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CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CRISC.Certified ISO27001 Lead Implementer.NIST CSF Professional PractitionerUk Cyber Security Council ChCSP in Governance and Risk ManagementAn established Chief Information Security Officer in a global, publicly traded technology company serving the energy and high-performance computing industries. Highly effective, with significant international experience, board-level exposure, excellent project management and interpersonal skills, a strong, broad IT background and a creative mind.Over 15 years’ experience of taking a risk-based approach to defining information security strategies, programmes and roadmaps to meet the current as well as the anticipated needs of the business, and execution through direct and indirect management of multi-disciplinary operational and non-operational teams.Providing inspirational leadership without hubris, mentoring and guidance in all aspects of information security to all levels of staff.Comfortable with ambiguity with a high level of business acumen and extensive client facing experience having spent several years successfully negotiating contractual requirements with many international oil and gas companies.Highly capable in communicating and influencing effectively at all levels, building trust-based relationships, developing, maintaining and steering long-term strategies and managing budgets to drive business success.Experienced with and able to relate to all facets of modern business including significant involvement with many joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.Exposure to a wide variety of operating environments from high performance computing to marine offshore with an appreciation for their inherent opportunities and limitations.

Listed skills include Data Center, Network Architecture, Virtualization, Dns, and 29 others.

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  University Of Bristol

  Computer Systems Engineering