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Richmond, VA, US

Audora CEO for the leading cybersecurity audit automation platform transforming audits from weeks to hours built by Auditors for Auditors.

Provide cybersecurity sales and project expertise to support the development and growth of client's cybersecurity programs across for profit and non-profit industries.

• Led the design and development of their data protection framework and program strategy.
• Developed and socialized data policy, data classification standards, governance structure and rollout strategy.

• Led data privacy practice and implemented business development strategies to drive business growth, resulting in $50M+ revenue increase across information security sector.
• Hired and managed 30+ employees, increasing time size by 3X over three years and delivering training on topics including data privacy, protection, encryption, masking, classification, tokenization, and key management.
• Built relationships with vendors to support growing client needs, exceeding performance metrics and driving 200% increase in annual sales and revenue.
• Collaborated with 2 key data protection vendors, earning Alliance Lead Award to support growing needs and go-to-market strategy.

Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

• Directed new consulting practice and collaborated with team of 6+ to build strategy and plan, adding $30M+ in revenue to grow information security practice.
• Provided support to team of 1500 global consultants spanning 50+ countries responsible for delivering services and solutions.

• Founded small, independent technology consulting firm focused on assisting local to small businesses, earning opportunities with Wipro to assist in building new security, risk, and compliance consulting practice.
• Spearheaded go-to-market strategy and assisted in delivery of key projects worth $150K+ annually.

London, GB

• Led and delivered 20+ key projects including achieving HIPAA security compliance for largest health plan in the US as well as multiple global privacy reviews spanning 3 continents.
• Analyzed client information security issues utilizing technical experience and business acumen, contributing $75M+ in annual revenue to grow information security and privacy practices.
• Championed data privacy-related policies and processes internally and in delivery to clients. Earned Midwest Area Privacy Champion Award.
• Co-developed and served on the Independent Review Committee of 15 responsible for promoting accuracy, fairness, and quality of ongoing projects and annual employee reviews.

Dallas, TX, US

My role included managing project teams of administrators, web developers, and consultants on several major projects including a PKI implementation and business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives. Other areas of responsibility included designing information security solutions, server migration and integration, network integration, software.

US

Highlights included managing teams of consultants for various projects, working closely with relationship managers to assist in sales opportunities, and developing and conducting IT related training programs.

Detroit, Michigan, US

Managing technical support teams of over 30 individuals in supporting the HP desktop line of computers, created and implemented new policy and procedures, developed and presented technical training programs for new hires, and designed an internal knowledge base for maintaining problem resolution information.