Adrian Bettag

Experience

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  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2017

  Task Overview:- Technical customer presentations- Technical drawings and RFP pre-sales engagements- Server infrastructure configurations and support- Strong focus on Swiss service provider segmentsAchievements:- Conducted planning and supported on-site implementation of the Swiss Cloud Project (Switzerland’s biggest cloud datacenter)- Performed customer presentations, provided technical drawings to outline the anticipated solution architecture- Configured server and datacenter components according to customer needs and requirements and contributed to the technical part of Requests for Proposals (RFPs)- Won major client by conducting live demonstration for the HPE Synergy software-defined server technology in the on-site datacenter- Led the analysis and overhaul of the Swiss HPE webinar process and definition of a standardized tool within the scope of the “Single Webinar Tool Project”- Created an organizational framework to support the administration of the Service Provider Switzerland (CH) Business Unit- Evaluating and restructuring of the Next Generation Quoting (NGQ) process, specifically for the Service Provider CH Business Unit and the indirect distribution channel- Served as ambassador and translator between the sales-driven Service Provider CH and the technical Pre-Sales consultants/ solutions architects- ExtendedSAP HANA high-availability white paper and presented it to country management (Germany and Switzerland) Show less Departments:1) Global Account Sales: Frankfurt, Germany & Basel, Switzerland- Supporting the dedicated Sales team for a Global Account in the healthcare & pharmaceuticals industry in reporting tasks and meeting preparations- Introduction into Sales processes within a Global Account team2) Printing and Personal Systems Computing Sales: Frankfurt, Germany- 1st Project Thesis: “Indirect reference of PPS products of the Hewlett-Packard GmbH for their global customers due analysis of possible barriers when changing from direct to indirect sales strategy.”3) Printing and Personal Systems Commercial Sales: München, Germany- German Managed Print Services Sales teamCreation of a tool which creates a presentation with customer specific and individual key investment figures4) Presales and Strategic Pursuits SAP HANA: Walldorf, Germany- 2nd Project Thesis: “High availability and disaster recovery solutions for protecting business critical business processes in SAP HANA environments using the HP Serviceguard technology.”- Creation of a technical whitepaper for HP Serviceguard in a high availability scale-out SAP HANA environment to support Pre-Sales Consultants5a) Enterprise Services Management: Stockholm, Sweden- Supporting management with new logo targets FY’16- Organisation of Sourcing Advisor Customer Events for ES Sweden- Building new coordination structures and processes for Account Business Managers in the Nordics cluster region (including 11 countries)- Improving reporting processes by workflow automation within this cluster region5b) Account Business Office Central Cluster Region: Frankfurt, Germany- Optimization and automation of the NSSR cluster region management reporting process in consultation with colleges in Sofia, Bulgaria6) Enterprise Group Technical Support Flexible Capacity: Frankfurt, Germany- Bachelor Thesis: Customer usage and acceptance of HPE Flexible Capacity (flexible cloud resource provisioning and billing offer) Show less

  • Technical Consultant Server & Hardware, Service Provider Switzerland

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Student @HPE DualStudy Program

    Oct 2013 - Oct 2016
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  BDO

  Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Head of IT Security

  Fostered cross-team collaboration with IT department and business to ensure asset protection meets business priorities and risk appetite. Developed and introduced framework for corporate IT security concept, including disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), vulnerability and risk assessment procedures. Created necessary policies to support the defined IT security framework and performed internal audits to ensure effectiveness of guidelines, policies and measures. Coordinated IT assessments of customer auditing engagements primarily in the financial services industry. Provided Blockchain and crypto consulting services.- Curtailed level one and level two security incidents by 70% by conducting security awareness sessions.- Methodically assessed and spearheaded introduction of GFI OneGuard and Orgavision process workflow software incl. user training, allowing the company to digitize, document and automate workflows, vulnerability management, organizational charts, and document management.- Administered operations of blockchain projects encompassing major banks, government, and royal family. Presented blockchain secure ledger technology to automate Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding process for banks.- Strategic partnerships with one of the biggest Indian Certification Authorities and one of the worldwide biggest east Asian ICO providers. Show less

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  SAP

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2024

  Managed a team of 10 Security Architects in a global function across all Northern American time zones to ensure secure architecture designs. Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to direct reports in day-to-day activities; helped staff members in enhancing skillset to progress in their career paths. Collaborated with business and technology stakeholders to define and enhance security solutions, ensuring effective risk-based fulfillment of business objectives.- Reached and maintained very high employee satisfaction rating Net Promoter Score of 92-100% (98-percentile company-wide).- Overhauled and accelerated the secure architecture design review process, documentation, and tooling to accelerate reviews by 35% on average and increased user satisfaction by 64%.- Drove security awareness and established appropriate quality checks in cross-department delivery processes, reducing vulnerabilities found after deployment by 42% across departments. - Defined the operational goals and the strategy of the secure architecture designs review process for the next 5 years. Show less Provided technical and functional leadership of several initiatives and projects to ensure team processes align with business requirements, area goals and industry best practices.- Conducted risk analysis to assess proposed mitigating measures and enable Lines of Business to come to a secure business decision, reducing new risk occurrence in assigned area by 28%.- Contributed and reviewed to AI/ML procedures as part of the overall SAP Policy Framework and Product Standards to stay up to date with the current threat landscape, enabling business units to effectively protect their business assets against the most imminent threats.- Created major secure architecture blueprint document in cross-department project over one year, effectively halving documentation efforts within the line of business. Show less Reviewed architecture designs and collaborated with business and technology stakeholders to identify needs and conceptualize future state architecture designs. Created secure architecture blueprints in alignment with overall business objectives.Leverage a comprehensive understanding of SAP’s technology and information needs to develop and test security structure to protect its systems.Key Achievements:- Overhauled and enhanced the secure architecture review process, documentation and tooling to accelerate reviews by 35% on average- Created major secure architecture blueprint document in cross-department project over one year to massively reduce documentation efforts in the department Show less

  • Head of Defensive Architecture Enablement North America

    May 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Security Architect Expert | Defensive Architecture Enablement Lead

    Jan 2022 - May 2022

  • Senior Security Architect | Defensive Architecture Enablement Lead

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
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  IriusRisk

  Sept 2024 - now

  Leading a team of Security Researchers responsible for product content creation based on cybersecurity industry standards and best praxtices.

  • Head of Security Research

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Principal Security Researcher

    Sept 2024 - Oct 2024