Hi, I'm EJ Hennelly.

I am a motivated and results-driven professional with 4+ years of experience in sales leadership and project management. I have a successful track record of growing and maintaining a portfolio of 50+ clients totalling $850K+ in new business premium.

A self-motivated learner with a growth mindset, I have completed multiple industry certifications including CompTIA's Security + CE, Google's Cybersecurity Professional, and will achieve the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate in the near future.

I’m a determined problem-solver and excellent communicator who is excited to bring my unique blend of business acumen and technical skills to a new role!

You are visitor number: Loading...

About meAbout

I will bring a strong foundation in project management, team leadership, and client consultation to your team. Adept at understanding needs, collaborating across teams to identify solutions, and clearly communicating value.

I am excited to pivot into a tech-driven career. I’ve become CompTIA Security+ certified and earned Google’s Cybersecurity Professional Certificate along with TryHackMe’s Security Engineer Path to demonstrate hands-on experience with today's most popular technologies such as Splunk, Metasploit, Wireshark, Tcpdump, and Nmap to name a few.

Interested in the tools of the future, I am actively pursuing the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate while building projects with AWS services such as S3, EC2, CloudFront, Dynamodb, Lambda, Route 53, IAM, API-Gateway, Amplify, and more. Check some of them out while you are here by navigating to "projects" or "blogs" section!

I am confident that my experience and passion for creating and improvement will make me a valuable asset to your team!

BY THE NUMBERS

4+

Years of
Experience

$850K+

New Business
Premium

4

Professional
Certifications

10%

Sales
Growth

300+

Happy
Clients

5 Star

Customer
Reviews

MY TIMELINE

March 2025 - Current

Associate Team Leader - CRC Group

In my current position, I will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to a high performing team of underwriters ensuring all accounts are underwritten in accordance with company guidelines and standards. I will also assist in the development and implementation of underwriting policies and procedures, and provide training and support to team members. My role involves analyzing complex risks, negotiating terms with clients, and ensuring that all underwriting decisions align with the company's strategic goals.

August 2022 - October 2024

Account Executive - Stacks Brokerage Corp

As the 1st employee hired outside the state of Florida, I successfully established a strong presence in my region. Sold over $850K in new business premium, acheiving 10% sales growth YoY. Built and managed a book of business with over 50+ clients. Collaborated with Partner of the Brokerage to quote, negotiate, and close a $1.1M account.

January 2022 - July 2022

Account Executive - Taylor Agency

Spearheaded lead generation efforts, building a network of prospects through conducting 20+ cold calls daily, utilizing social media, and CRM optimization. Worked closely with sales leadership to develop strategic sales plan that resulted in accomplishing a portfolio of $150K+ in new business premium.

July 2020 - December 2021

Account Manager - Taylor Agency

Collaborated with internal team to manage and grow a book of business with 300+ clients. Provided customer support, executed policy changes, facilitated claims, closed cross selling opportunities, and managed renewals. Accomplished a 90% retention rate, 5% above industry average.

January 2020 - May 2020

Intern - University of South Carolina Football

Assisted the Director of Player Personnel with recruiting efforts, including managing the recruiting database, creating recruiting materials, and organizing recruiting events. Assisted coaching staff with coordinating practice schedule. Delivered correspondence to staff members.

August 2016 - May 2020

B.S. - University of South Carolina

Graduated with a 3.4 GPA, majoring in Sports, Entertainment, and Event Management.

My Certificates & SkillsCertificatesSkills

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+ CE

Google Cybersecurity

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

TryHackMe

TryHackMe Security Engineer Path

AWS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Technical Skills

Splunk

80%

Python

65%

SQL

75%

ReactJS

75%

AWS

67%

Wireshark

70%

Transferable Skills

Project Management

100%

Communication

100%

Presentation

100%

Teamwork

100%

Negotiation and Closing

100%

Client Relationship

100%

Organization

100%

Leadership

100%

Adaptability

100%

My PortfolioPortfolio

Check out some of my Projects!

Cloud Resume Challenge

Cloud Resume Challenge

Calculator Web App

Simple Calculator - AWS

Task Tracker

Task Tracker Visualization

AWS Resume

Secure your Website with HTTPS

Front End CI/CD

Automatically Update your Front-End with CI/CD

Static Website

Host a Static Website on AWS S3

My BlogsBlogs

Calculator Icon

Creating an End-to-End AWS Web Application Calculator

Follow along this tutorial to create a simple calculator using an HTML text editor, AWS Amplify, Lambda, DynamoDB, API-Gateway, and IAM.

Allow List

Python Allow List Algorithm

For this project, I am a security analyst for a health care company. As part of my job, I am required to regularly update a file that identifies the employees that are allowed to access restricted content. The contents of the file are based on who is working with personal patient records. Employees are restricted access based on their IP address. I am tasked to create an algorithm that uses code to check whether the allow list contains any of the addresses from the remove list.

Detective

Investigating security incidents with Splunk, Suricata, and Chronicle

In this scenario, I am a security analyst who muct monitor traffic on my employer's network and investigate incidents. I was provided tutorial data which resides in the tutorialdata.zip folder in the project files. First, I monitored the network traffic using Suricata and configured a custom rule to trigger alerts. Next, I analyzed the traffic using Splunk's SPL querying language and isolated failed SSH login attempts for the root account. Lastly, I used Chronicle to investigate an alert for a phishing incident and determined whether any other employees have visited the compromised domain.

Wireshark Project Certificate

Capturing and analyzing network traffic with Wireshark and Tcpdump

In this scenario, I am a security analyst who must capture and analyze live network traffic from a Linux virtual machine using tcpdump. I will then use Wireshark to filter the captured traffic and answer questions about the data.

Audit

Botium Toys Security Audit

This project is based on the fictional company "Botium Toys". The manager of the IT department has determined that an internal audit needs to be conducted. The manager implements the NIST CSF to establish the audits scope and goals. My task is to review the IT manager's scope, goals, and risk assessment report then, perform an internal audit by completing a controls assessment checklist. I will then check to see if Botium Toys is adhering to PCI DSS, GDPR, and Organizational compliance best practices.

Incident Response Playbook

Incident Response Playbook

In this scenario, I received an alert ticket indicating that a phishing attempt has been detected. I then followed the steps in the incident response playbook to investigate the alert and determine the appropriate response.

Contact MeContact

Contact me here!

Think I will be a great fit for your team? Reach out to me here!

Location

: Charleston, South Carolina

Email

: ejh2@proton.me

Education

: University of South Carolina

Mobile Number

: (678) 899-3119