SUMMARY:

• Senior Technology Executive & Board Member - CISO, CIO, CTO and trusted advisor to board and C-level executives, with diversified experience in directing the development and execution of advanced integrated risk management, digital transformation, and IT strategies that facilitate sustainable growth, resilience, and increase profitability - while building strategic alliances across the value chain.
• Adaptive transformational change leadership through numerous M&A, integrations, turnarounds and transformations - drives game-changing cultural shifts across the enterprise that accelerate cost savings, maximize efficiencies, transform cyber security, and reverse negative trends.
• Analytical-thinker who evaluates and introduces cutting-edge solutions that ignite revenues, increase cyber resilience, productivity and optimize performance. Cross-functional motivator who coalesces disparate operations, bridges global gaps, integrates human factors, and creates networks of loyalty - resulting in teams that consistently exceed expectations.
• Lead global strategic digital and cyber security program developments, digital transformation implementations, cloud migrations, IR/CM, SOC/NOC operations, architected and executed strategy to transform global technology footprint and increase resilience.
• Spearheaded multi-tier design and integration efforts of all global technology services for business and subsequent organization, post-acquisition.
• Established a unique approach to global cyber security and disaster recovery for a global team and carried out two successful disaster recovery exercises.
• Designed cost-effective, fully redundant, carrier grade global enterprise architecture for new facilities and fully migrated legacy infrastructure within 8 months.
• Successfully advised board, c-level executives, ad managed risk in cyber security large projects by synergistically building enterprise class redundancy and mitigation plans for resources, cost, process, and unplanned outages.
• Built and led team through compliance strategy with a roadmap to multi-dimensional GRC, Cyber, Privacy, ISO27001, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-30, CIS 20, HIPPA, SOX, and BCP initiatives.
• Executed multiple rollouts of global SOC/NOCs, cyber security programs, digital transformation, networks, voice systems, site moves, and datacenter build outs or moves, lending to global experience in cyber security, risk management, technology, culture, and people management.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SKILLS:

• Healthcare & Hospital
• Medical Devices
• Financial Services
• Banking
• Retail
• Information Technology & Services
• Managed Security Services
• Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)
• Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO)
• Technology Vendors
• Professional Services
• COSO / CoBIT / PDLC / PPM
• NIST CSF / 800-30 / 800-53 / 800-171
• PCI DSS / Sarbanes-Oxley SOX / SWIFT / FINRA / AML / KYC KYS
• ISO 27001 / 27002 / 17799 / 31000 / 23001
• IAPP / GDPR / CCPA
• BSIMMS / OWASP / CIS 20
• NERC-CIP / IEC 62433
• FDA / SEC regulations
• PMA 510K
• HIPAA
• TOGAF
• Board Directorship
• IT Strategy / Governance
• Cyber Security
• Global Project Management
• M&A Security & Integration
• Incident Response & Crisis Management / SOC / NOC
• Risk Profiling
• Enterprise Architecture, Resilience, and mitigation
• Stakeholder Management
• P&L/Cost Controls
• IT Consolidation
• ERM/CMP/BCP
• Datacenter build outs and moves

CORE COMPETENCIES THAT FACILITATE GROWTH:

• Strategy/Planning/Execution
• Cyber Risk and Security Advisory
• M&A/Integration
• P&L/Cost Controls
• Process Improvements
• Team Building/Mentoring
• Vendor Negotiations/Contracts
• Global Project/Program Management
• Network/Systems Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Risk Management/IT Governance
• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
• Off-shoring/Outsourcing
• Data Center/Networks Design/Consolidation

TECHNICAL DEPTH IN DRIVING ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE:

• Palo Alto Firewalls Wildfire / Panorama
• Palo Alto Traps, Cortex XDR, Carbon Black, Sentinel One, and Trend Micro
• Cisco ASA Firewalls, Wireless, Talos, ISE
• NetApp, Isilon, Extreme IO
• ProofPoint, KnowBe4, and NetSkope
• ServiceNow, AppNetta, AppDynamics
• Splunk Enterprise Security, Phantom, and MineMeld OSINT integration, Veracode
• Clarity, EOS Software, Troux, MS Project
• AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
• Nutanix, Cisco UCS, and Vmware
• APC InfraXtructure & TrippLite Systems
• Linel, Diebold, HID Global

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE;

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• CTO at a large national healthcare organization to develop and implement next generation datacenter and cloud architecture and EMR/HIMS disaster recovery solution.
• Leadership role in Improving technical selection and operational processes for radiology and PACS imaging, BMS and perinatal systems, meaningful use and ICD 9 to 10 HIMSS system migrations, Physician/Clinician/Nurse end-user terminal environment designs, recovery, SSO implementations, systems performance design, backup and recovery.
• CISO at a large multinational organization for ground up development and implementation of information security framework.
• Leadership and change management to execute on risk management strategy, perform risk assessment and audit management functions, and coordinate remediation activities. Implementation of continuous vulnerability scanning, SIEM logging, next generation security technology architecture, and liaison with the executive teams for post-breach controls implementation.
• Executive consultant to the CIO at a national marketing firm to develop and implement CMP and BCP plans, while integrating DR procedures within the BCP.
• Designed and built the Governance, PMO, Strategy, and Process/Performance teams from ground up to organize international technology operations and prioritize initiatives.
• Designed global network and call center architecture consisting of 30+ sites and 5000 agents as part of a major transformation effort.
• Facilitated ITIL and custom PMP Training for global staff. Provided executives with business to IT strategy and architecture alignment.

