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Phoenix, AZ, US

Remote First, US

Global financial technology firm spanning 14 countries that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide.

London, Greater London, GB

I provide hourly consulting on a range of technology, risk, and cybersecurity initiatives.Third Bridge, formerly Cognolink, is a primary research partner that connects investors and businesses to critical intelligence. With five offices across three continents, our team of research professionals understands the nuances of each market and is ready to.

US

• Manage all aspects of PCI Attestation for 2 brands that offer services across 6 product verticals.
• Oversee collocation, leased servers, cloud hosting, secure computing, backup, and disaster recovery. Directly supervise a Sr. Security Engineer, Application Security Engineer, Application Penetration Tester, and 3.
• Perform incident response across 3 distinct environments.
• Conduct evidence collection and validation of evidence provided by other departments.
• Oversee security awareness and compliance training.
• Create executive reports and provide continuous updates of security contribution to organizational strategy.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Managed critical information technology and information security functions including Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Situational Awareness, Security Monitoring, Remediation, Information Governance, and Digital.
• Supported the organization’s annual GAAP financial audit by coordinating IT controls for General Ledger/ERP, Payroll, and Customer Billing.
• Oversaw vendor relationships and managed the procurement of security products and services.
• Managed a budget of up to $1M and supervised a Security Architect, Sr. Security Engineer, and 2 Security Analysts.
• Managed audits from business partners to verify the effectiveness of operating controls in Apriva's production environment that protected cardholder and personal data.
• Managed the timely integration of security in all aspects of application and infrastructure design and development including CICD, DevSecOps, and DevOps.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Managed and provided hands-on support for the development of reliable, available, secure, flexible, and fault-tolerant solutions.
• Owned the strategy and vision for corporate information security and worked closely with the executive team to align strategic objectives.
• Managed a $500K budget and directly supervised a team of 8 Security Professionals including a Security Architect, Systems Security Architect, Compliance Specialist, Sr. Security Engineer, and Security/Network Analysts.
• Participated in the definition of network security strategy.
• Performed impact analysis to network security architecture. Designed and implemented systems and processes for security monitoring.
• Served as the Third-Party Risk Management Security Chief for all vendors and partners from cash delivery and repossession to data centers and backup services for 48 unique locations, including in-store Walmart sites.

South Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Served on the Risk Committee and provided executive leadership briefings.
• Performed system monitoring, firewall, vulnerability scans, and SIEM tools administration.
• Ensured vendor evaluations and assessments were performed, updated, and documented as required.
• Conducted audits and ensured compliance with NLETS, SOC I & SOC II, NIST SP 800-53r4, and CJIS regulations.
• Created RFPs and client engagement questionnaires and assisted with marketing the company’s security practices.

Bethesda, MD, US

Brussels, BE

• NATO Special Operating Component Command - Afghanistan NSOCC-A
• Afghan National Army - Special Operations Force - ANA-SOF
• Lead Technologists - NSOCC-A
• Drafted and designed key elements for SECURE Comms facility to increase Counter Narcotics capabilities within ANA-SOF unit.
• Intelligence gathering.
• Mission planning.

Randolph AFB, TX, US