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Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Va, Us

Responsible for providing strategic direction, leadership, and operational excellence in cybersecurity and data protection functions while delivering a world-class digital infrastructure environment. Lead a team that serves ChildFund’s best interests by balancing security and data protection while empowering business impact by collaborating with senior leaders to drive data protection maturity, implement privacy controls, and ensure process excellence while managing regulatory risk and compliance across the organization.

Washington, Dc, Us

Leads CAP's cybersecurity strategy and practice. Manages the risk register, ensuring security solutions are aligned with the organizations business goals and risk profile.Directs the Vulnerability Management, Incident Detection and Response, and Compliance practices using a combination of in-house and vendor based resources. Coordinates with the Technology Operations teams to ensure network and server infrastructure is operating within established compliance standards.

Washington, Dc, Us

Managed and mentored a 9-person team, propelling organization-wide IT operations forward. Assumed leadership for enterprise-wide desktop support while continuing to drive the roadmap for information security and IT operations functions, strategically influencing network, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, application portfolio and business continuity enhancements.Accomplishments include: Orchestrated and delivered on-time and within-budget the $1.2M technology workstream of a $13M comprehensive office reconstruction and redesign amid the COVID pandemic. Led cybersecurity compliance through a mix of third-party assessments and audits, internal cybersecurity controls and published standards (CIS, NIST) to successfully defend against nation-state threat actors, including cyber threats during the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Presidential election campaigns.Optimized contract portfolio management efficiency of 40 vendors, resulting in a 20% reduction in IT spending through operational enhancements and resource consolidation.Partnered with external security vendors to produce independent annual security assessments, resulting in an 8% compliance increase in 2022 with growth demonstrated in 37% of measured categories.Spearheaded change management on pivotal projects, including producing engaging videos highlighting new office capabilities and post-renovation features and crafted training materials and presentations, facilitating the seamless transition of conference rooms into Microsoft Teams Meeting Rooms.Automated IT operations, including account on & off-boarding processes and MDM/autopilot deployments of laptops, applications, and security configurations.Transformed antiquated phone systems and ad-hoc mix of conference solutions into a unified Teams phone system. Notably reduced costs by 400%, amplifying reliability, collaboration, and connectivity.

Washington, Dc, Us

•Partnered with Executive Leadership Team and key stakeholders to identify critical assets to the continued success of the organization and evaluate ongoing safety and security of all assets, mitigating risks, and responding to incidents.• Enhanced security intelligence with a strategic plan ensuring 24/7 managed detection and response, preventing ransomware using surface area attack reduction, and implementing phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication.•Developed and led organization’s phishing simulation and cybersecurity staff training program, resulting in a 70% decrease in phish-prone incidents.•Migrated co-located data center to Microsoft Azure.•Directed all aspects of security-related architecture, design, and implementation.•Analyzed, planned, designed, implemented, tested, and supported IT networks and related systems and applications.

Arlington, Va, Us

Senior IT position at Rare responsible for the IT data and infrastructure teams for 200+ global staff based in seven countries across four continents: China, Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Mozambique and US headquarters. Major responsibilities include: hiring, developing and training four direct reports; creating and managing $800K global IT budget and directing all IT related procurement, vendor and contract negotiations.Design and lead the implementation of IT organizational strategic vision. Work with executive team and key stakeholders to ensure operations and initiatives align with short and long-term goals. ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Migrated on premise file server to the cloud, resulting in improved document access and organization-wide collaboration while increasing document security and access controls.Consolidate enterprise monitoring systems to improve efficiency and improve detection capabilities.Migrate 75% of enterprise systems, including Salesforce, Office and cloud file server to single sign-on, improving security and access control. Managed data infrastructure improvements of $600,000 office expansion. Including launch of $100K video conferencing system pilot program.

Arlington, Va, Us

Or, Portland, Us

DUTIES:Develop, define and execute IT strategy and support IT investments that are aligned with strategic business objectives. Responsible for improving IT operational excellence and driving bottom-line cost controls.Manage all IT operation functions including: Windows and Mac OS X desktop support; Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows Server Small Business Server 2008, Ubuntu Servers and Hyper-V server operations; Exchange 2007; network administration/management including: Active Directory and Group Policy configurations, SonicWall configuration and management, RADIUS and Kerberos authentication; corporate and mobile phone systems, IT procurement and hardware/software maintenance programsAdvise top management on information technology products or issues. Evaluate and negotiate sourcing strategy for IT services. Oversee service level agreements and vendor contracts.Create event-specific websites for clients: adidas, Daimler Trucks North America/Freightliner, Intel Corporation, Oregon Business Plan, Oregon Wave Energy Trust and Vestas North America.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Supervised all network cabling, T1 voice/data, security systems design and implementation of headquarters relocation to a custom-built $3.2M facility. Monitored IT infrastructure in new office building to comply with LEED (Silver) certification. Systems Project Lead in Charlotte, NC remote office expansion. Responsible for network design and implementation, computer and major office equipment evaluation, procurement and deployment for satellite office.Deployed open source solutions on existing VM infrastructure to improve enduser capabilities without adding hard costs while reducing expenses by 20%.Developed off-site disaster recovery plan using remote office as site for real-time data backup.

Or, Portland, Us

Planned, designed, procured, installed and supported all server hardware and software. Responsible for maintaining nightly back ups.Maintained server security and user/group access to folders, directories and shares. Created user manuals and trained staff on new software, technologies and network equipment upgrades.Accomplishment:Migrated systems from NT 4.0 to Windows 2003 infrastructure; finished 18% under budget.

Installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of all system components.Ordered hardware; inventory and monitoring of system resources; troubleshooting of TCP/IP networking; system documentation.Accomplishment:Installed secondary WAN connection and segmented end user and server traffic to improve efficiencies and augment risk management and disaster recovery efforts.

Responsible for Mac maintenance and troubleshooting for Graphic Design department; installed Operating systems and software, peripherals; provided ongoing software training.Supported video editing and graphic design production.