Michael Melone

Current

• Lead Engineer at Chenega Federal Systems
• Instructor at Center for Technology Training

Past

• Lead IT Specialist at Chenega Federal Systems
• US Central Command - Senior Systems Administrator at Lockheed Martin
• US Central Command PC Technician at Titan National Defense Solutions at US Central Command

• Electronic Countermeasures / COMSEC Supervisor at U.S. Navy

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Education

• Capella University
• Saint Petersburg College

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

Michael Melone’s Summary

Experienced information systems architect holding MCITP:EA, CISSP, CEH, and MCSE certifications in Windows 2000 and 2003.

• Extensive security background with experience in the cryptography, security architecture, operations security, network security, business continuity, and maintenance domains
• Proven supervisory skills demonstrated by increasing production and training while decreasing maintenance costs by $200,000 per month
• Broad design experience encomapssing network, storage, systems, SOA, and security design
• Paramount troubleshooting aptitude; sought out throughout career for assistance in isolating networking, storage, PKI, ISA Server, Active Directory, VMWare, and Sharepoint issues.
• Unparalleled interpersonal skills demonstrated by sales experience accompanied by numerous customer service awards and over 6 years of providing technical assistance and training to customers and subordinates
• Top secret clearance

Michael Melone’s Specialties:

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator (MCITP:EA)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE 2000 / 2003)
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

Michael Melone’s Experience

• Lead Engineer

  Chenega Federal Systems

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  February 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Instructor

  Center for Technology Training

  (Education Management industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  • Led classes focused on preparing students for the MCSE exam series and various security certifications
  • Targeted as the lead instructor for the new MCITP:EA certification track

• Lead IT Specialist

  Chenega Federal Systems

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  November 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 4 months)

  • Designed and implemented a highly available collaboration infrastructure consisting of VMWare VI3, Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Enterprise, Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise
  • Responsible for all system security, storage networking, systems maintenance, and infrastructure design
  • Implemented and managed a clustered pair of Cisco ASA 5510 firewalls with IPS modules
  • Maintained an EMC CX-series storage infrastructure

• US Central Command - Senior Systems Administrator

  Lockheed Martin

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

  January 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 11 months)

  • Key designer in restructure of Active Directory
  • Technical lead on PKI implementation for US Central Command’s unclassified network
  • Main point of contact for Veritas NetBackup related issues
  • Developed and implemented 2 arrays of clustered ISA Server 2006 Enterprise servers
  • Main point of contact in security-related issues with servers and workstations and issues dealing with network traffic analysis
  • Secondary administrator of the JNMS server enclave at USCENTCOM

• US Central Command PC Technician

  Titan National Defense Solutions at US Central Command

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  October 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 4 months)

  • Modified lab setup to accommodate 2 parallel networks and double Ghostcast capabilities at 100 times the original speed
  • Trained fellow technicians on various aspects of TCP/IP networking, Active Directory Infrastructure, and NT 4.0 based domain structure
  • Performed research on PDA’s, RELA network load sets, and other special projects
  • Sought out to handle special situations where technical expertise is required or high-ranking individuals are concerned.

• Electronic Countermeasures / COMSEC Supervisor

  U.S. Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  June 2000 — June 2004 (4 years 1 month)

  • Developed a teamwork-based system of operation resulting in a monthly savings of $200,000 and over 2000 man-hours of work
  • Led a team of technicians responsible for decreasing repair costs by almost $5000 per item while doubling monthly production
  • In charge of repair and management of over $1.8 billion in equipment supporting U.S. Navy establishments worldwide
  • Habitually received performance evaluation scores of 4.29 out of 5.0 with an emphasis for early promotion
  • Maintained 95th and better percentile in rank throughout all advancement exams

Michael Melone’s Education

• Capella University

  BS , IT Security , 2007 — 2009

• Saint Petersburg College

  Associate in Arts , Focused on IT , 2004 — 2006