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Sunnyvale, California, Us

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

• Formed and grew a new global Security Engineering and Automation organization • Led a strategic shift from Project-to-Product culture and mindset • Partnered with engineering and product leaders to ensure cross-org and BU alignment on OKRs• Directed multiple teams in building security platforms, applications and tools• Enabled VMware to ship secure software by adding security tools and capabilities to the SDLC• Established software engineering standards and processes for the security organization • Drove automation and optimization initiatives to support VMware’s SaaS Transformation• Represented the security organization on Work 2.0 and Beyond Zero Trust initiatives • Engaged with the broader security community through OSS release of our tools • Guided strategic planning for Broadcom acquisition

San Francisco, California, Us

• Responsible for Protect, Detect and Respond functions to protect key assets • Led a high-performing security organization • Developed and implemented a security strategy aligned with business objectives • Provided thought leadership on technical direction, policy and process • Communicated progress on security initiatives to executive team • Partnered with R&D teams on overlapping security concerns • Collaborated with Legal and HR teams for IR and investigations • Managed vendor relationships to maximize return on investment• Engaged with customers on security program sharing• Organizational planning for VMware acquisition

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Provided technical leadership and Information Security expertise -- Evaluated new and emerging security technologies, features, and products -- Produced and maintained Information Security reference documentation-- Advised on security practices for infrastructure and development teams• Guided PCI-DSS and other compliance efforts • Performed security architecture reviews to evaluate solutions and assess risk • Led tool rationalization project and defined enterprise security tool strategy • Developed guidelines for cloud Security for public and private clouds

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Led multiple Directory Service and IAM projects-- AD Secure Administrative Environment -- Privileged Access Management -- CyberArk infrastructure design -- SSO Refresh • Set architectural direction for multiple teams • Developed and communicated service roadmaps and technical standards • Security Architect and technical lead for PCI-DSS initiative • Cloud solution evaluation and security review

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Architect and technical SME for Directory, Messaging, Mobile and Security Groups-- Perimeter email security -- Exchange 2007/2010 design and migration planning -- Service health, monitoring, capacity management -- Identity and Access Management -- Solution review & threat modeling -- Evaluated emerging trends and technologies: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, SaaS -- Designed solutions for smartphone remote access to enterprise tools • Planned and led integration of services for over 20 successful M&A

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Design and management of Adobe’s messaging and collaboration services -- Exchange 2003 architecture and design -- Successfully integrated Macromedia messaging/AD environment -- AV & Spam filtering: PureMessage to Postini migration• Senior Windows and Unix Systems Administrator -- Built, deployed and managed infrastructure for multiple teams -- 24/7 support of critical production systems -- Malware incident response and containment• Coordinated hire and training of new operations team in India

Ca

• Led helpdesk for Europe • Managed MIS Systems globally • Managed Exchange 5.5, Citrix services • Desktop security and antivirus software configuration; Code Red/Nimda remediation • Provided local liaison with key business customers

• Y2K Project technical lead• Systems administration and security, backups and storage • Responsible for day-to-day operations of all IT services, 24/7 support