Michael has over 20 years of experience across APAC and Japan delivering in roles spanning strategic client engagements at Global Systems Integrators and technology startups, architecting and delivering large scale, complex solutions and managed service offerings, software product development and program management. With cross-cultural savvy and an easy style, Michael opens doors, creates trust, and develops sustainable cross-functional partnerships while advocating security maturity across the Board Room and C-Suite.RELEVANT EXPERIENCE► Security Transformation Project Executive – Served as CISO facing delivery for numerous cybersecurity engagements in complex datacenter environments in Asia across multiple domains, assisting in development and execution of strategic roadmap to rapidly mature client’s overall security architecture and operations► Delivery Program Executive – Acted as Internal CISO for System Integrator in large Asian insurance client data center with 50+ person strong 24/7 security operations teams performing advanced network and operational monitoring and incident response, endpoint and network security tool maintenance, vulnerability and patch management► Vulnerability Management Program Manager – Championed project focused on improving patch and vulnerability management response, achieving consistent 95% success rate within 30 days of vendor release and improving adherence to corporate software policies across diverse business unit groups► Delivery Manager & Product Owner – Oversaw 15-person agile security engineering subject matter experts deploying rapid tool implementation and enhancements, integration and process improvements for SIEM on-boarding, MSSP triage, Vulnerability Management, Database, Service-Now integrations► Security Solutions Architecture Manager – Founded team and grew 7-person staff of architects across APJ delivering novel detection and prevention solutions for ISP and govt clients using network sandbox and endpoint detection and response (EDR) technologies► Escalation Manager (Japan) – Supported full range of technologies and services for leading MNC security vendor across enterprise product lines, helping maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and growth for Japan market ► Security Software Acquisition Technical Team Leader – Managed product integrations, training and service development, deployment and field awareness for security software and hardware technologies, enabling sales engineers and technical support to effectively serve clients and channel ecosystem