Hired as a subject matter expert with the mission of establishing a Product Security discipline, building a team, and crafting a strategic roadmap.➠Created a Product Security program and operational framework aligned with the business objectives. This comprehensive approach embeds security considerations from the inception of product design. It encompasses risk assessment, security requirement development, threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, promotion of secure development practices, and fostering a culture of security by design.➠Developed and nurtured crucial executive relationships essential for the seamless execution of the product security program. This involved building both external and internal connections to influence and shape product security policies, standards, and programs.➠Successfully recruited a high-impact Product Security Team that excels in delivering results. This team thrives on data-driven decision-making, direct feedback, and robust accountability. It operates within a supportive and growth-oriented environment that promotes high staff engagement and professional development.➠Engaged in cross-functional collaboration to implement and uphold product security policies and procedures. ➠Provided visionary guidance and strategic leadership in the continuous enhancement of product security communication, training, and awareness initiatives, ensuring that all stakeholders are well-informed and aligned with security objectives.➠Vigilantly monitored security trends, evolving threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. Applied appropriate tools and processes to proactively mitigate risk, ensuring the ongoing security of products and systems.➠Founded and lead the Semtech AI Core Team with a focused mission to drive strategic initiatives that utilize artificial intelligence to improve product features and streamline internal processes.

Credit One is the fastest-growing credit card issuer in the United States and is a technology and data-driven financial services company serving millions of card members nationwide. I was brought to Credit One to leverage my skillset in building best in class cyber security programs, strategies and teams. It was also very important for me to build key stakeholder relationships across the organization to create a security minded culture. Working closely with stakeholders, they very quickly viewed the cyber security team as enablers to solve business problems. ➠Developed, executed, and meticulously monitored an all-encompassing enterprise information security program that seamlessly aligned with the organization's strategic plan and compliance requirements.➠Recruited, hired and built a high performing team of data security & compliance experts. Through a matrixed organization built alignment to the overall strategy with all data security stakeholders throughout the organization.➠Built strong relationships with key business stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Quickly became known as a true partner to the business to solving security issues while not impeding business process or growth.➠Led an enterprise wide OCC Cyber Security Assessment that was recognized by the examiner to be well coordinated, organized and much easier to facilitate than prior years.➠Developed, implemented, and monitored a comprehensive enterprise information security program that aligned with the strategic plan and compliance requirements of the organization.➠Regularly assessed the overall security risk posture of the organization by measuring compliance with policy to ensure that security programs are compliant with relevant laws, regulations and policies to minimize risk and audit findings, and initiated programs to achieve and maintain a successful security posture.

Global manufacturing leader and one of the top producers of long steel in North America, Gerdau is proud to build the future. ​Gerdau's operations in North America have an annual capacity of approximately 12.4 million tons of finished steel products, vital to the construction, agriculture, transportation and energy markets.Part of the global team, I help create the IT strategy for Gerdau worldwide, then lead and execute the overall IT strategy for Gerdau Long Steel, North America, guiding NA IT Operations, Digital Team/Initiatives, partnering with other units to more deeply integrate IT into the business and driving an innovative cultural mindset.Accomplishments include:➠ Built a cohesive, high-performing IT team, both internally and with external hires➠ Implemented agile methodology to deliver projects an reap benefits in a much faster manner➠ Cofounded the “Innovation Garage," and internal movement to educate and help drive a forward-thinking mindset regarding digital technologies/solutions

I was hand-selected to complete this expatriate assignment, spearheading an enterprise-wide IT transformation to a high-scalability strategy that addressed rapidly-evolving market conditions. This included spearheading the migration from traditional data center to Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), moving applications to an Application Management Services (AMS) model, transitioning to a new global service desk provider as well as transitioning the Cybersecurity program to enable end-to-end, global security. Accomplishments include:➠ Led large, complex global teams in all technology operations—including Applications, Infrastructure, Service Desk, Field Support / Field Services and Information Security—for Brazil, US, Canada and several Latin American nations➠ Dramatically reduced operational, hardware, and software costs

I was recruited to Gerdau to establish a global security practice and serve as acting CISO, leading all global security operations across Latin America, Brazil, and Europe through matrixed organizations with direct leadership of all North American Information Security and Compliance. Accomplishments include:➠Spearheaded deployment of innovative security technologies and remediation techniques➠ Delivered rapid, dramatic virtualization results➠ Leveraged capacity and economy of scale to drive down costs and grow efficiency

World Fuel Services Corporation is a Fortune 500 global fuel logistics company.I came on board to establish IT controls framework and was rapidly promoted by the CIO to create a strategic, business-critical information security and compliance program encompassing all aspects of IT security, ensuring rapid issue remediation to mitigate all potential security issues and enhancing overall security posture.Accomplishments include:➠ Led matrixed team of approximately 20 analysts and presented weekly updates to the Executive Steering Committee➠ Implemented SOC and all necessary tools to support 24/7 security operations.➠ Supported forensic investigations and eDiscovery

Independent IT Security / Audit Consultant, IT Billing Manager with Western Integrated Networks / Surewest Communications and IT Consultant with KPMG. SOX expert.