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Michael Pruett
Information Security Officer at Alabama Community College System
Montgomery, AL, United States
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Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Management of Information Systems - Data Communications
Auburn University at Montgomery
2004 : 2009
Brew Tech Magnet High School
2000 : 2004
Management of Information Systems - Data Communications
Auburn University at Montgomery
2004 : 2009
Brew Tech Magnet High School
2000 : 2004
Experience:
The Information Security Officer role tasks me with the development, implementation, and management of policies, procedures, and guidelines (full scale information security program) to ensure the system is operating at an increased security posture while continuing to streamline business processes to reduce costs.
2020 : Present
Alabama Community College System
Information Security Officer
The Director of Cyber Security is responsible for the development and implementation of comprehensive CyberSecurity Strategy while also providing direction for a team of Information Security Managers across all state and agency divisions. The goal is to partner with other divisions to ensure cyber-security risks are detected, responded to, and proactive measures are implemented effectively. The position also ensures appropriate controls are in place to comply with Information Security policies, standards, operating procedures, industry best-practices, and regulatory requirements. I am accountable for developing and driving the execution of a complete enterprise cyber security program.
2016 : 2020
Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama
Director of Cybersecurity
The Enterprise Security Architect role requires me to lead a team of IT Security professionals towards achieving the goal of securing the state's network. This position requires the following level of support from myself as well as my team.
• Tier 3 Support and Engineering
• Customer Relationship Management
• Secure Enterprise Network design, implementation and management (perimeter to end user)
• Deployment and management of Layer 7 capable network security devices
• Deployment of multi-factor authentication solutions
• Best practice and security standardization analysis against industry baselines (NIST USGCB, DISA STIG, NSA / CIS Benchmarks)
• Evaluating operational inefficiencies and security deficiencies within organizations
• Guiding and advising statewide centralization projects
• Bolstering the communication flow and sharing of information and statistics between state entities
• Technical analysis of security policy and procedures
• Business Development and Growth
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation
2016 : 2016
KALM Services, LLC
Enterprise Security Architect
• Pre and Post-Sales Support
• Customer Relationship Management
• Secure Network design, implementation and management (perimeter to end user)
• Deployment and management of both Windows (2008 R2 / 2012/2012R2) and Linux (CentOS / Ubuntu) server technologies
• Deployment and management of Fortinet FortiGate UTM, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Dell SonicWALL firewall technologies
• Migration to Cloud hosted solutions such as Google Apps for Business and Microsoft Office 365
• Deployment of multi-factor authentication solutions
• Enterprise network design and troubleshooting
• Best practice and security standardization analysis against industry baselines (NIST USGCB, DISA STIG, NSA / CIS Benchmarks)
• Evaluating operational inefficiencies and security deficiencies within organizations
• Guiding and advising statewide centralization projects
• Bolstering the communication flow and sharing of information and statistics between state entities
• Technical analysis of security policy and procedures
• Business Development and Growth
• Web Development and Design
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation
2013 : 2016
KALM Services, LLC
Senior Information Security Consultant
Network Security Analyst for the 26th NOS Boundary Protection team encompassing all 800,000 users of the USAF AFNET. Tasks and managed devices include :
- Enterprise Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall Administrator
- Enterprise Cisco Firewall Services Module Administrator
- Assisted in Migration from Cisco FWSM to PA NGFW
- Bluecoat Proxy Administration
- COOP / AFNET Failover and Disaster Recovery
- AFNET McAffee IronMail Administration
- Bolstering the communication flow and sharing of information between Federal Agencies
- Technical analysis of security policy and procedures
- Deployment of gateway level hardware for AFNET
- BIND / InfoBlox DNS Administration
- Vulnerability Review and Mitigation
- Best practice and security standardization analysis against industry baselines (NIST USGCB, DISA STIG, NSA / CIS Benchmarks)
2012 : 2013
Harris IT Services
Network Security & DNS Administration
2020 : Present
Alabama Community College System
Information Security Officer
The Director of Cyber Security is responsible for the development and implementation of comprehensive CyberSecurity Strategy while also providing direction for a team of Information Security Managers across all state and agency divisions. The goal is to partner with other divisions to ensure cyber-security risks are detected, responded to, and proactive measures are implemented effectively. The position also ensures appropriate controls are in place to comply with Information Security policies, standards, operating procedures, industry best-practices, and regulatory requirements. I am accountable for developing and driving the execution of a complete enterprise cyber security program.
