Ron Morrill is an IT and organizational leadership professional with over 20 years of experience in IT security, analysis, development, and leadership roles. He has a background in the military, where he coordinated plans for peacekeeping operations, and has worked for the State of Minnesota for over 10 years in various IT roles. He has multiple degrees and certifications in fields related to IT, security, and business.

1. Ron Morrill
312 Distel Boulevard r_a_morrill@yahoo.com Mobile: (612) 203-2235
Le Sueur, MN 56058
IT and Organizational Leadership Professional and IT Security Analyst
Leadership Roles in Information System (IT) Design/Development, Threat/Vulnerability/Forensics,
Multi-Layered Strategic Planning and Organizational and Team Development
Key developer and instructor in threat/vulnerability management involving 1800 Networks for MN State.
Implemented Oracle SQL and Microsoft Access SQL to mine data and collect vulnerability threat information.
Designed MN Dept. of Veterans Affairs server security infrastructure plan. Officer/Major rank in U.S. Army;
Bosnia Operation Plans Officer; led/coordinated 41 planners, synchronizing a 5-brigade division of 11 nations, 6
international organizations, 3 international councils representing 300 business/non-Gov. organizations.
2 Degrees: Business Administration / Finance; Information Technology (IT) & IT / Business Relationship
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified in Applied Framework for Project Management (CAPM®)
Certified in Information Technology Library V3 (ITIL)
Certified in Business Process Modeling / Information System Design
SANS Certification: SEC542 – Web APP Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STATE OF MINNESOTA / MN.IT SERVICES – CENTRAL, (IT), St. Paul, MN (2007 to Present)
Providers of 100+ IT services supporting State of MN’s executive branch & other customers in MN government
IT Security Analyst (2013 to Present)
IT Account Manager / Office of Enterprise Technology – Client Relations (2007 to 2013)
IT Desktop Support Staff (2007 - 7 Months)
IT Security Analyst: Technical support; operate in security domain areas related to system access, telecom and
network security, security management, security systems development, security architecture, operational security,
business requirements/continuity, disaster recovery planning, incident management and computer forensics
systems.
 Key role in reducing the increasing numbers of threat and vulnerability incidents and mitigating
systems vulnerabilities related to management of the State’s resources
 Developed & now instruct a threat & vulnerability training program for all state agencies’ IT specialists
 Advanced an Oracle SQL / MS Access SQL and applications that mine data, collect vital vulnerability
threat information from the Tripwire SIH threat and vulnerability Oracle database
 Led a 1-Yr. project integrating geographic information system (GIS) front/back-end object oriented
graphical user interface apps, open database connectivity databases and Intranet/Internet technology
Acct. Manager-Office of Enterprise Technology: Build client relationships to a business fiduciary level for
improved understanding of client’s organization and business requirements. Align existing Office of
Enterprise (OET) services with client’s business initiatives, business direction and objectives.
 Designed and sold customer an Internet technology phone system that reduced the Minnesota
Veterans Nursing Home-Minneapolis phone costs by 50% and saved $4,500 monthly
 Primary liaison between OET and 16 state government agencies (client’s / customers)
 Facilitated numerous IT partnerships and provided service level management support that benefit
OET and customer’s objectives
 Designed the Department of Veterans Affairs server security infrastructure plan including DMZ
protection for web, data and email servers
 Developed solutions for upgrading WAN communication bandwidth for each of 5 MDVA Veterans
Home sites including Minneapolis

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MINNESOTA BOARD OF WATER & SOIL RESOURCES 1997 to 2007
Network Administrator, then Database Administrator
Desktop Support Staff, then Project Manager
 One of a 3 member team accountable for running this agency’s centralized service desk supporting
7 ancillary agency sites in Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, Marshall, New Ulm, Rochester and St. Paul, MN
Gained vast success due to in combined team efforts in diagnosing and resolving incidents and
using a firm grasp of IT and Business initiatives
 In a team effort, ensured key objectives and operations for desktop support, network and server
administration, resolved incidents or service requests and provided first line investigation/diagnosis
 Accountable for desktop support to 7 sites in network, server administration and IS
 Consistently maintained high percentage of 1st line immediate resolution rates while users’ on phone
 Resolved a vast number of incident or service requests without onward referral or 2nd line assists
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES ARMY: 1996 to 2005 Honorably Discharged / Retired: 2005
Active Duty: Captain: Bosnia; Reserves: Major:
(Leaves of Absence from MN Board of Water and Soil Resources for 1999 to 2000 active duty
G3 Plans Officer – Division Operations, U.S. Army in Bosnia
A Div. Operations Plans Officer for the 10 Mountain Div. and Multinational Div. North in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Developed in-depth, multi-faceted and detailed plans that provided strategic directives and decision-making
information for U.S. organization and solutions in country of Bosnia
 Coordinated and assisted planners in deployment, redeployment and conduct of all OPS in
theater/stabilization force
 Led/coordinated 41 planners in preparing for execution of peacekeeping operations in North Bosnia
that incorporated data, intelligence and information about all aspects of country
 Developed multifaceted plans and many contingency plans and orders for synchronizing a 5-brigade
division (9K to 15K soldiers); plans involved interacting with 11 contributing nations, 6 international
organizations & 3 international councils encompassing 800 non-government business organizations
Awards & Recognition: Meritorious Service Citation from the President of the United States (Pres. Bush)
MN Medal for Valor/Valley Forge Cross for Heroism
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY – MANKATO, Mankato, MN
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Finance Concentration
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science-Interdisciplinary
 Computer Science Degree: Focused on Business relationship between Business and IT environment
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) Certified
Applied Framework for Project Management Project Management Institute Certified
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL V3) ITIL Foundation, Completion Certified
Information Systems (IS) Ron Will Get Info for Certifying Institution Completion Certificates
 (1)Business Process Modeling; (2 )Input &Output Data Flow; (3)Data Modeling
U.S. ARMY: Combined Arms/Services Staff School-Corporate Level Staff/Resource Management School
RELATED BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Best Practices-IT/Security/Resources Business Impact Assessment Total Quality Management (TQM)
Business Impact Assessment Budget Development/Implementation Database Adm. & Management
Software Design/Development Multiple Integrated IS Systems Design Training Assessment/Execution
Disaster Recovery IT Safety/Risk Assessment Security Architecture & Models
Business Modeling/Data Flow/Data Modeling/Process Modeling IS Vulnerability & Security
Software Application Languages: Assembler FORTRAN COBOL PL1
RPG 4GL Obj. Developmt. Basic C
Acronis Computer Imaging Software (Like Symantec Ghost Imaging)
Operating Systems: UNIX Linux Windows
Includes Command Line Programing, ASP-NET, SQL, Oracle,

3. SQL and Other ODBMS