Taylor Jolin

Hacker | Musician | Innovator | Dreamer

My Resume

Taylor Jolin is a Cyber Security and Network Engineer with over 20 years of experience.

Taylor began his information security career in 2004 by enlisting in the military. After nearly a decade of service, Taylor left the United States Army. Following his departure from the military, Taylor worked as an Analyst at Comcast Cable developing a process that reduced the company’s spending on technical security and engineering, ultimately saving the company 3 million dollars.

In 2015, Taylor left Comcast for MDCommerce, a Medical Billing and Compliance industry leader. At MDCommerce, Taylor traveled the country, ensuring that hospitals and clinics adhered to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations.

Since 2016, Taylor has served as a Network and Security Engineer for Puget Sound Educational Service District, which provides various support services to all 35 school districts in Pierce and King Counties of Washington State.

Taylor is also an accomplished musician, amateur animator and chef.

My Skills

Code Review & Debugging

65%

Information/Data Security

90%

Network Design & Implementation

90%

Network Infrastructure

95%

Network Security

90%

Physical Security

85%

Process Automation

85%

Server & Workstation Builds

95%

Social Engineering

85%

Software Development

50%

Web Development

65%

Professional Experience

  • Network Engineer
    Nov 2016 - PresentPuget Sound Educational Service District

    Responsible for maintaining a reliable, secure and efficient data and voice communications network. Daily activities include; deployment of, configuration of, maintenance of, and monitoring of all network equipment in order to ensure smooth network operation.

  • Technology Solutions Consultant
    Apr 2011 - Jan 2023Jolin Consulting

    Founder and principal technology consultant providing affordable and scalable solutions to small and medium sized businesses.

  • I.T. Administrator
    Feb 2015 - Nov 2016MDCommerce INC.

    Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing company's computer systems and networking assets while adhering to HIPAA healthcare security standards and ISO 21188:2006, Public key infrastructure for financial services; practices and policy framework.

  • Technical Support Expert
    Sep 2013 - Feb 2015Comcast Cable Corporation

    Identified incident trends and developed methods and procedures for technical support requests.

  • I.T. Manager
    Aug 2011 - Aug 2013United States Army

    Served as Information Technology department manager for an organization of 2000+ personnel. Managed and trained 18 technicians resulting in six being promoted within the organization and one being selected for assignment as a network administrator for The United States White House Communications Team.

  • Network Engineer
    Mar 2011 - Aug 2011United States Army

    Responsible for designing organizational LAN and WAN networks for an organization of 1250+ personnel at the Layer-2 and Layer-3 O.S.I. levels. Supervised a network and system administration team whose primary role was implementation of and conducting maintenance on network hardware and software utilized for daily operations.

  • Network Security Specialist
    Feb 2010 - Mar 2011United States Army

    Served as the Information Security Officer (ISO), ensuring security of network assets and data at rest. Responsible for ensuring that networked assets were up-to-date and free of any vulnerabilities and threats to daily operations.

  • Network Administrator
    Sep 2008 - Feb 2018United States Army

    Planned, supervised, and implemented the installation, operation, and maintenance of three separate networks and corresponding equipment to include; 20 switches, five routers, and two servers in five locations.

  • System Administrator
    Sep 2007 - Sep 2008United States Army

    Lead technician for a help desk providing a complete baseline and repair service for a 1000+ client organization.

  • Desktop Support Technician
    Sep 2005 - Sep 2007United States Air Force

    Subject matter expert for all organizational desktop hardware and software devices. Served as primary point of contact for end users providing an excellent customer support experience.

Education

  • 2022
    Information Technology
    2022Columbia Southern University

  • 2005
    Signal School of Excellence
    2005United States Army

Certificates

  • 2017
    Linux+
    2017CompTIA

  • 2015
    Project+
    2015CompTIA

  • 2015
    Security+
    2015CompTIA

  • 2014
    Cisco Certified Network Associate: Routing and Switching
    2014Cisco

  • 2014
    Microsoft Technology Associate
    2014Microsoft

  • 2014
    Microsoft Certified Professional
    2014Microsoft

  • 2014
    Web Foundations Associate
    2014CIW

  • 2013
    A+ Certification
    2013CompTIA

  • 2012
    Fiber Optic Installer
    2012CECOM

  • 2012
    Fiberlok Termination Installer
    20123M

  • 2010
    Satcom On The Move
    2010Raytheon

  • 2009
    Electronic Warfare Officers Course
    2009United States Navy