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Reporting to the Director of Cloud Security in the Core Cyber Security team for Merck & Co., Inc. Management centered around Incident response to enhance company security, reduce risk, reduce cost and to become more agile. Requirements include OKR development (including value management) and governance, tracking financials and management of project managers/coordinators, technical resources, third party vendors in both domestic and international arenas (APAC, Americas, EMEA, etc.) and reporting status via Jira and Apptio.☼ Development and deployment of a system to identifying internal business assets that are public-internet facing and monitoring vulnerabilities☼ Development and deployment of intelligent a threat detection system☼ Enhancing Incident Response via automation☼ Transformation to SAFe processes

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US-Based IT and Biotechnology consulting company specializing in the development of Information and Content Management Solutions, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning, Testing, and Documentation, Analysis of Operational Environments, Information Security Management, and Consulting Services for the Discovery and Development of Antimicrobial Agents.• Vetted out operational environments and GAP analysis which led to the identification of areas of improvement and opportunities for cost and operational efficiencies• Acted as SME for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning, testing, and documentation• Provided documentation support to regulatory departments for auditing purposes• Developed disaster recovery plans by formulating strategies, coordinating testing, and writing documentation which identified infrastructure exposures• Performed a Disaster Recovery test for a client that had never performed a test before. This satisfied one of the Board of Directors objectives for positioning this company for sale • Developed, marketed, and supported integrated- content management solutions • Developed office transformation processes that led to "green" offices with smaller carbon footprints • Negotiated reseller contracts with companies that deliver proven products that support office transformations • Developed processes for assay development, screening, automation, compound optimization (SAR), toxicity evaluation and in vivo/ in vitro testing, and data management and analysis • Affiliate of J Longo Associates, LLC. and ClearEdge Consulting as a Subject Matter Expert in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Information Management and Security. Also, provided project management expertise for Data Center consolidation and migration and remediation of power challenges and issues

US-based IT consulting company focused on technology integration and management solutions. Numerous consulting engagements focused on IT infrastructure and operational environments, Technology management and integration, Data Center consolidation, Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and documentation, Business Continuity Planning, Safe Harbors, and Information Management, Benchmarking, Security, and Analysis. Company highlights include:• Provided subject-matter expertise on Pre-Clinical and Clinical Data Management, Information and Data Governance, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning, Business Impact Analysis, Data Center failover planning, Governance, testing, and documentation for clients in the Pharmaceutical, Legal, and Insurance industries (inVentiv Health, LLC, Purdue Pharma, Inc., Research Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Merck and Co., Inc.)•Developed and authored Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans for company Global Technology, Clinical, Sales, and production divisions• Standard Operating Procedure analysis and simplification to reduce updating • Development of the concept of “Disaster Recovery standardization through templating” to align all disaster recovery planning and testing of critical applications• Development of team-whiteboard analysis to vet out infrastructure, interdependencies, and needs for disaster recovery planning• Successful performance of Disaster Recovery tests and a Safe Harbor certification for a mid-size pharmaceutical staffing company which satisfied their milestones for the sale of their company▪ Successful Divestiture of Company IT assets as per Transfer Service Agreement• Successful deployment of Call Centers which included build out and technology integration• Successful deployment, analysis, and error resolution for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and NervePoint PW Reset Tool• Successful Deployment of Symantec Whole Disk Encryption which satisfied PHI and PII client requirements

Merck & Co., Inc., NJ 09/2018 – 09/2023Program Manager/ Consultant at Merck & Co. Inc.Reporting to the Director of Program/ Project Management in the Enterprise Resiliency / IT Risk Management and Security (ITRMS) Portfolio group for an international pharmaceutical company. Management of multi-year resiliency and security projects (Network Segmentation, Cloud Security, Data Center-Cloud migration, etc., >$40 M) to enhance company security, reduce risk, reduce cost, and become more agile. Requirements include scoping and tracking financials and management of project managers and coordinators, technical personnel, third party vendors in both domestic and international arenas (APAC, Americas, EMEA, etc.).☼ Successfully deployed Network Segmentation to globally based data centers and Offices resulting in enhanced security and reduced risk☼ Successfully deployed endpoint security software to over 100,000 devices☼ Successfully deployed a secure file transfer application to all of manufacturing☼ Completed a POC for Beyond Trust a PAM solution for data centers and the cloud☼ Successfully deployed a PAM solution to data centers to enhance security and reduce risk☼ Successfully migrated all network assets from Brussels to Amsterdam and aligned them with Singapore☼ Managed the migration of applications from datacenters and colos to the cloud which reduced cost and risk and enhanced security☼ Managed DevSecOps to enhance productivity and security☼ Managed vulnerability management to reduce risk and enhance incidence response☼ Managed scrum masters and project managers via a scrum of scrums and weekly standup meetings☼ Analyzed data and reported via dashboards to executive management☼ Managed finances and resources to add value and bring objects to fruition

