I am an innovative, strategic, and results-driven Chief Information Security Officer with over two decades of demonstrated excellence in leading the design, development, and implementation of IT Security within large enterprises, most recently at Everi. I have built and managed IT Security teams and programs for companies in multiple industries, while maintaining the highest level of performance and up-time of systems. My experience includes creating and executing strategies and budgets to improve the reliability and security of IT projects by developing and implementing security policies, protocols, and procedures. I have led risk reduction initiatives and secured transformation by identifying abnormalities, controlling structures, and reporting violations. Additionally, I provide company-wide security leadership by leading cross-team initiatives to ensure security and risk consideration for all technology operations and evaluating them in accordance with established corporate goals.My core competencies include information security leadership, technical reporting and presentation, process improvement, cloud and network security, SOC2, PCI, SOX, GDPR compliance, IT architecture/infrastructure, vulnerability management, security assessments, and training and development.