Valdez Ladd MBA, CISSP, CISA,
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Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
University of Fairfax
2008 : 2010
Masters of Arts
International Affairs (MAIA)
Ohio University
1987 : 1989
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Information Security
Jones International University
2008 : 2009
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Cary, NC 2004 - Present
- Siemens post sales support network technician specializing in VPN, WAN and encryption for remote maintenance support of medical imaging modalities (X-Ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound)
- Security and privacy compliance management coordination with hospital IT staff and clinical staff for supporting HIPAA and HITECH requirements to include Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Devices (MDS2)
- Project management for remote service management of medical imaging devices installation process to reduce field engineer labor support costs and improve responsive time and technical support to clinical care professionals.
- Protocol Analysis using Wireshark for LAN and DICOM connection troubleshooting
- Machine-to-Machine (M2M) remote maintenance and monitoring support to include log analysis, metrics analysis, HP Openview and VPN debug analysis of multiple VPN vendors equipment (CheckPoint, SonicWall, Cisco ASA,)
Information Security Adviser :
PCI DSS self assessment project member
- Created research report for manager covering ANSI/IEC 80001‐1 (2010) Application of Risk Management for IT Networks Incorporating Medical Devices
- phising incident response resource and reporting
- ISO 27001 : 2005 certified for process and infrastructure : Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc.
- Created documentation to improve processing of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs's medical imaging device risk acceptance for Siemens remote maintenance support requests
- FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Modules attestation created for documenting risk management of network devices
- ISO Technical Committee 215 Health Informatics Working Group 4 - Privacy & Security
2004 : Present
Siemens Medical Solutions
Technical Support Engineer II, Information Security Adviser
Diamante, Inc is a 501c nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, development, and promotion of the culture, heritage, and artistic expressions of the diverse Latino / Hispanic population in North Carolina. The Board of Directors are volunteer servant-leaders for this great organization.
2012 :
Diamante Inc
Secretary of the Board of Directors
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is an international professional organization. The Raleigh, NC ISSA chapter is a non profit 501c association of information security professionals from central North Carolina.
My role as a volunteer leader is to assist the membership in career development, certification and professional career networking.
This includes managing and working with the chapter board, conference leaders and active members for continual service development and delivering services to our membership.
2010 : 2012
ISSA Raleigh, NC
Education Director
- WAN NOC monitoring and troubleshooting of network running ISDN, Frame Relay,HRSP, ATM and GRE on CISCO routers
- Troubleshooting of Frame Relay, ISDN, CSU/ DSU issues
- Cylink Encryptors operator and used for network data security
- WAN and LAN switching & routing, Frame Relay, RIP, BGP, OSPF
- TCP/IP protocol stack (flow control, buffering, UDP), network (IP, ARP, DNS)
- Application layer protocols
- Network monitoring & management HP Openview, SNMP on Solaris UNIX system
- Microsoft and UNIX/Linux operating systems
- Bilingual Spanish support for Latin American telecommunications customers
2000 : 2004
WorldCom
WAN Network Engineer
Sargent, Enlisted Officer (E-5) Military Police Honorable Discharge, Top Secret Clearance
- Ft. Clayton, Panama Canal Zone. Duties included supervision as assisting squad leader in Panama Canal Zone.
- Supervisor of field patrols for military training and mission support
- Base patrols for physical security and legal enforcement.
- Mainframe Data Entry and Technical computer support Wang and personal
computers for mission support
- Supervised and Installed first computer network for Provost Marshal Office
- Physical Security duties to include on base and building security
- Top Secret Security Clearance
- Army Commendation Medal
1983 : 1987
US Army
Sargent, E-5
Skills
Analytics, bmc remedy ticketing system, Business Process, business process improvement, CISSP, Cloud Computing, cloud security, COBIT, community outreach, Compliance, Computer Security, data privacy, data visualization, Disaster Recovery, fair information practice principles, firewalls, generally accepted privacy principles, Hadoop, healthcare information technology, HIPAA, Information Security, Information Security Management, ip vpn, IT Audit, ITIL, linux, Networking, Network Security, nmap, operating systems, pci dss, Project Management, protocol analysis, Remedy Ticketing System, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Routers, Security, security audits, supervisory skills, tableau, TCP/IP, telecommunications, Troubleshooting, volunteering, VPN, wan, web services, wireless routers, wireshark, Future Trends, Cultural Awareness, Spanish, BGPv4, Armitage, Microsoft Excel, Healthcare Information, Fair Information, Generally Accepted, BMC Remedy Ticketing
About
- Specialist in IT security, networking, audit and risk management
- Network security engineer specializing in VPN, and encryption for remote servicing of medical imaging equipment
- Coordinating project management tasks with both IT and clinical support processes for improved service outcomes
- Reducing costs and speeding service issues resolution via remote maintenance support
- HIPAA, HITECH security and privacy compliance management knowledge used to assist security risk assessments
- PCI DSS Self Assessment team member
- Experienced professional in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications support for Medical Imaging devices
- Knowledgeable:
FIPS 199
FIPS 200
FIPS 140-2
NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management
NIST SP 800-53 Security Controls
NIST SP 800-53A Assessing the Security Controls
NIST SP 800-66 HIPAA Security
NIST SP 800-122 Protect PII
ISO 27001/2
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
ISO 15440 Process Maturity
Data Privacy
CMMI
Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Devices MDS2
Tableau Software
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