Author Archives: Carmelo

Soon to be Empty-Nesters

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Carmelo

My son came home and surprised us with an apartment lease agreement. It was a little emotional for me. Jaime and I always knew we would be someday, and we teased here and there, but now it’s real! My goodness. … Continue reading →

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Day 25

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Carmelo

I felt that daily updates were too little of information so here we are a week later. I’ve technically been at work for a month having started on August 10th. This week was full of contract reviews while balancing NIST … Continue reading →

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Day 20

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Carmelo

Nobody was at work today… Almost. I was able to get a lot of thinking and strategy put down into my presentation. It’s all aligning! I’m excited about it. I had a staff meeting today and that one is always … Continue reading →

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Day 19

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Carmelo

Today there was focus on a Systems Security Plan that was completed a few years ago, but I found a way to cross reference it into my NIST 800-53 assessment through lookup tables. There is much copying but it should … Continue reading →

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Day 18

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Carmelo

Today I actually had no meetings at all. I worked and did a lot of research.

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Day 17

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Carmelo

I started this morning doing a lot of research on excel macros and using power BI. This was way early in the morning before work. But it carried on into my day keeping me motivated. I did more research and … Continue reading →

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Day 16

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Carmelo

So… I did what I do and sometimes that means I did some work on the weekend and thought about things, probably a bit too much. But that’s good because it does go with my passionate about GRC thing. Over … Continue reading →

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Day 15, 3 Full Weeks

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Carmelo

Today is three full weeks of being at Magellan and I am enjoying the work I am doing. I finished a risk analysis worksheet today that leveraged many vlookups and hlookups… Actually, all hlookups because of the way the tables … Continue reading →

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Day 14

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Carmelo

More and more I focused on my presentation and the more I think about how things can be, the more I try to cram things in. I did something with vlookups and hlookups and did some good both in my … Continue reading →

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Day 13

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Carmelo

I got access to our ticket queue and now I can help some people. How? I don’t know yet! I am taking a big interest each time I open the NIST document… I’m seeing alignment and impact. Inherent Risk to … Continue reading →

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