Education
- B.S. in Computer Science, Norfolk State University, 2013
- M.S. in Electronics Engineering, Norfolk State University, 2017
Work experience
- Dollar Tree (April 2019 - Present)
- Security Automation Engineer
- Design, engineer, deploy and maintain custom automation tools using Python.
- Produce quality automation code for internal use for the Security Operations (SecOps) team that enable peers to focus on incoming threats and intel.
- Assist in the design, development, implementation and maintenance of information technology security systems (e.g. user log-on/authentication, patch level requirements and monitoring, firewall usage, security audit/breach escalation procedures).
- Perform Security Operations (SecOps) functions common to an IT SecOps role; monitoring, alerting, response, remediation and documentation.
- Monitor systems logs and reports to identify possible security exceptions. Enforce the security policies by reporting on discrepancies and identifying risks discovered.
- Tune existing technologies; developing new and creative ways to monitor/alert to increase overall security posture.
- Ada Developers Academy (January 2022 - Present)
- Pre-Ada Instructor, Part-time
- Work with the broader Education team to continuously develop student coursework, homework, and project materials
- Teach Ada Build sessions for potential students beginning to code by leading interactive lectures and programming exercises
- Conduct technical interviews for the student admissions process
- Maintain and contribute to our open-source curriculum in Python and Computer Science fundamentals.
- Design and manage processes for effective student learning
- Create materials that allow us to collaborate with and communicate to students in an empathetic and inclusive manner
- Tutor beginner level students as-needed
- Norfolk State University (August 2020 - December 2021)
- Adjunct Instructor, Part-time
- Teach undergraduate Engineering Technology courses; teach a variety of courses including digital electronics, electronic devices, electronic circuits, industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers, embedded systems/micro-controllers, computer networks, and wireless communication systems.
- Contribute to program and curriculum development.
- Advise/mentor students and participate in recruitment activities.
- Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (February 2017- March 2019)
- Automation Engineer
- Partner closely with all organizations that deliver our application service to our customers from developers to database administrators, to application support and operations teams to architect and engineer effective monitoring solutions
- Collaborate with key stakeholders (Service Managers, Project Managers, Database Administrators, Support and Operations) to gather and develop requirements
- Automate all monitoring solutions and deliver self-service features to the organization
- Drive continuous improvement of automation through the organization to ensure optimal operations, performance, and stability of services
- Promote use of innovative new technology and best practices for a large-scale enterprise
- Newport News Shipbuilding (November 2014- February 2017)
- Software Developer
- Researches, designs, develops, and/or modifies enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software in SAP Planning and Scheduling using ABAP/4.
- Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards.
- Documents testing and maintenance of system corrections.
- Designed and coded application components in an Agile process by utilizing a test-driven development approach.
Skills
- Automation:
- Business Processes
- System Integrations
- Languages Used:
- Databases:
- Git
- GitLab
- GitHub
- Agile
- CI/CD
- Linux
- Windows
- Instructor
- Curriculum development
- Mentor
