Greater Chicago Area
Seasoned IT leader offering 20 years of business technology, infrastructure management, and security experience within diverse sectors. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for strategic planning, as well as for process optimization and technical leadership, with a verifiable history of contributing directly to company growth and expansion throughout my career. Professional focal points include cloud migrations, team building, infrastructure analysis, eCommerce strategy, security compliance, project management , IT operations, disaster recovery and cyber. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication and negotiation skills, as well as business acumen, analysis, and resource management to support efficiency with maximum returns. I prospect, assess, and secure key opportunities for appropriate and cost-effective investments regarding a broad range of IT systems, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and development. I also generate and deliver comprehensive cyber-security roadmaps in preparation for internal and client-facing external audits with a concentration on new business. In addition, I can influence senior leadership and liaise with outside providers, and cross-functional teams in consultative approach to ensure the company’s technology solutions support structure is driving the business forward with minimal expenditures. Colleagues describe me as a progressive, driven, down-to-earth, technical and managerial expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget.
Enterprise application security. Auditing existing and prospective Third party vendor with internal security audits. Cross team collaboration with finance on vendor selection Secure application development processes
Leading Application Security initiatives within development teams. Application Security program initiatives, cross teams enhancing Secure SDLC through people process and technology. Third party vendor security analysis Security Incident Response Planning and Testing F5 ASM Management
Client facing manager with project execution responsibility for managing resources, client budgets and deliverables within multiple markets. Providing technical solutions within data analytics, cloud infrastructure, cyber security and web application development.
Provide information technology consultation to small to mid-sized businesses including Cloud computing, Security, Infrastructure, eCommerce and Networking. Open to new opportunities.
Leading enterprise IT operations Infrastructure , security, and development teams into direct alignment with business objectives. Leveraged Azure to propel organization forward in core capabilities, systems agility, high performance computing. Designed enterprise cloud strategy around best-in-class resiliency, strategy, security, performance, and cost. • Ascertain and evaluate untapped opportunities for suitable, cost-effective investments into pertinent IT systems, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and development. Administered all aspects of the IT operational budget, ensuring expenditures remain within the financial plan while meeting business requirements. Assessed IT systems and created roadmap and reference architecture for migration to public cloud. Mentor staff, performance tracking, consultants.
• Achieved measurable success in reforming the complete enterprise architecture across the organization migrating segments to the cloud • Composed and implemented cybersecurity compliance program, policies, procedures in accordance with regulations. • Presided over the software development team with accountability for the creation of customized eCommerce containing single sign-on APIs, Salesforce, and WMS. • Facilitated the design and launch of a comprehensive online HIPAA training program which included online testing capability. • Developed effective disaster recovery processes and business continuity testing program. • Developed and documented technical specifications. • Minimized real and potential risks by implemented the deployment of integrated security code scanning (SAST).