Profile of Lisa Youngs Information Assurance, Project Management, Network Engineering

Lisa Youngs ( Available )

2001 USA

Expertise :	Information Assurance, Project Management, Network Engineering
Status :	Citizen
Job Type :	All -
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Resume

objective

Seeking an Information Assurance Analyst position with a progressive Network Security team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

February, 2008 - Present
	TRUSTED MISSION SOLUTIONS , INC As an Information Assurance Team Lead, supporting the Office of Thrift Supervision OTS, duties entail working through the System Development Life Cycle SDLC based on FISMA requirements, to meet Information Security objectives. To meet the necessary objectives, Certification and Accreditation C and A efforts for General Support Systems, Major Applications and Minor Applications are employed to ensure an acceptable security posture for the OTS Information System environment. When security parameters are captured, the information is updated in a C and A tool called Cyber Security Assessment and Management CSAM. This tool has afforded the Security Team to manage, maintain and track ; vulnerabilities, strengths and weaknesses, mitigation plans and historical validation test information. During a 3 month period, the objective of certifying 7 Support Systems was met by working with the OTS IT Staff and, OTS Management.
October, 2007 - January, 2008
	INC/GENERAL DYNAMICS As the Lead Information Assurance Analyst IA for General Dynamics, duties entailed working as the IA liaison between General Dynamics and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that General Dynamics and their partner Taleo, Inc reached the goal of receiving an Authority to Operate by way of a thorough Certification and Accreditation process. The project encompassed educating the civilian entity, Taleo, on aligning their processes with DHS security requirements which were based on FISMA and OMB requirements. Furthermore, this initiative involved authoring, reviewing and revising documentation ie, System Security Plan, Risk Assessment, Incident Response Plan, Configuration Management Plan, Security Assessment Report, FIPS 199 Categorization Workbook, e-Authentication Workbook, Contingency Plan. Also, several security controls 250+ were validated using the NIST SP 800 53 Security Controls which define the core security requirements. Moreover, vulnerability assessment tools were used to conduct host based and network based scans to check severity levels of found vulnerabilities. Throughout the process several NIST SP were used to ensure that Taleos Thin Client/Web based platform met all FISMA requirements.
March, 2007 - September, 2007
	SOLUTIONS/NEWVECTORS DIVISION As a Senior Information Security Engineer, duties entailed supporting Department of Defense DoD contracts awarded to TechTeam Solutions working in the realm of Information Assurance. Recent accomplishments involved allowing the Business Lisa Youngs Continued Transformation Agency BTA to receive an outstanding score for their Computer Network Defense Service Provider CNDSP audit which was validated by the Defense Information System Agency DISA. This task required working many hours and collaborating with other hierarchical entities to ensure that the BTA complied with over 125 security controls which were granular in nature. As a result, I was assigned to the CNDSP Working Group to further stay abreast with DoD-wide initiatives involving the CNDSP Provider/Subscriber interconnectivity relationship. Furthermore, FISMA Reporting, IA Workforce Improvement and working as the Certification Authority for over 35+ BTA Systems were other responsibilities.
February, 2007 - March, 2007
	Kihei , HI As a Security Manager, duties entailed overseeing the Certification and Accreditation process for the Theater Medical Information Program/Joint Medical Workstation. COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION, Annapolis Junction, MD Home Office 12/97 to 02/07 As an Information Security Engineer Lead with the CSC Global Security Solutions Center GSSC, overall duties entailed supporting myriad Department of Defense DoD and Civil entities with establishing Defense-in-Depth DiD security controls and processes for local and wide area networks. Furthermore, ensuring industry Best Practices were exercised to develop a near infallible security posture. As an Information Assurance Manager IAM with the Maui Space Surveillance Center daily duties entailed : conducting Risk Assessments ; writing System Security Authorization Agreements SSAAs ; ensuring the adherence of DoD and Air Force security policies ; providing recommendations and implementing the DITSCAP/DIACAP transition. Technology Policy Scope : Vulnerability Assessment Tools Nessus ; Retina ; ISS DoDD 8500.1 ; DoDI 8500.2 ; DoDI 5200.40 ; DoD 8510.1 - M ; DoD 8510. bb ; FISMA ; FIPS ; OMB A-130 AFI 33 - 202 Other Positions Held with Computer Sciences Corporation : As a Telecommunications/Network Security Operations Manager, duties entailed supporting the DoD as a liaison for the Defense Manpower