Joe W. Colgrad
213 Test Ace Road; Gaithersburg, MD 20877
jcolgrad@gmail.com | 301.888.2765
Objective Given
my proven aptitude for rapidly learning processes and applying new technologies,
I am looking for a position in the information security industry that would
provide opportunities for technical and leadership growth and development.
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Work
Experience
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TecSec Services, Inc. | Data encryption
solutions March
2010 - Present
Technical
Associate responsible for supporting project management & product
development
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Building two fully
functional web-based prototypes of new products using MS SharePoint Designer
that featured custom user interfaces, task-based workflows, and backend web
service/SQL integration.
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Maintaining the
network, hardware, software, server, and virtual machine components of three
product integration, testing, and demonstration labs.
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Wrote functional requirements,
developed user interface designs, collaborated on test/integration efforts, reported
bugs, and documented user instructions in support of rapid development efforts
for a cryptographically-enforced access control management system.
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Designed new graphical
user interfaces and user workflows for upcoming product releases resulting in a
more intuitive, user-friendly user experience.
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Integrated MS Project,
MS Team Foundation Server, and MS SharePoint 2007 in a web interface to create
a task scheduling tool used on a daily basis for project management.
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Led the planning
of an internal product launch among 20 staff members.
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Delivered three
extensive technical research reports to support executive team decision making regarding
business development opportunities.
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Provided input to
Test Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) and Test Analysis Reports (TARs).
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Maintained
corporate website and the development team’s SharePoint collaboration site.
PPC
Marketing | Internet advertising
services 2006 - 2010
Vice President responsible for
advertising clients’ products on the Google & Bing search engine platforms
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Independently
acquired and maintained a diverse portfolio of 400+ national &
international accounts.
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Wrote and
deployed 1,000+ keyword-targeted paid search ads resulting in $1,300,000 in
sales and $200,000 in commissions from ad campaigns in a one year period.
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Produced a statistical
framework for analyzing campaign ROIs that led to a 10% increase in profits.
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Presented
recommendations regarding new business opportunities after extensive testing
and evaluation.
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Researched and successfully
implemented website search-engine-optimization techniques resulting in
increased traffic and commissions.
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Developed a
successful 30-day new employee training program.
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Technical
Skills
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Software: MS
Office suite, SharePoint Designer 2010/2007, VMware Workstation, Visual Studio
2010, Adobe Robohelp 8/Dreamweaver
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Systems & Platforms: MS Team Foundation Server 2010, SQL Server
Management Studio, Active Directory, Hyper-V Manager, Windows 7/Vista/XP,
Windows Server 2008/2005, Google Adwords, Microsoft Advertising Adcenter
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Activities
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Church Youth Group
Leader (15 participants); avid tennis, soccer, & golf player; organizer of two
international missions trips (100 participants); activities administrator for
three summer youth camps (250 participants); math & acoustic guitar instructor
(8 students); high school soccer & golf
team captain
Education Johns Hopkins University | Carey
Business School Graduation:
Nov. 2011
3.89
GPA, BS in Information Systems
Relevant
Coursework: Encryption &
Cryptography, Program Design, E-Commerce Security, Introduction to Forensic
Computing, Securing Networks & Telecommunications, Computer Media
Forensics, System Analysis & Design, Operating Systems & File
Structures, Database Theory & Data Management
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Senior research project:
“Obstacles to Modern Cryptography”
Montgomery College 2007 - 2009
Relevant
Coursework: Computer Security, Network
Security, Introduction to Programming (C++), Introduction to Web Design (HTML),
Writing for Technology & Business
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Honors
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Johns Hopkins Dean’s
Phi Theta Kappa scholarship
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Montgomery
College Board of Trustees scholarship
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NJCAA national
tennis champion & All American
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