Iron City IT Advisors

Project Portfolio Supplement Introduction This project portfolio provides an overview of some key IT projects and initiatives, highlighting their significance and impact. Each project reflects my expertise in strategic planning, team leadership, security implementation, and technology modernization. These projects demonstrate my ability to drive innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and align technology with organizational goals. 1. Migration to Cloud-Based Meditech 6.0 (Share Medical Center) Objective: Enhance operational efficiency and data accessibility. Key Actions: Migrated Meditech 6.0 to a Cloud Managed as a Service (MaaS) product. Improved operational efficiency and data accessibility. Importance: This project streamlined the hospital's data management, ensuring better access to patient records and operational data, thus improving overall healthcare delivery. 2. Implementation of Alien Vault OSSIM SIEM (Share Medical Center) Objective: Bolster security infrastructure and monitoring capabilities. Key Actions: Deployed Alien Vault OSSIM SIEM for enhanced security monitoring. Completed project with open source as a cost containment mechanism. Configured OpenVAS and Honeypot add-ons for vulnerability management and offensive security exercises. Importance: Enhanced the organization's cybersecurity posture, ensuring continuous monitoring and prompt response to security threats. 3. Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity (DR/BC) Practices (Share Medical Center) Objective: Ensure organizational resilience. Key Actions: Developed and implemented DR/BC practices, including off-premise restore points and tabletop exercises for disaster planning. Importance: Ensured that the organization could maintain critical functions during and after a disaster, safeguarding data and operations. 4. Full Stack Microsoft 365 Integration (Community Veterinary Partners) Objective: Improve enterprise-wide integration and security. Key Actions: Integrated Microsoft 365 (MFA, SSO, Intune, Defender, Azure Cloud Print) across the enterprise. Implemented SD-WAN for streamlined clinical environments. Importance: Enhanced security, streamlined operations, and improved user experience across the organization's extensive network of clinics. 5. Comprehensive Firewall Upgrades (Community Veterinary Partners) Objective: Replace end-of-life hardware and mitigate critical vulnerabilities. Key Actions: Upgraded firewalls to FortiGate 60F at 50 locations across 10 different states. Addressed unsupported and vulnerable hardware. Importance: Significantly improved the network security infrastructure, ensuring robust protection against potential cyber threats and compliance with security standards. 6. SaaS Product Migration to Azure Cloud (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Modernize and secure the product infrastructure provided to 95% of commercial pharmacy payers in the United States, consisting of 98% of Medicare lives. Key Actions: Architected and implemented in-house SaaS product topology. Migrated SaaS product to Azure cloud, including micro-segmentation of dev vs public environments. Configured public UI and express route for DB access from Expedient to Azure in a multi-cloud environment. Importance: Improved the product's scalability, security, and performance, aligning with regulatory requirements and enhancing user satisfaction, resulting in saving the organization $1 million annually in outsourcing costs. 7. SOC2+HITRUST Attestation (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Ensure compliance and enhance security posture. Key Actions: Conducted readiness assessment during the startup phase. Completed SOC2+HITRUST attestation for three consecutive years. Importance: Demonstrated ongoing commitment to data security and regulatory compliance, building trust with customers and stakeholders. 8. Endpoint Protection Implementation Measures (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Strengthen security and ensure compliance. Key Actions: Implemented Nextgen EDR solutions (Carbon Black). Importance: Ensured comprehensive security across all endpoints, achieving key compliance certifications critical for customer trust and regulatory adherence. 9. IT Infrastructure for New Central Office (Familylinks Inc.) Objective: Establish a robust and secure IT infrastructure from design to implementation. Key Actions: Designed and implemented infrastructure architecture for a new central office (switching and wireless mesh [Aerohive]). Integrated interoffice connectivity solutions, including dark fiber site to site and to the data center, high speed from data center to public. Importance: Provided a reliable and secure IT environment, supporting organizational growth and efficient operations. 10. SOC as a Service Solution (Celtic Healthcare Inc.) Objective: Achieve compliance with security mandates. Key Actions: Analyzed and implemented SOC as a Service solution (ArcSight via Proficio). Importance: Enhanced the organization's security operations, ensuring compliance with various regulatory requirements and improving overall security posture. 11. iPad Technology Integration (Familylinks Inc.) Objective: Enhance educational support. Key Actions: Secured a grant and integrated iPad technology into the Therapeutic Learning Center. Importance: Improved educational support and engagement for therapeutic programs, leveraging technology to enhance learning outcomes. 12. WAN/LAN Technology Implementation (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Improve network infrastructure across multiple locations. Key Actions: Designed and implemented WAN/LAN technologies in various offices and cloud environments. Created IPsec VPN tunnels between Durham, Pittsburgh locations, and Expedient data center. Importance: Enhanced connectivity and network performance, supporting the organization's expansion and operational efficiency. 