Alan PLant

Operational Resilience leader with 25+ years of experience guiding enterprise transformation from legacy BCDR to Minimum Viable Business Protection frameworks aligned with DORA, ISO 22301, and NIST CSF 2.0. Combines executive strategic advisory (DXC, Kyndryl) with enterprise operational delivery (IBM). Proven track record of improving risk tolerance and recovery confidence by implementing orchestration and automation to eliminate manual intervention.

Trusted C-suite advisor operating within the Three Lines of Defense model to deliver audit-ready governance and regulatory readiness.

Principal Consultant, Operational Resilience & Data Center Modernization - DXC Technology - Remote

(2022-01)

• Advise C-suite leadership on implementing operational resilience frameworks aligned with DORA, NIS2, ISO 22301, and NIST CSF 2.0 to protect critical business applications and processes.
• Lead strategic consulting engagements guiding enterprise clients from siloed BCDR planning to Minimum Viable Business Protection strategies.
• Drive BIA execution and scenario stress testing, improving client risk tolerance and confidence of recovery by implementing orchestration and automation to remove manual intervention.
• Establish governance models across the Three Lines of Defense, partnering with business owners and audit teams to maintain regulatory readiness.

Operational Resilience & Infrastructure Strategic Consultant - Kyndryl - Remote

(2020-01 - 2022-01)

• Advised enterprise healthcare and commercial clients on business continuity, disaster recovery strategy, and critical process recovery planning.
• Recommended modern recovery models leveraging DR-as-Code and automation to eliminate manual dependencies, directly boosting operational recovery confidence.
• Evaluated infrastructure against Uptime Institute and TIA standards, mapping system dependencies and embedding stress testing to surface hidden vulnerabilities.

Technical Program Manager, Data Center Operations & Resilience Services Delivery - IBM - North America

(2003-01 - 2020-01)

• Directed multi-site infrastructure operations, managing delivery teams to embed automated recovery and resilience requirements directly into core facilities and builds.
• Led delivery execution for IBM Cyber Vault and Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) solutions, expanding capabilities across global enterprise accounts.
• Managed operational deployment of the Sanovi platform across strategic accounts, improving recovery confidence by establishing automated orchestration and removing manual runbook intervention.
• Directed global engineering teams delivering high availability standards across core infrastructure while providing recovery status briefings to client risk committees.

City and Guilds in Graphical Management - Graphical Management - London College of Printing (London College of Communication) London, UK