Stuart Freeman Email & Phone Number

Middletown, Nj, Us

Middletown, Nj, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Manages multiple teams responsible for organization data protection. Oversees & develops policies regarding CTS security architecture, security monitoring & auditing, incident reporting/response & forensics. Leads & oversees broad information security projects & resourcing. Liaises with businessprocess owners to ensure ongoing alignment. Participates in the planning & implementation of security for complex CTS projects. Evaluates security applications & systems. Presents recommendations on whether to use systems to senior management. Demonstrates advanced ability to conduct cost benefit analysis to justify investment in security and/or COB controls to mitigate risks. Presents advanced analyses to senior management with recommendations aligning customer/business needs & capabilities. Evaluates new & emerging products & technologies, recommending which technologies to implement, develops functional specifications & documentation. Monitors budgets & schedules for projects conducted by teams & ensures they are completed in a timely manner. Recruits, directs, motivates & develops staff, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth & their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team. Manages multiple information security teams. Contributes to the achievement of multiple teams' objectives.Assist & provide support for technology management teams, auditors, & line of defense risk managers in assessing control completeness & effectiveness of security configuration management adherenceMaintain data quality, integrity & security of the continuous configuration management assessment findingsWork with technology teams in development & enhancement of security configuration management assessment processes & toolingAnalyze security configuration issues & propose appropriate resolution maintaining appropriate compensating controls & risk management & establishing secure, hardened baselines across all technologies in the estate.

● Implemented a full devops methodology including a micro release strategy that encourages agile development able to adapt to continuous customer feedback and requirements based on continuous real world testing and quick delivery. ● Implemented risk management best practices using in-house tools and third party testing including application and infrastructure security vulnerability testing, management, and mitigation.● Fortified customer relations by implementing automated customer facing tools for interacting with support staff members.● Migrated in-house servers & legacy systems to Amazon Web Services.● Migrated from on-server SQL to AWS SQL services (RDS), introducing 5-minute recovery from failover.● Implemented “money back” SLA’s to customers guaranteeing 3 9’s of uptime.

• Pivotal in growing from a startup to over 15 million dollars in revenue• Led customer-facing security assessments by Fortune 100 companies including code analysis, vulnerability assessments & internal remediation• Migrated in-house servers & legacy systems to Amazon Web Services• Redesigned AWS infrastructure to utilize industry standards & best practices• Developed & implemented corporate security & privacy policies• Developed highly scalable systems designed for graceful failure• Responsible for all vendor management and enterprise architecture• Utilizing software automation, maintained industry minimums for admin to server support ratios• Streamlined operational procedures to increase problem resolution times

• Desktop/Server Engineering - Assisted in design, testing and implementation of Enterprise Wide Software Management System• Equities Support Manager - Reorganized staffing and support policies to better address support needs, improve response & resolution times. Facilitated in establishing direct communication with business line personnel• Web Services Engineering - Designed, implemented & trained support staff on MS Clusters for corporate intranet• Security Engineering - Co-engineered & deployed corporate PKI & RSA solutions as well as intrusion detection & prevention monitoring systems. Responsible for collaborating with third parties on external vulnerability assessment• Network Engineering - Designed, implemented the firm's VoIP system enabling a substantial build out of the corporate remote infrastructure & added a crucial piece to disaster recovery efforts