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I am a Certified Information Security Analyst with over 13years of proven experience in Enterprise-Level and Start-up Information Security as well as IT Operations. My expertise spans across securing and optimizing complex infrastructures, with a deep focus on threat intelligence, Security Engineering , and Cyber Compliance management. I have successfully contributed to both federal contracts and private sector engagements, delivering tailored security solutions to meet specific organizational needs and regulatory requirements. Core Competencies: • Cyber Security Architecture & Engineering: Skilled in designing and deploying robust security architectures across diverse IT landscapes, integrating best-in-class technologies to mitigate risks and enhance defense capabilities. • Threat Intelligence & Forensics: Expertise in analyzing evolving threat landscapes, developing proactive defense mechanisms, and leading forensic investigations to identify root causes and ensure comprehensive remediation. • Vulnerability Management: Proven ability to assess, prioritize, and address security vulnerabilities through targeted mitigation strategies, ensuring that infrastructure remains resilient and aligned with industry standards. • Compliance & Governance: Extensive experience in aligning security initiatives with regulatory frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA, ensuring that all security controls meet or exceed compliance standards. Key Experience: •Senior Cyber Security Architect: Designed and implemented scalable, secure infrastructures for both on-premise and cloud-based environments. Applied zero-trust principles, multi-layered defenses, and advanced encryption technologies to safeguard sensitive data and critical business assets. •Senior Cyber Security Engineer: Led engineering efforts to secure enterprise networks, deploying next-generation firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and endpoint protection solutions. Developed automation scripts to streamline security processes and optimize incident response times. •Senior Cyber Security Compliance Consultant: Provided end-to-end compliance consulting services, guiding organizations through the intricacies of regulatory requirements. Developed and implemented security policies, audit protocols, and risk management frameworks to ensure ongoing compliance and governance. Leadership & Project Management: •Led cross-functional teams in cybersecurity projects, driving initiatives from planning through execution while ensuring security objectives were met within scope, time, and budget constraints. •Acted as Adjunct Team Leader, managing diverse cybersecurity teams in federal and private sector environments, ensuring successful delivery of critical security solutions while fostering collaboration and skill development. Technical Expertise: • Proficient in cloud security for platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, implementing advanced security configurations for both public and hybrid cloud environments. • Hands-on experience with security tools such as SIEM (Splunk, QRadar), IDS/IPS, endpoint security, and security automation platforms. • Extensive knowledge in DevSecOps, integrating security practices within CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous delivery of secure code. As a Senior Cyber Security Architect/Engineer/Compliance Consultant, I bring a strategic, results-driven approach to every project, with a focus on protecting assets, ensuring compliance, and delivering scalable security solutions that evolve with emerging threats and organizational goals.

Design and implement Fortinet solutions for clients. Design and implement cloud security end point solutions. Provide migration support from legacy hardware to new hardware deployment. Provided support for Fortinet for 13 years and have 25 years of IT experience. Fortinet Certified Associate Network + Security + Provide best practice guidance and implementation strategies for PCI DSS Compliance. Provide best practice guidance for risk assessments.

Senior level technology architect with diverse experience across a wide array of networking technologies and manufacturers. Proven experience with network capacity planning, QoS, advanced routing and switching, and network design. Have performed as primary architect and engineer on both enterprise and service provider networks. Specialties: SDN, SD-WAN, Network Design & Engineering, IT Security, ITILv3, VoIP, Cisco, Microsoft, Juniper, Linux, Firewalls, Unified Communications, Cloud Services, MPLS, QOS, Service Provider Technologies, F5, Solarwinds

As a Cloud & DevOps Engineer, I help companies build reliable cloud infrastructure, DevOps platforms, infrastructure automation, and highly available systems using AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern security and monitoring practices. Today, I also help teams adopt AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code and automation agents, in a practical, secure, and production-ready way. Modern DevOps is no longer only about infrastructure, pipelines, and servers. Teams are now building faster than ever with AI coding assistants, autonomous workflows, and vibe-coding tools. But fast AI-generated prototypes often need expert cloud, DevOps, security, and architecture work before they can become stable production systems. This is where my 20 years of hands-on IT experience, recognition by Upwork as an Expert-Vetted professional, and being featured in Upwork's Success Stories become real advantages. I am also the author of The Cloud DevOps Engineer's Guide, where I showcase the proven methodologies I apply to help organizations design, automate, secure, and scale resilient, cloud-native infrastructures. My core expertise includes: ✔️ Cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, GCP, and DigitalOcean. ✔️ Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and production container deployments. ✔️ Terraform, Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, and environment automation. ✔️ CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and other tools. ✔️ Claude Code, OpenClaw, and AI-assisted development workflow adoption. ✔️ AI-generated and vibe-coded application review, stabilization, deployment, and scaling. ✔️ Large codebase navigation, refactoring support, and development automation. ✔️ AI-assisted test generation, documentation workflows, and code review support. ✔️ Security reviews for code, cloud infrastructure, secrets, permissions, and deployments. ✔️ Custom AI agents for engineering, DevOps, monitoring, and code review workflows. ✔️ 24/7 monitoring, observability, alerting, logging, and incident-response automation. ✔️ DevSecOps, secure pipelines, automated checks, and production hardening. ✔️ Cost optimization, scalability, reliability, and high availability. ✔️ Linux, Bash, Python, networking, databases, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture. My experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, and security allows me to work not only as a DevOps Engineer but also as an AI-Augmented Platform Engineer, helping teams modernize how they build, deploy, review, secure, and operate software. Whether you need to modernize your infrastructure, adopt Claude Code, explore OpenClaw-based automation, build custom agents, review an AI-generated codebase, stabilize a vibe-coded application, or deploy, secure, and scale your prototype in the cloud, I can help you move from idea to production with a secure, stable, and scalable setup.

