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New York City Metropolitan Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Alipay US | Ant InternationalEvaluate and update security policies and technical controls against PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, CCPA, and GDPR.Develop new set of cybersecurity policies to be compliant to Canadian payments industry standards (RPAA) for enterprise risk management and incident response.Spearhead the third-party risk management program and customer trust program.Lead evidence compilation and gap analysis for the NYDFS 500 Certificate of Compliance and Multi-State Money Services Business (MSB) Exam.Perform security monitoring, security event triage, and incident response using the SIEM and XDR solutions.Develop and improve threat detection rules, achieving over 90% coverage of the ATT&CK Matrix.Oversee the security posture improvement program of the Americas’ division, covering areas like cloud security, endpoint security, TPRM, and IT asset inventory management, improving the security posture metric by 50%.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Project: Technical Analysis on the State of the Cloud Services MarketplaceCollaborated with our sponsor Alliance for Digital Innovation to interview cloud-based member companies on the operability of the cloud service marketplace and security benefits to transitioning to the cloud.Presented the findings to cloud consumers and policymakers in the private and public sectors.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Created a Slackbot that provided automated responses on security issues and produced ServiceNow tickets.Leveraged Cortex for efficient incident management, reducing response time and improving security workflows.Developed multiple use cases based on business and organizational requirements.Devised documentation such as processes and procedures for security awareness training end-user support.Assisted with the creation of audit evidence to help meet PCI compliance obligations.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Guided students in their understanding of business-focused writing for professional briefs and proposals. Conducted office hours and provided additional feedback on assignments.

Toronto, Canada Area

Supported key IT and cybersecurity pursuits, including defining and evaluating resources for RFPs and RFQs.Drove process improvements to ensure adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and contracts.Supported the development of a business plan and strategy for the new Cyber Talent Solutions program.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Security Policy & Management, 3.94

Relevant Courses: Introduction to Information Security Management, Network Defences, Network Security, Software Security, Cloud Security.

Bachelor Of Arts, International Relations And Employment Relations, Honours With High Distinction

Activities and Societies: First Violinist of the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Human Resources Director of the UofT Metro.