Michael Nedbal
Details
Genetics
Texas A&M University
1991 : 1995
B.S.
Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1987 : 1989
Biology
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1984 : 1987
• Role of Quality Management Representative for ISO9001 to ensure the attainment of business plan for growth and profit. Provide direction, structure, and training to the operating divisions.
• Role of Facility Security Officer (FSO) to manage facility and personnel clearances.
• Role of Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to manage DSS secure systems.
2013 : Present
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.
Chief Information Security Officer
Responsible for purchasing, installing, configuring and maintaining Makai’s workstations, servers, and network infrastructure which primarily consists of Windows servers (domain, file, mail, terminal, firewall). I also configured and maintained Linux subversion and Apache web servers onsite and on dedicated hardware offsite. I have experience with server virtualization using both Vmware and Virtualbox.
Makai’s network consists of a primary business office on Oahu, Hawaii, a secondary R&D office on the Big Island of Hawaii, and two SOHO’s in Virginia and Florida. Multiple T-1s at the central office support redundant VPN connections to Makai’s mail and file servers. Makai’s internal network consists of a 50 node Active Directory domain space.
2011 : 2012
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.
IT Director
Coordinated and managed Makai’s manpower requirements for international support of MakaiLay, a submarine cable installation software. I was responsible for scheduling clients and our offshore engineers for at-sea cable installation projects. The projects took place all over the world and the scheduling requirements were volatile requiring changes on a daily, and sometimes hourly basis. Secondary responsibilities included ocean engineering research and writing for submarine cable desktop studies, dive surveys, design and production of marketing materials, technical writing for Makai's software manuals, team leader for IT-related customer projects, directing Makai's accounting policies and procedures, and managing Makai's IT needs.
2001 : 2011
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.
Operations Coordinator
Project Coordinator : Simultaneous project coordination, client contact, supervised AutoCAD engineers/field crews, Client specifications, scripts for software integration, GIS specifications and compatibility, Internet application development, new products incorporated into product line.
1999 : 2001
CaresTech
Operations Analyst
National Science Foundation Grants written and awarded, and resulting publications for international collaborative research, graduate student training.
1995 : 2001
The Field Museum
Post Doc
Skills
Business Overhead Expense, Business Process Improvement, Cloud Computing, Contract Negotiation, Cybersecurity, Defense Contracting, Digital Marketing, eMASS, Engineering, Event Planning, Financial Analysis, Information Security, Information Security Governance, Iso 9000, IT Operations, Leadership, Management, Network Administration, Network Security, NIST 800-53, Nonprofits, OPSEC, Process Improvement, Product Development, Program Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Proposal Writing, SCAP, Security, Security Clearance, Software Development, Team Leadership, Technical Writing, Training, veeam, Vulnerability Assessment, Web Analytics, Business Overhead
About
I find creative technological solutions for engineering teams while meeting regulatory requirements. Innovation is an important part of Makai’s business model. We excel at finding unique solutions to complex ocean engineering problems. In order to support a creative workplace, it is important to maintain effective levels of communication between the customers, executives, and engineers while having a good understanding of the regulatory requirements that must be met. When there is a problem, I look for solutions that are best suited for everyone. It is very rewarding to implement solutions to problems that have the potential to negatively impact the forward momentum on a project. The result is a happy customer and a fulfilling and productive work environment.
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