A Senior Consultant providing virtual CIO and CISO advisory services across a variety of markets.•VCISO for large financial institution providing architecture, process, and documentation for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification. •Development of comprehensive enterprise wide Risk Management programs, including the completion of successful due diligence responses for partner firms and insurance organizations.

Reported to CFO & CAO, budget of $1.2 million and a team of 21. As CIO and CISO, responsible for enterprise-wide strategic planning, team leadership, application development, implementation, risk management, security, compliance, forensics investigations, procedures, policies, disaster recovery, and infrastructure. •Generated over $1.5 million in cost savings as an expert hardware, software, and services contract negotiator and manager by renegotiating with vendors. •Realized over $100,000 annual savings by successfully executing cloud transformation strategy.•Developed and implemented comprehensive cybersecurity policies and procedures, facilitated training programs for staff, and successfully secured cybersecurity insurance to enhance organizational resilience.•Dramatically reduced information security risk by creating a high-security enterprise firewall, intrusion detection, security management, DLP and threat protection systems across 150 locations. •Captured $750,000 in savings over 4 years with RFP process that resulted in changing vendors and installation of a Mitel PBX phone network which paid for itself within a year. •Insured operational continuity by designing, operating, and monitoring backup systems, business continuity planning, disaster recovery systems, and oversite procedures.•Produced $230,000 in direct and $20,000 annual income with $540,000 of infraction improvements by creating a Wi-Fi network for low-income residents across 18 residential facilities. •Insured the distribution and accountability of over $20 million of food products, by designing, building, and implementing an enhanced custom inventory system.•Delivered $1 million+ in cost savings over 3 years while providing an increased level of support by re-negotiating vendor contracts and support agreements.•$500,000 in savings with agency-wide auditing of information and voice systems and providers.

Reported to CFO, with a team of 20 and budget of $1.1 million. Responsible for designing, implementing, auditing, and maintenance of enterprise-wide information systems, telecommunication systems, and networks to meet the needs of the organization. Works with transparency and collaboration with all levels of management in moving the organization from legacy systems while ensuring operational efficiency. Provide technical assistance and consultation to management on city, county, state, and federally funded contracts. Responsibilities also include the negotiations and management of contracts with multiple vendors dealing with telecommunications \ data lines, equipment, and maintenance.

Technical Services Supervisor 1993 – 1996Reported to the VP of Operations. Responsible for providing all aspects of technical services, including installations, upgrades, and operations across the enterprise. Duties included Infrastructure, LAN, WAN, storage, backup, data center, servers, applications, and strategic leadership.Technical Services Administrator 1989 – 1993Responsible for support, project management, LAN, WAN, voice, and data communications networks. Programmer Analyst 1986 – 1989Provided computer and communication support. Responsible for ERP, LAN, IT audits, and systems operations.