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Atlas PointChief Technology Officer - Chief Information Security Officer
Jan. 2023Charlotte, NCAtlas Point is a behavioral science and analytic platform providing insights to support more personal and personalized financial conversations. Atlas Point is a consulting firm focused on helping Financial Advisors differentiate their practice and grow business with greater momentum. Atlas Point offers assessments, training, and coaching. Financial Virtues, our primary assessment, integrates behavioral finance and communication preferences to help investors and Financial Advisor have better conversations, faster.
The Commons Project FoundationCTO/ CISO / Chief Privacy Officer
Jul. 2021 - Jan. 2023New York, United States and RemoteI oversaw technology, engineering, product management, vendor management, IT operations, information security, finance, and data privacy. I led all aspects of cloud security, DR, and BCP while building an ISO27001-compliant program; and spearhead efforts to leverage blockchain technologies for distributed identity and verification. • Stabilized and focused the overwhelmed engineering team, turning them around from receiving direction via multiple parties to a single direction. Froze the strategy and clarified lines of communication before resuming work. Set clear priorities for the team, which boosted productivity. • Established the organization’s first security program from scratch, including information security policies and procedures, equipping the team with the proper tools. Assumed Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) scope and led the organization to achieve GDPR, HIPAA, and HITRUST compliance. • Right-sized the organizational structure and staffing to better reflect a nonprofit; removing mid-level management and adding more individual contributors. • Reduced contracts/licensing spend, saving ~$5M annually by replacing “enterprise” technology and offerings with more appropriate technology for this nonprofit organization. • Rationalized the product line to focus on 2 products, quashing efforts of a third that cost $1M while not generating any revenue.
Grasshopper BankCTO / CIO / CISO
Sep. 2018 - Jul. 2021Greater New York City AreaI propelled this first digital, cloud-based commercial bank in the US from startup through OCC charter, setting the technology operations strategy and overseeing all technology and information security—no security incidents while leading the team. • Led all technical efforts and grew a team of engineers to develop in-house APIs and mobile/web applications interfacing the core banking platform to customers. Matured the technology team (engineering, IT Ops, and Information Security) from a startup culture to a run-the-bank professional culture. • Directed a global development team (India, Romania, US), delivering mobile and web applications and middleware development efforts using agile methodologies. Oversaw the execution of new product development within go-to-market strategy and regulatory requirements. • Created a computing environment that enabled seamless migration to 100% remote workforce with no disruption in daily activities. • Launched the Vendor Management Program to manage risks and costs associated with SaaS offerings and a global vendor audience. • Formed and served as Chair of the Bank’s Enterprise Change Management Committee and all project management. Chaired Vendor Management Committee and IT Risk Committee. Served as a member of Enterprise Risk Committee.
SixThirty Financial Technology AcceleratorAdvisor/Mentor
Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2018Greater St. Louis Area• Advised both the SixThirty Fintech and Cyber Accelerators. • Served as a regular mentor to companies selected for the 16-week accelerator program, advising across structuring, staffing, service, product/market fit, elevator pitches, and more. • Mentored more than a dozen startups to help them grow their business and successfully emerge from early stage.
EYFSO Market Leader - St Louis
Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2018Greater St. Louis AreaDuring my time with EY, I built teams and solutions that helped FSOs (financial services organizations) create sustainable growth and meet their strategic business objectives; financial services client experience spanned card services, banking, Fintech, and wealth management. • Acted as the Global Head of Wealth Technology (CTO) for Thompson Reuters (TR) from 2017 through mid-2018 to stabilize the organization ahead of splitting the business and selling half. Led a 387-person global development team (FTEs across 6 countries) supporting TR’s global wealth management business (BETA, BETA online, Thomson One, etc.). • Drove TR’s migration to a Lean/Agile development environment. Assisted in developing future model for core business to move away from legacy Cobol-based system. Captured $4.5M in annual savings by reducing number of data centers to manageable level.
First BankSVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Mar. 2013 - Mar. 2016Greater St. Louis AreaI joined this $6.5B retail bank shortly after a new CIO to establish an information security program, and network security and network management teams. I led Information Security Operations, Engineering and Architecture, IT Risk and Compliance, Network Infrastructure, Telecommunications, IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance, Mainframe Security (AS-400). • Devised a board-approved 3-year technology investment in security and delivered all projects related to the investment on-time and on-budget (SIEM, DLP, UTM FW). • Established a security team and operation from scratch. Hired, trained, and led the Security, Disaster Recovery, and Network teams. Provided an executive-level presence for the information security practice at the bank, partnering with other senior executives to create a culture of security. • Designed and built a Security Operations Center, then combined it with the network team to form a Network/Security Operations Center to serve as hub for Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) and to proactively monitor all threats and to manage a nationwide network. • Architected and rolled out an Identity Management solution, an anomaly detection solution, and an end-point security program (DLP) to reduce risk; designed all security controls around the eCommerce portal. • Implemented several frameworks—COBIT, ITIL, PCI, and NIST—to ensure governance and consistency of delivery
AccentureSecurity Lead - NA IO & Global Mobilization Lead - Managed Security Offering
Mar. 2011 - Mar. 2013United States• Functioned as the mobilization lead for Managed Security Offerings and as the North American Security Mobilization Lead responsible for security on all mobilization efforts related to Accenture's Infrastructure Outsourcing business.
NETBANKAUDIT LLCCIO, Director Technical Assessments & Lead engineer
Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2010Provided information security consulting to over 250 clients regarding architectures, program development and regulatory compliance. Developed and delivered IT and Information Security Risk Assessments to banks and credit unions.
Booz Allen HamiltonAssociate
Aug. 2002 - Nov. 2004St Louis, MO• Led a team of 16 engineers providing support for 5 global networks (15K+ nodes). • Lent security-related technical expertise to assist the Chief of the Computer Network Defense division. • Established the Agency's Computer Emergency Response Team • Introduced procedures to support an Incident Response program; analyzed the daily threat to the information environment and wrote custom scripts to identify vulnerabilities on agency systems.
Greenwich Technology PartnersSecurity Consultant, Senior Network Engineer
Aug. 2001 - Jul. 2002White Plains, NY• Developed infrastructure security analysis service for financial services companies throughout the US.
GE AccessManager, Field Engineering Services
Jan. 1998 - Jul. 2001Boulder, Colorado, United States• Managed vendors and value-added resellers developing security-consulting opportunities. • Led the team of field engineers responsible for delivering installation and configuration of information security technologies to include Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, firewalls, network management, and RAS products. • Oversaw the secure remote access program for customers using the demonstration laboratory from remote locations.
SAICSr Network Engineer
Jan. 1995 - Jan. 1998Scott AFB, Illinois, United States• Provided onsite network engineering support to a US Department of Defense (DoD) client. • Managed web development and supported Sun workstation environment. • Led multi-level security effort and integration; served an instrumental role in developing an inexpensive secure portable global communications solution based on INMARSAT.
US Air ForceLt Colonel USAF Retired
May. 1985 - Dec. 2008GlobalIntelligence Systems Officer.
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