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Chicago, Il

Key contributor to information protection team and privacy working group.• Helped build new privacy program on time and under budget. Program passed external audit.• Responsible for policy, standards, guidelines, supporting documents, and website.• Advised on issues of policy, process improvements and technical solutions.• Performed SOX, PCI, supply chain, IT, and other assessments.• Wrote Security Basics course and contributed to several other required courses.

Schaumburg, Il

Co-developer of the iProtect program, which established the modern information protection framework.• Co-author of total rewrite of information protection policy, standards and supporting documents.• Helped develop a tool and process to manage policies, standards and exceptions, which allows employees and IT staff to easily find the controls that apply to them.• Contributed to development of new assessment strategy and roadmap, mentored assessor.• Reviewed compliance with… Show more Co-developer of the iProtect program, which established the modern information protection framework.• Co-author of total rewrite of information protection policy, standards and supporting documents.• Helped develop a tool and process to manage policies, standards and exceptions, which allows employees and IT staff to easily find the controls that apply to them.• Contributed to development of new assessment strategy and roadmap, mentored assessor.• Reviewed compliance with controls and wrote white-paper recommending eleven projects.• Contributed to awareness, education and communications program.• Instructed over 100 IT staff on information protection processes.• Audited SOX controls and drove remediation. Show less

Arlington Heights, Il

Improved security of Motorola products and services. • Advised product developers about information protection.• Co-authored Product Security Policy, defined security metrics.• Co-authored Introduction to Product Security course, taken by 20,000 product staff.• Advised the Networks business in implementing security best practices, including risk assessments and incident response.

Schaumburg, Il

Managed the “Protect” initiative that provided internal consulting, recommendations, and technical solutions to ensure the security of Motorola’s information systems and communications infrastructure.• Defined and sponsored or managed projects based on risk assessments.• Provided organizational and technical leadership to a staff of five to eight engineers.

Schaumburg, Il

Ensured the security of Motorola’s information and telecommunications infrastructure.• Managed 5-9 member team with up to $2.4M annual budget. • Developed comprehensive plan to defend company intellectual property, ensure business continuity, and protect company reputation. • Recommended, sponsored, and obtained funding for projects and technologies to improve Motorola's security and legal/regulatory compliance. Began industry benchmarking and vulnerability… Show more Ensured the security of Motorola’s information and telecommunications infrastructure.• Managed 5-9 member team with up to $2.4M annual budget. • Developed comprehensive plan to defend company intellectual property, ensure business continuity, and protect company reputation. • Recommended, sponsored, and obtained funding for projects and technologies to improve Motorola's security and legal/regulatory compliance. Began industry benchmarking and vulnerability detection/remediation.• Contributed to policies and procedures regarding security, privacy, appropriate use of computers, records retention, and investigations. Show less

Schaumburg, Il

Technical lead for new information security team.• Co-created network and security architectures, policies, and standards.• Assessed security compliance and helped improve general controls audits.• Researched and helped implement security tools (firewalls, secure remote access, etc.).• Co-developed incident response process and training program.

Arlington Heights, Il

Managed up to 22 staff in selection, installation, and operation of 1200 workstations, servers, and network equipment used for product software development.• Led implementation of $20M hardware expansion with $5M annual budget.

Schaumburg, Il

• Designed and implemented mobile telephone switch fault detection software.• Developed internal software used by product developers.