MARTY SCHNEIDER

Level Effect

• Provided technical support to SOC100 students on core cybersecurity topics, and from IT administration to network traffic analysis, including SOC Tier 1 tasks like alert triage, endpoint analysis, log analytics, and incident response.
• Guided students through labs, provided feedback, and ensured adherence to best practices and community standards on Discord.

Level Effect

• Completed an intensive Cyber Defense Analyst program featuring extended hands-on operations in a virtual Security Operations Center, triaging real-world simulated incidents, investigating threats, and authoring professional DFIR reports under instructor guidance from former NSA analysts.
• Mastered advanced SOC Tier 1–2 skills, including Windows artifact triage, malware traffic analysis, persistence mechanism detection, and proactive threat hunting across endpoints and networks.
• Demonstrated proficiency in high-pressure SOC workflows through a week-long Tier 2 capstone and rigorous practical exam, earning performance-based Cyber Defense Certified Professional (CDCP) validation with manually graded submissions.

Erebor Management

• Analyzed large-scale datasets using SQL and pivot tables to identify operational risks, reducing human escalations by 50% in AI-driven freight tracking systems—mirroring SOC threat triage for faster incident resolution.
• Mitigated compliance vulnerabilities by redesigning workflows for regulated ad networks, partnering with engineering teams to implement security controls that accelerated product launches by 30% while ensuring audit readiness.

Hometown Heart

• Directed GRC program for $40M P&L operation, implementing security policies and third-party vendor audits that mitigated regulatory risks across 350+ employees and 250+ drivers, achieving 100% compliance in state/local licensing.
• Monitored emerging threats and regulations using log aggregation tools, developing incident response processes and onboarding/offboarding that reduced access vulnerabilities by standardizing evidence collection and access controls.
• Negotiated 100+ contracts (NDAs, vendor agreements) with lifecycle management tooling, centralizing sensitive data to enable rapid threat detection and prevent breaches—resulting in zero compliance incidents during 3x revenue growth.
• Led data governance for HR transitions (250+ 1099 to FT employees), analyzing insurance and financial logs to identify fraud risks, ensuring secure handling of sensitive records in line with federal reporting standards.

Votizen

• Aggregated and analyzed 200M+ voter records via SQL queries and geospatial tools, detecting data inconsistencies to support secure aggregation—reducing processing errors by 50% and enabling compliant data sharing.
• Collaborated with engineering to clean and implement geolocation datasets, performing vulnerability scans on municipal data sources to mitigate exposure risks during outreach to 400+ entities.
• Managed data entry teams of 20 to populate elected official profiles, utilizing log analysis to track and resolve discrepancies, ensuring integrity of sensitive civic datasets for advocacy campaigns.
• Optimized finance and accounting systems by preparing legal documents and maintaining audit trails, streamlining threat detection in financial reporting to support CPA accuracy and regulatory compliance.