Harrison Gibbs Network Engineering · Cybersecurity · Automation
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About & Professional Qualifications

Engineering Approach: Security-minded engineering, repeatable automation, and evidence-driven validation. Technical excellence + measurable business value = $$$

PROFESSIONAL CV IN BRIEF

Qualifications in practice

10+ Years of Professional Enterprise Technology Consulting Experience Solving complex Enterprise IT/OT, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, AI, Cloud, Professional Services, & Digital Transformation problems. Combines enterprise consulting, solution architecture, executive stakeholder engagement, and multimillion-dollar commercial achievements with hands-on Cisco networking, IT/OT segmentation, access control, and infrastructure resilience engineering. Deploys best practices for security-by-design, defense-in-depth, controlled connectivity, business continuity, and improving customer security postures. B.S. in Network Engineering with graduate cybersecurity education and multiple technology certifications. Took a sabbatical to travel. Ready for action.
Featured Network Engineering & Cybersecurity Project | 6. Manufacturing IT/OT Cyber-Physical Network Segmented manufacturing scenario with: ACL, VLAN, redundancy tests, and more. Configured: Cisco IOS routing, 802.1Q trunks, ACLs, NAT, DHCP, NTP, Syslog, and Rapid PVST+ redundant switching to support controlled access and resilience. Validated 7/7 functionality requirements, including: guest isolation, authorized routing, network services, and link failover; documented CLI evidence and troubleshooting. Estimated enterprise annual key impacts: $2.1M Cost Savings, $3.8M Avoided Downtime, 99.9% Uptime, 2,800 Hours Saved.
Professional Enterprise Experience AWS | Microsoft | Google | Checkmarx | Pythian | Accenture Selected Impact #1: Managed $2M enterprise cybersecurity solution portfolios and technical sales cycles with solution engineering, product, customer success, technical support, and C-level executives. Selected Impact #2: Delivered $1.2M won revenue and 120%+ annual quota; earned President’s Club and top revenue contributor recognition. Selected Impact #3: Conducted on-site supply-chain technology discovery. Developed customer cloud solution architectures and technical integration requirements alongside remote engineering teams. Selected Impact #4: Mentored adjacent teams on technical qualification, solution positioning, & contract negotiation tactics.
Core Competencies & Skills ICS Security / OT: IT/OT segmentation, industrial network architecture concepts, VLANs, ACLs, defense-in-depth, network resilience, security validation, centralized logging. Networking & Infrastructure: Cisco IOS, IPv4, Layer 2/3 switching and routing, IEEE 802.1Q, Rapid PVST+, NAT, DHCP, NTP, Syslog, Wireshark, Linux. Automation & Cloud: Python, Ansible, Terraform, AWS, SSH, Git/GitHub/GitLab, infrastructure automation, technical documentation. Consulting, Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC): Enterprise solution architecture, technical discovery, client presentations, executive communication, stakeholder management, business development, NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001/27002, NERC-CIP exposure.
Education, Certifications, & Training Bachelor of Science: Network Engineering and Cybersecurity, Western Governors University (WGU) | GPA: 4.0 Certifications: CompTIA Security+, Network+, Cloud+, Project+, A+ and stackable credentials (CSIS, CIOS, CCAP, CSCP); AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified AI Practitioner; Linux; ITIL 4, CCNA (Dec 2026), OSCP+(2027), CISSP (2027) Training: Negotiation | MEDDPICC | Customer Value Pyramids | Challenger Sale | Command of the Message | Value Selling | Mutual Action Plans
Programming Languages & Cybersecurity Labs Coding / Version Control: Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, GitHub, GitLab, VS Code. Security Labs: Python/Linux automation; Cisco and Wireshark-focused networking; VMware Fusion Pro/Workstation virtual machines; containers and Kubernetes build/test environments; Kali Linux and virtual SIEM/IDPS attack/defend labs. Hack The Box (HTB):
Technologies, Compliances, & Frameworks Network / Cloud / Security: Cisco, AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, Wireshark, VMware, containers, Kubernetes, Kali Linux, Snort, Splunk, Graylog, Okta, Git/GitHub/GitLab, Microsoft 365, macOS. Framework / Compliance Exposure: NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001/27002, SOC 1/2/3, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, FISMA, OWASP / OWASP Top 10, HIPAA GDPR, HITRUST CSF, NERC-CIP.