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Schaumburg, Illinois, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Directed cybersecurity teams, operations, and programs with a focus on minimizing risk and protecting information on the network. Held responsibility for incident response, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, reporting, new technology tool introduction, team training and development, threat identification, compliance, and strategic planning for improved IT security.► Built a team of 12 direct reports and coached 3 individuals who earned internal promotions► Reduced manual phishing investigations by 40% and shortened investigation times by 50% with automation► Replaced antivirus and endpoint protection with a new EDR, cutting costs by 30% and improving response times ► Authored 7 new compliance policies, resulting in 0 significant incidents in 24+ months► Conducted 50 vulnerability analyses and presented findings to leadership to make key changes for security

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Led innovative initiatives and globalized compliance programs to improve information security and better protect customer data. Handled network and endpoint security, engineering operations, technology tool analysis, change management plans, vulnerability analysis, and new cybersecurity program introductions.► Designed and launched the EVM program globally to protect over 30,000 assets ► Reduced overall vulnerabilities by 45% and critical vulnerabilities by 62% within 3 months of the EVM program► Re-engineered the Security Incident Event Management (SIEM) program, expanding coverage by 200% ► Advocated for and implemented cybersecurity initiatives, reducing vulnerabilities by 80% over 12 months► Directed the integration of 15 physical locations from a large, international acquisition to ensure alignment with corporate cybersecurity and networking standards

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Ran the global information security program for a $4B enterprise while guiding teams in a 24/7/365 environment. Oversaw security operations, network and endpoint security, data security, incident management, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, firewall management, regulatory SOX compliance, internal controls, incident response and management, security monitoring, and risk management with a forward-thinking, continuous improvement mindset.► Hired, trained, and coached a global team, 3 of whom are now leading external cybersecurity teams ► Handled cybersecurity for 12 acquisitions, some over $1B, by applying standard security practices to reduce risk ► Oversaw the global management of IT and SOX controls, and handled audits for 25 critical systems► Reduced the workload by 25%, improving efficiency and productivity, by optimizing the security auditing process

Spartanburg, Sc, Us

Established and led the newly formed information security and networking teams. Analyzed and redesigned existing security systems to better mitigate risk to the enterprise while designing new solutions to align with evolving business needs.► Recruited the information security team and coached 5 direct reports into earning multiple promotions► Simplified the IT SOX audit process across over 12 systems, reducing labor hours by 50% ► Redesigned the WAN across 80 locations, slashing complexity and standardizing both the physical and logical network while also reducing deployment time for new locations from several weeks to under 1 week

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for the installation, implementation and support of servers, desktop computers, phone systems, networking equipment and all related hardware and software of the MotorCoils manufacturing facilities and MotivePower Corporate offices.

Worked with small architectural and engineering offices in designing, implementing and supporting their computer systems. Wide range of service including setting up CAD systems, plotters and servers. Many projects included converting 10-baseT and token ring to Ethernet and Novell to Windows NT.