Gordon Miesner

Details

Education: Bachelor of Arts - BA

Organizational Management

University of Arizona Global Campus

2022

Associate's degree

Information Systems Technology

Community College of the Air Force

2009

Experience: Supports and validates effective integration of IT Systems and services in accordance with security policies, regulatory compliance guidelines, and information protection strategies. Assess required changes to regulatory requirements and standards to determine the impact on internal IT policies, controls, and processes; makes recommendations for associated changes to IT policies, controls, and procedures, and validate the implementation. Scans and detects any form of a cybersecurity vulnerability within the enterprise and provides active notification of threats to the Cybersecurity Administrator. Works with all parties for Security incident reports based on intrusions, events, and detected incidents. Assists with network investigations to include outside vendors.

2022 : Present

Firstmark Credit Union

Information Security Analyst

Air Force Public Affairs Agency Cyber Division Manager for 41 members in direct support of Visual Information and Combat Camera aerial and ground documentation of missions for Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. IT Project Manager for headquarters and three operating locations meeting strategic goals and aligning with Department of Defense directives. AFPAA/A6 advisor for headquarters and 7 units to include visual information, Combat Camera communications, IT projects and requirements. Director of Staff Superintendent for five divisions and Field Operating Activity resource activities; develops and enforces policies and executed Field Operating Activity mission requirements. Develops training plans and identifies training resources, deliberately developing 51 members.

2019 : 2022

United States Air Force

Cyber Division Manager, Air Force Public Affairs Agency

Led 15 personnel in 3 work centers; maintains communications capability in support of $5.5B in Protection Level 1 assets and AF's largest nuclear weapons storage area. Integrates with 13 work centers supporting 6K+ customers across an 8.5K square complex. Drove modernization projects for $23M Command and Control network infrastructure, supporting 107 base facilities at the Department of Defense's only dual-wing nuclear-capable base

2014 : 2019

United States Air Force

Division Head, Network Operations

455 Expeditionary Communications Squadron

2018 : 2018

United States Air Force

Division Chief, Plans and Resources, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron

2016 : 2017

United States Air Force

Division Manager, Wing Cyber Security, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron

Company: Firstmark Credit Union

Years of Experience: 26

Skills

Access Control, Active Directory, Analytical Skills, Application Security, Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), Collaboration, Communication, Computer Hardware, Computer Network Operations, Customer Service, Endpoint Security, Group Policy, Help Desk Support, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Systems, Integration, Interpersonal Skills, Intrusion Detection, IT Hardware Support, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Network Administration, Network Security, Operating Systems, Problem Solving, Process Improvement, Project Management, Public Speaking, Security+, Security Awareness, Security Management, Security Patch Management, Servers, Software Documentation, Supervisory Skills, Team Building, Tenable Nessus, Threat Analysis, Troubleshooting, U.S. Department of Defense, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Vulnerability Scanning, Windows 10, Windows System Administration

About

Motivated Cybersecurity Professional and U.S. Air Force Veteran leveraging 20+ years of proven experience and

leadership supporting operations, managing staff, and coordinating projects. Expert support of large, dispersed

organizations and managed Teams of 15+ in dynamic, multi-user high availability environments. Possesses a

comprehensive background in customer relations, application security, problem solving, confidentiality (HIPAA), data security, vulnerability management, information protection, Active Directory, group policy, and information security awareness. Managed assets and infrastructure totaling over $100M and executed budgets of $2M+. Career supported by a Bachelors in Organizational Management (expected May 2022); an Associates in Information Systems Technology; CompTIA A+ CE, Network+ CE, and Security+ CE certifications; with a Secret security clearance