Confidential

Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Established and executed IT Governance Function, Portfolio and Program PMO function, BCP/CMT, and global transformation with various Enterprise Architecture Initiatives for digitization and modernization.
• Established Global Information Security program from foundation to successful policies development and deployment with IT Operations and ITIL v3 integration, risk management/assessment, investigations & Confidential forensics, user awareness, and threat assessment/remediation.
• Enabled various legal, regulatory, and law enforcement governance functions through information security initiative partnerships. Provided executive and board level guidance for risk management and mitigation to both technical and business strategies.
• Established a new portfolio and program management PMO with formal PMI, Lean Six Sigma, BRMp, and Agile Scrum disciplines. Developed and implemented a PDLC, SDLC, and PMO gate review process for all projects, and a method for BAU initiatives execution.
• Managed a global portfolio of demand and delivery, with focus on incremental process improvements and improving relationship management.
• Brought Enterprise Architecture principles and guidance as a CTO for IT transformation with Hybrid Cloud on-ramp strategy, CoLo migration, global data protection, network architecture, disaster recovery, and hyperscale computing.
• Provided guidance and established engineering structures for non-IT product development high tech initiatives for Hyperledger BlockChain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and next Machine Vision.
• Established ToGAF principles for standards and requirement analysis.
• Executed the IT governance function and Business Continuity/Crisis Management program with regular measurements of talent/hiring, security compliance, project portfolio performance, BRM based sentiment analysis, and process improvement initiatives.

Confidential

VP - Information Technology, Systems Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Executive oversight and implementation of Global Service Design practice including implementation of a central NOC and consolidated set of monitoring tools for availability, infrastructure and application performance, and capacity planning services.
• Delivered Analytics IT Datacenter planning, budget, and migration design which included transformation of the network architecture and advisory to cyber security team. Initiated various TCO optimization and operational process improvements such as: project management practices with RASCI, RAID, and VSM diagrams, maximizing licensing benefits and negotiating vendor agreements to lower costs, accounting changes to better structure cost of IT, and federated CMDB data models.
• Established IT Critical Facilities Standards and monitoring criteria for global Confidential 's facilities.

Confidential, SUNNYVALE, CA

CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, IT

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning, Architecture, Design, and Execution of all IT Operations initiatives globally.
• Led all aspects of global IT infrastructure integration strategy during MD&As impacting users across 33 countries in Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.
• Developed and executed carve out and integration strategy with a team of multiple senior director reports, talent recruiting and hiring at a global level, and change management.
• Built out multiple data centers and implemented Information Security governance and controls ground up.
• Created and implemented a cyber security and IT governance program for the original entity and new entity post-merger.
• Established full in-source of 24x7 global ITSM service desk with three call centers, infrastructure expansion to new offices and implementation of all global WAN, LAN, AD, e-mail, and VOIP services.
• Designed secure and DR capable global services datacenter consolidation hosting Enterprise Enovia PLM and Oracle ERP solution.
• Established new technology standards and architecture for global infrastructure. Integrated all global sites into a new MPLS network.
• Renewed fleet of end-user systems around the globe with standard hardware and software and moved legacy sites and employees to new locations.
• Liaised with the outsourcing partner, Capgemeni to ensure effective resource allocation in commodity computing, helpdesk, datacenter, server management, and asset management services - resulting in improved service ratings and compliance.

Confidential

DIRECTOR, IT GOVERNANCE & Information security officer

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning, Architecture, Design, and Implementation for all IT Operations, Governance, and Architecture.
• Key member of senior steering committee and technical consultancy responsible for successful post-acquisition integration of all enterprise infrastructure for Canada.
• Partnered with finance, HR, legal, regulatory, and facilities departments to establish, maintain, and deliver IT projects on time and in budget.
• Collaborated with infrastructure and ERP/BI to ensure SLA’s/quality of service was aligned.
• Successfully set up Project Management Office (PMO) from idea to feasibility stage.
• Lead audit, governance, and cyber security development program from inception to implementation.
• This included ISO17799 implementation, cyber security controls implementation on all computing environment, data classification and risk assessment.
• Consolidated three-way budget and launched employee portals with HR for change management and employee communication campaigns post-divestiture.
• Designed and executed a staged strategy for IT services to continue with two company networks residing in parallel and eventual cutover.
• Established effective IT Governance methodologies, measures, and programs surrounding project management, portfolio management, budget consolidation and synergies, strategic technology roadmaps, and risk/compliance management of SOX/Information Protection.
• Implemented and managed enterprise LAN & WAN environment with multi-layer switched network, datacenter services, VOIP systems, servers, workstations, audio/visual infrastructure, security appliances, security policies and updates, backup/restore, DRP, and AS400 systems.
• Led migration, implementation and maintenance of fully converged Cisco AVVID VOIP and video network with carrier class redundancy.