Robert Richmond Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By stitching together advances in Cloud, Automation, Operations, Security and DevOps, we help clients deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

Worldwide, Oo

- Oversaw a diverse team in design, architecture, and engineering of Infrastructure and Network Security including planning, procurement, deployment, operational escalation, and policy management for over 900 firewalls deployed globally.- Replaced hardware for 400+ firewalls and upgraded the operating system for 350+ firewalls distributed around the globe.- Merged more than 20 internationally distributed management platforms into a single, securely hosted platform and deployed firewall policy automation (Tufin). - Overcame supply chain issues by being open and flexible; pivoted to locations that could receive equipment globally and focused on countries where changes could be implemented.- Exceeded budget expectations - achieved $2 million under budget through vendor negotiations and optimizing hardware to meet capacity requirements.- Authored and maintained security standards and guidelines to reduce risk: - Defined standard, created device configuration policies, determined features supported, and the standard configuration. - Decreased configuration drift and enhanced infrastructure stability.- Developed and led corporate network security strategy, created roadmaps, and implementation to ensure compliance of industry and corporate standards.- Researched and evaluated emerging technologies, innovative solutions, and trends to determine optimal integration; initiated and implemented strategic plans to improve security and reliability.- Produced and delivered presentations weekly or more to senior leadership (CTO’s, CIO’s) regarding critical project status.- Ensured operational efficiencies and reduced risk by leveraging automation – requested automation from the point of request to completion (technical feasibility and risk assessment, approval, and implementation).

Worldwide, Oo

Lead a high-performing team of 15 in the design, implementation, and support for network security protections for the US member firm.- Managed security efforts for Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in mergers and acquisitions, enterprise scale deployments, and cloud adoption initiative. - Partnered with leaders and stakeholders to ensure objectives are supported and enabled by the delivery of network security and segmentation efforts.- Lead the collaborative development of global standards within the Network Security discipline.- Expanded visibility and protections within the enterprise network to ensure deeper intelligence and control.- Drove standardization across the enterprise to improve reliability and visibility by adopting standardized software versions, hardware models, device configurations, and procedures.- Increased eminence of the US Network Security and Segmentation team within the global Deloitte enterprise to expand influence and lead quality in other member firms. - Implemented operational efficiencies that decreased implementation time of requests to less than 48 hours.

Worldwide, Oo

Ca

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Organizational Leadership

Aas, Network Communication