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Timeline
About me
Head - Cyber Security at Godfrey Phillips India Ltd
Education

The institution of engineers (india)
1994 - 1999Amie electronics & telecom
Govt polytechnic, nilokheri
1989 - 1992Diploma electronics & telecom
Birla institute of technology and science, pilani
2008 - 2010Master of science - ms
Indian institute of management bangalore
2006 - 2006Pbm general management2 Months residential course on General Management at IIM, Bangalore sponsored by Organization. Won the best Project Award during this course
Experience

Bharti telecom limited
Sept 1992 - Feb 1994Supervisor - testing• Supervising the testing of the telephones• Implementation of the ISO 9000 in the testing area• Interface between R&D and manufacturing for testability of the design changes and new designs.

Hcl hewlett packard
Feb 1994 - Nov 1996Supervisor - product assesmbly / testing• Responsible for manual testing and automated testing of the motherboards and add-on cards• Interface between Design group and manufacturing to ensure testability and manufacturability• Supervision of the PC assembly line.

Xo infotech limited
Nov 1996 - Sept 1998Engineer - qa• Set Organizational Quality Objectives, measurement mechanism and monitor achievements• Batch program for seamless testing of the computer mother-boards and add-on cards• Process definition for ISO 9000 and implementation• Establish, maintain, and continually improve QMS based on ISO 9000 standard

Barco electronics systems pvt ltd
Sept 1998 - Oct 2000Assistant manager - quality• Management Representative functions• Development of process as per ISO 9000 ensuring its implementation • Managing testing of the projectors before shipment to Belgium• Interaction with the customer to resolve quality problems.

Information technology india limited, delhi
Nov 2000 - Jun 2001Sr quality analyst• Member of metrics council to generate Quarterly Baselines reports• Defect Prevention council member at organization level• Facilitating development teams for implementing the defined processes• Assessment planning and execution for CMM Level 5

Siemens
Jun 2001 - Aug 2008Sr consultantProcess Governance and Compliance

Siemens oncology care system, usa
Aug 2002 - Oct 2003Process consultantProcess Governance and Compliance - SW Processes

Siemens power generation, germany
Feb 2005 - Aug 2008Sr consultant (compliance, governance and risk - sw processes)
Aircel
Aug 2008 - Oct 2011Sr manager - it governanceDesigned and Implemented IT/IS Policies and Processes based on ITIL framework from scratch using HP Suite… End to end planning and Management of Internal Audits based on Information Technology General Controls with Big 4 Organizations (KPMG, E&Y, PwC) Closure of audit findings and Risk Assessment and Management Involved from Requirements to throughout development and then UAT of all modules of HP Open-View Suite Designed and implemented Balanced Score card for TOS – Total Out-Sourcing partner (Wipro)Trainings , implementation and improvements of IT/IS Policy and Procedures Show less

Carl zeiss india
Nov 2011 - Sept 2013Business Process mapping, Initiatives for Improvement of Productivity, Operational efficiency and cost optimization using Lean and Six Sigma Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of Business Processes
Head - Quality & Business Process Excellence
Oct 2012 - Sept 2013Business Process Expert
Nov 2011 - Sept 2012

Hcl infosystems ltd.
Sept 2013 - Jul 2019General manager and tower head - information security (uidai- msp) / ciso mspManaging team of 55+ covering data security using DLP, HSM, SOC-SIEM, Perimeter/Network Security, AV with EDR, DAM for Database monitoring, Firewalls, NIPS/HIPS, LB, WAF, Web gateway, e-mail gateway, IAM, GRC Tool, FMS, Data Centre Security, VMS&PT , BCP/DR and AppSec Operationalizing/managing 365X24X7 SOC Implemented SIEM with broker, Packet Analyser Institutionalized Stringent monitoring (assets count in range of 10000+, internet, mobile apps) New correlation rules development and integration of devices/systems with SIEM Incident response and management of data of high forensic value Developed business continuity and disaster recovery plans and executing drills as per calendar Successfully invoked BCP and enabled work from Home during COVID-19 pandemic Successfully implemented and institutionalized GRC Tool 9 Modules Carrying out regular risk assessment and ensuring identified risks are brought to acceptable level Institutionalized action based on various Threat Intelligence (CERT-IN, OEMs and other Third Party) Quarterly Vulnerability assessment, Bi-annual penetration testing of all internet and intranet portals, mobile application, ISO 27001 Implementation (certification and surveillance audits) End to end audit management and successfully managed multi- government agency audits Achieved CMMI Level 3 Government setup scoping Secured SDLC Practices Institutionalized stringent process in SW applications Delivery. SAST/DAST and approval from CISO Team (Governance gate process) Developing security controls in CI/CD pipelines of Container Quarterly stringent access reconciliation Monitoring of hardening of servers and regular Patch management Stringent exit process covering access revocation and clearance from DLP Team CISO Dashboard for management SLA management. Have been achieving NO Penalty in Cyber Security Show less

Hcl infotech limited
Jul 2019 - Jan 2021Associate vice president and head - information security (uidai- msp) / ciso msp
Hewlett packard enterprise
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022Tower head - information security msip (hpe) - uidai
Godfrey phillips india limited
Jan 2022 - nowHead - cyber security
Licenses & Certifications

Certified scrummaster® (csm®)
Scrum alliance®Jul 2015
Scampi a- assessment team member
CmmiJun 2015
Certified scrum master
Scrum alliance
Ccsk certificate of cloud security knowledge
Cloud security allianceAug 2020- View certificate

Certified information systems auditor® (cisa)
IsacaDec 2015 
Cisa
IsacaDec 2015
Certified information systems security professional (cissp)
Isc2Jul 2018- View certificate

Certified information security manager® (cism)
IsacaNov 2017 
Oci foundation associates
OracleAug 2022
Itil intermediate service strategy
Apmg internationalJul 2014
Certified ethical hacker (ceh)
Ec-councilAug 2019
Itil intermediate service design
Apmg internationalMar 2015
Togaf® certification program
The open groupJan 2019- View certificate

Certified cloud security professional (ccsp)
Isc2Jul 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Umesh Kumar CISSP CCSP CCSK CISM CISA ToGAF Lean Six Sigma)Best Project Award by IIM Bangalore IIM, Bangalore Mar 2006
Languages
- enEnglish
- hiHindi
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