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Ely Raul Tovar Parra

Information Security Engineer
Panama City,Panama City

Summary

Information Security Specialist with 9 years of progressive experience in several industries, being the latest associated to elections and government. Passionate about topics related to Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing and Bug Bounty.
Demonstrated skill identifying business risks and compliance issues, designing proactive solutions including different vendors for on site or remote projects also implementing and executing layered network security approaches.
Some of the latest projects carried out:

- Philippines National Elections 2022
- Albania CEC 2021 Parliamentary Elections - Voter Authentication
- Remote Support managing and configuring AWS resources for Uganda, Los Angeles(EEUU), Bulgaria, Zambia, Belgium and Australia
- Argentina Correo Argentino General Elections 2019 (Capture, Transmission and Provisional Scrutiny)

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Information Security Specialist

Smartmatic
Panama, Panama
08.2019 - Current
  • Design, deploy and support the operation of the infrastructure for Smartmatic projects (On Site and Remote)
  • Perform internal Pentest for applications.
  • Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans.
  • Consulted with team members to assess flawed root causes and plan for remediation.
  • Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.

Senior Information Technology Specialist

Cable Onda
Panama, Panama City
09.2018 - 09.2019

- Configuration, Deployment and Administration of Fortigate equipment.

- System and Network Tier 2 support to business critical clients.

- System and Network administrator for internal services including DNS platform and Netbackup.


Senior Network Engineer

Cable Onda
Panama, Panama City
05.2015 - 09.2018
  • Provided network support services for devices such as CMTS, Core Routers(Cisco and Huawei), Switches and other hardware.
  • Configured, tested and maintained LAN/WAN components and connections.
  • Led planning and technical design activities for routine operations and special projects.
  • Monitored network activities to quickly detect and resolve operational and security issues.
  • Recommended network security standards and upgrades to management.

IT Analyst

Febeca
Valencia, Carabobo
08.2013 - 12.2014
  • Assisted in troubleshooting network, cyber-security and non-standard software and hardware related issues.
  • Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
  • Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.
  • Provided backup and assistance for administration of physical and virtual server infrastructure and network equipment.

Education

Network And Communications Engineer - Computer Networking And Telecommunications

Universidad Tecnologica Del Centro - UNITEC
Valencia, Carabobo
07.2006 - 07.2012

Skills

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Certification

AWS Solutions Architect Associated - Credential ID AWS-ASA-4073859

Timeline

Information Security Specialist

Smartmatic
08.2019 - Current

NSE4 Network Security Professional - Credential ID KFt4Dhq4Iw

06-2019

Senior Information Technology Specialist

Cable Onda
09.2018 - 09.2019

CCNP Routing & Switching - Credential ID CSCO12099725

04-2018

AWS Solutions Architect Associated - Credential ID AWS-ASA-4073859

04-2017

Senior Network Engineer

Cable Onda
05.2015 - 09.2018

IT Analyst

Febeca
08.2013 - 12.2014

CCNA Security - Credential ID CSCO12099725

08-2012

Network And Communications Engineer - Computer Networking And Telecommunications

Universidad Tecnologica Del Centro - UNITEC
07.2006 - 07.2012
Ely Raul Tovar ParraInformation Security Engineer