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Hi, I'm Rex Gaylord. I am a Systems Engineer and Paralegal. I am looking for a position that will use my skills in eDiscovery, digital forensics, investigations, Office 365 and employee endpoint type environments.
Rex Gaylord's Bio:
Rex Gaylord's Experience:
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DevOps Engineer, Systems Engineer, PSD Desktop Support Specialist, Desktop Security and Compliance Analyst at Intuit, Inc
December 2007 - July 2018 | Las Vegas, NV - Woodland Hills, CA and Telecommute from OhioSystems Engineer | DevOps | Infrastructure Engineering | 2016-2018 • Managed access for the Office 365, authoring PowerShell scripts and creating procedure to allow Phishing email take downs in a self-service model. • Leveraged Info Security efforts, including VIP's and hundreds of employees while eliminating Office 365 Engineer. • Assumed single point of contact as the only legal hold SME for Office 365 and Druva inSync; produced Jive site and runbook for Legal Hold Ops Team. • Trained paralegal staff on how to place legal holds and make requests for production in both Office 365 and Druva inSync; mentored 3 Corp Investigators on how to block and redirect incoming emails for investigations purposes and search for additional data needed in investigations. Systems Engineer - Operations | Digital Experience & Collaboration | 2014-2016 • Played a key role to the front door teams to resolve certain technology escalations from the Employee Service Desk including exchange server, SharePoint, file shares, instant messaging and engineer solutions. Systems Engineer - Desktop Security Operations | GES Employee Solutions | 2011-2014 • Led a team of 8 technicians and engineers accountable for desktop compliance, encryption, application provisioning and desktop patching. • Managed audit fulfillment across the Intuit enterprise of 8,500+ employees, contractors and outsourcers. PSD Desktop Support Specialist, Desktop Security & Compliance Analyst | 2007-2011 • Designed and implemented tier 2 and 3 support for incident resolution and service request processes in regard to employee technical information and technology issues. • Controlled the hardware and applications that run on desktop or laptop, network workforce productivity applications, business applications and/or telephony services; managed on/off boarding of employees.
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MIS Manager at Credit Counseling Centers of America
March 2001 - August 2007 | Las Vegas, NV• Managed assigned staff and IT projects involving VoIP and video integration into website applications, internal visual basic Microsoft Access applications website integration to a Linux environment hosting ASP (Sun ChiliSoft). • Introduced and managed enterprise-wide information-security program; oversaw company-wide efforts to categorize and evaluate critical systems. • Controlled daily activities of computer and website users; collaborated with external auditors, conducting compliance audits; implemented IT best practice standards required by PCI-DSS. • Prepared for National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Council on Accreditation (COA) reviews and audits. • Executed IT best practice standards required by COA, observing Internal Revenue Code for a 501(c)(3)/IRS audits.
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NT Technician Wells Fargo Bank at TriSoft Resources
August 2000 - March 2001 | Las Vegas, NV• Systemized and installed new PC’s in Wells Fargo multiphase computer coast-to-coast rollout to Windows 2000. • Replaced and configured multiple applications on new hardware: systems involved NT Server, Novell and AS400 connectivity; analyzed and diagnosed Compaq, HP and Dell hardware/software problems on site and over the phone.
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Systems Engineer at Infolink Technologies
September 1999 - August 2000 | Las Vegas, NV• Installed and supported systems in small to medium sized (less than 500 nodes) businesses in the Las Vegas area; assembled servers and workstations, connecting various operating systems. • Designed and tested various peripheral devices, including hubs, switches, routers and wireless LAN equipment. • Advanced and implemented technology migration strategies; implemented troubleshooting efforts on system performance issues, including servers, workstations and connectivity problems.
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Deputy Sheriff / Police Officer / Special Agent / Police Monitor / International Police Officer at Law Enforcement
January 1980 - January 2000Uinta County Sheriff's Office (Evanston, Wyoming), Lyman Police Department (Lyman, Wyoming), Wyoming Attorney Generals Office - Southwest Drug Enforcement Team (Green River, Wyoming) and Police Monitor / International Police Officer in Bosnia. After 12/99 maintains retirement ID and certification through Uinta County Sheriff's Office (home agency).
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Police Monitor / International Police Officer at DynCorp International / United Nations
March 1998 - August 1999 | BosniaInternational Police Task Force -Bosnia. Contract Employee to DynCorp International assigned to the United Nations Mission in Bosnia re-training police in democratic policing. Created Non-Compliance Unit and managed project development for software and database applications to keep track of all the war crimes and non-compliance issues in order to properly vet the local police. Assigned to an Organized Crime Task Force.
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Investigator / Patrol Sergeant at Uinta County Sheriff's Office
June 1990 - December 1998 | Evanston, WYI was assigned to the Patrol and Investigations Divisions with supervisory responsibility over the Detention and Communications. I participated in most staff and management decisions of the department. I implemented report writing standards and a revised a manual for the department. I updated myself and the department in changing technology. I implemented an intelligence gathering process for the department. In June 1994, I filed for the elected office of Uinta County Sheriff and won the Democratic nomination in the primary election, but I lost to the incumbent.
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Information Systems Supervisor at Uinta County
June 1996 - May 1997 | Evanston, WYRemained an employee of the Sheriff's Office on loan to the Uinta County Commission. System administrator on all systems. Primary function was to coordinate the construction of a communications backbone for the geographically divided county (voice and data), setup policy and procedure for the same, and maintain the links to outside systems with state and federal agencies. Responsible for training, software/hardware maintenance, networking and engineering.
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Special Agent at Southwest Drug Enforcement Team
March 1988 - July 1990 | State of WyomingLocal, State, and Federal Task Force multi-jurisdictional drug investigations including undercover, hand to hand buys, clandestine drug laboratories, marijuana grow operations, smuggling and money laundering operations. Participated in 3 wiretap investigations.
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Deputy Sheriff at Uinta County Sheriff's Office
December 1982 - March 1988 | Evanston, WYPatrol Officer, Search and Rescue Training Officer, Patrol Dog Handler, Search Dog Handler, Drug Detector Dog Handler, Field Training Officer (FTO).
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Police Officer at Lyman Police Department
December 1980 - December 1982 | Lyman, WYPatrol Officer
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Deputy Sheriff at Uinta County Sheriff's Office
March 1980 - December 1980 | Evanston, WYCommunications Officer, Detention Officer, and Patrol Officer duties.
Rex Gaylord's Education:
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University of Nevada-Las Vegas
2010 – 2010Certificate -
Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy
1981 – 1981Professional Peace Officer (Expired 1999)Concentration: Wyoming Peace Officers Standards and Training
Rex Gaylord's Interests & Activities:
* Long Term Care Ombudsman Program http://ltco.org - I volunteer my time as a Long Term Care Ombudsman Associate. I provide information for consumers to help them identify, select, and connect with appropriate long term services. I investigate concerns and complaints related to long term care services and advocate for better long term care systems and a higher quality of care and life for consumers. * Dog Shows and Animal Welfare | ShoMaiSou http://shomaisou.com | TriState Shibas http://www.tristateshiba.org | National Shiba Club of America http://shibas.org (member). We also enjoy spending time in the outdoors with our dogs kayaking the rivers and lakes.