Resume of Director Information Security

Title
Director Information Security

Primary Skills
IT leader with 15-year portfolio of success architecting security systems and innovating patented technologies.

Location
US-TX-Austin

Posted
Mar-19-08

MANAGEMENT: Information Security, Security Architect

Award-winning IT leader with 15-year portfolio of
success architecting security systems and innovating
patented technologies. Effective team leader
reputable for streamlining operations to boost
corporate bottom lines. Skilled communicator with
innate ability to shift between technical and
business worlds. Security visionary dedicated to
delivering top-quality products. Adept at scaling
solutions to meet business requirements and
delivering them on time and within budget.

Additional areas of expertise:


Patented Security Technology Innovations
Security Architecture
Creative Problem Solving
Mentoring, Technical Expertise
Vendor Relations
Strategic Vision
Project Management
Team Leadership
Global Operations
Problem Isolation & Analysis
Interpersonal Skills
Prototype Development
Application & Requirement Analysis
Process Improvements
Technology/Algorithm Inventor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CISCO SYSTEMS, Austin, TX * 2000-current
A provider of network based security products, video
conferencing backbone and user appliances, cable and
DSL modems, wireless access points; $20B annual
revenue.

IT Engineer V

Orchestrate projects and program management as the
Security Architect and Security Team Lead in IT. Lead
a team of 6 full-time personnel and 10 matrixed
members. Command alignment of cross-functional
organizations within the company to architect
security solutions for system, network and physical
security. Ensure security standards. Maintain and
communicate roadmap and strategy of security vision
to executive management. Serve as IT advocate to
internal clients. Assist in sales calls and EBC's as
technical lead for Data Center. Devise requirements
and solutions for failed audit compliance based on
audit data reviews, including Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA,
SB1386, ISO17799. Write technical descriptions of
Statement of Work for vendor services. Integrate
established security policies into Data Center
security strategy. Develop solutions and present
build-vs.-buy decisions to management. Manage
contractor and vendor relations. Design system
integration architecture of new technology. Address
security cases escalated to team from trouble
ticketing system. Forge partnerships with corporate
entities to strengthen Cisco's infrastructure.

Key Contributions:

* Reduced risk measured within Cisco's infrastructure
by developing a security roadmap and roadmap
lifecycle, which yielded high level projects that can
be tracked.

* Established, hired, retained a security team that
now serves as subject matter experts for all security
matters within the Cisco IT.

* Slashed monitoring and reporting by $1.4M annually
by designing and developing a policy-based compliance
monitoring and reporting system to measure each host,
network device, and application for security
compliance. Attained 99.98% compliance within 1 year
after creation.

* Boosted Data Center compliance from 17% to 86%+ by
designing and contributing to the Data Center Use
Policy, a cross-functional collaboration.

* Contributed to a 97% decline in "misconfiguration"
incidents by building scalable Trusted Computing
environment for System Administrators on UNIX
servers.

* Saved company $2M annually, fueled individual
contributor levels 40%, and eliminated duplication of
effort in System Administration script writing by
designing and developing Secure Host Management
System *SHMS).

Awards:

* Recognized for Best Cross-Functional Collaboration-
Data Center Use Policy

* 28 Cisco Awards Program Awards ranging from IT &
Cisco contributions to filing a patent
Cont'd...

FIRST UNION, Charlotte, NC * 2000
A provider of personal, commercial and corporate
banking, stock portfolio management; $40B annual
sales.

IT Security Designer 4

Directed all daily security services operations.
Reported potential threat activity and areas of
concern for management review. Led team in developing
security best practices. Created security policies
and in-house applications. Reported to VP of IT on
monthly basis. Developed more granular security
policies to facilitate monitoring and enforcement.
Created security policies as needed. Functioned as
architect for IT infrastructure security needs.
Developed in-house applications as needed.

Key Contributions:

* Provided company 100% visibility into the security
risks in their environment and streamlined
efficiencies as a result of architecting the security
posture assessment process to identify
vulnerabilities in the UNIX and Windows server space.

* Demonstrated to regulation auditors that First
Union was taking security seriously by writing
several policies regarding security monitoring for
Intrusion Detection Systems, ACL provisioning for
Firewalls, user access, and acceptable use.

* Enabled systems administrators to implement
security changes in the OS configuration space during
image install by architecting the security hardening
guide for First Union's IT infrastructure.

* Developed in-house security solutions *C/C++.
Python, Java) by utilizing software engineering
skills.

WALT DISNEY WORLD AND RESORTS, Orlando, FL * 1999-
2000
Amusement parks and resorts; $14B annual revenue.

Security Technology Specialist

Oversaw projects and supervised personnel.
Architected software components for security
applications. Analyzed security application source
code repository. Lectured on use of cryptography
within applications at technology seminars. Mentored
teammates. Developed software components relying on
engineering skills.

Key Contributions:

* Propelled productivity 80% among DataBase
developers by architecting Single SignOn suite for
Disney's financial and customer transaction database
*C/C++,Python).

PREVIOUS CAREER HISTORY

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Austin, TX * 1998-1999 * Network

Security Engineer 3

* Provided security consultations and posture
assessments.

* Lectured at Cisco Security boot camps on
Infrastructure Security Architecture and
Cryptography.

* Boosted network mapping efficiency 80% by
developing new methodology*C/C++,Python).

* Fueled engagement teams' productivity 50% by
creating network protocol reverse engineering tools.

V-ONE, Germantown, MD * 1997-1998 * Principal

Security Software Engineer

* Set up code reviews and managed software
lifecycle*C/C++).

* Represented company to government agencies *FBI,
NSA, BXA) to help gain requirements for new product
development.

* Invented VPN for 2-way paging *product name: Air
Smartgate). The product generated $4M in revenue
during its first year on the market.

* Invented the Trusted First Party *TFP) key recovery
solution *product name: Key Recovery Agent Kit). The
product allows multi-national law enforcement
agencies to ensure secure communications.

INFINET COMPANY, Norfolk, VA * 1994-1997 * Security

Software Engineer & Network Security Engineer 3

* Developed software applications for UNIX, Windows,
C/C++. PERL.

* Increased response time 100% to user
troubleshooting calls by developing and architecting
a system to test modems in each rack ensuring proper
operation and adherence to standard configuration.

* Developed a network security monitoring suite.

* Positioned company to be the first to publish a
newspaper online by creating a parser for the AP
International newsfeed and communications system.

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, Norfolk, VA * 1992-1994 *

Security Architect 2

* Developed tools to render audio/video through the
Internet and Intranet*C/C++,PERL).

* Repaired and replaced hardware components on UNIX
systems.

* Facilitated an increase in productivity for
professors by developing a program to stream 3D
rendered images of wind tunnel experiments over the
Intranet.

* Created a student remote helpdesk allowing students
to stay at their work stations rather than walking
between buildings.

TECHNICAL SKILLS


IBM * DELL * HP-UX x86 * SUN * Cisco * Linux * NetApp
* Remedy * MS Office Suite * MS Project * SSH
AES * PGP * SSL * RSA BSAFE * RSAREF * PKI * IPSEC *
Cisco ACS * Cisco CSA * Altiris * Veritas
C/C++ * Python * PERL * UNIX shell scripting * Java

PATENTS

patent # 6,084,969 for VPN 2-way paging
patent # 6,246,771 for Trusted First Party Key
Recovery Agent Kit

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in
Mathematics
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

Certifications
See above


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