IT Manager - Security

Looking for a new and challenging IT opportunity in a fast paced environment to apply my experience to support corporate business and IT strategies, IT projects, security and compliance.

BG GROUP (British Gas), Houston, TX (Global IT)
2011 to Present
A leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in more than 25 countries over five continents.

IT SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT- (GLOBAL IT)
(2011 – PRESENT)
• Performs technical management consulting and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for Global IT Security and Risk/Compliance projects within Oil and Gas sector working closely with teams in UK, Middle East, Australia, Central America and Asia.
• Lead project manager and administrator for:
o Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
o Symantec End Point Protection (SEP) AntiVirus, Spam
o PGP (data encryption)
o Endur trading system
o IBM Maximo ticketing system
o RSA Envision (Security Information Event Management)
o Qualys vulnerability scanner
o CyberArk (password and Identity Management).
• Reviews and administers security configurations for Windows/Linux/UNIX servers.
• Followed up on the integrity and the operation of systems and services.
• Managed plan for server and device security patching and upgrade.

THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, NV, USA
2010 to 2011
Newly opened and Deutsche Bank owned $4 billion resort and casino property in Las Vegas, NV.

DRP & DATA SECURITY ANALYST
• Designed, implemented and managed IT systems for newly built Las Vegas resort and casino, including gaming systems, restaurant and retail systems (POS), back office, financial and hotel operation systems.
• Used ArcSight to monitor system logs and analyze potential threats and IT security incidents
• Managed corporate iBoss web filter
• Identified information technology needs and provided/recommended hardware and software solutions


ECOMMLINK INC., Las Vegas, NV, USA
2008 to 2010
Global prepaid debit card processors with in-house developed agile and customizable pre-paid card processing software and services used worldwide by companies, banks and gift card initiatives.

COMPLIANCE/IT SECURITY OFFICER (APAC/EMEA/USA)
• Managed the relationships and addressed regulatory and internal control requirements (SAS 70, PCI DSS, TG3) with auditors, as well as regulators, e.g. FDIC, SEC.
• Maintained documentations, installation and configuration of Servers, LAN networking, Telephone networks associated with corporate CCTV system.

MBA in Business and IT Management
MSc in Information Management and Security

 Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
 Project Management Professional (PMP)
 ArcSight Administrator / ArcSight Oracle Database Administration
 Harvard Business School:
o Lean Six Sigma
o ITIL
o Decision Making
o Problem Solving
o Team Management
o Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
o Cyber Security

SOFTWARE, LANGUAGES & TOOLS:
SOFTWARE & TOOLS: MICROSOFT, MS PROJECT, SAP R3/ERP/CRM/PLM, ARIS, MAXIMO, OPERA FIDELIO, MICROS, AMADEUS, AGILYSYS, KRONOS, SAGE, OPENLINK ENDUR, TIVOLI, SIEBEL, CITRIX, VM WARE, CRYSTAL REPORTS, INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS, PENETRATION TESTING, HSM ENCRYPTION, PKI ENCRYPTION, PGP, ALTIRIS, QUALYS, SPECTRUM, CYBERARK, IRONPORT, ARCSIGHT, OSSIM, ENVISION, GFI, RSA ARCHER, EMC, SYMANTEC DLP/SEP, CA, RSA, EEYE, COREIMPACT, SOLARWINDS, IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VARIOUS OPEN SOURCE TOOLS.
D/HTML, XML, C++, .NET, VB, APACHE, PYTHON, DRUPAL, PHP, PEARL, JAVA, JAVA SCRIPT, CSS.
DNS, DHCP, WINS, ISA FIREWALLS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, EXCHANGE 2007, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, TCP/IP, VPN, SMTP, IIS AND SHAREPOINT.

OS/DATABASE:
MICROSOFT, MAC OS, LINUX, AS 400, VM WARE, ORACLE, MS SQL AND MYSQL.

HARDWARE:
ROUTERS, BRIDGES, SWITCHES, FIREWALLS, JUNIPER, CHECKPOINT, CISCO, AVAYA, SAN, NAS, PC’S, IBM, HP, COMPAQ AND DELL.
STANDARDS/REGULATIONS:
ISO 9000/20022/27001, ISO/IEC 15408-1, ITIL, COBIT, NIST, FFIEC, FDIC, AML, OFAC, REG E, BASEL II, KYC, GLB, SOX, SAS 70 II, PCI-DSS, PA-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 18308, ISO/TC 215, EN 13606, US SAFE HARBOR, SEPA, SWIFT.