Information Security and Data Privacy Officer | 02/2020 to Current
New York State Insurance Fund, NYSIF - Albany, NY
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy oversight and incident response.
- Providing thought leadership, advisory services, and decision-making on the strategic direction of enterprise technology.
- Create a secure-by-design and secure-by-default approach to technology solutions that support the growth and mission of the business.
- Responsible for identification of information security risk, making recommendations to Business and Executive management as appropriate.
- Design the Data Privacy Office Strategy, Policies and Procedures, Privacy Impact Assessment, and Privacy Impact Analysis.
- Proactive Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and control through Unstructured Data Discovery, Classification, and Remediation.
- Risk analysis and development of processes and procedures to support Enterprise Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery program.
- Guide in-house software development through the Application Security Governance Committee.
- Maintain expert knowledge on Cybersecurity legislation and work closely with General Counsel ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations.
- Risk assessment and policy compliance including initial risk assessment of IT projects, Vendor Risk assessment, and determining security reviews for procurement processes.
- Provide technical leadership for vulnerability management, Security Incident Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) / Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), remediation plans, and the immediate & permanent corrective actions associated with securing known vulnerabilities.
Program & Project Manager | 08/2015 to 02/2020
New York State Insurance Fund, NYSIF - New York, NY
- Project and Portfolio Management utilizing PMI standards for software development and infrastructure systems both internally and public-facing.
- Departmental alignment of projects to reflect New York State's executive strategic goals.
- Implementation of ServiceNow, an ITIL-based IT Service Management System (ITSM).
- Simultaneous development of numerous software and website initiatives.
- Actualize numerous infrastructure upgrades and replacement programs.
- Actively lead the creation and adherence to Program and Project standards.
- Fulfillment of software asset management requests, downloads, and licensing verification.
Chief Technology Officer & IT Project Management | 11/2005 to 08/2015
Core Technology Partners - Ronkonkoma, NY
- Technological solution provider and Executive Project Management for Health Care, Multi-Media provider, and Manufacturing industries.
- Executive reporting to clients including Cablevision, Emblem Health, and Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
- Project tracking through MS Project or CA Clarity.
- 18,000 node, $35MM Lite Touch Windows 7/8 migration.
- Microsoft Systems Center Service Manager (SCSM) implementation.
- Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) implementation.
- 6,500 node Zero Touch Windows 7 migration using CA Client Automation.
- Designed IT Service Management Solutions combining CA Service Desk, CA ITCM, Altiris, and Microsoft solutions.
Program Manager | 06/2012 to 04/2013
First Data Corporation - Melville, NY
- Program strategy, software development, and implementation of PAAS / SAAS E-Commerce boarding tools.
- Agile Scrum and Waterfall IT Program Management.
- Salesforce.com platform development.
- Created a corporate branded online presence.
- Product customization and rebranding for Merchant Banking partners such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
- On and Off-Shore development team management.
Senior Engineer, Architecture & Development | 12/2007 to 05/2012
CA Technologies - A Broadcom - Islandia, NY
- Senior engineer in the architecture, configuration, integration of ITSM and Endpoint Management products into the Enterprise.
- Operating System Installation Architect.
- Clients include Fortune 500 companies, the US and Foreign Military, and Major Financial Institutions.
- Defined product development and roadmap.
- Drove product enhancements to maintain product space leadership.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in software deployment, patch management, operating system migration, and asset management.
- Developed Proof of Concept (POC) for customers and partners.
Chief Technology Officer | 01/2004 to 06/2005
IdeaBox, LLC - Bronxville, NY
- CTO for start-up Financial institutions, Hedge Funds, and Investment Banks.
- Implemented full IT infrastructure, Avaya IP telephony, IBM blade workstations and servers, MS Exchange servers with SOX compliance, Software and Patch management system, Reuters and Bloomberg systems.
