SUMMARY:

• Industry Leading IT Security Professional with track record of implementing Comprehensive IT Security Solutions
• Innovative, passionate IT Security Professional with a track record of utilizing emerging technologies and subject matter expertise to architect enterprise - wide information security solutions. Masterful team leader experienced collaborating with executives, business leaders, and industry experts to implement processes, policies and procedures that effectively meet organizational needs, meet all compliance standards, and align with technology initiatives. Recognized throughout the industry for consistently providing solutions that align business processes with IT infrastructure resulting in an increase in operational efficiencies, reduction in costs, and overall increase in information security. Mentor and contributor to several Info-Sec and ethical hacking groups sharing knowledge between the best minds in the industry to develop new technologies and strategies to continuously improve information security.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Skills: Solution Architecture Performance Optimization Software Program Manager Project Management Data Protection & Security Process Improvement Ethical Hacking CRM Security Policies/Standards Change Management IT Risk Management Mentoring Data Classification IT Strategy Disaster Recovery IT Process Re - engineering Infrastructure Development Hardware Security Workshops Team Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Wake Forest, NC

Responsibilities:

• President and CISO of information security consultation organization specializing in providing security expertise and guidance to Fortune 500 global organizations and government agencies. Provide innovative security solutions that align the technology, processes, organizational framework, and regulatory standards of an organization to effectively secure their data and network. Responsible for all aspects of practice development, quality development, and providing subject matter expertise as well as mentoring and leading multiple project teams.
• History of providing progressive information security and risk management solutions by utilizing a hands on approach to mitigate risk, re-engineer security and business processes, and improving overall security posture. The experience outlined below was performed on client contracts who will attest to our stellar industry reputation.

Confidential

Principal Information Security Analyst (SME)

Responsibilities:

• Implemented new custom logging solutions that greatly improved systems and applications with ineffective logging functions.
• Drastically improved Information Security Threat Intelligence through customized and tune security logging.

Confidential, Pottstown, PA

Regional Security Executive

Responsibilities:

• Drove a 30% improvement in security sales year over year.
• Created a new security practice within the North East region by strategically engaging clients to improve their security stance and lower their enterprise risk profile.
• Implemented security processes and standards that enabled ePlus to move towards adopting ISO 27000 standards and SANS top 20 controls.
• Created virtual CISO executive service offering to act as CISO for ePlus in the North East region
• Delivered winning presentation at CCRI, NJSBA Rochester Security Summit 2013 that gained security industry success within the industry.

Confidential, Portsmouth, NH

Principal Information Security Analyst (SME)

Responsibilities:

• Utilized emerging technology by working on a migration from Juniper SRX to JUNOS Space as well as re-configuring zones within the environment to meet corporate compliance and security requirements.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Managing Director/Security and Audit (SME)

Responsibilities:

• Conducted detailed product reviews, development lifecycle counsel, and marketing research document requirements to support successful product maturation for multiple key clients.
• Delivered a comprehensive roadmap outlining the implementation of the DLP program blueprint detailing both near and long-term initiatives.
• Provided effective international project management overseeing assessments and implementations overseas.

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Managing Director/Security and Audit (SME)

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with small group of professionals on new Confidential Android Tablet to discover vulnerabilities, flaws, and bugs in tablet code and applications and ensure the tablet could be safely utilized in an enterprise environment.
• Utilized black hat, grey hat, and white hat ethical hacking techniques to shape the security architecture of an innovative new technology.

Confidential, Durham, NC

Senior Information Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided team leadership and mentorship for faculty and staff to ensure that the culture and processes aligned with the strategic IT initiatives.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Principal Information Security Officer (SME)/ vCISO

Responsibilities:

• Architected large-scale, complex projects that met Confidential requirements and several compliance standards including ITIL, FFIEC, SOX, PCI, SOC, NIST, DHS, and WASCv3.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Sr. Network & Systems Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw the maintenance and improvement of the systems, network, and security infrastructure of the entire organization consisting of 48 servers, 4,000 users, and 126 sister sites. Efficiently managed and trained staff to implement security policies and procedures.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Information Security Consultant (SME)

Responsibilities:

• Utilized hands on team leadership approach and effective communication with business leaders to manage E-Security application including vulnerability management. Effectively provided PGP key management, FTP user management, URL blocking, and support for the Nokia/Checkpoint firewall and ISSM10 firewall. Provided recommendations and support for a multitude of various other security applications.