Eric B. Lopez Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

I lead a team of managers and directs as we build and maintain Cybersecurity engineering tools and solutions in the areas of Cloud Security, Endpoint Security/EDR, Network Security, Vulnerability Management and SIEM. Orchestrated a high-stakes migration from Crowdstrike to Microsoft Defender for Endpoints and Servers, covering 40,000 diverse hosts across multiple platforms, meeting strict deadlines and contractual obligations.Collaborated with PMI resources to build out detailed Agile Program Increment plans and have achieved consistent Initiated a 46% reduction in security tool spending by transitioning from Microsoft Defender to SentinelOne, addressing critical performance deficiencies and enhancing cybersecurity capabilities.Directed a team overseeing Endpoint Security, Network Security, SIEM, and Vulnerability Management, achieving IG 2 level maturity using the Center for Internet Security (CIS) framework for all applicable technology domains.Spearheaded the creation of proactive dashboards, reducing interrupt tasks and unnecessary toil, while enhancing visibility and issue resolution.Developed comprehensive KPIs and KRIs, guiding project decisions and facilitating impartial decision-making for senior leadership based on quantitative data.Recognized for diverse talent attraction, aligning performance goals with organizational objectives, and fostering a results-driven cybersecurity culture. Collaborated with leadership teams to drive performance improvements and ensure alignment.

London, Gb

I lead a global team of methodical, disciplined and high-performing Cybersecurity Engineers regarded as trusted partners during product development and respected for engineering excellence that spans IDS/IPS, WAF, web proxy, firewall and load balancer technologies. TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT OF SEAMLESS SECURITY: ➜ Created a SharePoint team wiki embraced as team’s go-to authoritative resource for network cybersecurity engineering and architecture resources, documentation, processes and policies. ➜ Established lifecycle management process for cybersecurity assets. ➜ Successfully migrated global users from a disparate legacy web browsing environment to a stable and unified strategic platform leveraging Bluecoat/Broadcom products. ➜ Supported cybersecurity divestiture during the Aon-Hewitt split through asset identification and process mapping. ➜ Introduced 3- and 5-year cyber tech budgets and forecasts for purchase planning based on data-driven requirements.

New York, Ny, Us

In response to a high-profile data breach, I laid the groundwork for purchasing a robust forensic data packaging solution critical to company’s present-day enhanced and expanded cybersecurity infrastructure.I led on/offshore Engineering teams respected for their strong grasp of network topology, technical expertise and proactive monitoring and maintenance of protection and detection tools and packet-broker switching environments. HIGHLIGHTS:➜ Built business case for company’s first use of a network-based static analysis tool used as a part of the global forensic packet capture and analysis environment.➜ Directed a record-breaking 72-hour infrastructure stability enhancement and storage expansion key to preserving post-breach forensic activity used for root cause analysis. ➜ Masterminded Bluecoat Security & Analytics / Reversing Labs integration now embraced as standard for aggregating forensic file metadata.➜ Reduced security incidents 70% across 300+ proxies, and contributed to large scale cybersecurity prevention, through proxy traffic decryption, DDoS attack risk mitigation strategies.➜ Built a control that detected and prevented the ingress of executable files within network traffic.

New York, Ny, Us

I led the server and infrastructure build and directed a 12-month platform migration from MS Exchange & Blackberry to Lotus Notes. My team of on/offshore engineers delivered on time and on budget. I ensured collaboration amongst vendors and drove clear and transparent communications key to satisfaction amongst executive project stakeholders. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:➜ Established project metrics, monitored and reported KPIs by proactively creating system SQL queries used to drive project execution, and created SQL data warehouses to store migrated data. ➜ Eliminated email routing errors by leading a global directory email database cleanup➜ Established processes to support sustained data reporting accuracy.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Leveraging technical and presentation skills acquired during earlier roles as a user support specialist, a college technical instructor and a museum program presenter, I was hired by Bayer to support its web proxy and content filtering and ensure network SOX compliance.Within the year, I emerged as the North American SME for the company’s complex Blue Coat (Symantec) platform.

Master'S Degree, Management Information Systems And Services

Ba, Communication