Responsible for contributing to the strategic direction of the Internal Technical Audit (IA) function, in coordination with the Audit team. To direct audit activities, in accordance with IA standards, GfK/MRI-Simmons policies, and local regulations. Along with managing and addressing data quality and system security issues identified in the annual E+Y audit.

• Report directly to C.O.O. and C.T.O.• Manage client application support department across three offices, NYC, Chicago & LA.• Amazon AWS Cloud architect and management.• Strong PowerShell skills• Dev/OPS management.• Cloud Security Specialist and management for GfK-MRI using tools from Alertlogic.• Manage IT hosting vendors.• Manage company IT procurement and liaison with GfK North American and GfK Germany counterparts.• Work with in house and contract software developers to asses and architect hardware and hosting needs for companies varied client SaaS applications.• Work with product captains to manage development cycle, hosting and successful roll out of hosted SaaS applications &/or data based deliverables.• Manage all Personal Identifiable Information (PII) data• Audit and write policies for protection of data at rest, transfer between clients and GfK Employees. • Work with companies’ sales staff as a Tech Sales Engineer when technical mediation is needed during contract negotiations. Need to be able to convey our deliverable assets and application behavior to technically experienced and non-experienced staff alike and how it will all work in conjunction for the clients individual needs.• Manage annual technology audit performed by E+Y to maintain companies MRC accreditation.

Part of the Information Services team. Primary responsibilities include the design, development and implementation of multiple database systems on multiple server platforms (Windows NT, IBM R/S 6000, and Novel NetWare). Reportsdevelopment using multiple report writers including proprietary and commercial (Seagate Crystal Reports and Access 2000) report writers and all aspects of managing a database system, including system analysis, user interface design, support and training to end users and documentation of all systems which are developed.Also part of my responsibilities was the preparation andmigration of data from the organizations multiple Legacy databases, which include Payroll, Human Resource, Client, Marketing and Accounting databases, into the primary database. Required to learn about all aspects of the Organizations employee & client policies, the billing policies of multiple health insurance companies, including Medicaid & Medicare, along with learning a new proprietary database, CMHC-MIS, that runs on the IBM R/S 6000, and its proprietary developing language to create a new centralized organizational wide database which will replace the multiple databases used through the organization. This includes HR, Payroll, Marketing, Client medical records, Health Insurance billing and Accounting databases. Recommended & implemented the use of bar coding for tracking client medical records. Recommended and implemented software/hardware for biometric finger print recognition to be used for secure workstation logon to the company network & for use by upper management as a secure digital signature for the organizations paperless office initiative.

Responsible for the daily maintenance of all company databases. Responsible to solve software related problems with commercial packages and in house written software. Design and development of Access 2.0 and Access 97 database applications for all departmental needs. Design of user-friendly Graphical User Interface front ends in Access 97 for Legacy Fox Pro and dBase DOS applications. Design and create reports for all departments in Access 2.0, Access 97 and Seagate Crystal Reports to connect to proprietary Fulfillment system written in Clipper/Fox Pro. Project Manager on a development team to document and flow chart the companies DOS based system written in Clipper/Fox Pro and create a technical and RFP package to be sent to outside vendors for a re-write using current Windows 9x database and development software.Also responsible to travel across the USA to provide onsite technical support for trade shows run by Faulkner and Gray Conference Department.