919-556-6597(Home) 919-604-1793 (Mobile) SUMMARY Engineering and Information Security Professional with extensive experience in t est design, RF/digital design functions in the communications and computer indus tries; proven skills in Information Security, Wireless Infrastructure, Enterpris e Defense, Design For Test (DFT), design for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) , Surface Mount Technology (SMT); Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/GPS, Smart Phone OS, wireless modulation/access technologies/TDMA to LTE, and related Security Protocols for I nternet Access and defense in depth practices. EXPERIENCE Verizon Wireless, Raleigh NC (Formerly Alltel Communications, Raleigh NC) 2005=2 010 CDMA/LTE Wireless Service Provider, Verizon Wireless - Member Technical Staff - Network Security 2009-2010 Provided Vulnerability Management expertise and invented a plan for Rogue Wi-Fi Detection in the Network; supported the handset lab for security issues in both Verizon and the Divested Properties Trust. * Established the core equipment in South Lake NEC with Cisco and General Data Tech/ Nationwide rollout of Rogue Wi-Fi 802.11 Detection system, using 6 SIGMA S IPOC analysis and rollout planning. * Delivered Proprietary designs and processes to Verizon's CPE lab in Bedminste r NJ for support of all Security Accreditation designed while at Alltel and prov ided in depth training for lab personnel. Alltel - Consultant Info Security, Alltel Enterprise Security and Risk Office, C ISO 2006-2009 Achieved 100% handset submission Security Accreditation and managed security ana lysis for marketing on all Bluetooth products launched in the network. * Designed automated test beds for Security testing, compliant with Bluetooth C ertification to SIG BQTF and BQB standards. * Invented and implemented proprietary Alltel Security Accreditation Test (ASAT ) using Linux Ubuntu and Blue-z, in consultation with Bunker Ltd, Trifinite.org resources, and Bluetooth SIG. * Consolidated data from multiple platforms and created a base line for Securit y Accreditation in mobile devices. Alltel - Engineer III, Office of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) 2005- 2006 Provided RF Engineering and Information Security expertise to the Alltel Handset Lab, the Infrastructure/QA Lab, and responsible for Security System, and Test D esign with aggressive planning. * Designed and Implemented first ever Bluetooth, 802.11, EVDO, and VoIP Test Pl ans for Security testing of CDMA handsets and responsible for all Security Devic e Requirements. * Part of Attack and Penetration team testing on Alltel facilities. Flarion Technologies Raleigh NC 2003-2005 FLASH OFDM and LTE innovator Test Engineer Achieved 99.7% customer acceptance in market trials; 100% production yields of b ase stations and terminal devices, Nextel rollouts in Raleigh market and interna tional market trials. * Lead Engineer on site at NC manufacturing facility. Produced 200 Base Station s and 10,000 terminal devices for first ever rollout, 'nextelbroadband.com'. * Developed a procedure for trapping latency failures in the network and a corr ective action for product process screening with 100% yield, zero returns. * Invented pneumatic test facility for RF calibration of PCM/CIA card for HVM, High Volume Manufacturing. Increased throughput from manual method by 40%; reduc ed down time by 200%; reduced NRE by $30K/year. Ericsson Base Stations & Sony Ericsson (SEMC) Durham NC 1996-2003 Wireless Infrastructure and Mobile Devices OEM Senior Staff Engineer IV, SEMC CDMA Customer Acceptance Group (CAAV) 2002-2003 Provided engineering expertise and enhanced performance in the service provider' s test labs. * Led team for evaluation of GPS failure modes and Implemented new satellite sp ecific mobile calibration C/N parameters for final GPS submission at Verizon and Sprint. Resulted with first ever 'PASS' of GPS OTA performance. * Redesigned test facility for AMPS parametric conducted tests for first ever ' PASS' by CDMA division at Verizon's test labs. Senior Staff Engineer IV, Base Stations 1996-2002 Lead engineer for design and test of digital and RF subsystems with system perf ormance and radio characteristics, ahead of schedules and under budget. * Designed TCP/IP software for remote control of Radio Base Stations using the Internet and T1 in Lab VIEW; 20% Efficiency of Design Increase (EDI) by allowing designers to remote monitor tests. * Led 'Tiger Team', resolved RF design issues in factory production in 1999 and proved ESD as principal failure mechanism. Zero Trouble Reports in 2000 to 2002 . * Designed NI Lab-VIEW, instrumentation, and RF switching hardware for dual 850 /1900 Pico-cell Transceiver calibration; Dual test platform reduced capital expe nditure by 50%, 50% reduction in space. * Automated sample production batch audit verification; simplified the process, produced test results report automatically, and reduced cycle times by over 50% . * Calculated new spectrum noise mask and attenuator requirements, resulting in 35% increase in transceiver production yields; received Manager's Award for Outs tanding Performance. EDUCATION BS Applied Physics/Engineering Electronics, Appalachian State University, Boone NC CERTIFICATIONS Global Information Security Assurance Certifications (GIAC) - Security Essentia ls Certification (GSEC) 2 2