Matthew Maisel

Matthew Maisel

Information Security Student at Penn State

State College, Pennsylvania Area

Past
  • Senior IT Operational Security Intern at Exelon
  • Technology Champion at WishVast Venture
  • Curriculum Research Assistant at Penn State University
Education
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Penn Manor High School
Connections
55 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Matthew Maisel’s Experience

  • Senior IT Operational Security Intern

    Exelon

    (Public Company; EXC; Utilities industry)

    May 2009August 2009 (4 months)

    *Member of the Legal/IT team that put together the 2009 PECO stimulus filing with the DOE for matching $200 million grants. These stimulus grants will allow for a faster, wider smart meter and smart grid deployment.

    •Deployed undisclosed countermeasures to augment intrusion detection and auditing

    •Collected forensic data for Legal and HR customers in eDiscovery incidents

    •Elevated emerging vulnerabilities published in the security blogosphere to actively reduce risk to Exelon's environment

    •Supported key functions of the IT Operational Security team

  • Technology Champion

    WishVast Venture

    (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    January 2009May 2009 (5 months)

    •Stood up a social entrepreneurship venture that built a trust building, cell phone-based social network platform

    •Validated several different WishVast trust scenarios and business models

    •Championed the WishVast Network Management System throughout the software development cycle

  • Curriculum Research Assistant

    Penn State University

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    September 2008December 2008 (4 months)

    •Researched international counter-terrorism policy of the G8 countries

    •Developed and mapped a hypothetical terrorist cellular network for a link analysis training exercise

    •Consulted on course procedures & regulations

  • Open Source Analyst

    Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

    (Non-Profit; Think Tanks industry)

    September 2008September 2008 (1 month)

    A joint red team exercise with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

    •Analyzed commercial technologies that could diminish or disrupt Marine Corp assets

    •Utilized open source resources and red cell methodologies

    •Presented findings to Warfighting Lab and Potomac Institute directors

  • IT Operational Security Intern

    Exelon

    (Public Company; EXC; Utilities industry)

    May 2008August 2008 (4 months)

    •Collaborated on the implementation of NERC CIP regulation

    •Integrated a vulnerability communication & escalation workflow

    •Assisted in intrusion detection analysis and security event monitoring

    •Designed and presented an innovative workspace and toolkit for the next generation of IT workforce

    •Administered the OPSEC Microsoft SharePoint site

  • Team Big Click

    2008 Google Online Marketing Challenge

    (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

    December 2007May 2008 (6 months)

    •Developed an Adwords campaign tailored towards a client’s goals

    •Researched keyword markets and determined the focus of adgroups

    •Micromanaged daily events and issues throughout campaign execution

    •Increased daily web traffic to client’s website

    In July 2008, Google announced the Challenge's results. Team Big Click won the Americas Region (one global and three regions total ). The 2008 Challenge had over 1600 teams and 47 countries participating. (http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/2008winners.html)


Matthew Maisel’s Education

  • Pennsylvania State University

    B.S. , Security and Risk Analysis, Information Sciences and Technology , 20072011 (expected)

    SRA Club, Webmaster, 2009-Present
    SRA Club, Director of Web Content, 2008-2009
    SRA Club, Member of the Semester, Fall 2007

    Activities and Societies:
    Security and Risk Anaylsis Club, Volunteers in IST Association
  • Penn Manor High School

    20032007

    Activities and Societies:
    Men's Swimming team, Men's Lacrosse team, National Honor Society

Additional Information

Matthew Maisel’s Websites:

Matthew Maisel’s Interests:

security and intelligence technologies, risk management analysis, operational security, information assurance, enterprise 2.0, social media, search engine marketing, entrepreneurship, freestyle skiing, longboarding

Matthew Maisel’s Groups:

Security Analysis and Risk Management Association, Member

  •    PSU Startup Community
  •    Security Twits
  •    Tempo
  •    IT Security Jobs Forum

Matthew Maisel’s Honors:

AMERICAS Regional Winner, 2008 Google Online Marketing Challenge


Matthew Maisel’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • reference requests

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