SUMMARY

• Senior PMP Program/Project Manager and Cyber Security Analyst and Engagement Manager with 17+ years of experience.
• Program Manager Security, Audit, Acquisitions and Merger, Business Requirement, Budget/Finance, Vendor Management, and SOW, Project Integration & Execution, Program Governance, Stakeholder /Risk/Schedule Management, Risk Analysis, and Data Governance
• Experience includes working on Project Management, Cyber Security Analysis, M&A (merger and acquisitions), federal grant administrators, governor’s office, federal and state support team, and high - level state department administrators, executive officer, and vice president.
• Understand the IT audit techniques for SSAE 18 (SOC 2) and NIST, ISO 27001 theories and standards, and knowledge of IT General Control.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills to manage a complex project, with excellent communication skills (both written and oral) to communicate with the C-Level Executive

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Supporting Information Security Team Strategy; Keeping 12 month’s strategy & roadmap current and rationalized. Provide technical oversight for assigned InfoSec projects.
• Collaborate with the teams to drive the IA product roadmaps by providing security requirements that help to map security controls/patterns to product features.
• Preparing and delivering quarterly business reviews and Ensuring team activity is aligned to goals/objectives
• Assist the SVP & CISO in developing Board presentations and Maturing and Operating Security Metrics Program:
• Work with Compliance Director and the team for the ADA compliance for the WCGA 2.0. Use SiteImprove for ADA errors and work with development team for the WCGA 2.0 compliant.
• Work with various InfoSec team to define metrics requirements &Mature centralized metrics platform.
• Work with Allstate team for the CCPA Program ownership and ensuring business risk reporting capability is operating effectively
• Develop plan and road map for the business continuity
• Work closely with project teams and process owners to drive effective execution against key milestones.

Confidential

Integration Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Work with CISO to develop program goals and plans for implementation projects that comply with the organization's overall Cyber Security Strategic Plans.
• Assess and assign risk during the post M&A process.
• Consult with IT and security staff to ensure that security is factored into the evaluation, selection, installation, and configuration of hardware, applications, and software.
• Design, coordinate and oversee security testing procedures to verify the security of systems, networks, and applications and manage the remediation of identified risks.
• Recommend the implementation of technical controls to support and enforce defined security policies.
• Ensure audit trails, system logs, and other monitoring data sources are reviewed periodically and follow policies and audit requirements.
• We are ensuring that our M&A playbook is kept up to date and follow the timelines.
• Conduct Integration Kick-Off meetings (both internal pre-close and external post-close) to gain consensus on the high-level integration activities.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the technical operations team to develop and implement controls and configurations aligned with security policies and legal, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Participate in the review of SOX controls, GDPR guidelines, Insurance policies, and other legal or regulatory requirements to ensure Cyber Strategy is accurately reflected.
• Review, assess, and provide recommendations based on penetration testing exercises.
• Perform threat and vulnerability assessments and create a subsequent prioritized remedial action plan.
• Provide system monitoring to the daily, weekly, monthly recurring security task list.
• Responsible for organizing due diligence and integration activities within the client's Business Development department.
• Oversee all projects and provide direction and insight and accountable for due diligence and integration activities.
• Participate in Business Development, develop and maintain contact with top decision-makers at key clients, organize and lead pursuit teams, participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process.
• Develop an EDPP roadmap for the Gallagher to present to leadership.

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Program Manager/Cyber Security Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managing Security, Data Migration, Infrastructure, and Application Development projects
• Establish and update project plans and budgets with actual and forecasts and, with assistance, manage deviations from plan and project parameters.
• Conduct monthly C-level Executive to provide status reporting
• Manage and direct the security GDPR portfolio and provide direction and guidance across all workstreams to team members to ensure we are delivering excellence across project and advisory functions.
• Establish Plan; align communication and distribution of requirement, objective to the active group.
• Create and establish identification and Remediation Strategy.
• Responsible for interfacing with our compliance, audit, and legal teams on matters of mutual interest.
• Responsible for working across the organization to implement data protection remediation that protects customer and employee data, but at the same time does not prevent progress within the business environment.
• Manage project risk, develop mitigation plans, and escalate decisions and unresolved issues.
• Create a Project timeline, Scope, Schedule, Plan, and project/governance PMP.

Confidential, Newark, NJ

Sr. IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager in the Cyber Security Portfolio
• Responsible for assembling the project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules.
• Manage project risk, develop mitigation plans, and escalate decisions and unresolved issues.
• Establish and update project plans and budgets with actual and forecasts and, with assistance, manage deviations from plan and project parameters
• Provide weekly status reporting to the integration committee, Stakeholders, and PMO Manager.
• I have created a Project timeline, Scope, Schedule, Plan, and project/governance PMP.
• Created vendor engagement plan following the project schedule and timeline.

Confidential

Sr. IT Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for representing the Confidential IS and financial department after the acquisitions of Covidien with the interfacing during the integration phase.
• Provided the leadership with the entire Project impacting due to Covidien acquisitions.
• I have worked with all levels of the organization to gather and document requirements and develop systemic solutions to improve productivity and efficiency in finance and IT projects.
• Lead Project to integrate legacy reporting tools into global reporting tools, which eliminated redundant software allowed for seamless worldwide reporting and saved the company over $2m annually.
• Responsible for assembling a project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules.
• I have successfully implemented financial projects for multiple departments within MITG by providing.
• Scoped assessment, RACI impact performed the analysis of actual results compared to the plan.
• I have participated with senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives.

Confidential

Sr. Project Manager/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Project Manager for MNIT State Department of Human Service (DHS).
• Worked with Project lead and MNsure Business, Treasury, and Financial Management to create scope to finalize the project budget.
• Manage and communicate with the IT and business stakeholders to ensure the success of the MNsure Project.
• Attended requirements validation sessions, wrote technical analysis documentation, performed an in-depth analysis of EDI transactions for the new MMIS environment.
• Implemented and refine as needed and execute the implementation high-level schedule and scope of work (SOW).
• Monitored all actions, items, risks, issues, and SOW activities in all the projects.
• Create the project plan and communication plan for the projects.
• I have integrated the project plan and the other plans that affect the Project to describe the Project's defined process.
• Monitored solution development and project delivery metrics, identify risks and issues and work within the project governance structure to resolve.

Confidential

Portfolio Manager/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as Portfolio Manager/Project Manager for an interagency team (DPI, DCF, DHS).
• Work with agency leads and external groups to gather system requirements and prioritize the request.
• Worked with a technical specialist to help prioritized technical needs in the ECIDS projects.
• Guide individual project manager and team leaders in the production of deliverables, resources, and project risk, an issue.
• Manage creation and the implementation of a communication plan.
• Communicated individual project objectives, status, and plan to external and internal stakeholders.
• I have created the Governance business flow process for all three agencies for acceptance of the research questions for the data approval.
• I have integrated the Product/Process Development Process for all three data ware projects to create a centralized model for ECIDS.
• Implement and refine as needed and execute the implementation plan and Race to the Top scope of work (SOW) with Feds.
• Work as with the DPI accounting and Federal treasuring to provide a forecast for the budget.
• Served as Liaison to internal project partners, including project managers of individual projects, participating state agencies management, grant manager, and committees.