Kevin Dennis, CISSP

Current

• Security Specialist at Sprint

Past

• Network Systems Administrator at Sprint
• UNIX Administrator at Sprint
• Systems Integrator V at Sprint

• Systems Integrator IV at Sprint
• Technical Solutions Consultant at Sprint Paranet
• Field Engineer at Systems Integration, Inc.
• Programmer/Analyst at Texas Transportation Institute - Texas A&M University System

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Education

• Texas A&M University System
• Private/Home School

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

Kevin Dennis, CISSP’s Summary

Highly motivated, self-directed individual with 17 years of experience in the computer industry. Diverse skill set includes: programming, systems administration, networking, integration, project management, technical training/documentation, technical support and technical management.

Kevin Dennis, CISSP’s Specialties:

Compliance, Audit, Firewalls (Juniper NetScreen), Solaris, Linux, Web Technologies, Programming/Scripting

Kevin Dennis, CISSP’s Experience

• Security Specialist

  Sprint

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Telecommunications industry)

  December 2007 — Present (2 years )

  Responsible for enforcing corporate security policy as well as regulatory requirements (SOX, PCI, CPNI) through internal and external audits, oversight, and risk management.

• Network Systems Administrator

  Sprint

  (Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2002 — November 2007 (5 years 2 months)

  Provide UNIX and Linux systems administration and subject matter expertise in support of Sprint’s core network. Currently manage over 100 servers and an additional 600 servers on an on-call rotation basis. Several platforms are geographically redundant and/or clustered environments located in multiple data-centers.

• UNIX Administrator

  Sprint

  (Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2002 — October 2002 (10 months)

  Provide HP-UX, Sun Solaris and PC workstation/server support for internal corporate clients. Support includes several 24x7 network operation centers (NOC) and encompasses approximately 375 clients: 325 HP-UX workstations and 50 Sun Solaris workstations.

• Systems Integrator V

  Sprint

  (Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry)

  February 2001 — January 2002 (1 year )

  Manage a technical staff in support of 1600 desktop clients (UNIX/Windows), including several 24x7 control centers:
  - Provide escalation support for both customer and technical related issues
  - Communicate performance objectives and conduct quarterly reviews
  - Facilitate regular staff meetings
  - Interview potential candidates for employment
  - Provide management team with monthly status and post-mortem reports, as necessary, on critical issues
  - Responsible for cost center expenditures and annual budget

• Systems Integrator IV

  Sprint

  (Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry)

  February 2000 — February 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  Provided day-to-day support, problem resolution, monitoring, maintenance and technical leadership in the management of the Local Area and Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN).

• Technical Solutions Consultant

  Sprint Paranet

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 1998 — February 2000 (1 year 6 months)

  Provided consulting and outsourcing services to Fortune 500 customers as an analyst with the Desktop/NOS practice.

• Field Engineer

  Systems Integration, Inc.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1997 — September 1998 (1 year 2 months)

  Provided information technology related outsourcing to small, mid-market companies.

• Programmer/Analyst

  Texas Transportation Institute - Texas A&M University System

  (Research industry)

  March 1992 — July 1997 (5 years 5 months)

Additional Information

Kevin Dennis, CISSP’s Groups:

•    Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP)
•    Sprint Alumni Network
•    GIAC, Global Information Assurance Certification
•    Open Source Universe
•    Paranet Alumni
•    SANS Institute Alumni
•    Open Security Exchange
•    Archer Community

Kevin Dennis, CISSP’s Honors:

MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer), 2001
GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials Certification), 2008
GCFW (GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst), 2008
CISSP ((ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional), 2008