Willard Barrera

Willard Barrera has a diverse work experience in the field of IT and cybersecurity. Willard began their career as a Help Desk Specialist at General Dynamics Information Technology, where they provided technical phone support for over 2000 users. Willard then moved on to work as a Helpdesk Technician at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where they were responsible for providing technical phone and remote support on Windows XP. Willard then worked as a NOC Engineer I at Terremark, where they performed circuit tests and turn-ups, configured BGP, and troubleshooted LAN/WAN network issues. Following this, they joined AvMed as a Network Security Engineer, where they configured and troubleshooted various Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls, and maintained and troubleshooted MPLS routes over BGP. Willard also worked as a Service Desk Team Lead at AvMed, where they managed department schedules, conducted 1:1 meetings, and provided performance feedback. Prior to their current position, they worked as a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer at United States Medical Supply, where they troubleshooted Cisco routers and switches, configured and troubleshooted various network protocols, and installed and configured the Windows NAP Radius Server. Willard is currently working as a Sr. Security Engineer at Compuquip Cybersecurity.

Willard Barrera attended Miami Dade College from 2008 to 2010, where they obtained an Associate's Degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. In addition to their degree, they also hold certifications in CCNA from Cisco and Comptia A+, Comptia Network+, and Comptia Security+ from CompTIA. The specific months and years of when they obtained these certifications are not provided.