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2024–present

Director Information Security · Generac

  • Leading information security and IT GRC across enterprise infrastructure, establishing cloud landing zones, automated IT controls, and AI security governance.

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2023–2024

Director Information Security · Generac Grid Services

  • Directed information security and built out the Information Security Management System (ISMS) for the business, based in Vancouver, BC.

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2019–2023

Manager, Corporate & Production IT/InfoSec · Generac Grid Services

  • Managed corporate and production IT alongside information security, covering IT controls across the business.

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2013–2019

Manager of Corporate and Production IT · ENBALA

  • Managed corporate and production IT for ENBALA, a Smart Grid technology company connecting utilities and grid operators to commercial and industrial customers through a real-time demand-management network.

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2012–2013

NOC Systems Administrator · ENBALA

  • Planned and executed IT components for new operational sites, and supported existing sites, data centers, and network operations centers.

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  • Administered and secured Unix servers, including firewall administration and Unix/Python scripting.

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2011–2012

Sr. IT Consultant · Self-Employed — IT Professional and IT Consultant

  • Managed a QR-code asset traceability project, building PHP/MySQL middleware for an existing ERP/CRM system, including full business-process documentation and change-management testing.

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  • Implemented a virtualized Asterisk PBX delivering VoIP over SIP phones and SIP trunking.

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  • Managed multiple Linux firewalls (iptables) across WAN/LAN/DMZ/VPN/WLAN network architectures, and designed network security and operational procedures for clients.

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  • Implemented and managed VMware virtualization across Windows, CentOS, Mandriva, and Ubuntu, plus open-source load balancers and high-availability clusters.

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  • Deployed and managed security, collaboration, and monitoring systems for clients, including Avira Business Security across 60+ machines, Zimbra Collaboration Suite, and SLA monitoring — including a Moodle learning environment for the Chilean Olympic Committee's athletic training program.

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2011–2011

Project Engineer & IT Security Research · IIA Ingeniería e Informática

  • Assessed and deployed firewall management tools, and performed network troubleshooting and analysis with open-source tools.

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  • Assessed, budgeted, and designed IT projects across Microsoft, Linux, VMware, HP Storage, and enterprise networking and monitoring stacks.

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2009–2010

Solutions Architect · Idesis Ltda. — Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) & Software Development

  • Managed IT projects end-to-end — goal-setting, solution design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support — and authored RFP/RFQ/RFI documentation and service contracts.

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  • Designed and managed on-premises and off-premises infrastructure, and implemented an ERP/CRM system including staff training and adoption.

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2001–2001

Teacher · INACAP

  • Taught a course on GNU/Linux and Open Source.

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2000–2009

System Administrator, Support Engineer & Co-Founder · Mendocom Ltda. — Information Security, Open Source & Legal Consultancy

  • Co-founded the company and designed customized, security-focused IT solutions for small and medium businesses.

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  • Administered Linux and Unix systems, supporting Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, SCO, and multiple Linux distributions for clients.

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  • Managed firewalls (ipchains/iptables), performed vulnerability assessments, and implemented Linux IDS/IPS solutions and network monitoring.

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