Experience

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  Cbci telecom

  Feb 1996 - Jan 1997

  Mis department

  Responsible for all aspects of the MIS department

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  Eicon technology

  Jun 1997 - Jun 2000

  Senior networking / communications specialist

  In this role I was responsible for overseeing and guiding security, risk, network, and technical management that included business continuity planning, enterprise-wide messaging infrastructure, and project management.Contributions Include:➟ Implemented and managed WAN/LAN and global frame relay network across 24 countries and 4 continents.➟ Designed/managed global IP network.➟ Implemented Entrust Private Key infrastructure for secure email transactions between global business stakeholders.➟ Designed/deployed a unified messaging solution for remote mobile voice messaging access.➟ Oversaw the infrastructure development and end-user rollout of a new CRM solution. Show less

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  Quadra chemicals

  Jun 2000 - Feb 2015

  Network & systems manager

  In this role, I owned and directed the strategy and sizing of service and storage architecture, public-facing services, administration of 20TB+ of storage, network and systems monitoring tools, voice and data services, and virtualized environment.My responsibilities extended to budget and staff management, technical strategy, project management, upgrades, integrations, information security strategy, IT infrastructure, data lifecycle management, security governance, network/security compliance, and corporate risk management.Some of my notable accomplishments include:➟ Multimillion-dollar budget development and management. ➟ Support to over 200 users globally.➟ Established IT requirements and resources for office moves and relocations, warehouse and office expansions, and office constructions/integrations.➟ Integrated 5 acquired companies and technology into the Quadra infrastructure. Show less

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  Accenture

  Feb 2015 - now

  Global Lead for Zero Trust. Define and implement holistic security strategies based on the principles of Zero Trust. ★ A trusted advisor on topics of Zero Trust and Infrastructure Security★ Speaker on the topic of Zero Trust ★ Work collaboratively with clients to assist them with define their Zero Trust strategy ★ Manage diverse teams of experienced security practitioners to successfully deliver transformative projects across ZTNA, Micro-segmentation and other security domains★ Development of thought leadership and training on the topic of Zero Trust★ Manage a global sales pipeline★ Regularly work in partnership with security technology vendors★ Career coach Show less Currently I am leading Accenture's Infrastructure Security Practice in Canada where I am also stewarding the Adaptive Security (Zero Trust) center of excellence globally. Serving as the focal point for client-facing security-related projects, I am the prime liaison between Accenture and the industry on issues and inquiries affecting security and the delivery of security transformation programs across multiple global industries.In this role I manage diverse and distributed teams and worked with key stakeholders on projects spanning Governance, Identity, Endpoint, Compute, Network, Application, Data and Security Operations.Representative projects include:➟ Project delivery lead on a retail network security assessment initiative.➟ Facilitated NIST compliance workshops and designed future network and security topology for a US mid-stream pipeline utility.➟ Led network architecture security assessment and gap analysis for an IoT manufacturer.➟ Co-led Infrastructure Security Community of Practice.➟ Championed Accenture’s point of view on Zero Trust Architecture. Show less

  • Associate Director

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Manager - Infrastructure Security & Risk

    Feb 2015 - Jun 2022