ATTACKIT Cybersecurity & Privacy Solutions

Cybersecurity & Privacy Consultant

ISGCyber

Cybersecurity ICAP Program 

Tarrant County

IT Support Technician

Underground Ops

Junior DevSecOps Engineer

Career Re-Training

After caretaking for a family member for six years, I began career re-training between February 2020 and May 2022, I focused on personal growth and expanded my skills in cybersecurity, networking, and technical support, which paved the way for my transition into DevSecOps and an IT Support role.

Career Re-Training 

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Family Caretaker

Seattle Coffee Gear

Technical Support & Sales Assistant Manager

Concentrix

Technical Support & Customer Service Specialist

Google

Google Maps Analyst

Advanced IT professional with four years of cybersecurity experience and 6 years supporting users, leveraging a diverse background in DevSecOps, technical support, and luxury sales management. 

Recognized for exceeding performance goals, solving complex technical challenges, and fostering team collaboration. With proven expertise in security-focused projects, enhancing data protection, and optimizing security frameworks.

Driven by a deep commitment to helping others, I am motivated to leverage my expertise to make a positive difference. I firmly believe that raising security and privacy awareness through education and open conversation is crucial in today’s digitally interconnected society.

Kristopher Ballard 🖥🔐

YAGEO Group

Serve as a key cybersecurity partner across 35+ global sites (KEMET), combining technical depth with a customer success–oriented approach to secure and support enterprise infrastructure. Act as a trusted advisor to internal teams and business stakeholders, ensuring successful adoption, optimization, and value realization of Microsoft Defender and PaaS Solutions.

Led the deployment and operational enablement of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, securing over 15,000 endpoints through configuration tuning, onboarding, and advisory support across enterprise teams.

Delivered proactive incident response and threat investigation within the SOC, leveraging Defender XDR and threat intelligence to contain risks and support MDR workflows.

Managed Secure Web Gateway (SWG) policy design within Open Systems SASE, facilitating allow/block workflows and enhancing threat protection at scale.

Provided strategic guidance to users and partners on SaaS/PaaS solutions, aligning security architecture with user needs, compliance goals, and operational outcomes.

Collaborated cross-functionally on change management and continuous improvement initiatives, enabling smoother rollout of secure IT services in a global environment.

Information Security Administrator

KEMET Electronics Corporation

In this role, I supported secure infrastructure operations across diverse environments—from high-availability manufacturing lines to enterprise offices. I focused on endpoint readiness, system reliability, and proactive security, while helping teams improve uptime and user experience through tailored solutions.

Key Contributions:

🖥️ Led OS imaging and deployment optimization, accelerating endpoint provisioning and maintaining consistent security baselines across all business units.

☎️ Spearheaded Cisco IP telephony consolidation, reducing communication-related incidents by 70% and improving system stability for manufacturing teams.

⚙️ Acted as a hands-on infrastructure advisor, ensuring secure support across critical business services including Windows File Servers, group policies, and encrypted data workflows.

👨‍💼 Provided high-touch support and coaching to end users and IT partners, translating technical solutions into business-ready service delivery.

Desktop Support Engineer

Desktop Support Technician

Non-IT role, used to apply internally to IT.

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Day-to-day from an IT Technician/Engineer a-like duties, Highschool classes - Internship

Desktop Support Intern

Cybersecurity professional with 10+ years in IT and over 3 years delivering results on security operations leveraging Microsoft Defender and PaaS across enterprise environments.

My strength lies in advising and enabling internal stakeholders, IT teams, and strategic partners to align with secure practices, adopt security tools effectively, and reduce risk across 35+ global sites.

I’m passionate about enabling secure growth, building strong stakeholder relationships, and serving as a trusted partner in driving operational excellence.

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