Hi future employer (or nosey individual)! My name is Aaron, and I live in the Nashville Area. Although I am an information security major, I wear a multitude of other hats! Outside of work, I enjoy camping, cooking, playing videogames, or working with OpenSource software. In my home, I really enjoy putting work into deploying different servers, as it is both fun, and a easy way to ensure that I can better server you, my boss (or any other individual).
If you are interested in chatting, please feel free to book some time on my calendar through this link!
Education
CompTIA PenTest+
- Focused on how to exploit systems as a red team member, and how to move through each stage of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
ISC² Certified Cybersecurity (CC)
Member ID: 1804781
- Focused on the wide basis of Cyber Security, covering a multitude of fields like Security Operations, Governance, and more.
- Verify Here
SANS Certified Incident Handler
Analyst ID: 215097
- Focused on techniques used in hacking and how to detect them
- Scored 91% – Advisory Board Member (Verify Here)
Western Governors University
GPA: 3.0
- Masters of Science in Information Security & Cyber Assurance
- Minor in Pure Math
Lipscomb University
GPA: 3.17
- Bachelors of Science in Information Security
- Minor in Pure Math
Skills
- Incident Response
- Cyber Threat Hunting
- Presentations & Communications
Experience
Mohawk Industries
Senior Incident Response Analyst | June 2023 to present
- Implemented Reliaquest as a SIEM within 3 months, including integrating with our XDR platform, E-mail Security platform, and our Asset Management platform.
- Worked with management to develop the Incident Response team, increasing the time size from just 1 individual analyst to 6 analysts across the globe.
- Worked closely with IT teams from all over to respond to incidents within a multitude of separate-yet-connected business units.
- Created and maintained documentation for a “Executive Summary Report” for incidents to publish to upper management, clearly communicating the incident in full with a summary, MITRE ATT&CK framework graph, and a clear timeline of the incident
- Worked to mentor and guide a junior Incident Response Analyst in achieving competency in key areas like Incident Management, our XDR platform, and more.
A. O. Smith
Information Security Analyst | December 2021 to June 2023
- Completed a multitude of threat hunts within the environment resulting in new detections, as well as thoroughly documented each hunt to hand off to upper management.
- Headed a vulnerability reduction project that worked with multiple teams from across the globe and reduced the vulnerabilities by 83% in 1 year.
- Led and resolved many cybersecurity incidents from beginning to end, including root cause analysis and executive summaries.
- Worked closely with other technical and local teams to quickly address Cyber Security incidents in a timely and efficient manner.
Amplion Clinical Communications
Security Analyst | June 2020 to December 2021
- Moved the company from GSuite to Microsoft/Azure.
- Restructured the wireless infrastructure, coordinating the project with all departments to ensure that it could be completed without impeding the work of their departments.
- Wrote all the policies regarding HIPAA.
Lipscomb University
Research Assistant | Fall 2018 to Spring 2020
- Leading the research topic “The Digital Divide and it’s Relation to Cyber Security Efficacy”.
- Completed data collection survey and a full literature on the topic.