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Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Bedford, Ma, Us

- Leads a global Cybersecurity organization structured to align with the NIST functions of identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover.- Responsible for implementing a Cybersecurity Maturity Transformation roadmap that is aligned with the NIST framework to improve the company’s Cybersecurity maturity.- Works with internal executives, line of business leaders, and Board to present current state, future state, and strategy.- Leads in the development of Cybersecurity policies, standards, and playbook that aligns with industry leading standards - e.g. NIST, ISO-27001,SOC3 type II.- Leads review of customer contracts for Cybersecurity terms working with sales, ops, and legal organizations.- Leads Data Privacy efforts to ensure that the company is up to date with relevant data privacy regulations such as GDPR, etc.- Partners with external organizations & government agencies to identify and evaluate global cyber security threats.- Working in conjunction with the Legal team, leads all aspects of the incident response process from initial investigation through root cause analysis. Keeping all appropriate parties informed during the incident response process. Drives process changes to avoid repeat occurrences of the same incident. Works with the Legal team to support forensic investigations and industry regulations - e.g. SEC Cybersecurity disclosure rules.- Drives and owns any related merger & acquisition activity including Cyber due diligence and integrations on behalf of the company and the acquired companies.- Provides strategic inputs into budget management and planning.- Develops Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery policies/plans to recover from a cyber incident.- Supports vendor relationships and contract management for key security vendors, including development of a security vendor strategy.- Provides coaching, feedback, developmental opportunities, etc. to direct/indirect reports within a broader team.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

- Matures the Information Protection Program by continually assessing control effectiveness against current and emerging threats, and partnering with technology leaders to define and prioritize the implementation of effective controls- Maintains a synthesis of top IT risks and take value centric approach to prioritizing and advocating for the reduction of risk- Supports the development and maturing of strategic enterprise information security/technology risk management program- Supports the advancement of a risk culture company-wide to ensure alignment with long-term objectives- Supports the development of patterns and strategies for evolving security controls towards target architecture- Works closely with the security organization and enterprise architecture practices to ensure security is well integrated into target architecture- Builds strong working relationships with architects and practitioners in security and delivery teams- Manages a team of enterprise architects and works effectively across organizational boundaries

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

- Provides architecture and roadmaps for incorporating infrastructure security devices, including IPS, SIEM, malware proxies, network and systems access controls, firewalls, authentication devices, enterprise monitoring systems, etc.- Enables security and compliance by design to help mitigate threats while positioning for future expansion and business enablement.- Works collaboratively with information security team members and business stakeholders which includes building solid, trust-based relationships with client stakeholders.- Ensures operational reliability and support of IT services delivered to customers and users are according to defined SLA metrics for confidentiality, integrity and availability from a design, architecture and integration perspective.- Analyzes non-integrated and emerging technologies for business enablement and security compliance. - Conceptualizes possible future functional and non-functional requirements into architecture platform technical strategy and detailed design to meet business objectives.- Partners with Business representatives, Application Development, Engineering, Operations and Support, Security, Compliance, Corporate Strategy and other digital partners. - Provides guidance and direction to the overall technical strategy and roadmap by aligning cost-effective and reusable solutions while advancing the usage of new emerging trends and technical capabilities.

- Provided leadership and direction for developing, implementing, monitoring and maintaining a comprehensive strategic enterprise-wide information technology security program accountable for risk management, information security policy, standards and controls, risk governance, intellectual property protection, privacy, disaster recovery, security operations, regulatory audit, incident response, user awareness training and identity access management ensuring the overall integrity, confidentiality and availability of organizational information technology assets.- Led, directed, and had accountability for the performance and development of subordinate staff managing the IT Security Architecture to include NAC, NGFW, IPS, IDS, Endpoint Protection, SIEM, Log Management, Web Security, Email Security, DLP, MFA and IAM. - Provided professional communication with senior executives across business units and internal/external business partners/clients to determine acceptable levels of risk for the organization. Cultivated and built collaborative working relationships with a broad range of enterprise stakeholders, external agencies, industry groups, law enforcement and others as necessary.- Responsible for identifying, evaluating and reporting on information security risks in a manner that meets overarching Governance, Risk Management, Compliance (GRC) thresholds with an in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements such as SOX, HIPAA, PCI, ISO 27001, NIST, and COBIT.- Led, directed, and had accountability for IT Security Operations procedures for vulnerability mitigation, threat management, security incident management, business continuity and disaster recovery. Managed the reporting, investigation, and resolution of IT security incident response and digital forensics. Worked with and consults with senior business leaders on potential data breaches and intellectual property protection.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

- Directed student leadership laboratory, military immersion, field training, discipline, & career guidance- Instructed curriculum covering military foundations, leadership, national security affairs, physical training- Led team through program revisions, tailored operations, audits and was awarded #1 Instructor/Leader

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Executive Board’s principle cyber advisor for cyber security; prepared guidance; led capability integration- Led cloud software application deployment operations providing employee asset protection measures- Conceived/built Senior Executive authorities enabling integration of cyber threat capabilities worldwide- Provided input to USCYBERCOM concept of operation enabling first ever command disruption abilities- Led multi-nation cyber planning team; briefed Senior Executives weekly on total force cyber security

Ft. Meade, Md, Us

- Excelled as exploitation analyst in NSA elite Cyber Counterintelligence Division, focusing on foreign cyber actors and collecting malware to prevent attacks; produced intelligence for Presidential Brief- Led multi-divisional cyber analysts conducting computer network exploitation operations against foreign communications networks, resulting in national audit reports and tailored scenario technical guidance- Oversaw utilization plan for manning, programming, and budget; led standards & evaluations office

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Led a team of program managers on top tier network solutions; composed & validated requirements- Led platform software upgrade program, forged pathways for 1st ever network tool fielding, solved user requirement saving time/money- Oversaw acquisition, analysis and reporting of network intrusions as a network defense forensic analyst

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Directed operations in active directory, messaging, server, storage, PDA, compliance, security, firewalls- Advised & assisted the Director on development, coordination & implementation of policy to 750+ staff- Managed real-time network status in Operations Center; led Risk Compliance team; led protocol ops- Planned, programmed, operated & maintained information systems at 13 installations & 5 headquarters

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Led 6 teams monitoring, securing, & sustaining enterprise networks; 24/7 real-time support for 97K users- Monitored & responded to network attacks & intrusions; oversaw planning & engineering of networks

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Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Masters Of Science, Cyber/Electronic Operations And Warfare

Bs: Computer Science