Dave R.

Dave R.

Pearland, Texas, United States
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Optiv has empowered me to leverage my cybersecurity expertise, honed through strategic…

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  • Why are schools a cyber risk hot spot?

    Why are schools a cyber risk hot spot?

    Dovetailing off the recent Riverhead News-Review Editorial on school districts facing a higher risk for cyber attacks…

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  • Sometimes, Being a Hero Isn't That Hard!

    Sometimes, Being a Hero Isn't That Hard!

    How many of you made a promise that once this #CoronaVirus or #Covid-19 thing is over, I'm going to do more to help…

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Experience

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    Optiv

    Houston, TX

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Houston, TX

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    Houston, TX

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Houston, Texas Area

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    Houston, Texas Area

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    Houston, TX

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    Houston, TX

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    Greater Houston and Rio Grand Valley Area

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    Greater Houston and Rio Grand Valley Area

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    Houston, TX

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    Greater New Orleans and Gul Coast Area (LA, MS, AL, FL)

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    Atlanta Market area (GA/MS)

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    Abilene, Texas - Dyess AFB

Education

Licenses & Certifications

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Volunteer Experience

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    Executive Organizer for Nextel N.O.

    New Orleans Outreach

    - 5 months

    Children

    - Corporate sponsor for Nextel/Sprint
    - Spoke with students about benefits of going onto college, and having a
    professional career.
    - Brought students into Nextel/Sprint engineering department to work
    side by side with wireless network engineers to expose them to
    wireless telecomunications network engineering career field.
    - Provided a question and answer session with students and engineers
    at Nextel/Sprint engineering planning room over a pizza lunch.
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    - Corporate sponsor for Nextel/Sprint
    - Spoke with students about benefits of going onto college, and having a
    professional career.
    - Brought students into Nextel/Sprint engineering department to work
    side by side with wireless network engineers to expose them to
    wireless telecomunications network engineering career field.
    - Provided a question and answer session with students and engineers
    at Nextel/Sprint engineering planning room over a pizza lunch.
    - Students were judges for the Annual Nextel/Sprint New Orleans office
    costume and pumpkin carving contest.
    https://www.facebook.com/neworleansoutreach?hc_location=timeline

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    Executive Organizer

    Habitat for Humanity International

    - 4 years 7 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Organized and participated in corporate volunter sponsorship of Nextel/Sprint employees for the Greater New Orleans area Habitat for Humanity home building

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    Guardian Ad Litem (GAL)

    Child Advocates

    - 4 years

    Children

    Advocate for the best interests of children that may have suffered neglect or abuse in court so they can find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. Break the vicious cycle of child abuse, by speaking up for abused children who can get lost in the system and guide them into safe environments where they can thrive. Appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child or sibling group in foster care. Serve as the judge’s eyes and ears while the children are in custody, ensuring…

    Advocate for the best interests of children that may have suffered neglect or abuse in court so they can find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. Break the vicious cycle of child abuse, by speaking up for abused children who can get lost in the system and guide them into safe environments where they can thrive. Appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child or sibling group in foster care. Serve as the judge’s eyes and ears while the children are in custody, ensuring their unique needs are met until they can safely return home or are permanently placed with a loving relative or adoptive family. Studies show children served by an advocate volunteer are better able to work with others and to control deviant behavior than children without an advocate. Also, more parents of these children complete counseling services, psychiatric evaluations and drug and alcohol counseling than those without an advocate. Helping these children so they can stop the cycle and later become productive adults and loving parents.

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    Executive Organizer for Greater New Orleans Area/Gulf Coast area

    Second Harvest Food Bank

    - 4 years 4 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Organizer and participant for corporate employee sponsored support of the food drives for New Orleans Food Bank / Second Harvest Foods banks.

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    Contributor, Executive Organizer

    Second Harvest Food Bank

    - 3 years 4 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Contributor, volunteer, and corporate market and departmental organizer.

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    Participant and Executive Organizer

    Houston Habitat for Humanity, Inc.

    - 5 years 2 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Participated in home building and organized engineering department volunteering

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    Crew Supervisor

    Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc.

    - 11 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    (Formerly Rockingham County Community Action Program) Supervised a crew on the weatherization of homes for the poor and elderly that had requested to receive fuel assistance. Carpentry, Insulation, and other home winter and summer weatherization tasks to assist the poor and elderly in making their homes more enegy efficient and lower costs to heat and cool.

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    Volunteer - Provide Consulting, Research, Professional court testimony during criminal trial - DOJ/FBI

    U.S. Department of Justice

    - 4 years 1 month

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Provide Consulting, Research, Technology and Professional court testimony during criminal trials and investigations. Include homicide, bank robbery, arson (Harris County Fire Marshals)

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    Provided Post 9/11 SuperBowl event on site communications planning and engineering services

    U.S. Department of Justice

    - Present 24 years 2 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Work with the Secret Service technology teams in preparation for the post 911 Super Bowl in New Orleans Louisiana where both presidents Bush were in attendance. It was my honor and privilege to work with such a professional crew. I was impressed. I received a certificate of appreciation from Brian Stafford the Director of The Secret Service

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    Volunteer

    InfraGard Houston Members Alliance

    - Present 8 years 8 months

    Science and Technology

    Our local mission

    InfraGard is designed to address the need for private and public-sector information-sharing mechanisms at both the national and local levels. Its objectives are:

    Provide members a forum for education and training on infrastructure vulnerabilities and protection measures
    Provide members prompt, value-added threat advisories, alerts, and warnings
    Insure the protection of computer intrusion/threat data shared among InfraGard members, FBI Field…

    Our local mission

    InfraGard is designed to address the need for private and public-sector information-sharing mechanisms at both the national and local levels. Its objectives are:

    Provide members a forum for education and training on infrastructure vulnerabilities and protection measures
    Provide members prompt, value-added threat advisories, alerts, and warnings
    Insure the protection of computer intrusion/threat data shared among InfraGard members, FBI Field Offices, and the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC) through compliance with proprietary, legal, and security requirements
    Increase the quantity and quality of infrastructure intrusion/threat reports provided to local FBI Field Offices (for investigation and follow-up) and the NICC (for national-level analysis)
    Increase interaction and information sharing among InfraGard members, their associated local FBI Field Offices, and the NICC, on infrastructure threats, vulnerabilities, and interdependencies.

