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John Lewis
Director of Cybersecurity | X-Microsoft | GSLC | MCT
Lexington-Fayette, KY, United States
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Education:
Telecommunications
University of Kentucky
2000 : 2001
University of Kentucky
2000 : 2001
Experience:
• Prioritize university relationships by collaborating with over 15 colleges and departments to foster solutions that secure the enterprise infrastructure and protect mission-critical assets.
• Lead and develop a team of seven high-performing cybersecurity professionals to execute on key business deliverables including a complete firewall audit, a fully automated VPN request process, deployment of natural language processing to identify malicious emails, and the enablement of access privileges within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Implement and maintain policies, procedures, and standards for preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical systems.
• Execute large technical projects in a matrixed organization including disablement of legacy email protocols, application protection with two factor authentication, and deployment of endpoint detection and response across the managed and non-managed fleet.
• Leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to establish a program baseline where goals are established, and milestones are tracked that demonstrate the maturity and growth of the cybersecurity program.
2023 : Present
University of Kentucky
Director of Cybersecurity
Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations Manager & Enterprise Cloud Operations Lead
2021 : 2023
University of Kentucky
Enterprise Systems Associate Director
2021 : 2021
Microsoft
Senior Program Manager
1. Develop continuous Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) solutions for a portfolio of Fortune 500 customer accounts across a diverse range of industries including insurance, technology, manufacturing, government, education, and healthcare.
• Analyze customer business operations to build “use case” driven solutions focused on protection of financial assets and private data. Ensure customers secure cloud and on premises environments.
• Engage clients on strategy, mapping Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications to achieve successful integrations.
2. Contribute to Microsoft education initiatives by authoring, co-authoring, and presenting at internal conferences and developing multiple MCAS videos, investigation guides, and blogs averaging more than 1,000 views per month.
• Responsible for documenting Microsoft product processes, with a primary focus on investigations and anomaly detection alerts.
• Developed key technical product documentation for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and published integration guidance highlighting a key Cloud App Security feature.
3. Technical point of contact for all Cloud App Security escalation matters for the MCAS team, triaging complex product concerns to ensure positive customer outcomes are achieved.
• Responsible for comprehending and applying all aspects of MCAS technology and identifying and approving new feature requests.
• Mentor and provide direction for a team of eight, proposing solutions to customer concerns and suggestions on personal growth and development.
4. Enhance MCAS user experiences and products by networking with all customer facing teams to collect feedback and liaison with the Microsoft Product Group to develop new solutions.
• Identified and provided a use case to include a key auditing event from Exchange Online inside the product which made it easier to query and build detections.
2020 : 2021
Microsoft
Program Manager II
1. Act as an advocate for the utilization of emerging technologies through execution of implementations and presentation of latest trends to University of Kentucky (UK) executives, colleges, and departments.
2. Responsible for enhancing Information Technology Department culture by cultivating high performance teams that exceed expectations.
3. Continuous learner that seeks personal and business growth and development.
4. Microsoft 365 and Azure expert that continuously displays strong verbal and written communication skills.
5. Mitigated risk and maintained a high standard of security across the campus and healthcare facilities by tailoring improved processes and policies.
2018 : 2020
University of Kentucky
Cloud Operations Lead
• Lead and develop a team of seven high-performing cybersecurity professionals to execute on key business deliverables including a complete firewall audit, a fully automated VPN request process, deployment of natural language processing to identify malicious emails, and the enablement of access privileges within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Implement and maintain policies, procedures, and standards for preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical systems.
• Execute large technical projects in a matrixed organization including disablement of legacy email protocols, application protection with two factor authentication, and deployment of endpoint detection and response across the managed and non-managed fleet.
• Leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to establish a program baseline where goals are established, and milestones are tracked that demonstrate the maturity and growth of the cybersecurity program.
2023 : Present
University of Kentucky
Director of Cybersecurity
Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations Manager & Enterprise Cloud Operations Lead
2021 : 2023
University of Kentucky
Enterprise Systems Associate Director
2021 : 2021
Microsoft
Senior Program Manager
1. Develop continuous Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) solutions for a portfolio of Fortune 500 customer accounts across a diverse range of industries including insurance, technology, manufacturing, government, education, and healthcare.
• Analyze customer business operations to build “use case” driven solutions focused on protection of financial assets and private data. Ensure customers secure cloud and on premises environments.
• Engage clients on strategy, mapping Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications to achieve successful integrations.
2. Contribute to Microsoft education initiatives by authoring, co-authoring, and presenting at internal conferences and developing multiple MCAS videos, investigation guides, and blogs averaging more than 1,000 views per month.
• Responsible for documenting Microsoft product processes, with a primary focus on investigations and anomaly detection alerts.
• Developed key technical product documentation for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and published integration guidance highlighting a key Cloud App Security feature.
3. Technical point of contact for all Cloud App Security escalation matters for the MCAS team, triaging complex product concerns to ensure positive customer outcomes are achieved.
• Responsible for comprehending and applying all aspects of MCAS technology and identifying and approving new feature requests.
• Mentor and provide direction for a team of eight, proposing solutions to customer concerns and suggestions on personal growth and development.
4. Enhance MCAS user experiences and products by networking with all customer facing teams to collect feedback and liaison with the Microsoft Product Group to develop new solutions.
• Identified and provided a use case to include a key auditing event from Exchange Online inside the product which made it easier to query and build detections.
2020 : 2021
Microsoft
Program Manager II
1. Act as an advocate for the utilization of emerging technologies through execution of implementations and presentation of latest trends to University of Kentucky (UK) executives, colleges, and departments.
2. Responsible for enhancing Information Technology Department culture by cultivating high performance teams that exceed expectations.
3. Continuous learner that seeks personal and business growth and development.
4. Microsoft 365 and Azure expert that continuously displays strong verbal and written communication skills.
5. Mitigated risk and maintained a high standard of security across the campus and healthcare facilities by tailoring improved processes and policies.
2018 : 2020
University of Kentucky
Cloud Operations Lead
Company:
University of Kentucky
Years of Experience:
23
Skills
Active Directory, Azure AD, Azure Rights Management, Business Analysis, Citrix, Citrix Xenapp, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Disk Encryption, DNS, EMR, Firewalls, Group Policy, Healthcare Information Technology, HIPAA, IIS, Integration, IT Management, Management, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft DFS, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Mobile Device Management, Office 365, Point of Care, Policy Writing, Process Improvement, Project Management, SAN/NAS, Servers, Symantec Backup Exec, System Administration, Troubleshooting, Vendor Management, VMware, Windows Server
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Seasoned IT professional with a focus on team building, risk mitigation, via security enhancement and personal growth and development of soft and technical skills.
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