Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
I currently manage a team of Threat Hunt and Threat Intelligence personnel. I work to coordinate effective pro-active security posturing for Best Buy with my team.
In this position I used various analysis techniques to uncover malware, intrusions, and other threats that might be surfaced. Utilizing my skill sets in writing code, performing analysis, and working with large data I performed my work duties as needed. Experience in integration between platforms using various APIs and analysis techniques progmatically to create visibility and functionality. Applied machine learning techniques also progmatically to voluminous data sets in efforts to identify suspect activity in varying log sources. Prior to this position, I was a Cyber Security Incident Response Specialist with Best Buy. I performed incident response to cyber security related matters for Best Buy. I offered resolution and clarity to cyber security related incidents as needed. I performed log analysis, malware analysis, digital forensics, scripting, and other tasks as needed to perform my duties.
At Century College I instructed courses as an adjunct faculty in regards to subject matter including intrusion detection systems deployment and tuning, python scripting for digital forensics, cyber security, malware analysis, as well as various server and desktop virtualization topics.
I was brought on by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in August of 2011. My main duties were the imaging, processing and analysis of digital forensic evidence. I utilized a plethora of tools and techniques to fulfill these duties. Heavy work was done in evidence handling, imaging, analysis of evidence using several industry standard tools, creative problem solving with writing code and utilizing system administration skill sets, as well as court preparation, experience working with attorneys and trial court testimony experience.
I worked mainly in IT and Forensics. My duties were varied, and included, but were not limited to, help desk support. computer networking, web development and processing of digital evidence.