ABOUT FRANCOIS BARNARDAccomplished leader focused on delivering value through transforming technology processes. Drawing upon more than 25 years of progressive risk experience, my goal is to assist companies address technology risks, delivering effective and efficient solutions that are adopted by all the stakeholders in a holistic and complete manner.SPECIALITIES ♣ Cyber Security | Vulnerability Assessments & Penetration Testing | Security Assessments ♣ IT Compliance | IT Remediation | IT Audit | CAATS | Data Analytics ♣ User Access Reviews | Segregation Of Duties ♣ Gap Assessments | Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance | SOX Coaching ♣ SOC Readiness Assessments | Testing Support | Operational Audits ♣ Policy & Procedure Development ♣ IT Risk Assessments ♣ Vendor Risk Assessments ♣ ERP Applications | Infrastructure Platforms | Databases ♣ Devops, CI/CD, Agile ♣ Cloud Technologies (OpenStack, K8) ♣ Python, C++, C#, SQLCAREER HIGHLIGHTS ♣ Managed large-scale SOX projects (+10,000 hours, 30+ team members), which included significant involvement with business process and IT controls ♣ Successfully lead large scale IT remediation projects, transforming IT processes and deploying standardized controls for large companies with revenues in excess of $4 billion ♣ Streamlined financial close processes by developing interfaces and scripts to replaced antiquated, time-consuming manual processes ♣ Secured time reductions of up to 80% in relation to managing consolidation process via the introduction of configuration improvements over specific data uploads ♣ Designed and implemented compliance monitoring tools for large financial banks ♣ Developed end-user statistical and foreign exchange models