Ashley Dreher (she/her)

Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer


San Antonio, TX 78253, United States

ashley@adreher.com

Phone Number Upon Request

Professional Summary

Results-focused professional with experience in information systems engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), software testing, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), scripting, cyber security, and Information Assurance. Track record of delivering high-quality, innovative solutions that meet desired requirements and cost limitations. Leverages technical and interpersonal skills to reach team goals and provide the best product for customers.


Areas of expertise

  • IT Engineering & Administration
  • AWS Infrastructure
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Networking Infrastructure
  • Professional Communication
  • Leadership & Management
  • VMware vSphere/ESXi/NSX
  • Team Needs Focused
  • Innovation & Creativity

Key Accomplishments

  • Designed and implemented personal AWS resume management web application, utilizing CloudFront, S3, Route53, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Lambda, Certificate Manager, Cognito (OAuth 2.0), CDK/CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
  • Engineered automated testing framework incorporating VMware API, QEMU/KVM, Docker, Gitlab CI/CD Pipeline, Ansible roles, and multiple scripting languages to test developmental/production Linux kernel modules.
  • Installed and manages personal, in-home commercial grade networking equipment to include Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), VMware vCenter/ESXi, Prometheus Monitoring, managed switches/router, and wireless access points.

  • Professional Experience

    Northrop Grumman Corporation • San Antonio, TX

    Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer


    • Coordinates with management/customers to define technical vision, set priorities, and lead implementation for future projects.
    • Works directly with developer teams for current and upcoming issues to provide and implement innovative solutions.
    • Engineers VMware solutions including vCenter, ESXi 6.x-7.x, and NSX, to include in-depth VM administration, host CLI troubleshooting, vCenter management/monitoring, and ad-hoc virtual IPv4/IPv6 router/switch configuration.
    • Maintains NetApp enterprise storage for multiple servers, disk types, ESXi integration, and SMB/NFS protocols.
    • Configures physical and virtual Cisco networking infrastructure for switching, WAN routing, logging, and ACLs.
    • Administers Identity Access Management/Multi Factor Authentication via RSA, Active Directory, and SSO integration.
    • Installs, racks, and manages physical servers, to include Dell EMC server chassis, encryptor devices, and storage.

    IPSecure, Inc. • San Antonio, TX

    Offensive Linux Tool Test Engineer


    • Utilized Python, Ansible, bash scripts, Docker containerization, QEMU/KVM, git code repos, and project-specific software to create well-documented, developmental- and production-focused tests.
    • Engineered/troubleshot Linux test network range base images, network configurations, application, and OS customization.
    • Created, documented, and advised on Gitlab CI/CD Pipelines/runners for automated tests in multi-executor environments.
    • Embeded into Scrum process with developers to design and implement Integration and Developmental Tests.

    United States Air Force • Various Locations

    Cyber Security Tool Developer/Lead Incident Responder


    • Interfaced with customers to determine requirements and create proposals for implementing desired products.
    • Led 7-person incident response and remediation team, ensuring timely results and company compliance.
    • Developed, documented, and maintained large PowerShell tool utilizing REST API and regex to provide automation of network vulnerability scanning for 14 million potential hosts.
    • Proactively identified and implemented areas of improvement in client log analysis and incident evidence collection.

    United States Air Force • Various Locations

    Network Operations Administrator/Work Center Supervisor


    • Managed 13-person team to perform tier 2 and 3 support/vulnerability management for 4,000+ enterprise devices.
    • Built and maintained Windows Distribution Servers and OS configurations for bi-annual 1K+ IT system refreshes.
    • Provided asset management for IT systems and hundreds of acquired physical and digital media products.
    • Engineered Windows servers and clients to provide Active Directory, DFS, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, and GPOs.
    • Administered Windows domain and exchange servers and provided tier 2 client support for 500+ users.
    • Installed and maintained Sun Solaris/Unix based servers and troubleshot client-server connection issues.

    Education

      Associate of Arts

      Pierce College, Puyallup, WA • 2016

    Certifications

      GIAC Certified Incident Handler

      SANS Certifications • 2019-Present

      Associate Architect, Developer, & SysOps Administrator

      AWS Certifications • 2024-Present


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