Summary

Experience

Chief Information Security Officer|TechInnovate Inc.

San Francisco, CAMar 2018Present

• Transformed security posture by implementing a Zero Trust architecture, reducing critical vulnerabilities by 45% and achieving a 99.8% compliance score for SOC 2 Type 2.
• Built and scaled a global security team from 8 to 25 engineers and analysts, decreasing incident response times by 30% and improving threat detection capabilities by 60%.
• Managed an annual security budget of $12M, optimizing spend by 15% through strategic vendor consolidation and automation initiatives.
• Successfully led the company through GDPR, CCPA, and ISO 27001 certifications, enabling market expansion into 10 new international regions.
• Developed and enforced enterprise-wide security policies, leading to a 25% reduction in security-related human errors through comprehensive training programs.

VP, Information Security|GlobalData Solutions

San Jose, CAJun 2013Feb 2018

• Directed a team of 15 security professionals, overseeing the security of data assets for over 50 enterprise clients and managing a $5M security budget.
• Implemented a comprehensive security awareness program, resulting in a 70% reduction in successful phishing attempts over three years.
• Designed and deployed a new SIEM platform, enhancing threat detection capabilities by 40% and reducing average time to detect critical incidents from 72 hours to 24 hours.
• Orchestrated successful completion of annual penetration tests and vulnerability assessments, improving remediation rates by 35% year-over-year.
• Led the integration of security controls for 5 M&A activities, ensuring seamless and secure onboarding of acquired assets without major security incidents.

Senior Security Architect|NextGen Tech Solutions

Seattle, WAJun 2006May 2013

• Designed and implemented secure application architectures for SaaS products, reducing security vulnerabilities by an average of 20% per product release cycle.
• Developed and managed the company's incident response plan, participating in over 50 security incidents and minimizing business impact.
• Evaluated and integrated new security technologies (e.g., IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP) that collectively saved the company an estimated $500K annually in potential breach costs.
• Mentored junior security engineers, improving team's technical proficiency and contributing to a 20% increase in security control automation.
• Contributed to achieving PCI DSS compliance for e-commerce platforms, securing transactions for over 1 million customers annually.

Projects

Open Threat Intelligence Platform (OTIP)

Sep 2021Jan 2023

• Developed an open-source platform for aggregating and normalizing threat intelligence feeds from multiple sources.
• Implemented custom parsers for STIX/TAXII and MISP feeds, improving data usability by 30% for analysts.
• Integrated a scoring mechanism for threat indicators, enabling prioritization based on organizational risk profiles.

Cloud Security Policy Framework (CSPFW)

Mar 2020Present

• Created a flexible, vendor-agnostic framework for defining and enforcing cloud security policies across multi-cloud environments.
• Released as a series of templates and best practices, adopted by over 5 small to medium-sized businesses.
• Contributed to improving cloud posture by providing clear, actionable guidelines for common cloud misconfigurations.

Automated Security Audit Tool (ASAT)

Jun 2019Nov 2020

• Engineered a Python-based script to automate security configuration audits for Linux servers, reducing manual effort by 70%.
• Developed custom checks for critical security benchmarks (e.g., CIS Benchmarks), identifying an average of 15 misconfigurations per server.
• Generated HTML reports for audit findings, improving clarity and facilitating faster remediation by system administrators.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University|Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Pittsburgh, PASep 2004May 2006

• Graduated with High Honors, Thesis: 'Advanced Threat Intelligence Integration for Enterprise Security Platforms'
• Awarded CMU CyLab Fellowship for research in secure software development

University of California, Berkeley|Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Berkeley, CASep 1999May 2003

• GPA: 3.8/4.0
• Member of the Computer Science Honors Society
• Awarded Dean's List all semesters

Skills

Cybersecurity Leadership

Strategic PlanningRisk Management (NIST, ISO 27001, FAIR)Compliance & Governance (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, HIPAA)Incident Response & ForensicsSecurity Awareness TrainingSecurity Budget Management

Cloud Security

AWS Security (IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub)Azure Security (Sentinel, Security Center)GCP Security (Security Command Center)Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB)Container Security (Kubernetes, Docker)Serverless Security

Security Operations

SIEM (Splunk, QRadar)Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)Vulnerability Management (Nessus, Qualys)Penetration Testing (OWASP Top 10)Threat IntelligenceSecurity Automation & Orchestration (SOAR)

Technical Expertise

Network Security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN)Application Security (SAST, DAST)Identity & Access Management (IAM, MFA)Data Loss Prevention (DLP)Encryption TechnologiesDevSecOps Integration