Nicholas Parks

Vendor engagement manager and primary solution selector for Security Intelligence Engineering capability. Stood up and integrated CNAPP/CSPM/CIEM/DSPM and SIEM solution to deliver first baseline SecOps capability.

Trained customers on threat detection and incident response supporting SecOps at scale. Developed healthcare data lake strategy and global network architecture for customers.

Customer Technical Delivery Manager and creator of Cloud Adoption Business Strategy resulting in new revenue generation. Architected and bootstrapped hybrid cloud featuring Big Data and Business Intelligence Initiative.

Improved Engineering and Operations Relationship and initiated a new configuration capture process. Bootstrapped the first multi-region AWS instance of the Medidata Clinical Cloud.

Educated customers on OWASP and end-to-end SOA security. Designed and integrated COTS and custom software identity solutions for major clients, reducing onboarding times for seasonal hires from days to hours.

Educated customers on Identity and Access Management and delivered Tivoli Directory Integrator solution for directory integration. Trained customers on CA Identity management solutions.

Architected and developed Java middleware components and portal services for federated SSO solution. Proposed software process for fledgling software organization around TDD and XP that was adopted by the prime contracting organization.

Supported development team transitioning to Java, guiding overall application architecture utilizing Enterprise Java and JBoss. Architected, built, and delivered a robust mission-critical resource scheduler engine.

Reviewed potential IT proposals, prioritized needs, and assessed project potential. Employed advanced ethnographic elicitation techniques to gather information and develop requirements.

Supported teaching and research efforts at Auburn University, including human cognition and information interpretation. Designed and delivered a research platform for Educational Psychology research utility in learner modality.

Provided file system security and encryption capability for enterprise customers.

Streamlined design-to-prototype manufacturing process by integrating CNC-based robotics with computer-aided drafting and design tools. Created bridge application stack to connect Windows systems to existing Linux/Solaris/Unix status reporting infrastructure.

Researcher in Humanities Informatics at the Center for the Study of Digital Libraries, focusing on IT proposal review and ethnographic research.

Human-Computer Interaction Researcher and Software Engineering Teaching Assistant, supporting teaching and research in human cognition and information interpretation.