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Andrew Pete
Information Security Architect at New England Institute of Technology
Cranston, RI, United States
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Experience:
Design, test, build and implement security systems within the organization's infrastructure. Work with management to enhance the organization's information security program and align security with business needs. Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements.
2018 : Present
New England Institute of Technology
Information Security Architect
Professional services and managed services engineer providing expert level knowledge in the areas of networking and security. Architect, implement and support a wide variety of networking and security solutions ranging from entry level to enterprise. Serve as technical lead for public cloud, co-location and web hosting infrastructures.
• Perform network assessments of customer environments. Document and present findings to IT and senior level staff.
• Design and implement highly redundant WAN and LAN networks using dynamic routing, PBR, link aggregation and similar technologies.
• Troubleshoot and remediate networking issues in customer environments.
• Audit customer environments using industry standards including HIPAA, PCI and information security based on NIST and ISO.
• Perform digital forensics and other deep dive into security incidents.
• Engineer and integrate of complex security solutions including remote access, perimeter defense, and vulnerability assessment.
• Consult customers in the areas of business continuity, incident response and risk management.
• Authored and contributed to multiple information security policies.
• Perform project management and project lead in addition to project technical responsibilities.
2012 : 2017
INNOVEX Co
Senior Systems Engineer
Managed network infrastructure of 60+ routers, switches and firewalls across 17 sites for 200+ users and 1000+ devices. System administrator for bank’s adaptive network security platform, which provided network access control to all locations. System administrator for bank wide systems provided by bank’s core processing company including core banking system, multiple reporting systems and image capture systems. In charge of IT documentation and workstation imaging.
• Reduced costs by expanding knowledge, eliminating the need for networking consulting services
• Improved network operating efficiency and reliability by redesigning network infrastructure with redundant links, quality of service and dynamic routing
• Researched and implemented an adaptive network security platform, providing the organization with enhanced network insight and the ability to track network devices and connectivity
• Segregated network into multiple segments separated by access control lists for enhanced security.
• Instituted an organized structure for documentation and expanded the library by over 600%.
• Achieved Core Competency Award for serving as technical and security lead during major core system upgrade in 2010. Orchestrated company wide network testing and WAN redesign to support the increased load of application.
2007 : 2012
Bank Newport
LAN/WAN Administrator
Provided hardware and software service and support for PC/Mac desktop/laptop systems, printers, servers and networks. Worked primarily on PC refresh project at Southcoast Hospitals Group.
• Developed documentation and procedures to increase the efficiency of the project.
• Served a secondary project manager and handled all tasks while project lead was away.
2006 : 2007
General Technology Corporation
Technician
2018 : Present
New England Institute of Technology
Information Security Architect
Professional services and managed services engineer providing expert level knowledge in the areas of networking and security. Architect, implement and support a wide variety of networking and security solutions ranging from entry level to enterprise. Serve as technical lead for public cloud, co-location and web hosting infrastructures.
• Perform network assessments of customer environments. Document and present findings to IT and senior level staff.
• Design and implement highly redundant WAN and LAN networks using dynamic routing, PBR, link aggregation and similar technologies.
• Troubleshoot and remediate networking issues in customer environments.
• Audit customer environments using industry standards including HIPAA, PCI and information security based on NIST and ISO.
• Perform digital forensics and other deep dive into security incidents.
• Engineer and integrate of complex security solutions including remote access, perimeter defense, and vulnerability assessment.
• Consult customers in the areas of business continuity, incident response and risk management.
• Authored and contributed to multiple information security policies.
• Perform project management and project lead in addition to project technical responsibilities.
2012 : 2017
INNOVEX Co
Senior Systems Engineer
Managed network infrastructure of 60+ routers, switches and firewalls across 17 sites for 200+ users and 1000+ devices. System administrator for bank’s adaptive network security platform, which provided network access control to all locations. System administrator for bank wide systems provided by bank’s core processing company including core banking system, multiple reporting systems and image capture systems. In charge of IT documentation and workstation imaging.
• Reduced costs by expanding knowledge, eliminating the need for networking consulting services
• Improved network operating efficiency and reliability by redesigning network infrastructure with redundant links, quality of service and dynamic routing
• Researched and implemented an adaptive network security platform, providing the organization with enhanced network insight and the ability to track network devices and connectivity
• Segregated network into multiple segments separated by access control lists for enhanced security.
• Instituted an organized structure for documentation and expanded the library by over 600%.
• Achieved Core Competency Award for serving as technical and security lead during major core system upgrade in 2010. Orchestrated company wide network testing and WAN redesign to support the increased load of application.
2007 : 2012
Bank Newport
LAN/WAN Administrator
Provided hardware and software service and support for PC/Mac desktop/laptop systems, printers, servers and networks. Worked primarily on PC refresh project at Southcoast Hospitals Group.
• Developed documentation and procedures to increase the efficiency of the project.
• Served a secondary project manager and handled all tasks while project lead was away.
2006 : 2007
General Technology Corporation
Technician
Company:
New England Institute of Technology
About
I am a highly motivated individual who is willing to tackle new challenges in the IT industry. I have a passion for learning new technologies and am able to learn new systems quickly. I work well with others and am accustomed to working in high stress environments. I pride myself on completely projects on time and exceeding expectations.
I have experience working with multiple networking vendors including Cisco, HP, Juniper, Sonicwall, Fortigate, Meru Networks and Aruba. I also have extensive virtualization experience in both Microsoft HyperV and VMware vSphere.
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