Director, Information Security at Affiliated Computer Services
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Director, Information Security at Affiliated Computer Services
- Past
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- Information Security Manager at Affiliated Computer Services
- Senior Information Security Engineer at Affiliated Computer Services
- Security Instructor at Ethical HackerZ, Inc.
- Security Engineer at Internet Security Systems
- Technical Trainer at TEKsystems
- Network Engineering Manager at Computer Learning Centers, Inc.
- Security Engineer (contract) at Network Associates, Intl.
- Technical Trainer at Software Academy
- Group Manager at Stream Intl.
- Education
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- Eastfield College
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- Information Technology and Services
Kevin R. Mitchell’s Summary
- Proficient in multiple aspects of Information Security Services, both technical and organizational; with a proven ability to succeed in a diverse range of roles and environments including the server room, board room, class room, and security operations center.
- Over fifteen years of Information Security, Firewall Engineering, and Team Management experience.
- Strong background in Network and Web Application Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Encryption Services and Digital Forensics.
- Extensive expertise with most popular Network Operating Systems, Applications, Computers, and Networking Devices including installation, configuration, optimization, and repair to the board level.
- Ranked Top Networking Instructor in the Nation by CLC, Inc. for 1998 and 1999.
Kevin R. Mitchell’s Specialties:
CCSE, CCSA, CCSI
- Check Point Certified Security Expert, Administrator, and Instructor
ISS-CA, ISS-CE, ISS-CI
- Internet Security Systems Certified Architect, Expert, and Instructor
Security+, A+, CTT+
- CompTIA Certified Security Specialist, Service Technician, and Technical Trainer
Kevin R. Mitchell’s Experience
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Director, Information Security
Affiliated Computer Services
(Public Company; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Information Security Manager
Affiliated Computer Services
(Public Company; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2007 — September 2009 (2 years )
Manager of ACS Encryption Services / Data Protection. My team designed, deployed, and manages the ACS Secure Large-File Transfer Service; an enterprise-wide secure large-file encryption and delivery solution. We are also tasked with identifying unsecured data transfer and storage applications across ACS, and assisting process owners with integrating encryption and key management into their existing or planned applications.
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Senior Information Security Engineer
Affiliated Computer Services
(Public Company; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Primary responsibilities were designing, deploying, and managing the ACS Vulnerability Assessment Service and Host Intrusion Prevention programs for ACS and our clients. Additional duties included conducting vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and wireless audits of ACS’ internal and client networks, providing on-call technical support and guidance to the security analysts in the ACS SOC, taking a leadership role on SEV-1 tickets, and designing and delivering custom technical training on information security topics.
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Security Instructor
Ethical HackerZ, Inc.
(Computer & Network Security industry)
July 2002 — April 2005 (2 years 10 months)
Performed information security training for our Fortune 100 banking and financial services clients on Network and Web Application Security, Penetration Testing, IT Controls and Audit Methodologies, and current regulatory compliance laws and guidelines including PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, HIPAA and ISO-17799; using multiple vendor-specific and open-source tools like Nessus, nMAP, Netcat, Internet Scanner, Immunity Canvas, Metasploit Framework, etc…
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Security Engineer
Internet Security Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
January 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 6 months)
Designed and delivered consulting, implementation, technical support, and certification training services for all ISS and Check Point security solutions including RealSecure, Internet Scanner, System Scanner, Database Scanner, and Firewall-1 and VPN-1 across a wide range of network operating systems including WinNT/2K/XP, Solaris 7 and 8, multiple Linux distributions, FreeBSD and Nokia IPSO.
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Technical Trainer
TEKsystems
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1999 — January 2000 (1 year 1 month)
In addition to Windows 2000 and Novell NetWare certification training, my responsibilities included working directly with company management to actively assess, diagnose, and intervene in areas regarding technical proficiency of our consultants and contractors.
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Network Engineering Manager
Computer Learning Centers, Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 11 months)
Managed CLC Garland’s Network Engineering and Management program including the daily scheduling and supervision of twelve networking instructors, optimizing and securing our corporate servers, assisting in the design and implementation of our corporate VPN, and designing and teaching certification classes on Windows NT and Novell NetWare.
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Security Engineer (contract)
Network Associates, Intl.
(Computer & Network Security industry)
January 1996 — February 1997 (1 year 2 months)
Responsible for consulting, implementation, support, and training on all of NAI’s Network Security and SNMP-based Network Management products including PGP, CyberCop Scanner and Monitor, McAfee and Gauntlet Firewalls, SiteMeter / SiteInventory, and Sniffer Pro.
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Technical Trainer
Software Academy
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1994 — January 1996 (1 year 4 months)
Trained end-users daily on a wide variety of applications software and operating systems including MS Office, Lotus SmartSuite, Novell PerfectOffice, MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, WFW 3.11, Windows 95, and customized customer applications. I taught both at Software Academy and on-site at customer locations and was selected to represent Software Academy for several of our largest primary accounts, traveling to their sites nationwide to develop and deliver training. In all the time that I taught at Software Academy, my customer evaluations remained consistently excellent; well above the 95th percentile.
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Group Manager
Stream Intl.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 1992 — October 1994 (2 years 9 months)
Received the Most Valuable Player award and the Peer-to-Peer award and was promoted to Mentor of the MS-UK Excel team. Provided 3rd-level support for over 20 MS Excel support reps, including Mentor-Line support, escalations, coaching, call monitoring, and product training. Promoted to Group Manager of the MS-UK Excel team. Tripled projected earnings within the first two months while maintaining an average customer service level of 90% and higher.
Kevin R. Mitchell’s Education
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Eastfield College
AAS , Business Computer Programming , 1990 — 1992
Additional Information
Kevin R. Mitchell’s Groups:
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Affiliated Computer Services Employees and Alumni Group -
Information Security Network
Kevin R. Mitchell’s Honors:
- 2009 ACS Hustle Award for Secure Large-File Transfer
- 2007 ACS Hustle Award for Team Excellence
- 2006 ACS Recognition Award for Server Hardening Initiative
- 2000 TEKsystem's "Above & Beyond" Award Winner
- 1999 CLC's "Spirit of 2000 Achievement Award Winner
- 1998 CLC's "Instructor of the Quarter", 1st and 3rd Quarters
- 1994 Stream International's "Peer-to-Peer" Award Winner
- 1992 Stream International's "MVP" Award Winner
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