Marc Kowtko's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Vice President | CSIS Senior Program Manager @ Citi Greater New York City AreaIntern Office Assistant/Technical Support @ Monmouth County Agriculture Department research new environmental technologies, provided technical support for county computer network, develop PowerPoint presentations for office clients. From December 2009 to January 2010 (2 months) Monmouth County Agriculture BuildingOffice Assistant/Technical Support Volunteer @ Army Community Service Provided computer technical support in the office, computer data entry, paperwork/filing during the summers months at the Ft. Monmouth United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) From June 2004 to July 2008 (4 years 2 months) Consultant (Sole Proprietor) @ MKS Enterprise Services & Advisory, LLC IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please been advised that on February 19, 2018, all business/research/consulting activities, including accepting new clients, related to MKS, Enterprise Services & Advisory, LLC., has ended. For all notices, including general and legal process, please forward to the following address: 90 State Street, Suite 700, Box 10, Albany, New York, 12207. Conduct Independent and Original security research in current areas including Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Maritime Control Systems,Electronics and Radar Security, and Dark Web intelligence with specialization in international terrorism and threat mitigation. From December 2014 to February 2018 (3 years 3 months) Greater New York City AreaResident Technologist @ Office of the New York State Attorney General - Conducted and Investigated high-profile security breaches affecting New York and national enterprises through analysis of detailed forensic and PFI reports, appropriated recommendations for cybersecurity incident response planning and implementation with NYAG and defendant legal counsel. - Executed strategic visions and objectives through partner-facing meetings and intelligence collection research regarding the development of open source intelligence (OSINT) tools and protocols with particular focus on criminal fraud activities, acquisition of compromised proprietary data, and infrastructure counter-terrorism occurring on the Dark/Deep Web.- Provided technical analysis and investigative direction regarding subpoenaed evidence including incident response and forensic processes. - Prepared legal documents including subpoena(s), subpoena deficiency letters, Assurance of Discontinuance(s), and settlement agreements with particular focus on Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and security incident mitigation. - Examined network data transmissions, trafficflows, application and web source code to identify malicious activity. - Applied critical thinking and decision-making to coordinate improvements and recommendations regarding New York State Internet/Intranet security intrusion assessment. - Facilitated business alignment and communications to coordinate improvements and recommendations regarding NYAG IT internal controls and procedural strategies From December 2014 to December 2016 (2 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaUndergraduate Student Researcher @ Pace University - Conduct research with professors in the field of information security and gerontechnology- Developed iPad and Android mobile applications that can be utilized to improve the cognition or reduce the systems of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other related form of Dementia- Analyzed data collected from patients using these applications to determine if their use improves symptoms- Co-authored multiple research papers based on the findings for Pace University’s Gerontechnology Program led under Dr. Jean F. Coppola, demonstrating good skill in oral and written communications. From October 2012 to May 2014 (1 year 8 months) Greater New York City AreaStudent Research Assistant to Office of the Dean (Seidenberg School of CSIS) @ Pace University Assisted and conducted research in Information Privacy, Foreign Affairs, & export regulations From June 2013 to July 2013 (2 months) Pleasantville, NYPayment Card Industry Analyst Intern @ Philips - Work and assist the Global Payment Card Industry Program Director at Philips.- Identify policy concerns and payment procedures with risk-based approach assessment strategies related to PCI-DSS Compliance of Philips business and IT application structure.- Apply critical thinking and decision-making to coordinate improvements and recommendations regarding Philips cyber security of critical infrastructure regarding to payment systems processing - Review policy and payment procedures to ensure compliance under the PCI-DSS Standard. From January 2014 to May 2014 (5 months) Briarcliff Manor, NYCIO Intern - IT Risk Architecture @ IBM - Assisted with development of policies and standards related to IBM’s password management system.- Analyzed packet data collected IBM® Security QRadar® SIEM to determine potential threats against IBM internal network with an emphasis to attention to detail regarding the collection of personal data.- Drafted technical manuscripts and business proposals for the CIO Innovation Lab and exchanged ideas for resolving technical problems. From June 2013 to August 2013 (3 months) Somers, NY2012 Think Tank Team Participant @ The Westchester Alliance - analyzed data detailing transportation coverage for senior citizens in the Northeast area in Westchester County- research different types of Transportation Management Systems & Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ex. IRIS)- co-developed a PowerPoint presentation which will be presented to Westchester County freeholders in mid-August- organized technological communications for team members, including setting up LinkedIn and Google+ profiles, providing video conferencing capabilities From June 2012 to July 2012 (2 months) Harrison, NYGraduate Research Assistant @ Pace University Conduct and lead research efforts in TeleHealth and Gerontechnology. Greater New York City AreaE-Crimes Investigator @ Oath -Conducted and investigated large scale investigations affecting Yahoo! user and multi-level property groups, advised and actioned remediation solutions to reduce criminal activities impacting Yahoo! Users, advertising products and Yahoo! media platforms. -Executed and launched complex ambiguous child safety and sexual abuse investigations contributing to the arrests of numerous child sexual predators. -Triaged, managed, and remediated security incidents and advanced threats reported by Yahoo! Users, industry partners, and internal intrusion detection systems to determine investigation scope and escalation.-Utilized external open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigative resources to conduct independent investigations, identitied potential attackers, threat agents, and criminals, and established proper legal venues for civil ligitation, criminal law enforcement agencies, and federal regulatory agencies. -Assisted in managing, troubleshooting, and configuring Yahoo! Hadoop distributed systems and developed custom Pig and Python scripts to produce structured datasets from firewall, Yahoo! user login databases, and other SIEM applications.-Examined network data transmissions, data logs, and traffic flows using Yahoo! Internal tools and open source resources to identify malicious activity, unauthorized access, and assess security measures and controls. -Interfaced and communicated with federal and state law enforcement agents providing additional technical and legal support pertaining to completed internal investigations, evidence preservation, and legal process. From December 2016 to September 2017 (10 months) Greater New York City AreaE-Crimes Investigator @ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo, Inc. sale to Verizon Communications, Inc. closed on Jun 13. 2017. We are now doing business as Oath, Inc. From December 2016 to June 2017 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaPart-time Paraprofessional Technician /Full Time Graduate Assistant – Financial Information Systems @ Pace University Assist with management/administration of Kronos, ERP systems, and financial auditing programs to ensure financial compliance. Assist with the research, development, deployment and policy guidelines of financial information management systems.(Contract Position) From June 2014 to December 2014 (7 months) Briarcliff Manor, NY