2016 : 2020
Office of Information Technology, State of Alabama
Director of Cybersecurity
The Enterprise Security Architect role requires me to lead a team of IT Security professionals towards achieving the goal of securing the state's network. This position requires the following level of support from myself as well as my team.
• Tier 3 Support and Engineering
• Customer Relationship Management
• Secure Enterprise Network design, implementation and management (perimeter to end user)
• Deployment and management of Layer 7 capable network security devices
• Deployment of multi-factor authentication solutions
• Best practice and security standardization analysis against industry baselines (NIST USGCB, DISA STIG, NSA / CIS Benchmarks)
• Evaluating operational inefficiencies and security deficiencies within organizations
• Guiding and advising statewide centralization projects
• Bolstering the communication flow and sharing of information and statistics between state entities
• Technical analysis of security policy and procedures
• Business Development and Growth
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation
2016 : 2016
KALM Services, LLC
Enterprise Security Architect
• Pre and Post-Sales Support
• Customer Relationship Management
• Secure Network design, implementation and management (perimeter to end user)
• Deployment and management of both Windows (2008 R2 / 2012/2012R2) and Linux (CentOS / Ubuntu) server technologies
• Deployment and management of Fortinet FortiGate UTM, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Dell SonicWALL firewall technologies
• Migration to Cloud hosted solutions such as Google Apps for Business and Microsoft Office 365
• Deployment of multi-factor authentication solutions
• Enterprise network design and troubleshooting
• Best practice and security standardization analysis against industry baselines (NIST USGCB, DISA STIG, NSA / CIS Benchmarks)
• Evaluating operational inefficiencies and security deficiencies within organizations
• Guiding and advising statewide centralization projects
• Bolstering the communication flow and sharing of information and statistics between state entities
• Technical analysis of security policy and procedures
• Business Development and Growth
• Web Development and Design
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation
2013 : 2016
KALM Services, LLC
Senior Information Security Consultant
Network Security Analyst for the 26th NOS Boundary Protection team encompassing all 800,000 users of the USAF AFNET. Tasks and managed devices include :
- Enterprise Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall Administrator
- Enterprise Cisco Firewall Services Module Administrator
- Assisted in Migration from Cisco FWSM to PA NGFW
- Bluecoat Proxy Administration
- COOP / AFNET Failover and Disaster Recovery
- AFNET McAffee IronMail Administration
- Bolstering the communication flow and sharing of information between Federal Agencies
- Technical analysis of security policy and procedures
- Deployment of gateway level hardware for AFNET
- BIND / InfoBlox DNS Administration
- Vulnerability Review and Mitigation
- Best practice and security standardization analysis against industry baselines (NIST USGCB, DISA STIG, NSA / CIS Benchmarks)
2012 : 2013
Harris IT Services
Network Security & DNS Administration
Company:
Alabama Community College System
Years of Experience:
16
Spoken Language:
English
Skills
A+ Certified, Active Directory, CCNA, CEH, Cisco Certified, Cisco IOS, Computer Hardware, Computer Security, DHCP, Disaster Recovery, DNS, DNS management, DNS Server, Domain Name System (DNS), ESET, Firewalls, Group Policy, Hardware, Help Desk Support, IIS, Information Security, LabTech, Microsoft Exchange, Network Administration, Network Design, Networking, Network Security, Online Advertising, Online Marketing, Operating Systems, Routers, Sales, SAN, Security, SEO, Server Administration, Servers, Software Installation, System Administration, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, VMware, VPN, WAN, Web Design, Web Development, Windows 7, Windows Administration, Windows Server, XP
About
Highly skilled and experienced Information Security Expert with a wealth of technical and security program knowledge. My goal every day is to inspire those around me to achieve more. I believe that security is not out of the reach of any organization. Thought and approach are the only things necessary to make security succeed.
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