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Owen Fuller
Cybersecurity Engineering Manager at Casey’s General Stores | DJ & Owner at Driving Cap Entertainment
Des Moines, IA, United States
Details
Education:
IT Network Administration
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 : 2007
Gen. ed.
Iowa State University
2005 : 2006
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 : 2007
Gen. ed.
Iowa State University
2005 : 2006
Experience:
2022 : Present
Casey's
Cybersecurity Engineering Manager
Weddings, trivia, music bingo, foam parties, and private events. I love being an entrepreneur, and getting paid to do something I love. drivingcap.com
2020 :
Driving Cap Entertainment
DJ/Owner
- Engineered a remote access solution utilizing Palo Alto GlobalProtect which allowed pre-logon connectivity, and multi-factor SAML-authenticated users to connect to the remote network. The transition off previous solutions was extremely smooth. When many organizations were scrambling to figure out how to support remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Casey's was seamlessly able to support additional remote users due to this solution.
- Worked with Casey's business partners to maintain and engineer remote connections to remote partner and cloud environments, including Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and AWS to support Casey's business operations using IPSEC tunnels.
- Protected Casey's customer, store, and corporate data by engineering, deploying, and regularly reviewing firewall security policies, network and routing settings, NAT policies, URL filtering, antivirus, and vulnerability profiles, and performing PANOS updates on physical and virtual Palo Alto firewalls in on-premises data center and Azure cloud environments utilizing the Palo Alto Panorama management and logging platform. Evaluated and helped deploy Palo Alto ZTP firewalls, and Palo Alto Prisma Access. Assisted Network Engineer in implementing BGP routing within the Casey’s network.
- Built a three-tier (web-app-database) lab environment utilizing Ubuntu LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) servers for testing virtualized Palo Alto firewalls integrated with VMware NSX.
- Administered email security systems, including Cisco IronPort and Postfix.
- Served as Co-Chair of the Emerging Professionals Group, and a member of the United Way Committee.
2019 : 2022
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (NetSec)
- Network Administration. Led search, selection, and implementation of new firewall solution. Re-designed company's WAN topology replacing aging MPLS infrastructure with Palo Alto firewalls, fiber Internet, redundant ISPs, IPSEC tunnels, and OSPF routing at sites across the country, increasing throughput dramatically at branch sites, adding security, redundancy, and reliability. Performed the cost-benefit analysis for this project, and implemented these improvements while saving an estimated $340,000 over five years. Primary administrator for the company's Palo Alto firewalls (physical and virtual), Netgear and Force10 switches, and most network infrastructure. Secondary administrator for Aruba wireless systems. Troubleshoot network problems using Wireshark, Riverbed Netprofiler, Zenmap, PingPlotter Pro, firewall logs, and other tools.
- Identity Management. Led search, selection, and integration of IDM/SSO solution. Primary Okta administrator. Managed users, app/directory integrations, and SAML/SSO configurations. Semi-automated process to import user data from ERP system to AD using Bash scripts.
- System Administration. Setup and managed ESX hosts, Windows servers (DFS, DNS, DHCP, domain controllers), and Linux servers (OES/SuSe, Ubuntu). Administered Group Policies. Primary Palo Alto Traps/ESM administrator. Lead project to consolidate multiple AD domains/forests of sister companies with help of consultants.
- Volunteering. Served as a co-chair of the Weitz March of Dimes March for Babies, and help Weitz become the top business team in the Des Moines campaign for 2017. Also served on the committee in 2018. Participated in Weitz volunteer day at Bidwell Riverside Center.
2017 : 2019
The Weitz Company
System Administrator
Provided tier two escalation support for Weitz service desk staff on infrastructure issues. Configured and maintained network infrastructure including Aruba wireless equipment, switches, routers, MPLS connections, Riverbed Steelheads, Windows workstations, and OES Linux servers. Co-administrator of Netmail Secure email security platform. Helped implement Riverbed Netprofiler network monitoring. Designed the Jobsite-in-a-Box, a collection of IT infrastructure installed in a rugged case, pre-cabled, and pre-configured for easy deployment to remote construction sites. Introduced affordable point-to-point wireless as an alternative to more costly cellular cards for some of our construction sites.
2014 : 2017
The Weitz Company
Infrastructure Specialist
Casey's
Cybersecurity Engineering Manager
Weddings, trivia, music bingo, foam parties, and private events. I love being an entrepreneur, and getting paid to do something I love. drivingcap.com
2020 :
Driving Cap Entertainment
DJ/Owner
- Engineered a remote access solution utilizing Palo Alto GlobalProtect which allowed pre-logon connectivity, and multi-factor SAML-authenticated users to connect to the remote network. The transition off previous solutions was extremely smooth. When many organizations were scrambling to figure out how to support remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Casey's was seamlessly able to support additional remote users due to this solution.
