Mark Debry Email & Phone Number

Boise, ID, US

VP of Business Operations, Lead Certified CMMC Assessor, and vCISO providing expertise in compliance, security assessments, and GRC consulting to strengthen security for DoD contractors and organizations, with proven success in preventing breaches, optimizing business operations, and expanding client partnerships.

Founded Beartooth Cybersecurity to provide security leadership and support to clients as they developed their security strategies and information risk management programs. In many cases I performed in the vCISO role; conducting thorough risk assessments, implementing effective governance, risk, and compliance processes, and establishing streamlined.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Directly managed, coached, and developed sales and support Security Sales Architects and Engineers assisting Federal agencies with sales and support of Azure infrastructure and cybersecurity services.
• Built a team of security experts who worked with federal agencies to sell, implement, and optimize their Azure Infrastructure, Active Directory, and Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM) and M365 Defender Security Suite to.
• Collaborated with account teams supporting 80+ customers to develop enterprise wide Zero Trust security models, governance, risk, and compliance strategies and frameworks, resulting in $8M in security revenue and.
• Delivered 2023 fiscal Q1/2 results with 156% Microsoft 365 Defender security usage attainment, 133% Azure cloud revenue security attainment, and 57% Sentinel (SIEM) growth QTQ.
• Employee surveys on manager performance were consistently 90%+.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Responsible for the performance and development of 8 managers and 180+ sales and solution architects and engineers in the US, India, Costa Rica, and Argentina in strategic outsourcing support for global organizations.
• Led team of solution architects and engineers that solutioned and costed IT outsourcing deals worth $15B+ per year and won ~$5B+ in signings. Increased signings by 44% in 2020.
• Innovated with Solution Managers & Architects to develop solutions and costs for large RFPs ($1M - $1B) outsourcing deals, which included security, cloud, mainframe, network, storage, DR, and mobile services.
• Developed innovative idea, then co-led the agile SDLC of a new AI Operations Client Infrastructure Health Dashboard – with signings in the millions for IBM. Improved visibility of customer’s infra health, resulting in.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Led a global initiative, managing 10 reports and 50 program managers, that implemented an information security management and regulatory compliance program that safeguarded IBM employees and its customers.
• Developed information security management strategy and program using industry best practices and frameworks (NIST RMF) and then successfully executed. Secured 50,000 sys admins who were managing customer systems and.
• Collaborated with business units across the globe to develop consistent policies, procedures, and standards for privileged users, including no personal use of laptops and other critical security measures.
• Deployed technical controls such as Linux laptops for 40,000 privileged users, IDS/IPS, secure USBs, validated network access, and hardened Windows OS.
• Participated in official FFIEC audits in representing security.
• Collaborated with the CIO office in developing a new incident response and vulnerability / risk management process for 1,000+ IBM Global Services customers. Supported multiple security incidents.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Trusted advisor to General Manager of IBM Services and Technology division (100,000 employees) in developing and implementing IT strategies and services across the global enterprise. Co-designed and delivered ‘Innovation Roadmaps’ to CIOs.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Sr Manager responsible for HR and business direction of database services delivered by 7 managers and 230+ DBAs for a portfolio of 80 strategic outsourcing accounts. Duties also include engagement focal for potential clients, resource management, escalations, service quality, compliance and security.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Manager responsible for HR and technical delivery of architecture services provided by 37 hosting architects on the IBM Global Account (IGA), which hosts over 1000 servers and 400 customer websites on w3.ibm.com and www.ibm.com. Responsibilities also included resource management, transition project execution, escalation focal point, service quality.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Led 300+ architects and engineers (matrixed resource model) to deploy 60+ enterprise-wide infrastructure projects over 6 years.

Provo, UT, US

Designed, developed, and managed multiple websites for the BYU Business School. After a year was promoted to lead developer and also provided project management responsibilities to ensure projects met objectives.

Masters Information Systems Management, Business

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management Information Systems, General