Leslie Melcher Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created the SaaS IT Security Awareness Program for ProLearning’s (Articulate & LMS) customer portals and implemented their Vulnerability Management Program for customers which included Asset inventory, Patching, Breach.
• Managed monthly phishing campaigns, penetration testing resulting in customized threat analyses, and mitigation processes
• Responsible for content creation and programming of e-learning modules addressing both phishing and social media privacy and security issues
• Apply and update ISO/NIST/PIDEPA/DHS standards based on customers’ current levels of compliance implementation and controls
• Provided disaster recovery audit preparation and technical setup (failover, redundancy, and business continuity planning)
• Managed customers’ training on all endpoints, user access, backups, redundancy, and assessment of cloud security (AWS, Azure, BOX, Dropbox)

Toronto, Canada Area

• Spearheaded the IT compliance and security review of all related policies and procedures for corporate and partner agencies based on ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, PCI, COBIT standards and best practices implementation using.
• Utilized emerging threat trends/detection, and best-in-class prevention programs to publish User Security Manual for employees and IT Operation Manual for Sarbanes Oxley audit preparation
• Provided security, disaster recovery and business continuity review and recommendation of bi-directional failover internal process leveraging cloud technologies
• Conducted research, documentation, presentation to senior leadership and partner agencies, including the implementation and project management of IT internal security & related staff security training Security.
• Cloud Vendor Management, Bids, RFI, RFP, and Service Level Agreements
• Presentation of research, comparative analysis, pricing, and documentation of SaaS software (i.e., Cloud backup/replication, Office 365, Azure, MFA, etc.)

Mississagua / Toronto

• Senior member of the IT leadership team contributing to the development and execution of the I&O strategy and is responsible for ensuring the Operations & Platform Support team is aligned to positioning I&O to deliver.
• Authored ISO 27001:2013 compliance requirements for the implementation, review, and control of all client services at Kenna’s hosting facilities, including proposals, drafts, proposals, and change management.
• Authored business plan for the company’s private cloud service, offering PaaS to MDC-Partners’ “sister” agencies and third-party business partners
• Administration of Kenna’s two data centers offering Private Cloud services to high value clients for a media / marketing company. Regulation and Security compliance alignment for internal audit preparation and client.
• Planned and orchestrated the full relocation of Kenna’s two server farms to two separate data centers.
• Architected and managed the complete infrastructure migration of a VMware ESXi environment from Rackspace to Kenna’s Private Cloud during the merger and acquisition of HBK, another partner agency.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Principle in the creation and implementation of technical solutions in all engagements with customers promoting iLANd’s technology strategy and becoming the technology partner to portfolio companies
• Managed and mentored highly technical teams in project management for software development, infrastructure, and on-going maintenance/support operations for B2B customer-oriented solutions
• Collaborated with product, marketing, and finance teams to align business and strategic goals with technology driven initiative

Toronto, Canada Area

In charge of all project development and related infrastructure for a software company. Responsible of all projects details from cost and risk analysis to schedules, QA processes and testing plans. Allocated tasks and assignments to a team of 15+ and up to 30+ programmers. Coordinated all phases of project developments, leading joint team of international.

Greater New York City Area

Warehousing, apparel manufacturer and fulfillment center company. Sofware services: EDI, supply chain management environment, services, customer support, hosting solutions, custom programming, internet ordering and logistics/inventory/fulfillment tracking.

Post Graduate, Phd, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Philosophy, Formal Logic Epistemology and Logic

Premier Prix, Composition, First Prize (Master'S)

Musical Composition, theory, orchestration, analysis

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