Wayne Hawkinson Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Lead the IT Security Architecture and Engineering organization responsible for architecting and engineering cyber security solutions and operations for Target in the following domains:
• Endpoint Security - Anti-Virus, Malware Prevention, Application Whitelisting, IOC Hunting, Endpoint Full Disk Encryption, and Device Control
• Network Security – Secure Web Gateway (Proxy), Network Access Control (NAC), Automated Threat Forensics and Dynamic Malware Detection against Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and Spear Phishing, and Adaptive.
• Data Protection - Tokenization, Cryptography, Encryption, Enterprise Key Management, Data Loss Prevention, PKI, Bastion Host, Mainframe Security, Digital Rights Management, and Credential Management
• Security Operations – provides IT Security platform support, monitoring, and enterprise security services

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Lead the Information Security organization responsible for designing and engineering cyber security solutions for Target in the following domains:
• Endpoint Security - Anti-Virus, Application Whitelisting, Data Loss Prevention
• Application Security - Dynamic and Static Code scanning, Web Application Firewall
• Threat and Vulnerability - Scanning and Continuous Vulnerability Detection, Automated Threat Forensics and Dynamic Malware Detection against Advanced Persistent Threats and Spear Phishing
• Data Protection - Tokenization, Cryptography, Encryption, Enterprise Key Management, Bastion Host, Mainframe Security, Digital Rights Management
• Audit, Logging, and Monitoring - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Database Access Security, Network Access Control

Toronto, ON, CA

• Selected to pioneer and lead the new Network/Security and Storage Support organization providing 24/7/365 second level engineering support for Thomson Reuters globally. Developed organizational structure, strategy, and.
• Responsible for end-to-end Support of Data Center Network/Security and Storage infrastructure that is critical to the delivery of revenue generating applications, internal business systems, and supporting environments.
• Successfully integrated two disparate technology organizations into a single, cohesive technology group driving cost savings and process alignment.
• Financial management of $15.3M Capital and $14.2M Expense budgets. Decreased capital spend by 20% through use of 3rd party hardware and reduced expense budget by 22% through a self-sparing strategy.
• Maintained oversight of 4,402 network/security assets and 568 storage assets utilizing 14 PB of capacity.
• Designed and assisted in the selection and implementation of network monitoring, performance and capacity management tools.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Promoted to manage a team of 8 network/security engineers responsible for designing and supporting Local Area Network (LAN) datacenter solutions for Customer facing products that enables over $5.5B in electronic.
• Designed and implemented next generation Cisco fabricpath network architecture utilizing Nexus 5000 and 7000 devices to meet growing bandwidth demands and scale.
• Developed and applied a change control review framework that led to a 98% success rate in change execution, thereby improving stability. Based on success, this framework was adopted by rest of the data center.
• Drove network switch consolidation and decommission efforts that reduced power consumption by 20% of network footprint while eliminating $110K in support maintenance costs.
• Led the planning and execution of 8 successful data center migrations and established process for future migrations.
• Directed the operationalization and implementation of network, server and storage architecture loosely based on FlexPod reference architecture allowing for scalability and cost reductions.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Promoted to oversee a team of 6 network engineers responsible for managing over 350 data center devices in the Professional Division based data centers and campus locations supporting over 8,000 end users in the US and.
• Developed scalable hardware configurations and streamlined administrative procedures, which allowed a high degree of standardization that yielded 30% increase in workload without adversely impacting quality.
• Implemented change control guidelines and establishing maintenance windows for network changes by working with stakeholders and business unit representatives
• Spearheaded a 2 year migration from collapsed core/distribution network architecture to a dedicated core and distribution model to allow for scalability and increased 10 Gb capabilities to meet business requirements.
• Delivered campus end user connectivity through remote Cisco and Juniper VPN access, Cisco controller based wireless network, and Cisco end user PoE chassis based switches providing highly robust and scalable network.
• Led the planning and installation of the network build out a new state of art datacenter which consisted of a base install of 18 Cisco 6500 devices, F5 LTMs and GTMs, and DNS.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Promoted to provide data center and campus network design and support. Consistently assigned high profile projects requiring close collaboration with business partners and external customers.
• Designed, implemented, and managed large enterprise wired, wireless, and voice networks for over 7000 end users that included IP address management, hardware selection and upgrades.
• Architected a scalable hosting and managed services network under significant cost constraints for a new business venture (Managed Technology Services) to host law firm IT infrastructure.
• Migrated new customers into new hosting network and provided network consulting services to law firm customers
• Selected to serve as project lead for all Data Center network integration planning and execution of mergers and acquisitions.

Toronto, ON, CA

Planned, installed, and maintained over 450 high revenue generating customer based WAN connections utilizing Cisco equipment utilizing OSFP, EIGRP, BGP dynamic routing protocols and ACL management providing best quality network and security support for customer technology staff to include travel to customer locations nationwide.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Trained and operated in a fast paced and stressful environment with focus in Leadership, Critical Thinking, Discipline, and Teamwork utilizing an Adapt and Overcome philosophy. Consistently given responsibilities.
• Served 15 months in a hostile area during Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of combat engineer battalion.
• Awarded the Army Achievement Medal for selfless service, dedication, and commitment during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Responsible for the conduct, training, welfare and personnel management of 3-5 enlisted soldiers.
• Planned and orchestrated construction projects for squad sized elements of 10-12 soldiers.