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Newark, New Jersey, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Acted as lead Direct Controls Business Partner for CB&P business, working with leadership and key stakeholders in bothCCO, Technology (CIOs), Standard Owners and CSO to drive an effective Controls agenda.• Prepared and supported technology audits performed by Barclays Internal Audit.• Reviewed and challenged the Policy, Standards, and development of associated Controls and Key Indicators.• Led Governance related activities for CB&P including the Vertical & Horizontal Controls Forums; Control Environment andRisk Profile Assessment (CERPA), Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Risk Issue and Event Reporting etc.

Hanover, Md, Us

Performed analysis across all infrastructure teams to identify control gaps.• Defined and documented risks. Agreed and tracked action plans with owners to ensure sustainable remediation.• Represented infrastructure teams with Barclays internal audit and external auditors.• Established and tracked infrastructure projects for the continuous reduction of cyber vulnerabilities. Assisted processimprovements for routine maintenance and patching. Drove projects for removal of vulnerable software.• Assisted in formulating roadmap for integration of global infrastructure toolsets.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for day to day operations of Windows, Unix, Virtualization, Storage and Database environments within theAmericas. Drove critical Major Incident situations to quickly restore services. Oversaw regional teams and ensureddelivery on global objectives.• Planned and acted as Crisis leader and infrastructure coordinator for Data Center Recovery tests.• Reviewed application designs for resilience and failover capabilities.• Led the integration of Lehman Windows server infrastructure to Barclays standard builds.• Coordinated the server and data segregation from Lehman Brothers Holding.

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Enforced standards for software distribution, consistent metrics, and detailed permission reporting policies.• Managed over $10M in vendor contracts and $3M in Personnel Expenses. Negotiated over $1M annually in cost saves.• Established off-shore support teams in India.• Oversaw Citrix, IIS, streaming media, DFS, and data management teams.• Established baseline for service charge back models.

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