• Lead the Information Protection department consisting of Data Protection, Data Classification, Insider Threat, Data Security Governance and High Value Information Asset management.

• Interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a leading medical malpractice liability insurer responsible for the development of an Information Security program and maintaining HIPAA compliance.• Led the discovery of ePHI, an assessment of existing controls and identification of risk for a large non-profit healthcare system spanning across six states, 28 hospitals, 2,000 unique applications and 50,000 employees.• Led the development of a data protection/privacy service catalog, and thought leadership materials to support service offerings, and contributing to the standardization of processes within the Security Solutions practice.• Oversaw the pre-sales process, execution, delivery and quality assurance of Information Security, Data Protection and Privacy engagements.• Joined Forsythe to be the interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a leading sports and live entertainment company to begin establishing a global Information Security Program.

• Led a team of ten professionals over 18 months in the development and implementation of a critical information and insider threat program for a Fortune 10 multinational oil and gas company. Developed a global insider threat and data governance strategy and business unit; identified and classified critical information valued at $150M+ across business units.• Experience architecting enhanced data security controls while incorporating country-specific regulations; implementing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Insider Threat solutions; and developing and implementing an analyst playbook.• Provided oversight and guidance of day-to-day operations of security procedures and protocols.• Experience assessing and developing security awareness and compliance training.• Managed a 14-month project, supported by five consultants, to develop an enterprise data protection and governance program across 150 global locations for a Fortune 500 chemical company. Collaborated closely with C-Suite leadership in the development of a global data protection strategy, building a privacy department, identifying and assessing intellectual property, identifying business process improvements, developing a global training program, performing vendor reviews and developing the technology deployment strategy.• Led a variety of cyber security teams at a Fortune 250 telecom semiconductor innovator over several years, including third party IP security reviews and remediation efforts in China and UK, multiple cybersecurity program assessments and organizational effectiveness reviews.• Hands-on application of the ISO 27001/2/5, CIS, COBIT, NIST, FISMA, HIPAA and PCI frameworks in developing short and long term strategy, detailed remediation plans, and implementing program improvements and enabling solutions.

• Supervised two systems administrators supporting end users across three geographic locations.• Established and maintained security strategy and architecture, including ongoing management of risks, incident response and compliance with data governance policies and procedures to ensure proper use and protection of classified and unclassified data.• Spearheaded the development and implementation of the first disaster recovery program, including identification of business requirements and risks, developing new processes and evaluating supporting technology.• Managed compliance with NISPOM, FISMA and NIST 800 standards.• Developed a vendor risk management program including contracts and due diligence reviews. • Reported directly to VP Operations and CEO. • SECRET Clearance.

• Led 10 person team to develop consumer research studies, identify market trends, formulate competitor benchmarking strategy and recommend marketing strategy improvements.• Designed touch-screen kiosk workflow and managed point of sale vendor relationship.• Collaborated with Senior Director of Innovation to formulate new product offerings.

• Managed IT operations supporting 500 users across Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. • Overhauled data center network patch management and records management process. • Consistently determined root cause of recurring issues and communicated impacts and proposed solutions appropriately to internal customers.

•Coordinated 5 recitation leaders and their lesson plans for a 550 person Introduction to Information Systems course.•Taught 100 students weekly, graded assigned work and held office hours.•Primary liaison between faculty and students.