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Ricky Hughes

Clarksville

Summary

Cybersecurity student and IT Assistant supporting nationwide multi-campus operations with hands-on experience in access management, identity lifecycle administration, and enterprise platform support. Skilled in role-based permissions, incident handling through ServiceNow, and secure onboarding/offboarding processes across Salesforce Education Cloud and Anthology systems. Actively preparing for CompTIA Security+ (March 2026) with foundational training in threat detection, change management, and virtualization concepts. Seeking a cybersecurity internship to apply security fundamentals within a real-world operational environment.

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Work History

IT Assistant | Junior System Administrator

Herzing University
10.2025 - Current

• Provide system administration support for multi-campus operations nationwide, managing user accounts, role-based permissions, and identity lifecycle across enterprise platforms including Salesforce Education Cloud and Anthology

• Administer onboarding and offboarding processes for faculty and staff, ensuring secure access provisioning, least-privilege controls, and timely account deactivation

• Utilize ServiceNow to manage and resolve technical service requests and access-related incidents, maintaining documentation and adherence to structured IT service management practices

• Support enterprise CRM migration initiatives, assisting with access governance, configuration adjustments, and continuity of operations during system transition

• Perform account troubleshooting, password resets, and record management including secure merging of student accounts and data validation

• Collaborate with internal leadership and external Salesforce consultants to maintain system integrity, user access accuracy, and operational efficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

Herzing University
10-2027

Skills

    Access Management & Identity Lifecycle
    Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
    Salesforce Education Cloud & Anthology (SIS)
    ServiceNow (Incident & Request Management)
    CRM Migration & Change Management Support
    ITIL Service Management Concepts
    Virtualization Concepts (VMs & Hypervisors)
    Microsoft 365 Administration (Teams, Outlook)
    Security Fundamentals (Risk, Threat Detection, Access Control)

Certification

CompTIA Security+ (Exam Scheduled – March 2026)

Timeline

IT Assistant | Junior System Administrator

Herzing University
10.2025 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity

Herzing University
Ricky Hughes