Los Angeles, California, United States
Unique blend of Technical and Business acumen, with a successful track record of delivering strong enterprise Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Compliance capabilities. Progressive experience in large, multinational organizations, deploying scalable, secure technical infrastructures to meet current/future capacity, and functional needs. DISTINCTIVE EXECUTIVE QUALIFICATIONS Applies strategic and tactical skills to lead large mission-critical projects involving diverse technical configurations, technologies and processing environments. Leverages general business savvy to understand an organization’s security and operational needs, establish achievable technology direction and platform strategies, and lead cross-geography, multi-functional teams in the execution of solutions. Ability to present technical information in a manner that establishes clear understanding for both technical and non-technical colleagues and customers. BUSINESS VALUE / ROI Proven ability to: (1) Provide leadership for development and implementation of enterprise cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance programs and collaboration architecture frameworks to gain higher levels of integration between various line-of-business applications; (2) Serve as a technical lead, technology champion and change agent, harnessing internal and external resources to maximize corporate competitiveness and keep pace with overall growth of business; (3) Build and motivate top-caliber teams, setting expectations, measuring performance, and facilitating staff training and skill development to maximize results.
Provided Information Security subject matter expertise to help organizations establish/maintain a comprehensive information protection plan to meet their cybersecurity goals, privacy, and compliance requirements. Provided full life cycle Information Security services including annual risk assessments, quarterly VAPT (Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing), risk management, business continuity and Disaster Recovery plans. Spearheaded incident response planning and execution, and security architecture and design.
Designed, implemented, and maintained countywide information security programs focused on protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business applications, computer infrastructure, and their associated information assets. Provided strategic and operational leadership for Cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance across the County’s 26 agencies in support of 34 cities and 18,000 employees, and served 3.5 million residents. Established a 24X7 Security Operations Center (SOC) capability with the required technology, people, and processes to effectively monitor the County’s critical infrastructure. Implemented threat intelligence and security incident response competencies and established a comprehensive set of Cybersecurity polices countywide.
Provide Information Security subject matter expertise to help small, medium, and large organizations establish and maintain a comprehensive information protection plan with the necessary controls to meet their organizational objectives, regulatory compliance requirements, and address their identified risks and vulnerabilities. Full life cycle Information Security services including complete hands-on day-to-day security function, Security Operations, annual risk assessments and treatment, quarterly VAPT testing, third party risk management and full business continuity and Disaster Recovery plans, as well as complete incident response planning and execution, and security architecture and design.
Executive level information security role, responsible for architectural design of Infrastructure security solutions across Zurich’s worldwide enterprise. Delivered infrastructure security architecture subject matter expertise through independent project engagements and collaboration with business and technology partners as well as external technology providers for effective design of security capabilities for the organization. Also, provided security technologies support and maintenance as part of my security technology operations role after security capabilities were architected and deployed.
Senior Director – Information Technology Senior IT leadership position, responsible for worldwide Information Security program for data center operations and infrastructure, supporting the entire Fox IT network, which consists of thousands of network devices, servers, storage components, WIFI access points and critical content delivery systems and applications in over 125 worldwide locations. Focused on continuous improvement and partnered with peers and other IT leaders throughout the enterprise to maintain an effective balance of system/application controls and alerts. Led the establishment of a hybrid cloud architecture to effectively support business growth. Managed a team of 67 technology professionals, including five direct reports, and an offshore team in India. • Established a Secured Future Architecture and Reduced Global Data Center Footprint. Led a Data center transformation program to reduce global data center footprint, refreshed servers using virtualization, set up a failover data center. Established a private/public cloud offering using HP’s Matrix Operating Environment (MOE). STRATEGIC IMPACT: Established a state-of-the-art, Tier IV, Secured data center infrastructure at what is arguably the most advanced data center co-location facility in the world (Switch) in Las Vegas, Nevada in support of Fox’s strategic entertainment technology based vision. • People, Process and Technology improvements. Restructured global Information Security team and optimized team talent portfolio within first 12 months. Defined two-year systems renovation plan to drive down Operational Expenses, improve reliability, and security. Built a high performing organization and secured technology infrastructure that can support Fox's growing portfolio of products and services