David Steele Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Leading elite teams of senior Cyber Security integration specialists to deliver technology solutions● “Top Inventor” with 13 patents● Application Security with focus on Open Source risk management● Technology Strategy & Engineering Solutions for Cyber Security Assurance functions● Cloud Security and controls modernization assessments● Supply Chain Cyber Protection strategy and automation● Incident Management, Vulnerability Management, and Continuous Monitoring operations● Developed a 5-year strategy for the firm’s global Cyber Threat Operations Centers● Transitioned software development teams from waterfall to agile delivery model● Automated cyber assessment and testing functions ● Designed and automated a Supply Chain Protection / Third Party Information Security risk scoring and analytics engine – continuous monitoring and automated scoring algorithm for assessing security risk of 7,000+ vendors and associated supply chain partners

Charlotte, Nc, Us

NoSQL Database Center of Excellence across Retail/Consumer Banking division:• Championed the Retail Banking NoSQL Center of Excellence (Specialized Database Governance).• Product & Vendor Management for Big Data solutions.• Integration of Kafka, Cassandra, Spark, Solr, Hadoop, and other similar Fast Data technologies.• Lead the Design, Build, and Operational Support functions for Big Data NoSQL products spanning across 500+ nodes in multiple data center locations.• Heavy focus on Automation and DevOps principles including use of Docker, Ansible, Puppet, etc.• Solutions Design & Delivery of multiple NoSQL platforms servicing 1MM+ TPS (real-time events).• Production deployments for Fraud Detection, Customer Event Aggregation, Enterprise Search Engine, Customer Offers Management, Digital Channel Authentication, and other use cases.• Advise Business & Application Development teams seeking NoSQL/Fast Data solutions, including infrastructure solutions, data modeling and query design best practices. • Deliver POC’s for new products to ensure they meet business requirements and are operationally sustainable.• Portal/ReAgent/FLOPS – Lead software design for custom infrastructure management solutions.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Chief Engineer & Infrastructure Solution Leadership for eCommerce Platforms:• Infrastructure architecture and design leadership for one of the largest Digital Banking deployments in the world serving over 30 million customers. • Manage infrastructure design teams to deliver system engineering for customer-facing, back-end integration, and B2B/C2C services that serve as the bank's strategic eComm/Digital channel portfolio.• Introduced new midrange infrastructure designs that have exceeded $25MM in cost avoidance (CAPEX) by using capacity-on-demand and infrastructure consolidation principles. • Leading the development of new infrastructure design processes, tools, and controls to improve service delivery and risk management capabilities across digital channels.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Member of Bank of America's International Consulting group assigned to help a partner Chinese financial services organization with banking and technology best practices. The position involved international travel for direct contact consulting and executive training to aid in delivery of strategic initiatives involving Server Consolidation, IT Governance, Business Continuity, Security Risk Management, and Application Testing.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Lead an Enterprise Shared Services program to establish a new Platform-as-a-Service offering. Managed a team of senior infrastructure architects and engineers responsible for end-end service delivery including design, builds, middleware product integration, and operational management. • Consolidated 700 disparate legacy LINUX midrange servers into a single shared JBOSS, WebLogic, and WebSphere application hosting platform spanning multiple data centers.• Initial phase of the program was completed with a $4.5MM CAPEX budget within 6 months.• Year-1 operating cost-avoidance contribution of $2.8MM by reducing dedicated hardware footprint.• 100% cost recoveries for capital expense and labor costs within the first 18 months. • Reduced application hosting time-to-market by 40% and annual infrastructure expenses by 25%.• Established evergreen funding model to enable ongoing expansion and component refresh.• Created a variable consumption-based cost recovery model with full buyer transparency.• U-Tracker – Directed the architecture and software development of a custom environment management tool to enable all aspects of hosting operations and financial reporting of the PaaS.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Managed a team of Web Hosting and Security Engineers providing proxy, firewall, and authentication services. Architecture leadership for the deployment of a Business-to-Business DMZ hosting solution. • Provided key support for Y2k remediation efforts resulting in no downtime.• Delivered the migration from HP UX to the SUN Solaris platform for all Enterprise Intranet sites.• Initiated a cost recovery model for B2B connections yielding $300k monthly within first 6 months.• PAMS - Directed the software development of an environment management tool to track security infrastructure assets and cost recoveries, becoming the business unit system of record.• Architected auditable access management solution to enable offshore development personnel.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Technical consultant with focus on network security engineering including Firewalls, VPN solutions, and other related services.Client engagements include Nations Bank and JP Morgan Chase.

Managed the integration and support of the core systems used to drive the sales of private aircraft, engines, avionics, and related parts. Responsible for upgrading the network to support a WAN architecture and for migrating the server infrastructure from Novell to Windows. Established EDI connectivity for all parts suppliers to ensure accurate parts and engine inventory information was readily available and reporting accurately in the job-cost accounting system. Ensured all systems met FAA regulatory requirements. Reported directly to the CEO.

Bs, Information Systems

Engineering (Me/Ee)