I am a seasoned security leader with 13+ years of combining strategic and technical strengths to bolster security systems. I believe that Information Technology and Information Security enable businesses in a way that boost compliance and reduce risk exposure, while also strengthening business opportunities. Throughout my career, I have successfully driven the vision and execution of security programs, effectively minimizing risks, emerging threats, and security incidents. I am passionate about leading security teams while also empowering, enabling, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement new programs and solve business problems to achieve key goals. I pride myself on being an approachable leader, fostering a trusting and collaborative environment to overcome challenges and protect company information. 🔹 SECURITY OPERATIONS: I am dedicated to aligning people, processes, and technology, and bring a history of working cross-functionally to strengthen efficiencies and the effectiveness of security operations. ● Experience with multiple facets of SecOps, from analyst, to governance, to leadership and strategy.● Served as a CISO, BISO, and strategic consultant, nurturing key business relationships and managing risk, compliance, and governance.● Planned, hired, and managed multiple Information Security teams.🔹 SECURITY STRATEGY: My expertise spans overseeing enterprise cybersecurity risk management strategies and frameworks, refining security policies, and identifying threats to enhance security posture.● Created a Third-Party Risk Management Program (TPRM) to identify and focus on high-risk vendors.● Built qualitative and quantitative risk management programs that align with key business risks and objectives.● Maintained compliance with HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA, CCPA, GDPR, PCI-DSS, and TAC 202.● Designed and measured security programs utilizing NIST (CSF, 800-53, 800-115, 800-34).🔹 SECURITY SOLUTIONS: Track record of deploying security solutions that close gaps, address root causes, and accomplish goals. Tackles security challenges with a cost-conscious, methodical, and common-sense approach.● Successfully executed large-scale projects, such as disk and removable media encryption.● Navigated recurring budget cuts by reducing overlapping cybersecurity products by 30%, while increasing tool capabilities.● Worked with multiple teams to set up tools and processes to vastly reduce vulnerabilities and identify false positives.● Performed multiple architecture reviews for endpoint and network security environments.