Matthew Close Email & Phone Number

Southlake, Tx, Us

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Monroe, La, Us

Senior leader of the company’s top managed security engineers, with complete responsibility for team budget, productivity and performance. Chief architect of advanced security products that enhanced the company’s dedicated host and cloud managed security portfolios serving well over 2000 customers. These managed services were designed to protect billions in customer assets for companies like American Airlines, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola, generating roughly $200M ARR.Key accomplishments:▪ Implemented Agile methodology and KPIs across security product development teams.▪ Deployed cloud and hardware security products to ensure efficient and transformative product/service roadmap.▪ Liaised with other IT, application development, and security groups to achieve cohesive product delivery and superior customer service.▪ Led security engineering development team through design and deployment of public-facing REST API forManaged Security Services, enabling customers to access their critical security data through their own portals.▪ Designed secure infrastructure and APIs deployed on public and private cloud platforms (AWS, DigitalOcean, Heroku, vCloud Director, CenturyLink Cloud).▪ Moved security workloads to containers (Docker, Swarm) while taking advantage of Ansible automation.▪ Architected security products (vPAN) to take advantage of hybrid IT environments. Dedicated HW for security management infrastructure with virtualized security gateways for large-scale deployment.▪ Created load-balanced, geographically diverse security infrastructure for efficient and fault-tolerant recovery.▪ Communicated persuasively to win C-level support for a variety of teams, technologies, and personnel.▪ Elevated team performance through implementation of productivity tools and technologies.▪ Created policies and gathered audit evidence for SOC 2 and PCI DSS audits. Attained and retained report on compliance certification for PCI on our most highly used security services.

Monroe, La, Us

Chief architect of advanced security products that enhanced the company’s dedicated host and cloud managed security service portfolios. These managed services protect billions of dollars in customer assets and are responsible for generating around $32M in annual customer sales. Key accomplishments:- Outlined product roadmaps, guided technical direction of the security organization, and led the implementation of all security products and services. -Directed and monitored the complete protection of approximately 1,500 customer sites across 30+ global data centers, including multi-layer security architecture and policy design, incident response, detailed security auditing, threat detection, and risk & vulnerability assessments. - Acted as final escalation point for all technical and security issues in the department. Served as liaison to FBI in multiple high-profile attack investigations.- Obtained and maintained PCI compliance for the firewall and IDS managed services.

As a founding member of the Managed Security Services (MSS) group at Exodus, helped guide the department through multiple corporate acquisitions by Cable & Wireless and SAVVIS, spurring growth from 23 customer firewalls to over 2,000 firewalls, VPNs, and other security products. Elevated management responsibilities from daily staff supervision to a more focused directorship of the company’s most talented security architects and engineers. Responsible for designing and teaching all firewall training courses for department staff, product managers, and customers. Frequently praised for ability to provide clear, concise instruction.Successfully integrated additional corporate security groups into the Security Engineering department—a task that required the patience and diplomacy of a seasoned manager.

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(under Exodus, 1998 – 1999)

Networking and support.

B.A, English Literature

Education record

Full Stack Web Development Certificate, Computer Software Engineering