Part of the second line Technology Risk Management, Risk Identification Team. Focused on Commercialization and Externalization initiatives.

• Works directly with MD and CISO on key strategic initiatives for Moody's IT Risk and Security.• Most recently, conceptualized, designed and implemented Moody's “3rd Party Cyber Risk Assessment” program; incl. performing onsite visits of key global vendors; created assessment framework, drove assessment and deliverables.• Manages a small team.

State and Local Government | IT Security and Risk Management• Conducted security assessments that encompass the organizational IT Security Program and IT environment(s) including the infrastructure, security governance, life cycle processes and overall approach to information protection. Part of a tight-knit, senior team working with public sector clients.• Invited by other practice teams to work on strategic engagements, including as a project manager.

• Provided research and consulting services to senior cyber security and risk management professionals. • Synthesized technical and procedural questions from clients and actively engaged with new research and news articles in order to identify and deliver timely research and resources.

Conducted external and internal research and scoping exercise toward the development of a strategic recruiting project aimed at opening a new talent pipeline.

Authored (lead) major research reports; organized primary and secondary research on independent and bespoke projects; interviewed vendors and industry professionals in the mobile applications and hardware space.

Planned, coordinated and conducted consulting projects with international clients (incl. governments and major research institutions), co-delivered extensive research reports (100+ pgs.) & strategic advice. Worked remotely with globally distributed team and onsite with clients (as part-time research analyst until May 2011).

One of two students selected to work on a Bachelor program feasibility study conducted by McKinsey & Company at the Hertie School, Berlin. Responsibilities included running interviews/focus groups, conducting market/competition analyses.

Awarded a one year grant to study Korean culture and language and teach English at a High School in Daejon, South Korea. Selected by the Daejeon Ministry of Education to help improve the quality of English education through the development of educator support material (with an emphasis on technology in the classroom). Awarded “Most Outstanding Foreign High School Teacher” by the Daejeon Ministry of Education.