13. Microsoft Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Protect sensitive data and ensure compliance. Key Actions: Configured and administered DLP solutions. Importance: Significantly reduced data leakage incidents, enhancing the overall data security posture and aligning with regulatory requirements. 14. Red Team Exercises (Share Medical Center and Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Test and improve organizational security defenses. Key Actions: Conducted regular Red Team exercises using Commando VM and Atomic Red Team tools. Simulated advanced cyber-attacks to identify vulnerabilities and improve security measures. Importance: Strengthened the organization's security posture by proactively identifying and addressing potential weaknesses, ensuring robust defense mechanisms. 15. KnowBe4 Implementation (Share Medical Center, Pharmacy Quality Solutions, and Community Veterinary Partners) Objective: Enhance employee cybersecurity awareness. Key Actions: Implemented KnowBe4 for simulated phishing attacks and monthly training sessions. Provided current events updates to keep employees informed of the latest threats. Importance: Increased employee awareness and resilience against phishing attacks and other cyber threats, fostering a culture of security within the organization. 16. Managed On-Premise Skype Environment (Celtic Healthcare Inc.) Objective: Ensure reliable and secure communication. Key Actions: Managed and maintained an on-premise Skype environment for internal communications. Importance: Improved internal communication, ensuring reliable and secure connectivity across the organization. 17. Aerohive Network Rollout (Celtic Healthcare Inc.) Objective: Enhance network infrastructure across multiple locations. Key Actions: Rolled out Aerohive hive network at 20 different home health locations across 5 different states. Importance: Provided a robust and secure network infrastructure, supporting the operations of home health locations and ensuring reliable connectivity. 18. Email Migration to Exchange Online (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Modernize email infrastructure and improve reliability. Key Actions: Migrated email services from an on-premise Exchange server to Exchange Online. Importance: Improved email reliability, accessibility, and security, reducing maintenance overhead and enhancing user experience. 19. Looker Migration to Tableau Cloud (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Enhance data visualization and analytics capabilities. Key Actions: Migrated data visualization platform from Looker to Tableau Cloud. Importance: Improved data visualization, enabling better insights and decision-making through advanced analytics capabilities. 20. Move to Azure (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Modernize IT infrastructure and enhance security. Key Actions: Implemented ExpressRoute between Expedient and Azure. Designed LAN in Azure with VLAN segmentation (public, secure, DB, etc.). Implemented Kubernetes for development lifecycle management. Enabled direct connect for laptops to Azure. Importance: Enhanced IT infrastructure, improving scalability, security, and performance, aligning with modern cloud practices. 21. Agile Development Lifecycle Management Rollout (Pharmacy Quality Solutions) Objective: Improve development efficiency and security. Key Actions: Rolled out Agile Dev Lifecycle management with secure code review. Utilized Atlassian for project management, integrated with Azure DevOps. Importance: Enhanced development efficiency and security, ensuring robust and secure application development processes. 22. On-Premise to IdealCloud Migration (Adagio Health) Objective: Modernize and secure IT infrastructure. Key Actions: Migrated systems from on-premise to IdealCloud. Refurbished outdated endpoints to 0-clients for VDI access. Moved Netgen EMR to a single instance in the cloud from a shared instance. Importance: Improved IT infrastructure, enhancing security, reliability, and performance, supporting organizational growth. 23. BIDS Environment and SSRS/SSIS Implementation (Adagio Health) Objective: Enhance data analytics capabilities. Key Actions: Stood up BIDS environment and executed SSRS/SSIS for additional ad-hoc data analytics. Importance: Improved data analytics capabilities, enabling better insights and decision-making through advanced reporting and integration services. 24. ARRA Meaningful Use Attestation (Adagio Health) Objective: Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations. Key Actions: Implemented ARRA meaningful use attestation through PA incubator. Importance: Demonstrated compliance with healthcare regulations, ensuring eligibility for incentives and improving healthcare delivery. 25. Level 1 Support for App and Endpoints (NREIS) Objective: Provide reliable IT support. Key Actions: Provided level 1 support for applications and endpoints. Importance: Ensured reliable IT support, improving user experience and operational efficiency. 26. Level 3 B2B Analyst (NREIS) Objective: Analyze and improve B2B processes. Key Actions: Analyzed XML DB records of transfers to partners via web services. Importance: Improved B2B processes, ensuring reliable data transfer and enhancing partner relationships. 27. Stakeholder in NOC Build-Out (NREIS) Objective: Establish a robust network operations center. Key Actions: Acted as a stakeholder in the NOC build-out. Importance: Ensured a robust NOC, improving network monitoring and management, enhancing overall IT operations. This portfolio showcases my ability to lead and execute critical IT projects that drive organizational success. Each project reflects my commitment to innovation, security, and efficiency, aligning with the strategic objectives of the organizations I have served.