SUMMARY:

• Functional, technical project manager experienced in NERC CIP v5, IT Cyber Security & integration projects.
• Experienced designing & implementing Security Zone Strategy, firewall exception and subnet creation processes as well as SAP Global Template Solutions for multi country deployment. Skilled at assessing requirements
• Identifying and prioritizing dependencies, evaluating business process designs, analyzing solution alternatives, evaluating and negotiating third party statements of work
• Managing third party vendor engagements and alignment to compliance frameworks. Blue belt certification in information and data governance frameworks
• Domains includes Data Risk Management, Metadata Management, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Quality & BI Analytics.
• Influences others to achieve results, maximizes resource potential & builds strong relationships as a respected leader. SANS GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) Cyber Security certifications GISP
• (GIAC Information Security Professional) and GCCC (GIAC Critical Cyber Controls), which includes physical security domain. Proven verbal & written interpersonal communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SANS GCCC
• SANS SEC545 Cloud Security, Architecture & Operations
• Palo Alto Networks next gen firewalls (Data & Control Centers)
• NERC CIP v5 CIP005
• SAP Global Template creation
• SAP RCM/GRC
• SAP SRM
• SANS GISP
• Blue Belt Information & Data Governance training
• SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense
• ECC6 Core Modules
• ITIL v3 certified
• Scrum Master
• PMI Six Sigma Foundation, Green & Black Belt training
• SAP CRM
• Systems Integrations supporting mergers & acquisition

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior IT Project Manager - Cyber Security

Responsibilities:

• Cyber Security Services Project Implementation Senior Project manager for core lifecycle infrastructure projects & programs including replacing 70+ firewall appliances at 50+ unique geographic sites (including core Data Centers and field sites) with next generation Palo Alto Network firewalls, Security Zone Strategy development to maximize next generation firewall functionality, redesigning Firewall Exception Rules process & creating an Enterprise Security Zone Strategy to optimize functionality of the next generation firewalls, Wireless Security Monitoring implementation, E-Discovery solution evaluation & implementation, Enterprise Single Sign On solution implementation integrating with Active Directory, Privileged Access Management server agents upgrade for 1000+ servers including SAP modules & McAfee e-Policy Orchestrator agents deployments. Line of business process improvement supporting Power Generation, Hydro SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), Electric Transmission & Distribution, resulting in significant cost avoidance/savings.
• NERC CIP v5 Cyber Security projects to evaluate, select and implement next generation firewall solutions to comply with CIP005 requirements for detecting malicious communications at NERC CIP High Impact rated Control Centers and Panorama at Data Centers while complying with other related CIP standards
• NERC CIP v5 Cyber Security project to upgrade systems supporting Interactive Remote Access via CITRIX intermediate system in compliance with CIP005 requirements as an Electronic Access Control Management System along with other related CIP standards

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implementing SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense for 26 countries, integrating with solutions Paymetric and GetThere
• Integration with larger SAP greenfield $150 million program at client Broadcom in Irvine with Deloitte as Systems Integration lead and 200 onsite resources

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Product development of Project Management continuing education curriculum offerings in Information & Data governance - curriculum approved for PMI Project Manager continuing education
• Unstructured data text disambiguation
• Mergers & Acquisitions due diligence for information systems assessment tool

Confidential, Irwindale, CA

Senior Functional & Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project manager for NERC CIP & RCM (Risk Compliance Management)/GRC (Governance Risk Compliance) projects, implementing SAP GRC (aka RCM) - US$3.5 mil
• NERC CIP Compliance Monitoring Automation 2011-US$1.6 mil
• Analysis, planning & participation in Enterprise Platform Core Refresh project (ECR) infrastructure centric - Net Weaver 7.3 Build, Install, Configuration & Testing (Fixed price bid work lead by Cognizant), BI/BW reporting environment upgrade to HANA platform (Fixed price bid work lead by Infosys). Alignment of project work between legacy and SAP during SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) for the ECR project including freeze period (soft & hard freezes and lock downs). High Availability and Disaster Recovery backup planning included.
• Implemented for Finance & Contracts Management the CBS (Contracts Billing System) - US$3.5 mil
• Quality Metrics project identifying defects per $10k development spend
• Project manager for implementation of CRM projects related to SMART Connect and Demand Side Management like CRM to IDSM (Integrated Demand Side Management project), ABAP development, included implementation of Data Power middleware framework for CRM - US$1 mil
• Implemented CRM HAN (Home Area Network) project - US$ .7 mil
• Solicited RFP’s (request for proposals) with vendor evaluation & selection for fixed bids totaling $7 million, saving 20%

Confidential, Santa Ana, CA

Business Process Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Program manager for business process groups Order to Cash, Finance, Procure to Pay, Supply Chain Execution to create Global Template for implementation into 28 countries world-wide. GAP resolution lifecycle management via development objects and configuration. US$50 mil
• Creation & extension of Business Process designs for 2008, 2009 and 2010 Global Template
• Alignment of business requirements with Business Process deliverables, configuration, ABAP development, Data Governance and DATA Conversion, infrastructure solution architecture alignment, BI reporting, Batch Job Production Control, Security, Compliance, QA, Testing, and Training
• Cutover support for Singapore & New Zealand SAP Global Template deployments
• Solution Manager configuration of development objects for managing concurrent releases

Confidential, Los Angeles

Business Systems Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager for the SAP Financial Systems, program enhancements and production support. Technical upgrade of SAP environment from 32 bit to 64 bit, Oracle 9i to 10g, R3 to ECC6 with 4 terabytes of data (800 million records)
• Implementation of Solution Manager & ChaRm
• APAB development
• Implementation of SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management v5.0) application with MDM (Master Data Management v2.0), workflow approval chains & SOX compliance with audit support
• Production Support of SAP ECC6

Confidential, Woodland Hills CA

Senior IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Corporate Information Technology Group, Business Intelligence program enhancements & production support like upgrading Hyperion Essbase to 7.1.5.1, Reports to 7.2.1, EAS to 7.1.5 and Hyperion Planning to 4.0 for supporting the enterprise Decision Support System. (260 users) deployed in Novell v4.0.1.53 environment
• Upgraded Treasury groups Resource IQ2 system for enhanced security functionality to support compliance with Sarbanes Oxley. (35 users)
• Enhanced Workers Compensation system backend to SQL Database.(12 users)
• Integrated data feeds from Peoplesoft HR & SAP Financials for the Executive Information System.
• Upgraded Freedom Tracker application with semiannual updates for regulatory Escheatment changes at the state level - nationally.
• Enterprise Master Data Management (MDM), mapped single organization hierarchy structure allowing transparency of financial reporting between financial systems extendable to facilitate future
• Defense Contract Audit Agency audit support

Confidential, Orange, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for custom applications development transitioning legacy mainframe system to new J2EE platform. Multiple role responsibilities for international development team of 160 plus for multi-year project with annual budget over US$17 million.
• Capital Markets Systems Integration (Secondary capital markets) experience.
• Optimized project management framework implementing requirements Traceability Mapping with Requisite Pro, Clear Quest, Clear Case and Test Manager.
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance loan servicing business rules engine development using I-Logic ((Federal - TILA, RESPA, Patriot Act, Soldiers & Sailors, NACHA, etc.), (State - Late fees, Prepayment fees))
• Supported Internal and Regulatory Compliance auditing & identified risk of subprime scratch & dent loans major affect on available loan servicing capacity & MBAC (mortgage backed securities)
• Budgeting and financial reporting using PeopleSoft Financials & Clarity
• Financially enabling CLARITY for projects (Expense versus Capitalization)