    It is our goal to improve and extend information sharing between private industry and the government, particularly the FBI, when it comes to critical national infrastructures.

  • Committee Member

    SALUTE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

    - 6 years 5 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Participated as committee member in the planning, preparation, and execution of the Salute To Law Enforcement Event that was chaired by Spring ISD/Cypress Fairbanks ISD Police Chief Alan Bragg. Acquired anchor sponsorship through my role in Public Sector at Sprint. Attended monthly ISD Chief's of Police luncheon. http://www.salutetolawenforcement.org/

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    Member

    Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)

    - 3 years 1 month

    Science and Technology

    The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), established in 1984, is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals involved in all aspects of the electronics industry. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of the electronics industry through member education and interaction.

    The SMTA is privileged to have a membership that is willing to help one another and that contributes to its pool of knowledge. Its members actively seek out the latest in education…

    The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), established in 1984, is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals involved in all aspects of the electronics industry. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of the electronics industry through member education and interaction.

    The SMTA is privileged to have a membership that is willing to help one another and that contributes to its pool of knowledge. Its members actively seek out the latest in education and techniques, and they work energetically to advance the industry. Members range from students who are newcomers to the industry to long-time professionals who are widely recognized as industry leaders. A characteristic high level of dedication and energy has created an atmosphere of accelerated growth and environment rich in opportunity.

    The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.

Honors & Awards

  • Directors Choice Award

    Lori-Ann Hill - Sprint

    Exemplary sales team achievement and success

  • MegaStar Recipient

    Gerri White - Senior HR Director

    Outstanding Sales Management performance and recognition voted on from your peers

  • Excellence Award

    Sprint Management

    Outstanding work covering Hurricane Gustav and Ike Emergency Response Team needs and activities for COOP and Community First Responder and EOC Support

  • Excellence Award - Solutions Sales Engineering for K-12 and Higher Education

    Sprint Sr. Management

    Invaluable team player and solutions engineering resource for the South Texas education vertical. Assisted in acquiring customers and presenting to K-12 and Higher education customers

  • Commitment to excellence - Award of Recognition

    Tim Thompson, RVP South Region

    Thank you for your outstanding support of the Katrina Hurricane Relief Effort by being prepared by completing Emergency Response Team Training, COOP training, and NIMS training, serving as NIMS ICS Incident commander for the first 72 hours in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after landfall of Hurricane Katrina, and being the ICS and Communications Field Operations POC for in field reporting and liaison with first responders on the ground in New Orleans and surrounding impacted areas while incident…

    Thank you for your outstanding support of the Katrina Hurricane Relief Effort by being prepared by completing Emergency Response Team Training, COOP training, and NIMS training, serving as NIMS ICS Incident commander for the first 72 hours in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after landfall of Hurricane Katrina, and being the ICS and Communications Field Operations POC for in field reporting and liaison with first responders on the ground in New Orleans and surrounding impacted areas while incident response, recovery, and COOP activities were being fully engaged. You contributions were critical and and integral part in the over all success of the mission. Your efforts to prepare for months and years ahead of this incident enabled flawless execution in the field as the first on the scene response team to prepare for the other corporate resources that deployed after the initial 72 hours.

  • Letter of Appreciation from Brian Stafford - Director of Secret Service

    U.S. Secret Service

    Brian Stafford presented me with a "Letter of Appreciation" for assisting the Secret Service with enhanced communications services in support of their mission to provide security for the first Super Bowl post 9/11 held in New Orleans, LA with Presidents George W. Bush, and George H. Bush in attendance.

  • Air Force Good Conduct Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster)

    Edward P. Schoek, Lt. Col. USAF - Commander

    Congratulations on your award of the Air Force Good Conduct Medal. You have been awarded this medal for three years of sustained, exemplary performance while in the active military service of the United States. It is awarded only to those individuals who maintain a positive attitude towards the Air Force and their careers. You have every right to be proud of your achievement.

  • Mathematics Achievement Honor

    American Mathematics Association

  • Certificate in Recognition of Flight with a Strategic Air Command Combat Crew

    Martin B. Burt, Maj. USAF

  • Certificate of Regognition - Completion of 96 OMS CITS/EMUX/OAS 5-Level Upgrade Training Course

    John L. Salyards, Capt. USAF OIC 96 OMS Bomber Branch

Test Scores

  • Intelligence Measurement Program

    Score: 138 IQ Score

    Certificate of Intellectual Achievement (IQ) - PhD Certified

Organizations

  • ISSA North Texas

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    - Present

    The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications, and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of its members.

  • ISSA South Texas

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    - Present

    The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications, and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of its members.

  • InfraGard Houston

    Member

    - Present

    InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector. It is an association of persons who represent businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the U.S.

  • Boy Scouts of America

    Assistant Den Leader \ Assistant Scout Master

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    Completed Boy Scouts Woodbadge Training which takes aspects of Steven Covey Seven Habits, Stages of Team Development, Problem Resolution, Communication Process, and other management principles into a two three-day weekend live in course that goes from 6 AM on a Friday - 6 PM on a Sunday.

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