Pascual Cora

About Pascual Cora

Seasoned Cloud & Security Architect with 20+ years of IT experience, specializing in…

Experience

1. Security Architect

   CEI

   Dec 2023 — Present

   Established CEI’s security practice, designing go-to-market offerings based on CIS and NIST CSF-based security assessments. Developed and executed security architecture for CEI’s Office 365 MSP/CSP environments, securing Halo PSA and service management tools. Supported CEI India’s successful ISO 27001 certification, reinforcing security processes and elevating the organization’s MSP credentials. Created an AI Security Policy and operational guidelines, enabling safe AI integration into CEI’s MSP and security solutions. Led the deployment of a new SOC and MDR solution (Arctic Wolf) for a major EPC contractor, enhancing real-time threat detection and incident response capabilities. Conducted security assessments and posture baselines for clients across Biotech Pharma (FDA Clinical Trials), Healthcare, EPC, Legal, Retail, and financial sectors. Delivered Office 365 and Azure security hardening services, including DLP, DKIM, DMARC, and Purview Information Protection deployments. Assisted clients with M&A security integrations, tenant consolidations, PCI-DSS recertifications, and vulnerability scanning deployments.

Education

• Military MOs 6672

  Aviation Supply Cleck / Application Administrator

  1997 — 1997

• Pittsburgh Technical College

  Associate Degree, Information Technology; Security and Forensics

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Disaster Recovery
• System Deployment
• Servers
• Vpn
• Windows 7
• Office 365
• Visio
• Linux
• Troubleshooting
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Lotus Notes
• Cloud Computing
• Security
• Docker
• Iaas
• Management
• Process Improvement
• Network Administration
• Technical Support
• Microsoft Exchange
• Windows Azure
• Vmware
• Paas
• Data Center
• Hybrid Cloud
• Help Desk Support
• Logistics
• Microsoft Office
• System Administration
• Databases