SUMMARY

• Having worked in the Information Security field for the last 10 years, me’ve quickly progressed from being a LAN admin providing a small business segment a fundamental Role Based Access Control program, to an Information Security Team Lead managing 13 Information Security Analysts/Consultants within 2 years.
• Having managed a team for 4+ years, and building on more than 5 years of security project management, me was able to spearhead the design, planning, and automation of an application administration function. Doing so TEMPhas provided the opportunity to forge relationships within the team, other IT departments, our business customers, vendors, and our external customers.
• Leading a project to consolidate administration structure of 350 administrators to 10 using a workflow and provisioning tool, me worked with and assigned tasks to four IT groups to make the project successful. me assisted in requirements, creation, modifications, and administration of 3 different Identity management solutions.
• me assisted in creating policy, standards, guidelines, and procedures for 6 years. Lead the integration of Role Based Access Control profiles for 15 platforms and 65 applications, completing each business segment as a deliverable.
• me am well versed in conducting internal audits and working with external auditors for compliance of regulations and internal policy on periodic basis. Created remediation plans for non - complying controls, processes, or procedures.
• me have been involved in external audits for companies directed at SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, and OCC. me assisted in the planning and implementation of a Federated Identity management system using our Web Access Management infrastructure as well as architecting a XML Gateway strategy.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• NT, AD
• LDAP integrations
• Novell, DFS
• Safeword(VPN)
• Quest Reporter
• Tivoli Identity Manager
• Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
• Network Appliance’s Net Cache
• Juniper(SSL VPN)
• NetIQ’s Security Manager
• Sun Identity Manager
• Microsoft Sharepoint
• Tivoli Access Manager
• RBACx\Sun Role Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Eagan, MN

Manager of Identity and Access Management

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team to implement RBACx\Sun Role Manager, a Role Management application
• Lead and participated in the implementation of Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
• Serve as manager of the Identity and Access Management(IAM) team of 13 employees, by providing strategic direction on security configuration, auditing controls, and automated tools to improve security, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Provide technical direction and security recommendations for the IAM team
• Ensure that new systems and applications align with the IAM framework and security architecture
• Manage and maintain the Identity management solution to include the architecture for future utilization
• Manage security projects to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of the IAM team
• Provide mentorship and training to team members
• Consult with our business customers on new/emerging systems to ensure compliance with policy and regulations
• Assist business customers with using the current and future workflow/provisioning systems for their needs
• Develop roadmaps for future enhancements to the security of the infrastructure and providing secure business efficiency tools
• Conduct reviews, create development plans, promotions, bonus, and salary adjustments

Confidential, Plymouth, MN

Information Security Consultant II

Responsibilities:

• Serve as team lead of the Distributed Systems team by providing strategic direction on security configuration, auditing controls, and automated tools to improve security, efficiency, and effectiveness, provide forecasting of projects, and assisted in budget forecasting
• Provide technical direction and security recommendations for areas of responsibility(Wintel systems, UNIX, LDAP Directories, Remote Access solutions, Applications)
• Provide solutions for audit findings on any of the systems of responsibility
• Provide input on baselines for systems of responsibility
• Recommend, implement, and transition operations support of new technology or streamlined processes/procedures
• Consult with business segments on new/merging systems to ensure compliance with policy and regulations
• Assist business segments with using the current and future workflow/provisioning systems for their needs
• Obtain audit information for entitlement reviews on systems/platforms of responsibility(approx 1800 servers, 35 Windows domains, 2 SunOne Directories)

Confidential . Paul, MN

Information Security Consultant II

Responsibilities:

• Supervised a team of 13 technicians that maintain security and auditing, perform daily administrative tasks and solved trouble tickets for NT, Novell 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x, AD(2003), an LDAP directory for internal web applications(63 apps), an LDAP directory for external web applications(15 apps), Neoterris clientless VPN, Cisco client/concentrator VPN with a Safe word radius server, a NetOp server for remote controlling desktops and servers, World Com ISP accounts, Net Cache proxy appliance, and 3 externally hosted systems for the user population of Confidential (55,000 users)
• Provide technical direction and assist with technical issues for my team on the platforms/systems me am responsible for
• Interview, recommend hire candidates and deliver reviews to the team members with the manager of the group
• Prepare reports on major projects, Service Level Agreement accomplishments, and any pending issues with projects or production systems
• Managed the training budget and requests for the Distributed group
• Assisted in staff planning/forecasts for projects and on-going needs

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

LAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Requesting access for 350 users
• Administering 350 users and their access on Novell 3.x/4.x/5.x
• Maintaining service packs, hot fixes, and virus updates on all workstations
• Rolling out or upgrading software on all workstations
• Troubleshooting issues with software or hardware

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Prepared weekly and monthly reports based on the projects and the call volumes/sales that were produced
• Ensured all data was updated in a timely fashion by all managers
• Reviewed budget data on projects for integrity.