAN) appliance
· Created configuration baseline for SQL db instances
· Specified disaster recovery requirements to support recovery point and recovery time objectives
2011 : 2014
Stevenson School
Network Administrator
Skills
Active Directory, C, C++, Cisco IOS, Cisco NAC, Cisco Security, Computer Forensics, Cyber-Physical Systems, Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Data Protection, FileMaker, Firewalls, Guitar Building, Incident Handling, Incident Management, Incident Response, Intel x86 Assembly, Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Motorcycle Safety, Network Administration, Network Admission Control, Networking, Network Security, NIST, OS X, Penetration Testing, PKI, PowerShell, Public Speaking, Python, Research, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Operations Center, Servers, Storage Area Networking, Storage Area Networks, Subnetting, System Administration, Troubleshooting, Virtualization, VLAN, VMware ESX, Vulnerability Assessment, Windows Server
About
Facilitator of a dynamic team of technical analysts conducting defensive cyber security operations. My career is currently centered on building security operations center (SOC) defensive cybersecurity capabilities that depend on cyber security tactics, techniques, and procedures relevant to defending academic and military networks.
My operating space has included containment of classified computing information, academic research support, enabling unique freedoms of an academic environment, identifying and onboarding sources of threat intelligence in both automated and finished report formats, and advancing reporting within Department of Defense and United States Navy Cybersecurity command structures.
My roles have included Cybersecurity tools engineering, leading SOC physical build out and team growth, providing training for SOC Analysts, liaising with peer universities for mitigation against cyber threats at scale, formal training and appointment as contract officer's representative (COR) for cost-plus-fixed-fee Cybersecurity contract, technical point of contact (TPOC) for Cybersecurity contract, selecting and evaluating cyber threat intelligence sources for enrichment of incident analysis, and mentor of team members on building skills to execute SOC functions and on maximizing value of their professional contributions.
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