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Independent ConsultantInformation Security Risk & Compliance Consultant
Dec. 2020Bucharest, RomaniaEnthusiast expert with over two decades of expertise in the Information Security, Network Security, Cyber Security and Risk Management and IT Governance offering consultancy to customers from IT, Finance to Gambling industries.
FreelanceIT Security and Cybersecurity (Compliance) Architect (freelancer)
Oct. 2019 - Nov. 2020- Leading teams of SMEs for designing, implementing or migrating security technologies - Determining risk associated with implementation of new cybersecurity controls - Participating in CAB meetings with rollout and rollback plans and analyzing proposed changes from a risk-based perspective with respect to MTD and SLAs. - Applying risk-based approach when implementing security controls in datacenter - Setting up the most secure and recommended industry standards for securing processed data, in transit and at rest - Conducting Business Impact Analysis and other IT governance related tasks - Conducting or being part of BCP committee for revising or improving the existing BCP plan - Developing in-house training for internal cybersecurity awareness - Designing secure solutions in compliance with payment industry standards - Working in the most secure T4 Datacenters and Payment Card Industry standards of PCI-DSS (Data Security Standard) / PCI CP (Card Production) and PCI TSP (Tokenization Service Provider) - Participating as SME in audit related jobs along with third parties - Applying PCI standards when protecting front-ends using Web Application Firewall type of controls - Designing implementing and operating NextGen FW controls for financial sector - ITIL based approach when considering CAB changes
Telekom RomaniaLead Network Security Architect / Enterprise Architect – Presales ICT - B2B Division
Mar. 2017 - Sep. 2019Bucharest, Romania- Enthusiast Security Speaker for Telekom Romania - Designing secure & scalable networks for large customers - Offering IT security consultancy to our customers - Offering custom training for key & strategic accounts Architecting security multivendor solutions including: - Leading teams of SMEs in complex projects - Designing, multivendor scalable NGFW, NGIPS secure solutions on premise and in Cloud (AWS, Azure) - Designing, multivendor Security in cloud based applications - Designing, multivendor Anti-Malware solutions for all vertical customers - Integrating customer security portfolio with the top market log management solutions (SIEM) @ Telekom SOC.
CITYMDSenior Network Security Consultant (external)
Mar. 2016 - Sep. 2016- IT & Network Security Consulting - Continuous improvement of existing security policy and adapt it to newest treats - Improving the existing security policies related to NGFW/NGIPS Provide HIPAA compliance for all the security controls like: - NextGen Firewalls - Next Gen IDS/IPS - Anti-Malware solutions
EuroclearSenior Security Consultant
Oct. 2015 - Apr. 2016Brussels Area, Belgium- Presenting the proposed solutions and architectures in front of management. - Participating in joined boards along with ITSM for more robust proposals of the security solutions - Translating the technical solutions into business language. - Architecting/Designing/Optimizing/ and in some situations leading the implementations for: • Next Gen Firewall solutions • Detection & Intrusion Preventions Systems based on top tier vendors • Load Balancing solutions • Sandbox solutions • Email Security - Proposing/Creating new network security documentation and or procedures plans for implementation of the new controls - Designing/Improving/Optimizing existing services - Services compliance check according Bank IT Security Management policies
WiproPrincipal Consultant - Securities
Aug. 2014 - Nov. 2014Düsseldorf Area, GermanyIT Security Consultant for Takeda Pharmaceutical - project based
WiproSecurity Architect & Consultant
Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2014Düsseldorf Area, GermanySecurity Consultant for Daimler AG - project based
Bittnet SystemsChief Security Officer / Chief Network Security Architect / Trainer
Apr. 2007 - Sep. 2015Bucharest, Romania- Information Security Advisor for the board of stakeholders - Responsible for implementing the Security Policy of the company (ISO 27001) - IT network security consulting - Leading teams and building communities of specialists within the company - Designing, implementing and operating secure network to our customers – CCIE # 26053 – ACTIVE status - Cisco Certified Trainer CCSI #33065 – ACTIVE status - Pentesting & Vulnerability Assessment reporting, using various Vulnerability Assessment tools - Designing, implementing top tier security and network security vendors
Credis Cisco AcademyMaster Program Manager
Jan. 2006 - Apr. 2010Bucharest, RomaniaWorking as IT Specialist & Associate Professor for IT Master program "Securing IT systems"
Credis BucharestAssociate Professor
Jan. 2005 - Apr. 2010Bucharest, RomaniaCreating communities of students for various subjects related to IT and master programs
KOELNERNetwork Administrator
Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2005Bucharest, RomaniaManaging company's network assets including Allied Telesyn switches and Microsoft Windows NT servers. Managing data tunnels using SOCKS 4 and 5 protocols.
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