INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT - Varonis-SME (Varonis Migration)/DLP - Lead Security Data Engineer • Led the engineering team in building and implementing the Varonis 8.x Infrastructure across international regions including EMEA, APAC, North and South America, which involved analyzing and resizing the necessary infrastructure.• Successfully onboarded over 400+ Windows-based filers, SharePoint online and on-prem, EMS/Isilon, and NetApp, enhancing the organization's data management capabilities.• Installed and configured DatAdvantage and Management Console for staff use, streamlining data access and management processes.• Actively monitored and troubleshoot the Varonis System for AON Worldwide, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.• Conducted comprehensive training for incoming staff on the Varonis system, covering both engineering/admin roles and user/report generation roles.• Trained administrative staff in the use of DatAdvantage and Management Console, improving overall system proficiency.• Streamlined report generation within Varonis DatAdvantage and established custom subscriptions to meet diverse organizational needs.• Authored an Administrative Admin Guide to aid incoming staff in understanding and efficiently using the Varonis system.• Set up Data Classification (DCE) for scanning the entire unstructured data environment, ensuring GDPR compliance, including SOX and HIPAA standards for the United States and European Union.• Established Data Alerts, including custom alerts tailored to client requirements, for proactive data management.• Served as the primary point of contact for vendor management with Varonis and Varonis Professional Services, ensuring effective communication and coordination.

SENIOR MANAGER – PROJECTS, UNSTRUCTURED DATA, & MIGRATION (2019 to Present)Collaboratively lead the Unstructured Data Management team tasked with improving and running Varonis. Champion many projects that include remediation and AD, as well as upgrades to the products.• Successfully fixed and re-deployed Varonis organization-wide. Improved utilization through training and empowering employees to effectively navigate the system. • Lead projects via Agile system.• Classified data for GDPR that included SOX and HIPAA compliance for the United States and European Union. Ensured data classifications met or exceeded regulatory requirements.

12 years’ Experience with Varonis, DLP and Unstructured DataCapgemini, Onsite and Remote Varonis-SME Fort Worth, TX July 2018- Present• Varonis SME DA/DP, Facilitate the use, creation of reports to be used by the teamo , streamline all processes used by the team,• Data Classification for GDPR to include SOX, and HIPPA compliance in the US as well as EU• Evaluate Current Remediation Project and come up with suggestions and procedureso to streamline the processes• Training the offshore team in the proper use of Varonis--How to use the proper reports,o And the procedures on how to scale them to a specific use.• Create and rescale the Remediation Function within Varnonis for use by the team.

Security Benefit/Remote Varonis/DLP ContractorVaronis-SME /Infrastructure Architecture/DLP Kansas City, MO May 2018- October 2018• Unstructured Data Identification using Varonis DatAdvantage• Identify GDPR Classification, for Sensitive data, open and locked came up with solutionso To .• Implemented Varonis DTE (Data Transport Engine) to facilitate in the migrationo Of unstructured data into the new Cloud infrastructure (Nasuni)• Set-up protections for the detection of unauthorized movement of Data.• Created the new data infrastructure and procedures to be used by each business group• Set policies on all data management procedures, to include AD Lockdown and Group permissions• Facilitated solutions to various problems with the current Data Infrastructure, within a NetApp/Win environment to be uploaded to the new Cloud environment (Nasuni)• Business Analyst in charge of DLP Infrastructure and evaluation.

Raymond. OH August 2015-Present• Head up Data Management Project.• Project Lead, AD advanced administration, Security group policies Using Varonis• Set-up protections for the detection of unauthorized movement of Data.• Created the new data infrastructure and procedures to be used by each business group• Set policies on all data management procedures, to include AD Lockdown and Group permissions• Worked with Senior Management of Each Business Group to establish Data Mngt procedures• Facilitated solutions to various problems with the current Data Infrastructure.• Set-up protections thru Varonis to detect Crypto, and other ransomware attacks

• Met with the business managers of each dept to ascertain their needs for their users• Interviewed all users to determine their needs regarding all IT applications and services• Coordinated server upgrades for ILX, Reuters and NASDAQ. Point of contact for all vendors. Worked with Networking and Datacom/Firewall group to ensure a smooth rollout• Coordinated and implemented the Reuters Plus conversion from ILX and rolled out the product to over 150 users• Helped coordinate the training of users on the new Reuters Plus system and personally trained users on it• Created the custom .NAV in accordance to user requirements used by the firm for Reuters Plus including testing and implementation• Market Data support for over 600 users in an NT 4.0/Novell environment• Trading floor support for the 80+ traders• 1st, 2nd and 3rd level support for all market data users to include remote users in offices around the country using PC Anywhere to connect remotely• Market Data products included Open Bloomberg, ILX, Reuters Plus, Baseline, First Call, First Call Research Direct, Bridge Station, StockVal, CQG

for the team involved in the configuration and implementation of over 1,000 desktops running Market data products and services.Project lead for Win2000 Rollout.Project lead on Yield book Rollout and conversion.Project lead for Market data group involved with the UBS, Paine Webber merger project to move Paine Webber NT desktops to UBS's GDIP NT version of Market data software. Rebuilt the Data Stream server and responsible for Yield bookMeet with the Business managers of each group to ascertain their needs for their departments.Make suggestions to the Business on potential streamlining of Market Data products and services including the use of new products or services.Provide both operational and user support for financial applications in addition to the testing and rolling out of new application software versions.Provide 1st and 2nd level support for the Trading Floor.Implemented Changes that reduced the Market Data cost by 17% company wide.Inventory of all Market Data products and usage for Capital Markets and the Trading Floor by means of a physical site survey of every P/C and workstation company wide.Interview all users to determine their needs regarding Market Data services.Liaison between Vendors and Network/Firewall team, specifically due to testing and implementation of various Market data products and upgrades.Supported day-to-day operations for Reuters Plus, NewsEdge, First Call, Open Bloomberg, Factset, CQG, Reuters Kobra and Reuters RTW, Yield book and Data Stream.

Fixed IncomeResponsible for Evaluation of ALL Software and Hardware ProductsBudgeting for All Fixed Income IT, Budget of over $650,000Implemented Changes in IT for dept which cut costs by 24%Interview all users to determine their needs regarding all IT applications and services1st , 2nd and 3rd Level desktop support for all products to include; MS-office suite, MS Outlook, Blackberry, 3 in house applications, Market Data products, Open Bloomberg, Telerate (Cantor), Yield Book, Exceed, Reuters 2000/3000, Scotia McLeod Capital Markets, Trepp, First Call, First Call RD, Quotron, ADP, Thomson Municipal, and Kenny Base.Project Manager for Y2K Task Force, Implemented the Migration of legacy systems to Y2K compliant systems.Project Manager for Disaster Recovery Planning and Implementation Team.Network Administrator for dept and Desktop support functionsLiaison between department and Central MIS Responsible for the Migration, Testing and Implementation of Open Bloomberg from Classic BloombergPurchase, Installation, Testing, Migration and Set-up of new servers.Responsible for Managing and Implementing upgrade of Dept NetworkSet-up Imaging using Ghost.Departmental Analyst and Support, NT 4.0 on a NT 4.0 backboneFiled Reports to Dept. Managing Director on status of Dept's IT