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New York City Metropolitan Area

★ Lead IS & IT implementation needed for organization Information Security certification, e.g., ISO-27001★ Develop and manage the incident response/disaster recovery playbook★ Implement and oversee corporate Security Awareness and Policy Attestation training★ Develop, implement, and manage Information Security policies, procedures, and standards, while tracking relevant laws and regulations.★ Provide oversight for the company's risk mitigation, incident management, and… Show more ★ Lead IS & IT implementation needed for organization Information Security certification, e.g., ISO-27001★ Develop and manage the incident response/disaster recovery playbook★ Implement and oversee corporate Security Awareness and Policy Attestation training★ Develop, implement, and manage Information Security policies, procedures, and standards, while tracking relevant laws and regulations.★ Provide oversight for the company's risk mitigation, incident management, and third-party risk management programs★ Develop and implement cloud security and application security solutions to protect enterprise assets and data★ Serve on the Information Security Board and Risk Management Committee ★ Manage and optimize systems for responding to client vendor risk assessment requests to drive supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships★ Drive IT project implementation and roll out, e.g., email security configuration & mobile device management★ Train and lead IT consultants to securely manage critical corporate IT services, including communication, office productivity, document management, asset management, endpoint protection, etc.★ Lead regulatory risk and technology assessment processes, including DirectBook’s supplier vendor risk assessment★ Interface with corporate IT consulting vendors to ensure adherence to corporate policy while building working relationships with senior management and vendor staff★ Track and remediate outstanding and recurring vendor risk and Information Security controls, including periodic system reviews and evidence gathering★ Conduct critical annual exercises, including technical disaster recovery and security incident response protocols★ Strategically implement and improve IT processes for procuring, managing, securing IT assets and cloud services Show less

New York, New York, United States

★ Supported and maintained IT processes, risk and compliance program and strategy that monitors adherence to IT requirements and remediation of unacceptable risks★ Identified IT-related directives for clients to ensure compliance to laws, regulations, and organizational policies★ Built and configured newly implemented compliance platform to evaluate and interpret risks implications for noncompliance or changes to compliance requirements★ Streamline procedures for policy… Show more ★ Supported and maintained IT processes, risk and compliance program and strategy that monitors adherence to IT requirements and remediation of unacceptable risks★ Identified IT-related directives for clients to ensure compliance to laws, regulations, and organizational policies★ Built and configured newly implemented compliance platform to evaluate and interpret risks implications for noncompliance or changes to compliance requirements★ Streamline procedures for policy implementation and evidence collection★ Strategically coordinated and implemented plans to support departments with process and business improvements Show less

North Hills, Ny

★ Drove the build-out of a software engineering continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline by adopting DevOps Infrastructure as a Service (IaC) best practices and twelve-factor methodology

North Hills, Ny

★ Recruited to eliminate production downtime issues with a mission-critical lender and dealer platform comprised of 300 applications and leveraged by 30,000 dealers and 1,700 lenders. ★ Increased up-time of highly transnational platform by 1300% within 18 months.★ Integrated 6 disparate groups into agile teams that improved the delivery of services to software engineering. ★ Championed, built, and led a SWAT team in rewriting and scaling application and database functionality that… Show more ★ Recruited to eliminate production downtime issues with a mission-critical lender and dealer platform comprised of 300 applications and leveraged by 30,000 dealers and 1,700 lenders. ★ Increased up-time of highly transnational platform by 1300% within 18 months.★ Integrated 6 disparate groups into agile teams that improved the delivery of services to software engineering. ★ Championed, built, and led a SWAT team in rewriting and scaling application and database functionality that increased the total number of credit applications processing per hour from 17K to more 40K. Show less

New York, Ny

★ Provided leadership for competitive wins, successful solutions design and delivery, and long-term client satisfaction and retention★ Achieved high levels of satisfaction across portfolio of financial and pharmaceutical clients based on quality of service, value delivered, measurable results, and satisfaction★ Led team in developing winning responses to proposals and delivering high-impact solutions ★ Managed geographically dispersed team of 13 accountable for revenue retention and… Show more ★ Provided leadership for competitive wins, successful solutions design and delivery, and long-term client satisfaction and retention★ Achieved high levels of satisfaction across portfolio of financial and pharmaceutical clients based on quality of service, value delivered, measurable results, and satisfaction★ Led team in developing winning responses to proposals and delivering high-impact solutions ★ Managed geographically dispersed team of 13 accountable for revenue retention and growth Show less

Greater New York City Area

★ Recruited as Director of Technical Project Management to direct projects, engineering, and operations for seven business units★ Served as Director of Regulatory Operations to ensure deployment, integrity, and uptime of 50 SOX-compliant applications, 100 surveillance jobs, and data sources supporting regulatory business processes, corporate actions and governance, and financial compliance★ Promoted in 2012 to full accountability for development, enhancement, and alignment of large… Show more ★ Recruited as Director of Technical Project Management to direct projects, engineering, and operations for seven business units★ Served as Director of Regulatory Operations to ensure deployment, integrity, and uptime of 50 SOX-compliant applications, 100 surveillance jobs, and data sources supporting regulatory business processes, corporate actions and governance, and financial compliance★ Promoted in 2012 to full accountability for development, enhancement, and alignment of large regulatory and listings applications portfolio with business objectives, amassing $1.7M in operational savings in three years by consolidating hardware and software technologies★ Led teams in migrating legacy applications to new platforms and technologies and in supporting development and QA teams on DevOps ★ Negotiated rates with vendors that delivered millions in additional savings, reducing licensing costs for NYSE by centralizing Regulatory Department’s technology purchases and migrating resource workload to vendor★ Managed critical project to deploy audio and video system on trading floor to meet SEC mandate★ Drove build out of virtualized infrastructure to host NYSE-retained applications and surveillances in support of NYSE to FINRA migration; leveraging VMware to reduce regulatory server footprint and achieve cost savings★ Project-managed New Data Center Regulatory project plan, coordinating move of 250 regulatory servers, applications, and surveillances Show less

★ Managed Gemini Systems client value engagements and optimized client satisfaction★ Ensured successful project completion and provided exceptional service to each client

Lakeville, Ct

Ciso Program

Associate Of Applied Arts (Aaa) In Business Management Marketing, Dean’S List, Business Management Marketing

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