Data Center DMDC. Responsibilities encompassed managing end-to-end telecommunications operations for the DMDC proprietary network infrastructure ; approved/disapproved telecommunications changes and implementations ; provided recommendations for risk management strategy ; provided end-to-end network security recommendations ; worked collaboratively with DMDC engineers and analysts to structure the Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System SSAA for Type accreditation. The DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation was the governing directive for all network security planning and implementations for this DoD Activity. Technology Scope : Smart Card ; Biometrics ; PKI ; Digital Certificates ; SSL ; PPTP ; IPSec ; Kerberos ; VPNs ; Web Security ; Firewalls ; Performance Monitoring Tools. Lisa Youngs Continued As an Enterprise Network Management Services Network Engineer for the United States Agency for International Development USAID, duties entailed providing exceptional network engineering services from layers 1 through 4 of the OSI Model. The focal point of this position rested in the TCP/IP protocol model. USAIDs topology consisted of Cisco 5000/5500 switches and Cisco 3600, 4000 and 7000 series routers. Challenging duties entailed configuring, maintaining and providing technical support for the devices above. Furthermore, this assignment entailed performing technical assessments on the entire network ie, layer 1 ; access and physical security ; layer 2 ; functionality of network monitoring devices ; protocol management ; frame analogy ; SNMP functionality ; intrusion detection placement ; layer 3 ; access control list scrutiny ; layer 4 ; firewall port accessibility. Also, worked extensively with firewall team. Assignments accomplished : Built and launched USAIDs Internet monitoring tool platform which was a part of the network security platform ; assisted in the redesign of USAIDs network topology, by which 6500 series routers replaced 7500 series routers and 5500 series switches ; worked as the telecommunications technical lead for the disaster recovery plan project ; lead the VoIP transition project. Technology Scope : Network management tools : Nerve Center ; HP Open View ; Cisco Works 2000 ; NetScout ; Whats Up Gold. As a Network Administrator for the Department of Transportation, duties entailed maintaining Novell 4.x and Microsoft NT 4.0 servers, PC helpdesk support and infrastructure maintenance on Cabletron/ Cisco hubs and switches. Assignments accomplished : Lead project task for Novell server hardware and Network Operating System NOS migration, upgraded COMPAQ RAID 5 servers to Dell 2300 and 6300 servers, assisted team members with the consolidation and merging of Netware Directory Services NDS for optimum scalability and manageability, upgraded and migrated Lotus Notes from an OS2/COMPAQ platform to a Microsoft NT 4.0/Pentium platform, lead project task for the Lotus Notes Y2k compliant audit ; accomplished VINCA for NT training and participated in a self-study CSC/Cisco training program for CCNA certification. As a Computer Specialist, supporting the CSC community, duties entailed working industriously as a local area network LAN Administrator and Lotus Notes Administrator. Primary duties entailed providing PC support for a network base of 2000 users. Secondary duties entailed LAN/WAN maintenance and divisional projects.
November, 1996 - November, 1997
	McLean , VA As a Senior Software Analyst, duties entailed configuring and maintaining all LAN Cisco routers and Cabletron hubs. Other responsibilities : IP address management, PC support and documentation management. Lisa Youngs Continued
May, 1993 - May, 1996
	Washington DC As an Information Systems Specialist, duties entailed maintaining the LAN and troubleshooting hardware and software anomalies routinely. Other duties encompassed Network Administration for support of a Novell based infrastructure. Other Positions Held with the Associated Press : As a Software Tester duties entailed helpdesk support for various AP software products ; performed remote and local Network Administration for affiliated AP newsroom members domestically and abroad. As a Radio Field Engineer duties entailed maintaining and troubleshooting audio and broadcast equipment ; exercised solder fabrication skills ; maintained inventory of equipment.
December, 1986 - December, 1991
	United States Army

EDUCATION

Clearance : SECRET

MISCELLANEOUS

As an Administrative Specialist, duties entailed record-keeping, word processing, filing and business communications ; served duty for 6 months in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm as an Executive Assistant ; responsible for office organization ; assisted military officers with briefs and distributed various status reports and military correspondence. Other duties included working as a Communications Security Clerk which required maintaining records of incoming and outgoing COMSEC equipment ; set up communications equipment during field excursions ; operated and maintained the US Army field expedition Maneuver Control System.
Clearance : SECRET