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New York, Ny, Us

CCTi’s mission is to use technology to create an active digital marketplace that will drive innovation in the community-focused financial industry by making loan transactions more transparent, data-driven and profitable.

• Provides strategic leadership for all DTRI customers and sub-contractors on all Security and Infrastructure matters• Manage and oversee all Vendor relationships and contracts• Lead a high-performing security team who provide customer threat hunting, alerting, and reporting while specializing in Cloud Security for AWS and Azure in addition to Office 365.• Provide purpose-built, risk management, threat assessment, and managed security offerings to clients to bring peace of mind in dangerous times.• Oversee and Manage the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) offerings for D.O.D. contractor companies. This includes managing Audits as well as managing the remediation process. Projects are based on NIST 800-171 / 53 standards.• Manage and perform Vulnerability Assessment Audits and provide remediation plans.• Create and manage annual budget• Assist businesses with developing a plan that adheres to the Fair Credit reporting Act• Create and test Business fail over and recovery plans• Create and train companies on using a System Security Plan

• Oversaw and architected cloud environment in both Amazon Web Services and Azure while serving in a director role for a single-family office managing financial investments for a high-profile family.• Managed multi-million-dollar budget and provided budget proposals.• Responsible for the enterprise-wide security for multiple locations, always placing a focus on privacy and security.• Managed all Network and Systems operations in multiple locations throughout the U.S.• Led a high performing team of security professionals through a committed approach to training and development to drive increases in individual and team performance. • Conducted internal Cybersecurity audits as well as overseeing external audits. Developed remediation plans based on audit results• Managed external teams for periodic Phone tap scans as well as conduct testing to discover possible hidden microphones and cameras.• Remained current on security standards as well as financial regulation standards needed to support the business.• Provided InfoSec as well as Employee training on a regular basis• Created and maintained an InfoSec library of resources.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

• Moved from a consultant position to the Director role, overseeing all IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security-related operations globally in addition to managing help desk support in the U.S. and U.K.• Provided sound, effective executive-level thought leadership, service management, strategy development, training, coaching, mentoring, and team motivation.• Managed and oversaw 6 datacenters in the U.S. and EMEA, the Network Cyber Security program, infrastructure, and desktop teams. • Created a cost-effective and secure AWS environment and architected automated infrastructure deployment using Puppet and Foreman. • Oversaw multiple VMWare cluster deployments supporting 200+ virtual machines and directly managed and served as the single-point-of-contact for a successful Puppet deployment.• Played a key role in technology budget planning, designed and led the efforts to create a Network Operations Center (NOC), and managed a team that supported Oracle Exadata. • Architected and managed the deployment of enterprise storage deployment. • Notable achievements while in the position included:o Implemented change that reduced IT spend by $200,000+o Implemented a 24x7 security monitoring and alerting systemo Created System Security Plan

• Held a key interactive leadership role on a team charged with assuring the vitality of existing operations while strategizing and executing all operations functions to accommodate company growth. • Contributed to ambitious strategic planning, understanding business needs and working to continuously improve processes to meet the needs profitably. • Developed people to reach their full potential within the company’s mission and executed profitable, achievable, and measurable tactical plans. • Responsible for IT Operations, Security, Facilities, and Administration while serving as an advocate for the company’s total information security strategy to optimize the security posture of the organization. • Led the development and implementation of a security program that leveraged collaboration and company-wide resources and facilitated information security governance.• Advised the senior leadership team on security direction and resource investment and designed the appropriate policies to manage information security risk.

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Held a key interactive leadership role on a team charged with assuring the vitality of existing operations while strategizing and executing all operations functions to accommodate company growth. • Contributed to ambitious strategic planning, understanding business needs and continuously improving processes to meet the needs profitably. • Developed people to reach their full potential within the company mission, and executed profitable, achievable, and measurable tactical plans. • Responsible for IT Operations, Security, Facilities, and Administration while serving as an advocate for the company’s total information security strategy to optimize the security posture of the organization. • Led the development and implementation of a security program that leveraged collaboration and company-wide resources and facilitated information security governance.• Advised the senior leadership team on security direction and resource investment and designed the appropriate policies to manage information security risk.

Denver, Co, Us

• Led a high visibility initiative to increase technology utilization levels through the virtualization of commodity processing resources. • Developed the team, technologies, policies, and procedures needed to meet all client-driven security and operational objectives. Notable achievements while in the position included:- Instituted processes that allowed the company to utilize Web 2.0 technologies while maintaining strict PCI security requirements.

Denver, Co, Us

• Designed security enhancements for the platform by implementing data encryption, multi-factor authentication, instruction detection/prevention, secure remote access, and web content filtering.Notable achievements while in the position included:- Improved online platform availability from 95% to 99.99% within 6-months through an infrastructure redesign for high-availability and implementing strict change control procedures.

• Oversaw the U.S. operations of the IT Infrastructure teams that provided comprehensive enterprise IT Operations and Engineering support to the LPS divisions in the areas of Support/Help Desk, Network Management, Data Lifecycle Management, Server/Desktop Compute, and Disaster Recovery. • Led a high-performing technical management team comprised of 7 Directors and 35+ Engineers in support of the company’s 3,100 employees.

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• Led the Enterprise Services team, enabling collaboration, messaging, productivity, and security services to 6,700 employees across North America.• Oversaw a high-performing technical management team comprised of 5 Directors and 30 Engineers through a commitment to training and development. • Spearheaded an initiative to consolidate the U.S. Datacenter operations, simultaneously virtualizing commodity resources and reorganizing the technology team to match future operational needs.Notable achievements while in the position included: - Successfully introduced ITIL-based operations management practices into the organization.