Richard Evans Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Midlothian, GB

• Following changes of operating models, ownership, acquisitions and restructures at Nucleus, I was tasked with forming a new team to manage all security activities across the company. Leveraging my knowledge of Nucleus.
• Centralised Security Operations: Consolidated logs for key systems into a central SIEM for data alerting and investigations.
• Vulnerability Management Programme: Reduced backlog of issues by 88%.
• Control Maturity Assessment: Utilised the NIST Cyber Security Framework, ensuring seamless integration of new businesses.
• Security Training Programmes: Developed training programs, resulting in a 38% decrease in phishing simulation hook rates. Responsibilities:
• Risk Management: Identify and manage security risks with data-driven performance monitoring.

Edinburgh, Midlothian, GB

• As the first hands-on technical person at Nucleus, I transformed the Technical Operations department from an entirely outsourced service to a robust internal team, directly contributing to our award-winning service. By.
• Grew the Technical Operations department from scratch, establishing multiple self-sufficient teams.
• Developed and implemented Business Continuity Planning and Incident Management frameworks.
• Managed the GDPR readiness project, ensuring compliance across Nucleus and its partners.
• Revised and implemented IT Security and Business Continuity policies appropriate for our organisation's size and responsibilities.Responsibilities:
• Internal Systems: Managed internal IT infrastructure and oversaw outsourced partners to ensure smooth operations and high standards of service.

Invited to join the Lean Agile Edinburgh team after contributing to the community through hosting events at Nucleus Financial's office, and giving a talk on Resilience. Working with the other organisers, we aimed to host monthly meetups for people in the local community who are interested in learning and sharing their experiences. A mixture of talks.

Asked by SC Media to be a judge for the annual European security awards in 2020. Reviewed 33 award submissions across 4 categories, to a set deadline, using my experience to assess against the outlined requirements

Invited by the CEO of Scotland IS to join the supervisory board overseeing the setup and launch of Scotland's first digital skills academy, CodeClan. Our role was to supervise and challenge the team creating the operating model, and provide input to ensure that the academy was able to meet the needs of employers

Altrincham, Cheshire, GB

• An early recruit to this startup, operating as a data marketplace, broker, and lead generator for various financial services products. Extracting as much value as possible from data, and reacting quickly to emerging.
• Running the IT infrastructure for a 200 seat callcentre and back office teams
• Ensuring the solutions could scale quickly to meet emerging opportunities in the market
• Minimising the cost of disruptive events through disaster recovery planning and testing
• Mentoring callcentre staff to take on technical roles within LeadX
• Full stack development of lead generation websites and callcentre workflow systems

• An early recruit to this marketing and lending startup, this broad role included:
• Full stack development of lead generation websites and callcentre workflow systems
• Producing MI on callcentre performance
• Design, implementation and maintenance of IT systems
• Keeping costs low, getting value through open source software - self directed learning
• Business continuity planningAfter acquiring a strategic partner, integrated the systems of their UK branch offices into the existing network, with no disruption to operations.