Scott M.

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About Scott M.

People have SACRED value above ALL other things- Hope, Security and Privacy Evangelist; Consultant; Entrepreneur with extensive experience with Microsoft Technologies and Infrastructure support; Provide project management, support and services; 24 years building secure and reliable server/IT infrastructure, Deep expertise in network defense, compliance, and operational efficiency. My background has honed my ability to anticipate organizational needs and deliver actionable solutions that safeguard critical assets. Experienced as a volunteer Staff-Intern at various non-profits, I enjoy giving of my spare time to endeavors that truly make a difference in society.Noteworthy Accomplishments-Secure Legacy Application by placing reverse proxy front-end to force MFA authentication prior to reaching legacy web servers-Deploy Vulnerability Management for Healthcare Benefits provider reducing vulnerability count from 1500 to <40 non-critical vulnerabilities in mixed Windows, MacOS, Linux Environment-Migrate Hyper-V 2008R2 Multi-Cluster environment to Single 2012R2 Cluster to Server 2019 Hyper-V Cluster running on Cisco UCS with Nimble storage-Remediate Risk and implement program changes to reach DFARS, NIST 800-171, CMMCv1 compliance for multiple DOD Supply Chain providers-SOC2 Type 2 risk management and audit compliance-Replace All-In-One backup/recovery systems with Immutable Continuous backup and encrypted-cloud storage Specialties: Blue Team / Network Defense, Security Focused, 1st-Class client relationships, Microsoft Enterprise Infrastructure Security/Implementation, Vendor Relationships, Never test Moral or Integrity Boundaries, Hyper-V and VMWare Clustering Virtualization, VEEAM BCDR, BackupExec, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Nimble Storage, Datto, Cisco Technologies - Meraki/ASA/FirePower/Switching, Active Directory, System Center Config Manager, Sophos EDR/XG, SentinelOne, Crowdstrike, Meraki, DMARC, DKIM, GoAnywhere, ForcePoint Web and Email, OnPrem to Cloud service migrations, Exchange/SharePoint admin and migration, SOC2Type2, HIPPA, CMMCv1, NIST 800-171 Compliance.