El Segundo, Ca, Us

As a member of the PMO, reports to the Data-Center-Migration Program Manager and CTO of PCM, Inc. Managed and consulted on the migration and consolidation of IT and Data Center infrastructure. • Provide successful management of the relocation of data center components for multiple move groups. Included in this relocation are Business applications for the NY State of Health, Security, Infrastructure, and Data Center servers (including a complete refresh of a DR environment), appliances, and storage. Required experience with applications (Siebel, OKM, etc.), virtualization (Zerto/ VMWare), physical migrations, and change control

Consulted with a mid-size pharmaceutical companies on IT infrastructure and operational environments, and Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and documentation, Business Continuity Planning, Benchmarking, and Governance, Clinical data and security management, and Business analysis and alignment.• Provided readiness analysis for Disaster Recovery of multiple data centers• Provided subject-matter expertise on Disaster Recovery and Business continuity planning, testing, and documentation • Measured Disaster Recovery readiness through Disaster Recovery drills and testing• Provided project management expertise for operations related infrastructure, issues, and needs (AD, SCCM, Encryption, Data Loss Prevention, Call Centers, IVRs, etc.)• Provided project management expertise for the management of Data Center migrations and consolidations and remediation of power related challenges and issues• Provided project management expertise for the management of technology related to Disaster Recovery• Provided clinical data and security management (e.g., ARISg, IPAES, etc.)• Provided Business analysis and alignment for critical applications and data processes

Consulted with a mid-size pharmaceutical company on IT infrastructure and operational environments, and Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and documentation, Business Continuity Planning, Benchmarking, and Governance.• Provided readiness analysis for Disaster Recovery of multiple data centers• Provided subject-matter expertise on Disaster Recovery and Business continuity planning, testing, and documentation • Developed Disaster Recovery standard practices through the use of templating, documentation, and planning • Measured Disaster Recovery readiness through Disaster Recovery drills and testing• Validated Standard Operating Procedures for Disaster Recovery and data restoration• Provided project management expertise for vetting out Disaster Recovery related infrastructure, issues, and needs for compute, storage, and network towers• Provided project managment expertise for the management of Data Center migrations and consolidations and remediation of power related challenges and issues• Provided project management expertise for the management of technology related to Disaster Recovery

US-based Information Technology company specializing in the development of information and content management solutions, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and information security management.• Led programs for the development, sales, and support of products used for information and content management, development and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and development of solutions for the secure management of information. • Developed IT solutions and wrote Request for Proposals (RFP's) for various government projects (New York, New Jersey, and the Port Authority of NY/NJ).• Developed an interactive web tool that was used to track potential clients. This product included document scanning and coding, database design and implementation, content management, client tracking, entry tools, and customer support. It is currently being used by insurance agents to track their "lead: candidates.• Developed and implemented processes for global outsourcing projects (India).• Managed programs to develop, market and support web-based content management solutions (IMS360® and IMS Web 360®) and a web-based self promoting (job seeking, networking, etc.) tool (eVoice 360®).

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Led a team of scientists performing work on antimicrobial-drug discovery, robotics and automation, and information management. Successfully discovered novel antimicrobial agents, awarded patents, authored publications, and built automated testing equipment.☼ Ran an AI progenitor project that was initially outlined my Albert Einstein in 1955. We did not have the computing power to start this project until 1972 and was named Dereplication. As the name implies, it was used to compare data of previously tested vs. newly tested samples to determine novelty. My initial task was assigned in 1979. I directed a team of programmers that updated the initial system and coded updates. We completed automation of control analysis against a dataset of standards and eliminated outliers, normalized data to account for concentration, established unique identification codes that facilitated further identification, updated daily databases, sorted results based on sample source, printed remotely results and analysis, and accelerated testing and analysis from three months to ten seconds. We also migrated from a centralized computer system (e.g., IBM 370) to a distributed application that ran on a desktop.☼ Working with external SMEs, I built an automated imaging systems (darkfield, luminescence, and fluorescence) that captured and analyzed images and stored data.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Led a team of scientists performing work on antimicrobial-drug discovery, robotics and automation, and information management. Successfully discovered novel antimicrobial agents, awarded patents, authored publications, and built automated testing equipment.☼ Ran an AI progenitor project that was initially outlined my Albert Einstein in 1955. We did not have the computing power to start this project until 1972 and was named Dereplication. As the name implies, it was used to compare data of previously tested vs. newly tested samples to determine novelty. My initial task was assigned in 1979. I directed a team of programmers that updated the initial system and coded updates. We completed automation of control analysis against a dataset of standards and eliminated outliers, normalized data to account for concentration, established unique identification codes that facilitated further identification, updated daily databases, sorted results based on sample source, printed remotely results and analysis, and accelerated testing and analysis from three months to ten seconds. We also migrated from a centralized computer system (e.g., IBM 370) to a distributed application that ran on a desktop.☼ Working with external SMEs, I built an automated imaging systems (darkfield, luminescence, and fluorescence) that captured and analyzed images and stored data.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

M.S., Information Systems Management

Certification, Scrum Master

Pmp-Prep Course, Project Management

Certification, Information Security Management

Ph.D., Microbiology

M.S., Microbiology

B.S., Environmental Science/ Marine Microbiology

Education record

Certification: No Code Ai And Machine Learning: Building Data Science Solutions, Artificial Intelligence