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Ross is a Director with experience in designing, troubleshooting, and managing complex IT infrastructure. With extensive experience assisting organizations with a range of IT, cybersecurity, technology, management, and related operational services.  Ross is responsible for providing day to day oversight of our consulting team to ensure the quality of the project. He has assisted many companies with evaluating, developing, and providing strategic business services relevant to organizational objectives, while coordinating innovative solutions to respond to the customers’ requirements. Ross employs an independent and objective mindset while applying industry standards and best practices. Ross is a Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) and a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Certifications & Licensure

Cloud services – (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), Corporate Spam, Anti-Virus, Content Filtering and Firewall products (Barracuda, Cisco, Juniper, Lightspeed, iBoss, pfSense, Smoothwall, Untangle), Learning Management Systems (Moodle, Google Classroom, Lightspeed, Canvas), Online productivity and collaboration suites (Office 365, G-suite), Directory Services (Active Directory and Open Directory), Virtualization (VMware, Docker, KVM, Hyper-V), Networking infrastructure (Cisco, Juniper, Ubiquiti, Brocade, Extreme, HP, Ruckus, Meraki), Mobile Device Management (MobileIron, Airwatch, Meraki, Filewave, Lightspeed), Operating systems (Mac OS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS) Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Google Apps Certified Administrator Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA A+, IC3

Professional Affiliations

Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

Community Activities

Indiana VEX Robotics Mentor Indiana First Robotics Mentor

Education

Bachelor of Science Business - Information Technology Management

Industry & Service Specialization

K-12 and Post-secondary Education Telecommunications/Internet Service Providers IT Managed Service Providers Cloud Services Network Infrastructure Virtualization

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