Currently my role entails management of a diverse group of extremely talented and driven technology & security professional to deliver one of a kind services.My group is responsible for delivering services to improve the utilization and integration of Akamai custom products and solutions within a customer's preexisting technology. These services help a customer build new systems, processes, and technology that utilize Akamai custom solutions as the catalyst for new operational capabilities.

As Senior Enterprise Security Architect at Akamai my position serves as the security thought and process leader for my varied customer base, as it relates to identifying, evaluating, mitigating, and reporting on information security risks in a manner that meets compliance and regulatory requirements and aligns with and supports the risk posture of the customer. As a visionary leader with strong business acumen and a detailed working knowledge of information security technologies, practices, and… Show more As Senior Enterprise Security Architect at Akamai my position serves as the security thought and process leader for my varied customer base, as it relates to identifying, evaluating, mitigating, and reporting on information security risks in a manner that meets compliance and regulatory requirements and aligns with and supports the risk posture of the customer. As a visionary leader with strong business acumen and a detailed working knowledge of information security technologies, practices, and policies and their application in the real world I am able to properly aligned technology with my customer's varied needs. In this role I am a thought leader, a consensus builder, and an integrator of people, process and technology to achieve a unified goal. Show less

Architect aligned to security products offered by Akamai:- Provide strategic direction on application delivery, performance, and security during platform integration and development.- Create architectural documentation, recommendations, and roadmaps for both internal product development teams and external customers.- Lead major build projects to streamline integration processes, improve product protection capabilities, and build new services capabilities- Lead Security… Show more Architect aligned to security products offered by Akamai:- Provide strategic direction on application delivery, performance, and security during platform integration and development.- Create architectural documentation, recommendations, and roadmaps for both internal product development teams and external customers.- Lead major build projects to streamline integration processes, improve product protection capabilities, and build new services capabilities- Lead Security Assessment services for customers, including technical capabilities and assessing maturity of security organization- R&D for new services and products offerings- Major incident handling for a global customer base- Education development for internal security staff and customers- Mentor internal team on application, security, business, and platform- Develop product cost estimation models for new services through market research- Facilitate the establishment and implementation of standards, best practices, and guidelines for the KONA product line Show less

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Global Security Architect for all products and services offered by Travelport:· Drove Security and Risk Management program within Travelport and its product portfolio leveraging a risk-based approach to manage the different levels of risk tolerance and risk exposure across the organization· Defined company-wide information security strategy and action plans based on risk assessment and gap analysis· Started Security Architecture Committee that brings together key security and risk… Show more Global Security Architect for all products and services offered by Travelport:· Drove Security and Risk Management program within Travelport and its product portfolio leveraging a risk-based approach to manage the different levels of risk tolerance and risk exposure across the organization· Defined company-wide information security strategy and action plans based on risk assessment and gap analysis· Started Security Architecture Committee that brings together key security and risk stakeholders to develop and review security and risk strategies for the organization and product portfolio· Rationalized potential and emerging information security threats, vulnerabilities and control techniques and communicated this information to appropriate team members throughout the company on a timely basis.· Conducted audits and tests of Travelport's infrastructure, security controls and product portfolio as well as external 3rd parties· Developed and directed technical teams in the investigation and resolution of complex privacy and security problems across the organization and 3rd party providers of SaaS applications· Advised the management team on information risk and recommend actions in support of Travelport’s wider risk management program.· Created an information security awareness program to customize communication tools and campaigns for the various business units· Responsible for developing, publishing and maintaining comprehensive information security standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.· Responsible for monitor information security trends and evolving technologies and keep senior management informed about related information security issues and implications for Travelport.· Set usage and security policies for information sharing on internal and external platforms· Acted as the primary corporate control point during follow-up on significant information security incidents, oversee development of response plans and provide timely update reporting. Show less

Senior Information Security Architect with a mandate to completely rebuild the security operations at WorldPay:- Developed technical solutions to achieve overall compliance objectives. - Brought technical leaders together to finalize and implement new security solutions and strategies.- Lead the establishment and implementation of standards, best practices, and guidelines for all internal and external service offerings.- Created strategic roadmap for security refresh, rebuild… Show more Senior Information Security Architect with a mandate to completely rebuild the security operations at WorldPay:- Developed technical solutions to achieve overall compliance objectives. - Brought technical leaders together to finalize and implement new security solutions and strategies.- Lead the establishment and implementation of standards, best practices, and guidelines for all internal and external service offerings.- Created strategic roadmap for security refresh, rebuild, and implementation.- Lead security education for development teams and operations teams.- Key Manager for two-part key authentication system.- Handled major security incidents for WorldPay- Lead R&D for all security solutions offered and implemented by WorldPay- Security program manager; achieved a mature program at the time of departure with repeatable, centralized, and continually improving processes.- Project manager for all projects that fell under my purview. Show less

Senior Information Security Engineer aligned to Global Development and Operations:- Responsible for all aspects of security in a 20,000 person organization managing $30bil in assets annually.- In charge of security education for development and operations team.- Globally deployed security infrastructure and trained operational staff.- Deployed global authentication and authorization solution to ensure identity validation and verification- Established and implemented… Show more Senior Information Security Engineer aligned to Global Development and Operations:- Responsible for all aspects of security in a 20,000 person organization managing $30bil in assets annually.- In charge of security education for development and operations team.- Globally deployed security infrastructure and trained operational staff.- Deployed global authentication and authorization solution to ensure identity validation and verification- Established and implemented standards, best practices, and guidelines for the all solutions- Project manager for all security related solutions integration Show less

Developer at SGINTL responsible for all development and operations of web presence:- Completely re-developed customer and partner portal systems- Streamlined order processing via customized OCR and Online Ordering system; linked directly to settlement systems.- Developed and implemented custom Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting framework to allow for ease of integration with CRM and other COTS solutions within the enterprise. - Custom developed financial and legal… Show more Developer at SGINTL responsible for all development and operations of web presence:- Completely re-developed customer and partner portal systems- Streamlined order processing via customized OCR and Online Ordering system; linked directly to settlement systems.- Developed and implemented custom Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting framework to allow for ease of integration with CRM and other COTS solutions within the enterprise. - Custom developed financial and legal reporting sub-systems.- Managed all aspects of web infrastructure, including availability and operations concerns (BCP). Show less

Front-end Web Services Administrator and Developer:- In charge of all business continuity planning for online operations.- Lead program manager for virtualization initiative.- Lead online services operations and administration for 24/7 operations- Conducted transformational training for new online strategies- R&D for new online settlement and authorization system; mandate to execute authorizations in under 5s SLA

Developer for LSU College of Business:- Developed externally facing portals for faculty, staff, and students. - Maintained the array of servers, software, and systems that all of the portal systems operated on.- R&D for new technologies and services to be purchased to aid in educational research operations.- Provided technical education for specialized solutions within the College