Information security architect with a focus on orchestration suites and
firewalls on-premise and in the cloud. Brand agnostic, with a penchant for problem solving.
Current areas of research and interest: container security, public cloud IAM, and DevOps for
tool stacks that MSSPs can utilize.
Based in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Currently leading security operations engineering at
Eversource Energy after several years building and escalating security practice at a
regional MSSP.
experience
Lead Security Engineer
Nov 2023 — present
Eversource Energy · Berlin, Connecticut
Lead security operations engineering across a large, highly complex utility environment.
Drive network visibility and monitoring tooling (Gigamon, Arbor edge defense, SIEM/SOAR),
technical inventory accuracy, and mentorship of junior engineers and interns.
Technical Account Manager
Jan 2023 — Nov 2023
Tufin
Technical account ownership for security policy orchestration deployments, bridging
customer engineering teams and product. TOS Aurora certified across TCSE levels 1–3.
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
Aug 2022 — Jan 2023
Atlantic Data Security, LLC
Senior escalation engineer and SME for the Professional Services team's most critical and
advanced technology — firewall, security, application, and enterprise infrastructure.
Field Security Architect
Jan 2022 — Aug 2022
Atlantic Data Security, LLC
Designed and delivered security architecture in the field for enterprise customers across
firewall, orchestration, and network visibility stacks.
Security Engineer
May 2017 — Jan 2022
Atlantic Data Security, LLC
Grew from college graduate to the most productive member of the team in six months, becoming
an SME and escalation engineer.
- Deployed enterprise Gigamon in-line network tapping infrastructure for packet-level visibility (with Netscout Systems).
- Check Point (CCSA/CCSE), AlgoSec (CADE, Security Master), and Tufin orchestration deployments.
- AlgoSec MVP 2021; Diamond Award and Principals Club recognition.
IT Support Specialist
Mar 2015 — Mar 2017
Bond Auto Parts Inc.
Network administration in an enterprise environment of 50+ locations.
- Supported 15 application servers plus the full hardware estate — printers to routers.
- Attained ADTRAN ATSP/IN certification.
- Helped implement a fully virtualized point-of-sale system replacing legacy infrastructure.
- Led a hardware overhaul replacing 100+ XP machines across 50 stores with a standardized Windows 7 image.
IT Intern
Jun 2011 — Aug 2013
Goodwin College · East Hartford, CT
General IT support and helpdesk operations.
certifications
AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
CADE
AlgoSec
issued May 2020
TCSE 1 — TOS Aurora
Tufin
issued Aug 2021
TCSE 2 — TOS Aurora
Tufin
issued Aug 2021
TCSE 3 — TOS Aurora
Tufin
issued Oct 2021
Algosec Security Master
AlgoSec
Aug 2021 — Aug 2023
Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
Check Point Software Technologies
Jun 2020 — Jul 2022
Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Check Point Software Technologies
May 2020 — May 2022
Adtran ATSP/IN
ADTRAN
Aug 2016 — Aug 2019
skills
Network Security
Cyber-security
Information Assurance
Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability Scanning
Ethical Hacking
Networking
Network Design
Network Administration
TCP/IP
Routers
Router Configuration
VPN
VoIP
Check Point
Tufin
AlgoSec
Gigamon
Linux System Administration
Windows System Administration
Linux
VMware vSphere
VMware Infrastructure
VMware Fusion
Python
PowerShell
Bash
Servers
Infrastructure
Enterprise Software
Software Project Management
education
Champlain College
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)
2014 — 2017 · Networking & security coursework: ethical hacking, perimeter
security, network systems programming, anti-forensics, law of digital evidence. Paid internship with
Bond Auto Parts from sophomore year; Champlain College Helpdesk freshman year.
honors & awards
Atlantic Data Security Diamond Award
Professional Services team
Dec 2021
Principals Club
Outstanding work, 2018 & 2019
Mar 2018 · Mar 2019
Employee of the Year
Bond Auto Parts
Dec 2015
recommendations
"Ian is the type of engineer you love to have on your team. No job is too big or
too small. He is a self-starter and loves to dig deep into problem solving. Ian went from a college
grad to the most productive member of our team in six months… he has gone from being the most junior
member of our team to a SME and escalation engineer for some of our most critical and advanced
technology."
Timothy Shover — Field Security Architect, Atlantic Data Security
"Ian is a team player who also excels at solving problems independently when needed.
Ian took on a lot of responsibility very quickly and handled it with a level of professionalism one
would typically expect from a much more experienced employee… he rapidly became an indispensable part
of Bond Auto's busy IT team, earning a reputation as a go-to problem-solver."
Christopher Bond — General Counsel, NH Department of Justice
"Ian has been an extremely valuable asset to our very lean (3 person) IT team at
Bond Auto, helping support a company with over 50 locations and 600 employees. He has a knack for
learning new things and tackling complex challenges that help to deliver results for any
organization."
Josh Scowcroft — Director of Customer Experience, SymQuest