UpWork Recognition: Expert-Vetted | Top-Rated Plus | 100% Job Success Score I provide affordable cyber security solutions to startups, small and medium-sized businesses, non-profits, and other organizations. I organizations that need improved security but don't have the budget to support an enterprise level. I work with these companies to create a security solution that is both affordable and effective. In today's world of ever-increasing cyber threats where small businesses are targeted more frequently, it is vital that these companies have IT Security systems in place. Statistics show that nearly half of small companies that suffer a cyber breach never recover. SPECIALITES: • Vulnerability Analysis • Penetration Testing • Compliance Assessment • Network Security Planning • Consultation • Managed Security Services • Risk Assessment & Management CMMC, HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR,

I help businesses secure, troubleshoot, and modernize enterprise networks across Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, AWS, Azure, and hybrid-cloud environments. I work with clients who need help with Palo Alto or FortiGate firewalls, VPN and connectivity issues, firewall policy optimization, AWS networking, network migrations, segmentation, or Zero Trust security architecture. I focus on identifying the root cause and delivering practical, production-ready solutions with minimal disruption to business operations. I have 6+ years of enterprise Network Security and Infrastructure experience supporting financial services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure environments, including work associated with Visa, CommonSpirit Health, and Essential Utilities. CORE SERVICES Palo Alto Networks * PAN-OS firewall configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization * Palo Alto security policy and rulebase review * Panorama management and High Availability (HA) * GlobalProtect VPN * IPsec and SSL VPN * NAT and routing * Threat Prevention and IPS * Firewall migrations, upgrades, and hardening * Traffic-flow analysis and connectivity troubleshooting Fortinet and Cisco * FortiGate configuration, troubleshooting, and policy optimization * FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer * FortiGate VPN and High Availability * Cisco ASA and Firepower * Firewall migrations and hardware upgrades * Secure access controls and network security configuration AWS and Cloud Networking * AWS VPC architecture and network security * AWS Transit Gateway and routing * Security Groups and network segmentation * Site-to-Site VPN and hybrid-cloud connectivity * AWS, Azure, and GCP network security * Azure VNet and Network Security Groups (NSG) * Secure cloud migration and network architecture * IAM and RBAC security considerations Network Security and Architecture * Network security assessments and audits * Firewall rulebase and policy optimization * Network segmentation and micro-segmentation * Zero Trust architecture * Secure network design * VPN and remote-access architecture * SD-WAN * Network migrations and production cutovers * High-availability network design * Security architecture reviews Automation and Security Operations * Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) * Python and Ansible network automation * Security configuration auditing * Wireshark packet and traffic analysis * Network troubleshooting and root-cause analysis * Splunk * Microsoft Sentinel * Microsoft Defender * Security event and firewall log analysis SELECTED ENTERPRISE EXPERIENCE Essential Utilities — Critical Infrastructure Designed and optimized enterprise Zero Trust security controls across Palo Alto, Cisco, and Fortinet environments. Automated security configuration workflows using Python and Ansible, reducing manual deployment effort by 40%. Supported security monitoring, threat investigation, and incident response using SIEM and firewall telemetry. CommonSpirit Health — Healthcare Supported secure SD-WAN architecture across 12 healthcare facilities, achieving 99.99% network redundancy. Investigated and resolved complex network and security incidents using Splunk, Wireshark, SolarWinds, and Gigamon visibility infrastructure. Supported secure network connectivity and enterprise infrastructure operations across healthcare environments. Visa — Financial Services Supported enterprise network security within a highly regulated financial environment. Optimized firewall policies and secure network access controls and executed 50+ Cisco IOS/NX-OS migrations and hardware upgrades with zero unplanned downtime. Supported network security and connectivity across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments while maintaining strict security and compliance requirements. I focus on understanding the actual traffic flow and configuration of an environment rather than applying generic recommendations. When troubleshooting an issue, I analyze routing, firewall policies, NAT, VPNs, security controls, and network traffic to identify the root cause and determine the appropriate remediation. Clients can hire me for a focused troubleshooting task, security assessment, architecture review, migration project, or ongoing network security support. CERTIFICATIONS CCNP — Cisco Certified Network Professional AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate Digital Forensic Investigation Certificate EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Computer and Network Security Wilmington University