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St Petersburg, Florida, Us

Provides strategic direction, guidance, and support to a technical team of up to 20 employees across cross-functional departments. Leads staff hiring, training, development, and performance management. Direct business initiatives focusing on IoT, Cloud providers, and commercial public-facing applications.➣ Managed an existing solution budget and maintained less than a 1% annual variation over six years, resulting in the company’s overall revenue growing from $18B to $35B+.➣ Accountable for an individual multi-million-dollar cost center and handles financial management, purchase orders, and customer invoices. ➣ Performed security tool rationalization in 2022 which resulted in $700,000 in hard cost savings.➣ Established the Security Solutions Architecture, Security Solution Support, Governance and Risk team, Application Security team, and Identity and Access team.➣ Defined the security solutions portfolio and hired resources to support and manage the solutions. Created the security solution investment roadmap and sponsored the investment projects.➣ An active member of the Architecture Review Board, which reviews and approves new technology solutions introduced to Jabil.

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One of three founding members of the PwC U.S. internal cybersecurity team, helping develop it over 12 years to have 160 members in the U.S. Firm and over 500 additional globally. Developed, performed, and led every cybersecurity function during a highly rewarding 17-year tenure with PwC.Global IT Architect focused on cloud adoption. Reviewed and streamlined the IT security review process to meet the agile needs of multiple business cloud initiatives.➣ Provided strategic guidance to business projects on evaluating or adopting the cloud.➣ Developed a self-certification process for rapid business adoption of the cloud while ensuring the establishment of guardrails.

Gb

Worked as a representative to the global network of firms and PwC clients regarding the decision and review process performed by PwC in selecting appropriate cloud technologies.➣ Served as a Global IT Risk Manager tasked with reviewing and enabling the business adoption of Google for Work, a Google Cloud Platform, and several Microsoft Azure platforms.➣ IT Risk and Security Consultant to several firm initiatives while guiding policy, compliance, design, and architecture.

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Established and led a team of professionals tasked with PwC client interactions related to security audits and inquiries. Integrated IT risk management processes and solutions with IT projects and operations. Provided ongoing coaching and mentoring to the team, leading to the promotion of two staff.➣ Leveraged cutting-edge technology to build a robust matrix of compliance and evidence mapped to significant frameworks used by top clients across multiple industries.➣ Recognized as a trusted SME across multiple security and risk frameworks, including SOC reports, SIG reports, ISO 27000 domains, COBIT, BITS, NIST, and HIPPA. ➣ Built KPIs to qualify and justify the risk management program needs, including hiring four FTEs. ➣ Conceptualized, developed, and enhanced IT risk management processes by introducing an RSA Archer Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance solution.

Gb

Senior Manager of a joint U.S. and U.K. Technical Design Authority Group, providing security consulting, project reviews, and governance to U.S. and U.K. clients in an outsourced IT model. Reported directly to the PwC U.S. Firm Chief Information Security Officer and served as the lead information security strategist to translate client needs into actionable and attainable solutions.➣ Directed security solutions efforts, including market research, development, project evolution, and communication. Oversaw budgets, solution selection, project design, execution, and final testing. ➣ Led the Managed Security Services Provider selection process and execution for U.S. / U.K. firms.➣ Coordinated and led the West Cluster Security Forum consisting of PwC member firms in North, Central, and South America. ➣ Charged with translating systemic causes of weaknesses in the U.S. firm's security posture, PwC client’s expectations, and regulatory requirements into prioritized business cases while managing the strategic security roadmap.

Gb

Served as a Threat and Vulnerability Manager. In charge of security scanning, threat management, incident response, and technical auditing of the firm’s internal systems.

Gb

Brought on board to design an internal 30,000-user active directory, to harden server builds for 5000+ servers, and to develop an internet-facing n-tier Web Host environment.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Founding member of the Base Network Control Center, dedicated to building out the commercial IT capabilities of MacDill AFB, including U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.➣ Initial member of the Base Network Control Center at MacDill AFB, tasked with designing, deploying, managing, and securing information technology systems for the 5000+ members of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Central Command.

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