Lucas Esquivel
Woodbridge, VA 22192 • (703)-462-4073 • lucasnesquivel@hotmail.com
Skills
- Languages: Bilingual: English, Fluent in Spanish
- Software: Microsoft Office Suite 2016 (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Windows 7 and 10; Norton Ghost; installing drivers; basic HTML, blogs, and wikis; basic understanding of database and SQL, Splunk Automation, Basic AWS
- Hardware: Cisco IT Essentials (PC software and hardware); Dell desktops & laptops; HP printers; general computer builds and repairs; hardware installations and swaps
- Networking: Networking experience (running cables, troubleshooting connections, activating ports, basic router configuration, switches, Wi-Fi router), Beginner Linux and UNIX commands
- Business Information Technology Major – May 2018
- Network Administrator – Fall 2019
Experience
GE Digital Woodbridge, VA
Data Intelligence Intern February 2019 – July 2019
- Monitor data logs and create dashboards to assist data analytics teams
- Create alerts for dashboards that need to be kept or controlled at certain thresholds
- Shadowing different teams and learn as much possible
- Learn about how the Splunk platform helps operationally support and assist other teams
GE Digital Woodbridge, VA
Enterprise Application Engineering Specialist August 2019 – Present
- Leverage technical capabilities to assist the Data and Analytics team in automating reports and dashboards that are currently put together manually through a SIEM called Splunk
- Create alerts which trigger when suspicious activity on our network happens
- Refresh analysis data on a regular basis and publish new dashboards.
- Create new indexes to allow new data feeds into Splunk
- Work with customers on getting their data feeds into Splunk
- On 24/7 call rotation, respond to Splunk issues that may arise and act as key point of escalation for other security engineers when necessary
- Handle customer requests
- Work on Splunk backend, by helping create new apps for customers and distribution lists for user groups
- Clean up bucket file sizes by removing unnecessary csv files, learn how to get into the bucket via command line to fine exact files on bucket
- Helped keep track of monthly AWS budget
- Help create new apps for customers
- Perform bundle pushes and rolling restarts on indexers
Education
Year Up Woodbridge, VA
Cybersecurity Training August 2018 – July 2019
- Year Up is a leading one-year career development program with 250 corporate partners around the country; the program includes college-level courses, professional training, and a six-month internship
Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge, VA
A.S Cybersecurity and Information Technology August 2017 – December 2020
- Earning 65 college credits towards a A.S in Cyber Security in partnership with Northern Virginia Community College
- Relevant courses include Introduction to Network Concepts, Microcomputer Operating Systems, and Network Security Basics
Old Dominion University Online Program
B.S Cybersecurity January 2022 – Present
- Earning 120 college credits towards a B.S in Cyber Security in partnership with Old Dominion University
- Relevant courses include Introduction to Network Concepts, Microcomputer Operating Systems, and Network Security Basics
Awards and Honors
- Participated in 2018 National Cyber League – October 2018
- Participated in 2018 Hackathon – April 2018
- The National Society of Collegiate Scholars – August 2017
- High School Graduation w/Advanced Diploma – June 2017