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<h1 id="mike-fernez">Mike Fernez</h1>
<p><a href="mailto:mjf@mjfer.net">mjf@mjfer.net</a></p>
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<h2 id="work-history">Work History</h2>
<h4 id="information-security-analyst---adelphi-university-2019---present">Information Security Analyst - Adelphi University (2019 - present)</h4>
<p>In this role, I was responsible for monitoring and maintaining Adelphi’s security posture and worked closely with the lead security engineer and CISO in their daily operations. I served as the main contact for incident response as well as all forensic investigations.</p>
<p>Accomplishments:</p>
<ul>
<li>Significantly reduced attack surface by providing data on inactive user accounts and implementing account retirement procedures.</li>
<li>Assisted with securing the remote workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facilitated policy changes and implementation of an EDR solution.</li>
<li>Improved and expanded university incident response plans.</li>
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<h4 id="data-entrylien-representative---health-plus-management-2017---2019">Data Entry/Lien Representative - Health Plus Management (2017 - 2019)</h4>
<p>I served two roles during my time at Health Plus Management. In the first role, I was responsible for scanning and ensuring accuracy of medical records submitted by partnering hospitals in NY. I was then promoted to work with the legal department on resolving outstanding liens with accident lawyers and their clients.</p>
<h4 id="math-tutor---mathnasium-2016---2017">Math Tutor - Mathnasium (2016 - 2017)</h4>
<p>In this part time role, I served as a math tutor in an after-school program for kids K-12. Mathnasium provides tailored curriculums for all skill levels and includes Regents prep.</p>
<h4 id="research-assistant---adelphi-university-2012---2015">Research Assistant - Adelphi University (2012 - 2015)</h4>
<p>In this role, I worked with Adelphi’s Laser Lab coordinator troubleshooting, maintaining, and taking data from optics experiments (specifically in molecular spectroscopy, trace gas detection). <a href="https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/9486/94860H/Real-time-measurement-of-the-NOsub2-sub-concentration-in-ambient/10.1117/12.2179501.short?SSO=1">Publication here</a></p>
<h2 id="education">Education</h2>
<h4 id="masters-degree-digital-forensics-and-cybersecurity">Master’s Degree: Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity</h4>
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<li>John Jay College of Criminal Justice, May 2019</li>
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<h4 id="bachelors-degree-physics">Bachelor’s Degree: Physics</h4>
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<li>Adelphi University, May 2015</li>
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<h2 id="technical-and-vocational-skills">Technical and Vocational skills</h2>
<h4 id="professional-knowledge">Professional knowledge</h4>
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<li>Experienced | Cyber Incident Response and Triage</li>
<li>Experienced | Digital Forensic process</li>
<li>Experienced | Scripting languages: Bash, Python</li>
<li>Experienced | Forensic and Data Recovery Software: FTK, Autopsy</li>
<li>Experienced | Technical Writing/Documentation</li>
<li>Knowledgeable | Linux system administration</li>
<li>Knowledgeable | SIEM: Splunk, ELK</li>
<li>Knowledgeable | Firewall/EDR: Palo Alto, Sophos Central</li>
<li>Knowledgeable | REST API conventions</li>
<li>Familiar | IAM services: GSuite, Active Directory</li>
<li>Familiar | Memory Forensics: volatility</li>
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<h3 id="personal-knowledge">Personal knowledge</h3>
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<li>Knowledgeable | Programming languages: C, Python, x86 assembly</li>
<li>Familiar | Operating systems: Windows, Linux, BSD</li>
<li>Familiar | Electronics and circuit design: AVR, Arduino, Raspberry Pi</li>
<li>Familiar | Software Debuggers: GDB, PDB, Ghidra</li>
<li>Familiar | Amateur music production/composition: Audacity, Musescore, Sonic Pi</li>
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