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Livermore, Ca, Us

Livermore, California, Us

Six years ago, I established Topcon's cybersecurity program from the ground up, serving as its founding leader and architect. Starting with no existing framework, I built a comprehensive and resilient cybersecurity function, forming a skilled team that now operates across three distinct areas. What began as a solo endeavor has grown into a dynamic and cohesive group of specialists, shaping Topcon's security posture and enabling its success in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.Key Achievements Leadership & Team Building: - Established and led a global security team of over 50 professionals across eight locations, fostering collaboration and excellence. - Mentored managers and team lead to navigate organizational growth, driving engagement and resilience. Strategic Oversight: - Shaped and executed a global enterprise security engineering vision and strategy that was tightly aligned with business objectives. - Built and operationalized comprehensive global information security and GRC strategies. Regulatory Compliance: - Ensured adherence to international standards and regulations, including ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI-DSS, HITRUST, and HIPAA. Cross-Functional Collaboration: - Embedded security into product development lifecycles through close collaboration with Product Management teams. - Championed security initiatives, aligning diverse stakeholders to achieve common goals. Risk Management: - Directed efforts to manage threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, driving swift remediation and proactive risk reduction. - Led initiatives in Software Supply Chain Security, Vulnerability Research, and Incident Response. Enterprise Security Architecture: - Conceptualized and formalized enterprise security architectures, integrating them with broader IT and corporate strategies. - Defined future roadmaps to align security priorities with evolving business needs.

Dublin, Ca, Us

Led the Infrastructure Security Team by driving toward a common vision of projects to build foundational security technology and driving the team's vision for security within Ross.

Managed the delivery of LA County Infrastructure/Security projects to meet business objectives and was responsible for the development/selection of a suitable translation of LA County business/operational requirements into a cost-effective, end-to-end solution/architecture that takes into account the reality of the existing situation and takes as much as a possible advantage of the state of the art/emerging technologies.

Giza, Abo Rawash, Eg

Developed, directed, and executed enterprise and divisional information security and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategies and programs, ensuring compliance with established corporate and departmental policies and procedures, as well as complying with individual country laws and regulations.

London, Gb

Cairo, Eg

B.Sc, Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Specialist, Information Security

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, Cybersecurity