Mike Makowka Email & Phone Number

•Over 20+ years of IT and information security experience in enterprise and distributed environments •Held a CISO role for the last 8+ years, member of the Executive Leadership Team reporting to the CEO for the last 6+years•Hands-on experience developing and implementing security programs for multiple global organizations•Extensive years managing of Multi-Cultural security and operations teams of various sizes (3-60+ people) •Proven track record of selling an enterprise security vision to business stakeholders, clients, and organizations.•Experienced in merging, carving out, acquiring, and divesting of organizations on aggressive timelines with oversight of all Enterprise IT, Security, Business Systems, and Business Continuity integrations utilizing large teams (50+ resources). •Overseen multiple digital transformations of mission critical environments moving away from traditional on-premises infrastructure to pure and hybrid cloud architectures and services.•Manages M&A assessments for private equity clients looking to acquire new organizations to meet portfolio strategy. Provided risk analysis on the target’s security posture, which allows PE clients to monetize identified risks’ impacts to the valuation or proceed with sale, saving over $30 million in valuations.•Expert level knowledge in Security Controls and implementation of security programs to meet regulatory standards and frameworks such as NIST 800-53, 800-171, DFARS, CMMC, PCI-DSS, HIPPA, IRS, ISO, and SOX. Acquired SOC2 and other accreditations.•Experience managing financials and budgets with a proven track record of meeting fiscal and margin goals•Instituted multiple business resiliency programs, which allowed the organization to enhance its ransomware security posture while reducing the timelines for recovery of business-critical systems•Significant hands-on and management experience across multiple security domains including Access Control, Desktop Security and VDI, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Data Management, Identification and Authorization, Auditing and Logging, Cloud Security, Email, Security, Incident Response, BR/DR, Third Party Management, Change Management, Patch Management, and Application Security•Excellent interpersonal skills with experience in briefing and discussing security concepts with all levels of the organization from technical resources to C-level/Board management•Accomplished in recruiting, hiring, training, and developing security personnel•Master of Computer Science in Information Security and Assurance•Active CISSP certification

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  George Mason University

  Information Security And Assurance