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Palo Alto, California, Us

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2013-Present(Visiting Faculty)Lingayas Vidyapeeth, FaridabadEvaluating Undergraduate and Graduate classes, basic and advanced concepts of information security, including encryption, network security, application security, risk management.2022 -Present(Advisor)New Delhi Institute of Management - Preparation of Course architecture for Information securityCreating academic course for next generation of Security professionals and researchers

BQC is an internationally recognized Assessment and Certification body accredited to International Accreditation Service, California offering Quality Certification Services to different organisations. The certifications include solutions to the Management of Systems for Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety Management System as well as Information Security and Information Technology Service Management. Prepared Accreditation Procedures and got BQC Accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 20000-1 from IAS CaliforniaI was involved in bringing BQC from ground zero to a successful certification body providing certifications across the globe for Information Security and IT Service Management. Involved with creating strategic partnerships with other certification bodies across the globe..Conducting Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration testing for Networks and applications. Understanding the Risk at Application, Network and Organizational level.Conducting SOC1/SOC2/SOX/ISAE Assessments as SME with CPA/CPA Firms for organisations across the globe including conducting assessment for large corporations like Tech Mahindra, RazorPay, Tata AIG, Mobikwik, Konica Minolta etc and SOC2 for BIG4.Conducted more than 300+ Assessments for SOC1 and SOC2 compliance.

Director - Information Security ComplianceKVQA is an accredited Certification body for providing ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 27001 certifications to its clients across the globe.Prepared Accreditation Manual for KVQA for getting ISO 27001:2005 accreditation from Norwegian Accreditation (Norsk Akkreditering) in 2011. Well versed with ISO 27006 (Standard for getting accreditation for ISO 27001). Prepared Accreditation related Manual and procedures. Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 27001 for Information Security and ISO 20000-1 for IT Service ManagementConducted assessments of Information Security for various verticals including Fintech (like PayTm), Large Data Centres (Like RailTel Corporation, CyFuture, ESDS, UP State Data Centre etc), Insurance Brokers and other verticals.Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration testingConducting SAS 70 Assessments as SME with CPA/CPA Firms

Business Analyst - Keane (Now NTT Data)Client - Wells Fargo Bank, North America, California, USAWorking as Business Analyst for LDIC (Loan Data Integrity Check) Application. Implementing Information Security frameworks like SOX, BASEL II and CIMPL Exception for Loan Data. Following were my main responsibilities:* Strategic Planning Data Security* Policy Implementation* Regulatory Compliance* Hardware/Software Optimization* Data Integrity* Incident Response* Hardening SystemsCoordinated and led enterprise-wide training to 8000 employees, building awareness and competencies in IS concepts that included social engineering, phishing attacks, and password protection, as well as focused education on secure coding and architecture design for IT personnel.

Keane (now NTT Data)2005-20081. Software Developer(2005-2006)Whirlpool,ChicagoWorked as Software Engineer for Whirlpool Corporation, North America. Involved in design, development and support of mission critical business applications using formal software engineering and project management methodologies.Configured Endeca (ETL/ITL) tool for performing:Provision the Network hosts available to an Endeca implementation.Provision the applications available to an Endeca implementation.Provision the scripts, such as the report generator script and the baseline update script, to an Endeca implementation.Configure SSL settings, report generation, and set up a preview application for dynamic business rule testing.Was part of the Team for implementing BS 7799 for Keane Offshore Team in India since 2005 which was later certified to ISO 27001:2005.Senior Engineer(2006-2008)Whirlpool,ChicagoIntelliFind II (was involved in development from the beginning) is an integrated faceted navigation search portal built on Endeca – IAP Platform that allows GPO Engineering, Technology, Quality and Procurement the ability to easily search a single and comprehensive data source. A robust system with ‘Universal Find’ capabilities, IntelliFind II allows intelligent search and retrieval as part of the Product Development, Sourcing, and Quality and Material Management process. It provides direct support to CAM Materials Management, Strategic Supplier Sourcing, Quality and Master Data Management.Assisted network team in configuration of Cisco routers and switches, network designing, Routing, DNS, IP Subnetting, TCP/IP protocol. Configured cisco routers, switches and VLAN.Worked in NOC to monitor and analyse the network. Troubleshooting network problems with Wire shark, identify problem and fix.Identify Network Availability Risks, and work closely with design teams, fabric engineers to proactively prevent issues before they occur