Richard Salmon Email & Phone Number

Louisiana, Texas

Service Manager for the Baton Rouge, Houston and Dallas Areas

Baton Rouge, La

Design, develop and implement a consolidated Vulnerability Management Program to reduce risk and increase network security across the bank, and its holdings. Coordinate between numerous business units, management and delivery teams to ensure that efficient and effective controls are designed and implemented. Establish work-flows, procedures, policies and standards to coordinate the program's effectiveness across a global organization.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Managed the day-to-day operations of a leading Technology Managed Services Provider. Was responsible for recruitment, staff development, sales support and service delivery. Specialized in the small-to-medium business market and worked to partner with our clients in order to support their operations as a whole.

Louisiana

Managed the operations of a Managed Security Service Provider. Developed the three primary service lines of: a) Network Security Testing and Remediation, b) Audit and Regulatory Compliance, and c) Forensic Data Analysis and Incident Response. Developed strategic partnerships with legal, accounting and consultancy firms and other service providers for the ability to mutually expand service offerings, as well as provide value added experience on partnered engagements. Managed engagement budgets, forecasting and reporting. Acted as a technical and consulting resource on enagements.

Interfaced with organizational management on the Information Technology requirements for secure and efficient business operation. Lead initiatives to re-engineer business processes to include information security controls for the verification of accuracy, completeness and security of data. Developed comprehensive training programs for all employees for the safe use of technology in the workplace. Performed quarterly assessments of the IT infrastructure for security vulnerabilities, configuration optimization and application security. Worked closely with the Internal Audit Department to develop and test IT General Controls. Provided supervision to the Network Administration team to implement solutions in a secure and efficient manner. Designed custom system to consolidate reporting data from Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Cisco Wireless Control System, Barracuda Webfilter, Ironport Email Security, Snort IDS and collected SNMP traps for a centralized monitoring, alerting and reporting solution.

Provided Technology Consulting Services to support the the various engagement teams throughout the firm. Developed frameworks to identify, quantify and mitigate the risks involved in the use of technology. Provided Forensic Data Analysis, Data Recovery and Investigative Strategy to support the firm's Fraud Investigation Team. Developed frameworks for the development, testing and reporting on IT General Controls, Regulatory Compliance, and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

Managed the firm’s Information Technology specialists on financial, regulatory and security audit engagements. Developed audit programs for multiple areas of compliance designed to assess Information Technology’s impact to financial reporting. Coordinated staff to perform the development, documentation and testing of IT controls and assisted financial auditors in the testing of related controls with a focus on fraud and material misstatement. Developed compliance plans for international organizations to align business processes with international regulatory requirements. Lead Data Forensic Investigation Teams at the direction of legal counsel in the areas of civil, criminal, employment and fraud investigations. Managed clients, staff, budgets and resources to satisfactory completion of project deliverables.

Developed policies, procedures and standards in accordance to industry best practices to ensure maximum privacy of member information. Designed workflows to categorize and classify data on the LASERS Network and build appropriate security technologies to protect against unauthorized disclosure. Assisted in the network design and implementation of core networking technologies with a focus on security while maintaining the ease of use for the network users. Designed, build and maintained methods for secure communication and transfer of data between partner organizations.

Developed the Information Security Consulting program with a focus on the financial and banking industries. Performed Security Assessments, Penetration Testing and Social Engineering testing for a large sections of clients in multiple industries. Developed a framework for a Policy Compliance Program to organizations with multiple regulatory requirements. Provided internal consulting services to the Network Infrastructure Delivery Team to ensure adequate security design was considered on all implementation projects. Performed Incident Response for customers that experienced security incidents that required root cause analysis and remediation of the related vulnerabilities.

Master Of Business Administration, Specialization In Accounting

Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology, Information Assurance And Security

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude

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