Successfully leading projects, augmenting senior staff duties and building teams for several large to small enterprise environments to perform various security audits, security awareness training, SIEM architecture, training and tuning assistance, Security Governance program creation, various security controls auditing, DLP and malware impact analysis.• Performed Virtual/Fractional CISO roles as needed and led meetings with auditors to address any security concerns. All the companies that utilized my services receive a compliance certificate.• Assisted companies to address and remediate security findings as the technical, strategic, and financial representative.• Performed the role of CISO collaboration manager to allow for cross-team collaboration during remediation efforts.

Led global efforts to increase enterprise security maturity for the entire Fiserv network by consolidating the regional and individual Line-of-Business governance models into the global Cybersecurity Governance Program.• Continuously mentored lines of business to understand risk-based compliance which resulted in a greater understanding of regulatory requirements across the entire enterprise and a higher security posture for all new projects.• Led security architectural reviews of all networks and applications, partnered with line-of-business owners, thus increasing security postures of existing respective responsibilities.• Elevated direct and indirect report's knowledge and risk identification skills by continuous evaluation, mentorship, and cross-training activities.• Developed and maintained close line-of-business ties in collaboration with all cyber-security towers, articulated needs, and prioritized risk remediation efforts in focus with the expectations of CISO. • Identified top talent through interview and calibration process, extended offers to identify talent and provided training and development opportunities for direct and indirect reports by continuously giving feedback to aid in the development of talent. • Created automation and processes to identify, evaluate, and recommend improvements designed to increase efficiency and improve quality. • Ensured Fiserv’s ability to maintain compliance with thirty-eight regulatory governing bodies and external client requirements. This includes but is not limited to NIST 800-53, SOX, SOC 2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA HiTech, HITRUST FFIEC, GDPR, Privacy Laws, sovereignty laws and international regulations.• Protected Fiserv from six major externally public security findings through continuous proactive risk hunting exercises which resulted in avoiding large fines.

Oversaw creation and management of a security architecture and engineering program, publishing and disseminating governing policies, and responsible for monitoring security maturity for protected environments.• Ensured adherence to a risk-based approach to compliance in accordance with internal policies, customer requirements and external regulatory requirements for all protected environments resulting in a sharp increase in maturity posture.• Oversaw and managed cross-functional team activities through cybersecurity architectural reviews which assisted protected environment business owners proactively identify risks.• Led remediation consultation efforts for protected environments to ensure adequate minimization of identified risks.• Converted static cybersecurity review processes to a continuous governance model to ensure ongoing compliance on a corporate wide basis.

Partnered with small and medium businesses to obtain compliance certification. Built security programs from scratch and hired qualified security professionals to manage day-to-day operations.

Oversaw and led the information security architecture team in client facing consulting and internal compliance efforts.• Partnered with external clients and internal clients to identify and remediate risks based on the individual compliance models governing the respective requirements.