Jim Mcconnell Email & Phone Number

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Principal for a converged security provider offering operational support, program management, training, and strategic advisory services for internal security teams. Our primary pain points include:✭ Insider Threat ✭ M&A / Divestiture Security ✭ Getting a Seat at the Table ✭ Supply Chain Security/Fraud ✭ Physical Security Vulnerability Discovery ✭ Executive Protection Program Management ✭ Security Metrics ✭ Offshore Security Risk ✭ Security Operations Centers ✭ Crisis Response ✭ Converged Security Training Management ✭ Safety Metrics2024 Solutions:✓ Provided crisis response services to service provider in construction industry and supporting full maturity and training improvements to their cyber security, information security, and supply chain security elements of operation including M&A security support for latest acquisition.✓ Provided armed executive protection (Texas Level 4) services for two last-minute changes to number of principals that needed to be covered by primary service provider. ✓ Providing physical, personnel, and cyber security assessments and ongoing mitigation to a $14M municipality running critical infrastructure for two cities.✓ A $7M Supply Chain Logistics / 3PL client needed to replace their surveillance system with scalable and future proof solution. Provided design, implementation, and ongoing support for combined surveillance / CCTV and robust IP and Wifi network with future access control integration planning in the works✓ A $320M beverage manufacturing client needed some specific metrics for a particular area of their physical security provided. We provided both a set of metrics to consider and some additional scoping considerations.

I have taught a variety of courses/topics attended by 1000's of professionals in multiple countries. All of these have been for external parties on a pro-bono basis. I have taught many more times to internal parties of my employers over the years. PROFESSIONAL COURSES/TOPICS I CURRENTLY TEACH ON ✓ Several Law Enforcement Only Courses ✓ Investigating / Auditing Supply Chain Security ✓ So you need to build a security / fraud department, where do you start? ✓ Scope Development for Investigations and Auditors ✓ Cultural Impacts on Security ✓ Working with IT to detect fraud ✓ Trust Models ✓ Social Engineering ✓ Interviewing for Auditors✓ Getting Started in Security✓ Analytics 101✓ Security Metrics✓ Insider Threat✓ Executive Protection ✓ Security Training Plan Development✓ Safety MetricsFAITH RICH TEACHING ✓ Honoring Pastors / Clergy ✓Discovering Your Butterfly Effect ✓ Leadership Presbytery✓ Absolute Integrity✓ Disaster Response Ministry Development✓ Being Lead in Tech Arts / Live ProductionCivic✓ Family Emergency Go Bag✓ HR Recruiter / Job Seeker Fraud / Scam Awareness Training

First book published 12/31/2022 on Converged Security Metrics covering over 22 domains of security with over 500 actionable metrics. Second book published 9/2/2024 on Converged Safety Metrics with almost 400 actionable metrics.

College Station, Texas, Us

Adjunct Instructor support a variety of security courses.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Provide strategic (people, process, technology) development, implementation, and ongoing operations for:* Corporate Protection Operations covering Executive Protection, Personnel Security and Special Event Security.* Kinetic External and Insider Vulnerability Assessments * Complex supply chain security activities from cross-business unit challenges* Customer security presentations* Fraud and investigations support* SME to support security projects with government programs* Insider Threat Roles since 2000 have included risk management, risk assessment, security audits, information security management, information technology support, security operations management, and extensive program management and providing security training. Other accomplishments include coordinating the largest Tableau users group in the world to share analytics information across business units, launching a comprehensive outsourcing guide, updating our State of Supply Chain Security white paper on an annual basis, and sitting as the industry chair for POTUS' NSTAC NSIE organization. Also coordinate Verizon's Heroes Among Us, supporting over 235 active first responders in 5 countries.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

I provided support for all the functions of the Chief Security Officer related strategic initiatives of the CSO with primary focus on Personnel Protection Operations. Recently oversaw major program of M&A and large-scale global outsourcing / offshoring with a budget oversight of over $20M. The projects I directed were business valued between $10M and $7B.I also perform complex supply chain security activities from cross-business unit contract negotiations, RFI / RFP, fraud, compliance, and investigations. I manage government / industry security relations with Five Eyes (FVEY) information sharing teams. One of my proudest accomplishments thus far has been positioning CSO at the table as one of the first teams called upon for M&A and major outsourcing / offshoring business objectives. We have worked on >125 transactions covering $28B in business and are continuing to grow year over year.Other accomplishments include coordinating the largest Tableau users group in the world to share analytics information across business units, launching a comprehensive outsourcing guide, updating our State of Supply Chain Security white paper (detailed below) on an annual basis, and sitting as the industry chair for POTUS' NSTAC NSIE organization. Also coordinate Verizon's Heroes Among Us, supporting over 200 active first responders in 5 countries.My efforts also helped improved corporate security's visibility to security vulnerabilities throughout internal and third-party facilities.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

In this position I expanded our domestic and international security program to include a global team focused on security verification and validation, incident response, and forensics. I had a peak team of 30 and budget of $5M with professionals spanning India, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Argentina. Similar to my current role, I held many CSO functions related to international security operations.One of my best achievements in this position was leading the team that developed and operated Verizon's first insider threat Global Security Operations Center (GSOC). I grew it from 3 people to a staff of 28 with 24/7 operations. I also championed the building of a multiple international region / country program which performed one-time and embedded security verification and validation programs for international projects and supply chain projects, suppliers, and locations.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Built first international security program for Verizon including all cyber security / information security capabilities in USA and multiple international locations. Developed capability maturity and organizational design programs and technical architectures.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Rebuilt internal security organization at a critical (CIKR) business unit that supported 300 wireless carriers globally to include security administration, consulting, event management, incident response. Established key SAS-70 Type II aka SSAE-16, SSAE-18 program through 16 audits by "Big 5".

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Security Access Administration for Unix (Linux, Solaris, HP/UX), CheckPoint Firewall, RADIUS, Proxy / SMTP Gateway including log analysis and incident response. Operated incident response (CIRT) on USA and international incidents.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

As a contractor (fGTE), roles ranged from Helpdesk, rack & stack, server builds, access administration for ~3000 users and ~200 servers.

Served on the Board of Directors with focus on compliance and supply chain and communications.

Certificate, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (Cpted)

Graduate, Advanced Threat Assessment Academy

Certificate, Hostile Environment Awareness Training (H.E.A.T.)

Certificate, Osha 510 - Occupational Safety And Health Standards For The Construction Industry

Certificate, Incident Command System - Ics

Certificate, Wide Area Search

Certificate, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Wildland Firefighter Fft2, Wildland Firefighter

Shipping Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Materials Management And Waste Technology/Technician