- Worked with Casey's business partners to maintain and engineer remote connections to remote partner and cloud environments, including Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and AWS to support Casey's business operations using IPSEC tunnels.
- Protected Casey's customer, store, and corporate data by engineering, deploying, and regularly reviewing firewall security policies, network and routing settings, NAT policies, URL filtering, antivirus, and vulnerability profiles, and performing PANOS updates on physical and virtual Palo Alto firewalls in on-premises data center and Azure cloud environments utilizing the Palo Alto Panorama management and logging platform. Evaluated and helped deploy Palo Alto ZTP firewalls, and Palo Alto Prisma Access. Assisted Network Engineer in implementing BGP routing within the Casey’s network.
- Built a three-tier (web-app-database) lab environment utilizing Ubuntu LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) servers for testing virtualized Palo Alto firewalls integrated with VMware NSX.
- Administered email security systems, including Cisco IronPort and Postfix.
- Served as Co-Chair of the Emerging Professionals Group, and a member of the United Way Committee.
2019 : 2022
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (NetSec)
- Network Administration. Led search, selection, and implementation of new firewall solution. Re-designed company's WAN topology replacing aging MPLS infrastructure with Palo Alto firewalls, fiber Internet, redundant ISPs, IPSEC tunnels, and OSPF routing at sites across the country, increasing throughput dramatically at branch sites, adding security, redundancy, and reliability. Performed the cost-benefit analysis for this project, and implemented these improvements while saving an estimated $340,000 over five years. Primary administrator for the company's Palo Alto firewalls (physical and virtual), Netgear and Force10 switches, and most network infrastructure. Secondary administrator for Aruba wireless systems. Troubleshoot network problems using Wireshark, Riverbed Netprofiler, Zenmap, PingPlotter Pro, firewall logs, and other tools.
- Identity Management. Led search, selection, and integration of IDM/SSO solution. Primary Okta administrator. Managed users, app/directory integrations, and SAML/SSO configurations. Semi-automated process to import user data from ERP system to AD using Bash scripts.
- System Administration. Setup and managed ESX hosts, Windows servers (DFS, DNS, DHCP, domain controllers), and Linux servers (OES/SuSe, Ubuntu). Administered Group Policies. Primary Palo Alto Traps/ESM administrator. Lead project to consolidate multiple AD domains/forests of sister companies with help of consultants.
- Volunteering. Served as a co-chair of the Weitz March of Dimes March for Babies, and help Weitz become the top business team in the Des Moines campaign for 2017. Also served on the committee in 2018. Participated in Weitz volunteer day at Bidwell Riverside Center.
2017 : 2019
The Weitz Company
System Administrator
Provided tier two escalation support for Weitz service desk staff on infrastructure issues. Configured and maintained network infrastructure including Aruba wireless equipment, switches, routers, MPLS connections, Riverbed Steelheads, Windows workstations, and OES Linux servers. Co-administrator of Netmail Secure email security platform. Helped implement Riverbed Netprofiler network monitoring. Designed the Jobsite-in-a-Box, a collection of IT infrastructure installed in a rugged case, pre-cabled, and pre-configured for easy deployment to remote construction sites. Introduced affordable point-to-point wireless as an alternative to more costly cellular cards for some of our construction sites.
2014 : 2017
The Weitz Company
Infrastructure Specialist
Company:
Casey's
Years of Experience:
22
Spoken Language:
English, French
Skills
Active Directory, Cabling, Consulting, Corporate Events, Disaster Recovery, Drums, Emcee, Event Planning, Firewalls, Foam Parties, Fundraising, Hosting Events, iDirect, IT Operations, IT Solutions, LAN-WAN, LAN Switching, Linux, Microsoft Office, Mikrotik, Missions, Network Administration, Networking, okta administration, Palo Alto Networks, Routers, Security, Servers, single sign-on (sso), Sound Reinforcement, Switches, System Administration, TCP/IP, Team Leadership, Technical Support, Trivia, Troubleshooting, UBNT, Ubuntu, Virtualization, Visio, VMware, VSAT, Wedding DJ, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server, Wireless, Wireless Networking, Wireless Routers
About
I've worked in public sector, commercial, and non-profit positions, in places that range from well-equipped North American offices, to minimalist locations in Middle Eastern deserts and African jungles. I enjoy troubleshooting and problem-solving, and draw on my diverse experiences to engineer creative solutions. When the opportunity allows, I tend to take the lead, and I am constantly looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes.
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