PROFILE SUMMARY
Analytical professional with expertise in security systems, data analysis, and technical support. Skilled in enhancing security, streamlining records, and ensuring seamless operations with strong problem-solving and leadership abilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cybersecurity Engineering Lead
USAA | Feb 2022 - Dec 2024- Led security engineering and cybersecurity strategy, including incident management, risk management, and technical architecture.
- Worked with CTOs, Security Architects, and Product Teams to develop capabilities and drive execution.
- Contributed to new cybersecurity tools and technologies, initiating vendor discussions and feature requests.
- Played a key role in the 2024-2025 Zero Trust program strategy and implementation.
- Managed 65+ cybersecurity capabilities and 160+ platforms, applications, scripts, and technologies.
- Developed a three-year cybersecurity roadmap covering 45+ security controls and enterprise security improvements.
Security IT Operations
Dell | Apr 2021 - Feb 2022- Led the development and execution of project plans for vulnerability and remediation reporting tools.
- Collaborated with Security Reliance, Segments Security, and Business units to enhance Dell’s vulnerability management tools.
- Managed security project teams, defining scope, schedules, and risk management while ensuring adherence to Dell standards.
- Engaged with internal stakeholders to coordinate cybersecurity response management for vulnerabilities and remediation.
- Oversaw the migration and integration of Dell and EMC SCCM resources into a unified system.
- Supported Security IT Operations in improving vulnerability management tools and implementing asset data normalization.
Cyber Systems Engineering
Various Projects | Feb 2007 - Apr 2021- Led a team of cybersecurity engineers handling government-distributed communication systems, supporting cybersecurity, virtualization, and network operations for critical satellite programs.
- Managed cyber engineers with expertise in system architecture, data flows, and security hardening, ensuring compliance with NIST, STIGs, and RMF frameworks.
- Directed cybersecurity projects, overseeing 280+ global Palo Alto firewall deployments, ensuring compliance with security controls, and improving network security operations.
- Collaborated with Cisco SD-WAN, DDI, and Cloud operations teams to implement Palo Alto firewalls, enhancing security functionalities like URL Filtering, GlobalProtect, and WildFire.
- Led cybersecurity R&D and vulnerability assessment projects for DoD and U.S. Government agencies, managing a $4.5M budget and delivering high-ROI solutions.
- Developed and transitioned a $1M Anti-Tampering secure system prototype into a $5M+ product for cybersecurity applications.
- Led secure IT projects on a $2.1M R&D budget, conducting proof-of-concept work on emerging secure telecommunication and IT solutions.
- Managed emerging technology initiatives, collaborating with Gartner, MITRE, and DoD Science and Technology offices on secure IT solutions.
- Designed and implemented NIST and NSA-compliant secure wireless systems, integrating VMware, Aruba crypto modules, Cisco secure IOS, and other security technologies.
- Ensured compliance with NIST SP-800, ISO-27001/2, and OWASP while overseeing the development, testing, and demonstration of secure technologies for defense applications.
Henry
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Experience: 17 Years
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Elastic Qualys Palo Alto NextGen firewalls ServiceNow SecOps Cyber Threat Intel Ingestion services OWASP zero trust architecture capabilitiesEDUCATION
Master of Science, Computer Information Systems (NOVA Southeastern University ) - 1996
CERTIFICATIONS
- Associate CCISO
- Certified Information Security Manager
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls
