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Jason Haddox and Blake Gabriel will hold Security Lecture – February 27th

Jason Haddox from Dick’s Sporting Goods and Blake Gabriel of Proofpoint will be holding a lecture on Wednesday, February 27th from 4:30 – 5:30 pm in the Wheatley Atrium. This is a Top Secret Colonials sponsored event. Students will receive one (1) hour of SET credit for attending. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Please read below for information about the presenters.

Jason Haddox – Senior Security Analyst, Dick’s Sporting Goods
RMU Graduate Class of 2003 – Bachelor’s in MIS

Jason got his start in IT working as a student tech at the RMU computer center in 1999 – he worked all 4 years while going to school. He has 15 years of full time IT experience and currently works as a Sr. Security Analyst in the SOC at Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Blake Gabriel – Director Field Sales, Proofpoint
RMU Graduate Class of 1992 – Bachelors’ Degree in Marketing

Landed an internship with Haamco, a paper supplier that had a partnership with RMU. He sold papers to small business, 7-11 and retail stores. Back then it was all about point of sale. Went into the IT space upon graduation and he has been selling software for over 27 years in various roles and forms. He has prior experience working at IBM, Computer Associates, Intellect Design Arena, SEEC, Oracle, and now as a Director at Proofpoint leading the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Network/Security Internship at Dick’s Sporting Goods

Dick’s Sporting Goods is seeking a Network/Security intern for May – August 2016. This position will provide phone support for store and corporate office technical related issues. This includes supporting POS equipment and software, including registers and all register components, networking equipment, back office computers and inventory guns, personal computers. Document incident details and resolutions into Service Desk incident management system. Provide exceptional customer service.

The first couple of weeks will be daylight for training then 4PM-1AM one day and two days of 12PM-6PM; this could vary depending on where their needs are.

Qualifications:
Looking for student from CIS focused on networking or security with good soft skills.

The intern will be selected by Dick’s but processed through LANtek who will handle payroll.

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