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• Assessing the adequacy of security process and controls, calculating the impact of potential adverse events, and facilitating risk mitigation planning.
• Raise security and risk awareness, provide security recommendations and enable risk informed decisions
• Consult with and provide guidance to project teams, control owners, and partners to safely enable business objectives.
• Work directly with business leaders to facilitate information risk analysis and mitigation plans.
• Develop and maintain relationships with business and technology leaders, developers, architects and stakeholders to support and facilitate risk management practices.
• Embrace and influence a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating, collaborating, and recommending program and service improvement opportunities.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Contribute in creating a process that will safeguarding financial crime data based on corrective action from the US Treasury department
• Scanning for financial crime data using the data Platforms (SQL, Oracle, Teradata, Hadoop, DB2 and BI Tools)
• Identify Servers/Databases connected to the SAR/UAR data
• Develop and implement Active Directory Access controls on the SAR/UAR data making sure offshore users do not have access to it
• Develops and implements security standards, procedures, and guidelines for multiple platforms and in diverse systems environments.
• Reviews the development, testing, and implementation of security plans, products, and control techniques.

Hopkins, Minnesota

• Performs PCI externaland internal Vulnerability Assessment using Tenable.IO and Security Center
• Perform internal PCI-DSS assessment activities using Tenable.IO
• Took vulnerability information from internal and external PCI Scans and formatted for distribution to appropriate infrastructure teams for remediation
• Validate the scoping of vulnerability and web application scanning engagements
• Assist customers with the interpretation of their vulnerability scan reports, particularly threats that have been discovered that are of a sufficient severity to fail the scan based on PCI standard
• Reviewed and validated ASV customer Attestation reports

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Performed vulnerability assessments using enterprise vulnerability scanning tools (Tenant Nessus Scanner) supporting United States Postal Service IT infrastructure and its tenants as needed.
• Performed penetration testing using HP Web Inspect tool
• Configured and operated vulnerability management systems to run scheduled and ad hoc vulnerability scans.
• Identified and evaluated potential threats and vulnerabilities
• Analyzed and prioritized discovered vulnerabilities to ensure remediation in a timely manner and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Worked closely with system administrators, engineers, and Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) to analyze discovered vulnerabilities and assist in preparing plans for remediation.

Medtronic Inc.

• Was primary point of contact for Enterprise Support Services customers, projects, and business partners to support production readiness, new releases, and to market and communicate Enterprise Support Services.
• Worked closely with IT leaders and demand planning process to ensure support readiness for new projects.
• Led and/or actively participated in Enterprise Support Services problem management processes and procedures.
• Deep understanding of current business structure and processes as well as IT strategy and external influences, recommend possible changes, develop detailed plans for recommendation, and lead or support the.
• Led and/or actively participate on cross-functional business process improvement project teams and provide technical and business process expertise.
• Creatively solved complex problems in a manner consistent with organization objectives. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the business function or processes in the working area.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Guided and supervised assigned team as per the company rules and regulations.
• Trained and educated team regarding proper work completion and adherence to company standards.
• Monitored the timely performance of the employees and motivated them to accomplish more.
• Coordinated with human resources department in hiring individuals and assisted in designing training programs.
• Conducted briefings and meetings before and after work sessions, which included praising individuals as well as clarifying various areas that they need to work on.
• Maintained and documented work completed daily; presented reports to management.

Masters Degree, It Security Technologies

Masters Degree, Management Information Systems,

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General