Ron Austin Email & Phone Number

Temecula, Ca, Us

Mountain View, California, Us

Excelled in multiple security compliance, GRC, information security roles at a U.S. multinational business software company specializing in financial software. Spearheaded efforts to maintain SOC2 and PCI-DSS compliance while driving ISO 27001 certification initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise audit cycles. Collaborated with stakeholders to establish and execute compliance plans, managing relationships with auditing consultants. Successfully completed an urgent user access review project by organizing the team, streamlining processes, and ensuring timely communication. Results included the on-time completion of compliance tasks and ongoing compliance awareness across development teams.

Mountain View, California, Us

- Steered centralized compliance programs for regulatory and industry standards (PCI DSS, NIST 800-53, NY DFS, GDPR, PSD2).- Collaborated with compliance partners and security leadership to prioritize regulatory requirements.- Provided regular compliance status updates to leadership and created quarterly Jira tickets for continuous compliance tracking and remediation. Coordinated evidence collection, penetration testing, and vulnerability remediation to ensure compliance.- Managed monthly compliance scorecards and contributed to security operations, including AWS Terminations and Root Account MFA processes. Oversaw the ACL Deputy program and its updates.

Mountain View, California, Us

- Conducted manual AWS compliance checks, presented findings to Business Unit leaders, and tracked remediation efforts to enhance security posture.- Managed Red Team findings through Jira to ensure full remediation. Oversaw the Security Inbox, addressing or redirecting security-related inquiries.

San Mateo, California, Us

- Performed vendor and internal risk analyses, maintained PCI scope documentation, and reviewed Security Rider Exhibits on contracts. Served as a key contributor to the Corporate Governance Committee and recommended security policy revisions.- Developed a third-party vendor management program and defined requirements for the Archer third-party application.

- Championed the PCI DSS compliance initiative, collaborating across all levels of the Sony Platform. Administered internal and external penetration testing, code reviews, and defect remediation.- Held ownership of Fortify integration while coordinating global development teams and third-party services. Onboarded new project managers and security members to the platform.- Leveraged Agile and Waterfall methodologies to drive multiple simultaneous projects, including maintaining project plans, timelines, status reports, and RAID sheets.

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

- Liaised across departments to develop and edit content for press, broadcast, promotional, and in-house videos. Created original animated content for marketing trailers, as well as in-game movies for PS2, Xbox, PS3, and Xbox 360 using Unreal Engine 3.- Tracked project progress using Agile methodologies. Managed video compression and final assembly for various console games, with expertise in multiple broadcast formats (HDV, Beta SP, Digital Beta, S-VHS, DVD). - Researched new video technologies and trained new hires in department procedures.

Worked with clients via long distance communication or on locationEdited and mastered commercials for broadcast televisionVersioned spots for multiple marketsOrganized and tracked several projects at any given timeCreated and implemented required special effects for spots

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

(same responsibilities as High Moon Studios above)

(same responsibilities as High Moon Studios above)Concept to creation of pre-sell Bonus DVD for Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II

Created clip maps and sound palette maps using proprietary editor toolsCreated inventory database

Maintained schedules and time-line reports using MS Project, Outlook and ExcelWorked with developers local and abroadAssembled, compressed and implemented final game assets (Art, Audio, Movies, etc.) Worked with all aspects of product production (Programming, Art, Sound dept., Video dept., Creative Services, Public Relations, Marketing, Sales, Duplication)Experience with foreign design teams. Responsible for localization of USCF Chess, Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy, Fallout Tactics and Chess 99 for distribution in foreign marketsOversaw development teams of four to ten members, external developers, and quality control teams of three to twenty techniciansDivisional Coordinator responsibilities: spearhead for communication to IT and Facilities departments, all Divisional needs including ordering, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrading of systems, shipping and receiving, advised Director of Internet usage watchdog reports generated by IT dept., Preparation of media for duplication and distribution, Archiving of data and code

Managed team of five Quality Assurance techniciansAssembled Master Bug Report and kept constant communication with the ProducerTested software for worldwide distributionTested compatibility of software with leading hardware manufacturers

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

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