Scott Gagon

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Skills

Account Management, Active Directory, Analytical Skills, Ansible, Business Process Improvement, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Cisco Technologies, Cloud Computing, Compliance Regulations, Consultation, Cyber Defense, Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Incident Response, Information Security, Interpersonal Skills, Microsoft Azure, Network Administration, NIST, On-call Support, Presentations, Problem Solving, Product Security, Project Management, Project Plans, Reporting & Analysis, Risk Assessment, Scalable Architecture, Security, Security Awareness, Security Policy, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Spam Filtering, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Team Mentoring, Teamwork, Technical Presentations, Technology Management, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Threat Analysis, Threat Management, U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Virtualization, VMware, VPN, Vulnerability Scanning

About

Tightening information security and increasing capacity with well-planned infrastructures that meet business, compliance, threat detection, and growth needs needs are among the hallmarks of my skills. Highlights include:



NETWORKING & SECURITY CREDENTIALS

CISSP, ISO-270001 Specialist, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), CompTIA Security+, Project+, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer (CCEA)



SECURITY

-Rapid MS Dynamics GP migration & security upgrades preventing service issues including data loss affecting HIPAA compliance

-Secure remote access connectivity for centralized Web terminal operation via perimeter controls

-Systems research to uncover potential breaches by parsing access logs



IT ADMINISTRATION

-Vendor evaluations & collaboration as IT administrator chartered with systems security and availability for time-critical operation

-Physical-to-virtual server migrations, ESC/ESXi host deployments, Citrix (Metaframe, Access Gateway), Cisco routers/switches, VMWare Server/GSX; Active Directory/Exchange migrations, deployments, & troubleshooting

-MS Dynamics ERP data migration achieved through self-taught expertise (lowering IT costs)

-SharePoint Wiki site for documentation that improved IT information sharing



CAPACITY PLANNING & DEPLOYMENT

-Resource efficiency with long-range imaging solution, turning up site-to-site VPN (Internet) tunnel between hospital & imaging center

-VMWare upgrades including V2V and P2V conversions

-City of Stockton capacity expansion with deployment of large server room



Specialties:

Vulnerability Assessments

Security Controls

Virtualization

Enterprise Networks Management

User Training

Project Management

Disaster Recovery

Systems Engineering

Vendor Relations & Contracts

Encryption Solutions

Data Security

Security & Network Architectures