Richmond, VA 23231

E-Mail: jbrandonarnold/at/gmail[.]com Pronouns: He/Him

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Enthusiastic individual with superior skills in working in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills to any setting. Excited to begin new challenge helping people build and secure their web applications.

• Protecting enterprise systems and information by promptly responding to security threats and incidents, acting individually and as part of a team to resolve issues
• Proactively hunting for threats and enacting identification, containment, and eradication measures while supporting recovery efforts.
• Act as subject matter expert to provide insight and guidance to colleagues engaging in prevention measures.
• Analyzing cyber security incidents to solve issues and improve incident handling procedures
• Receive Tier 2/3 incident escalation from detection operations and assist with real-time, continuous (24x7) security event monitoring, response, and reporting
• Proactive coordination with appropriate departments during a security incident –management, legal, security (physical), IT operations, and others.
• Conducting research regarding the latest methods, tools, and trends in digital forensics analysis
• Creating thorough reports and documentation of all incidents and procedures; presenting findings to team and leadership on a routine basis
• Perform continuous, active monitoring of systems across several locations, sometimes globally for suspicious activity.
• Assess and report possible security flaws to manager.
• Develops risk-based mitigation strategies for networks, operating systems, and applications

• Monitor high excess claims and potential claims
• Prompt resolution of low complexity and low exposure claims
• Provide support to other team members
• Collaborate with the claims team and receive assignments from direct supervisor
• Confirm coverage of claims by reviewing policies and documents submitted in support of claims
• Conduct, coordinate and direct investigation into loss facts and extent of damages
• Evaluate information on coverage, liability, and damages to determine the extent of insureds exposure
• Strong emphasis on customer service to both internal and external customers
• Set reserves within authority (up to $25,000) and resolve claims within a prompt timeframe avoiding expense relating to independent adjusting

• Required a close attention to detail and the ability to be self motivated to stay on time and on task.
• Team-work was key for creating a fast paced work environment to get claims processed and in the hands of our adjusters.
• Required critical thinking to improve daily processes through technological advances.
• Earned reputation for good attendance and hard work.
• Utilized Markel-centric software to compile data gathered from various sources.

Education and Training

University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Full Stack Coding Bootcamp Completion

Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science Business Management GPA: 3.0

isc2 Certified in Cybersecurity

Google IT Fundementals

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• JavaScript
• Node.js
• RESTFUL APIs
• React
• Networking Fundementals
• Nmap

Project samples:

Saiddit: A clone built using React and MongoDB

Deployed Saiddit App

Saiddit Github Repo

Cardio Charts: A fitness tracking app that shows your workout data after you log it using JavaScript, MongoDB and Express

Deployed Cardio Charts App

Cardio Charts Repo

Hacker News Search: A basic search application built using React and Redux to find articles on Hacker News using the Algolia API.

Hacker News Repo

Clean City Commission - 2019 - 2021

Richmond City's "Alternatives to Incarceration" Citizen Advisory Board - 2019 - 2021

Markel's Spirit of Style Committee - 2018 - present

Markel's Safety Monitor Program - 2018 - present

Richmond Animal League Foster Program - 2018 - present

Housing Families First Monthly Volunteer - 2018 - present