Brian Blankenship

Current

• Consulting Security Analyst at Kindred Healthcare

Past

• Conference Chair at 2009 Louisville Metro InfoSec Conference
• Network Architect at Airlines Reporting Corporation
• Resident Engineer at Nortel Networks

• Network Engineer III at Sprint
• Multiple Positions at United Parcel Service

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Education

• McKendree College

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

Brian Blankenship’s Summary

Broad range of IT experience working in large corporations. Specialize in Information Security and Vulnerability Management.

Brian Blankenship’s Specialties:

Information Security, Intrusion Prevention, Vulnerability Management, Networking, Telecommunications, Firewalls

Brian Blankenship’s Experience

• Consulting Security Analyst

  Kindred Healthcare

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KND; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)

  Internal security consultant. Responsible for vulnerability management activities, Intrusion Prevention Systems, vulnerability scanning, application and network security.

• Conference Chair

  2009 Louisville Metro InfoSec Conference

  (Computer & Network Security industry)

  January 2009 — October 2009 (10 months)

• Network Architect

  Airlines Reporting Corporation

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  March 2000 — October 2003 (3 years 8 months)

  LAN / WAN design, security, implementation, and support of network used for airline settlement transactions exceeding $80 Billion annually.

• Resident Engineer

  Nortel Networks

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

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

  Network engineering support for the State of Kentucky at the Governor’s Office for Technology.

• Network Engineer III

  Sprint

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

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  Network design, consultation, and engineering for Sprint customers.

• Multiple Positions

  United Parcel Service

  (Public Company; UPS; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  1989 — 1998 (9 years )

  Global Network Systems, Telecommunications Analyst: LAN/WAN design, router configurations, project planning/management.
  Air Operations Support, Senior Technical Systems Analyst: Provide support for Flight Control, Crew Management, and Meteorology systems.
  Air Systems Integration, Programmer / Analyst: Systems analysis, database design, and software development for aircraft parts inventory tracking system.

Brian Blankenship’s Education

• McKendree College

  BS , Computer Science , 1996

Additional Information

Brian Blankenship’s Interests:

Technology, science, logic, motorcycles, roller coasters.

Brian Blankenship’s Groups:

CISSP (#57626) – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
GSEC Gold (#2194) – SANS GIAC Security Essentials Certification
Member of Kentucky Infragard Chapter, OWASP

•    Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
•    Greater Louisville Networking Group
•    Global Security Professional
•    Information Security Network

Brian Blankenship’s Contact Settings

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