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Michael Newman CISSP, CCSP, GCIH

Information Security Analyst at Mutual of Omaha
Papillion, NE, United States
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Education: Master of Science (M.S.)

Information Technology

University of Maryland University College

2011 : 2016

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Geography

University of North Texas

2005 : 2007

Experience: 2014 : Present

Mutual of Omaha

Information Security Analyst

o Managed 120 IT professionals in information systems operations and maintenance activities, including Core Services, Help Desk support, and incident management to mission critical and essential systems.

o Met end user needs at the site level while keeping with Department of Defense information security standards and procedures.

o Managed, scoped and implemented multiple IT projects such as new infrastructure installation, Unified communications, software upgrades, computer migration and data consolidation/backups.

o Responsible for LAN risk assessment efforts which included assessed security requirements, fail over and recovery mechanisms and communicated any threats to high level management.

o Developed and published policies and operating procedures.

2014 : 2014

United States Air Force

Director of IT Operations

o Managed high level projects; effectively communicated with all levels of management to get results.

o Provided IT support to Executive Leadership by managing, maintaining and administering end-user computing devices such as Windows PCs and mobile devices.

2012 : 2013

United States Air Force

Executive Officer

o Responsible for the Base Network comprised of more than 2,000 users and 2,200 computers.

o Managed 90 IT professionals in providing help desk services for email, instant messaging, remote access, file and print services

o Managed and maintained physical and virtual servers along with software and firmware.

o Scoped, developed and implemented IT projects affecting the network such as new infrastructure installation, computer migration and domain consolidation.

2011 : 2012

United States Air Force

IT Operations Manager

o Managed more than 40 personnel and 300+ routing, inspecting and filtering devices (Layer 3 routers, Layer 2 and 3 switches, application layer firewalls, and web Proxies) connecting 54 Air Force bases around the world

o Developed policies for the operation and management of the above devices and standard operating procedures for personnel using these devices to ensure both the physical and logical access security of the devices.

2010 : 2011

United States Air Force

Network Manager

Company: Mutual of Omaha

Years of Experience: 18

Skills Communication, Computer Security, Incident Response, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Technology, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Office, National Security, Networking, Network Security, Program Management, Project Management, Risk Assessment, Security, Security Clearance, System Administration, Troubleshooting, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management
About I work in the IT industry including operations and security positions within the public and private sectors.



Certs:

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)

GCIH (Certified Incident Handler)



Specific experience:

15 years Information Technology experience

8+ years Computer Incident Response Team

DLP Program Manager

Phishing Education and Simulations

Metric Creation

Vulnerability Management Scans

Oversaw Configuration Management Program

Facilitated Yearly Penetration Tests

15 years leadership experience as an Officer in the United States Air Force and Air National Guard

Led Security Program education efforts



Bonus:

Strong team player

Good Speaking abilities, not afraid of speaking in front of a crowd

Strong drive to figure out how things work



Skills:

PowerShell, CIS Benchmarks, M365 Security, Phishing Simulations, System Scanning, Risk Assessments, state/federal information Security regulations, InfoSec / cybersecurity consultations