Michael Funskin

Lead planning and delivery of education and professional development programs, designing CISSP study groups and bootcamps that improved member certification readiness and engagement.

Managed and secured IT infrastructure using Microsoft Defender and CrowdStrike, executed Nessus and Qualys scans and coordinated remediation to reduce high-risk exposures across client environments.

Developed and refined prompts across three projects to test LLM behavior, improving model compliance with GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA handling and enhancing threat-assessment accuracy.

Designed assessments and managed course content on Blackboard, improving student engagement by 18% and learning outcomes by 25% through refined assessments and feedback cycles.

Deployed and managed AWS infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation, implemented monitoring and IaC practices to improve service reliability and deployment repeatability.

Strengthened security posture with NeQter SIEM and RocketCyber monitoring, reducing incident rates by 98% in four months and cutting critical vulnerabilities 45% via coordinated remediation.

Led legacy system replacement and launched a hardware/software service division that expanded the client base 450% over three years while implementing data integrity protocols.

Provided endpoint and AD support using ServiceNow, SCCM, Intune and Veeam backup processes, ensuring timely incident resolution and system compliance.

Master of Science in Applied Information Technology from Towson University, completed in 2023, with coursework and projects focused on cybersecurity, cloud security, and IT operations.

Master of Science in Information Technology Management from Oakland University, completed in 2021, emphasizing IT management, security governance, and regulatory compliance.

Bachelor of Science in Pure and Applied Physics from the University of Lagos, completed in 2011, providing strong analytical and quantitative foundations.