Heather Cook
@heathercook
I am a senior SharePoint developer and systems administrator specializing in secure DoD environments and enterprise SharePoint solutions.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a TS/SCI-cleared SharePoint developer and system administrator with extensive experience designing, migrating, and maintaining enterprise SharePoint farms and SQL clusters for DoD organizations. I have managed 20+ servers across NIPR and SIPR domains, led portal migrations, implemented STIG/GPO security, and completed DISA audit remediation.
I combine hands-on backend development (PowerShell, JavaScript, ColdFusion) with team leadership, training, and personnel management from my Air Force career to deliver secure, reliable IT solutions and operational improvements.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
TEManaged over 20 NIPR/SIPR servers for NORAD-NORTHCOM, administered Active Directory for 17 domains, and maintained a 10-server SharePoint farm with 2 SQL clusters, implementing STIG/GPO controls to ensure zero-downtime SIPR availability.
Lead SharePoint Developer
United States Air Force
Mar 2020 - May 2023 (3 years 2 months)
Led development and migration of the A2 ColdFusion/Intelink portal serving 10,000+ users, coding custom front-end pages and managing permissions while supervising a two-person team and enforcing DoD security and patching processes.
SharePoint Administrator
Beveliqua Research Corp
Mar 2019 - Nov 2019 (8 months)
Administered SharePoint 2010/2013 enterprise environments, designed InfoPath workflows and SQL clustering for failover, and supported ~6,000 intranet/extranet users while enforcing IA/DoD security practices.
Personnel Manager
United States Air Force
Apr 2006 - Dec 2018 (12 years 8 months)
Provided personnel and HR guidance to over 46,000 service members and civilians, supervised and mentored staff, managed EPR/OPR processing, assignments, training programs, and supported deployment operations.
Executive Assistant
High Tech Learning Center
Jan 2002 - Jan 2005 (3 years)
Managed student and customer support and administrative operations including federal student aid processing, class rosters, procurement, scheduling, and executive correspondence.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UDUniversity of Denver
Web Development
Pursuing technology coursework in Web Development (in-progress).
COCompTIA
Security+ Certification, Information Security
Maintains CompTIA Security+ certification with CEUs valid through 2027.
MIMicrosoft
Cloud Computing / Azure
Pursuing Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification (in-progress).
LALaunchCode
Certificate of Completion, Full Stack Development
2020 - 2021
Completed a 14-month Full Stack Development certificate program (2020–2021).
Ashford University
Bachelor's Degree, Social Psychology
Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Psychology in August 2013.
Community College of the Air Force
Associate's Degree, Human Resources & Information Technology
Completed an Associate’s Degree in Human Resources and Information Technology in December 2009.
UWUniversity of the Incarnate Word
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration (Human Resources)
Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a Human Resources concentration.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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