KEY QUALIFICATIONS
All my career experiences have been within international business
settings with in depth exposure to global financial information
systems, applications, laws, and regulations.
- Excellent verbal and written communications
skills. Competent trainer and developer of enterprise-wide
standards, policies, procedures, and awareness messages.
- In depth financial and financial systems background with
15 years experience (Eli Lilly and G.E.)
- Accomplished mentor and recruiter. Skilled at proposing,
developing, and guiding summer intern projects to successful
conclusions.
- Engaging speaker and experienced toastmaster ~ often asked
to MC or speak at meetings, events, and professional systems
conferences.
- Innovative systems professional with thirteen years experience
in IT security advocacy in government regulated pharmaceutical
industry
- Four years experience as corporate trainer developing,
coordinating, distributing, and promoting on-line security
awareness and remote access computer instruction to International
employees of all levels
- Creative security integrator skilled at leading International
cross-functional teams to workable, cost-effective solutions
on time and within budget
NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS
Teaching, public speaking, mentoring, meeting facilitation,
networking, project management, business case development,
business presentations, team building, cost estimation,
budgeting, systems auditing and monitoring, vendor and
contract management, risk management/mapping and regulatory
compliance (privacy, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPPA)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operation Systems: Unix/Linux, AS400/OS400, NT/Windows
2000, XP, Solaris
Hardware: PC-Windows NT/2000/XP, Sun
Applications: Microsoft Office 2003/XP Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Project, Visio, Access, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Lotus
Notes
Software: Anti-virus (McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro),
Visual Basic, Oracle, Business Objects, SQL Server, SQL*Plus,
SQL*Net
Development: Architecture, process analysis and automation,
requirements definition, program testing, configuration
testing/management
Knowledge: Comprehensive background in International business
practices and facilitating technologies. In depth knowledge
of security principles, architecture, law, networking,
routers, and firewalls as certified by CISSP.
EXPERIENCE
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Information Security Consultant 2004 - 2005
Recruited, oriented, trained, developed, directed, and
motivated a virtual team of 30 security advocates to lead
risk assessments, re-mediation projects, and security
education within their own departments for all enterprise
infrastructure systems groups at Eli Lilly's corporate
headquarters
Coordinated technology support between security advocates
and global IT Security group
Compiled and reported results of security advocates projects
to management
Remote Access Security Administrator 2001-2003
Coordinated on-line training, security operations, telecom,
and helpdesk support to 21,000 global employees, contractors,
and collaborators
Responsible for related international plans, policies,
procedures, vendor management
Organized and led negotiations team of financial, telecom,
and procurement that won $500K in credits over warranty
from security vendor with quality problems
Security Administrator - desktop security and anti-virus
products 1994-2000
Took anti-virus at Lilly from standalone PC through acceptance
of network AV protection, email protection, and implementation
of centrally managed international AV software. Developed
mitigation and incident response strategies when business
priorities delayed closing known vulnerabilities.
Initiated product evaluation of major anti-virus software
vendors and developed business case that resulted in company
wide change of well entrenched AV vendor.
Brought in critically needed technology from new AV vendor
for centralized, server controlled company-wide AV administration,
monitoring, and reporting. Soft dollar savings of user
time by background AV updates est. at $400K/yr.
Senior Systems Analyst - Data Administration 1992-1993
Led corporate project to develop initial architecture
for data warehouses at Eli Lilly. Organized cross-functional
requirements sessions that resulted in corp-wide consensus
for standardization of DW architecture and design from
data sourcing methods through end user interface tools.
Ten year results: 17,000 users, business savings high
quality standardized methods = millions
Financial background - Eli Lilly 1973-1991
Served in a variety of financial support positions including
marketing, auditing, treasury, and International financial
analysis.
General Electric 1971-1972
Completed two year, four assignment, financial executive
management program with assignments in cost accounting,
Intl marketing, general accounting, and management reporting.
CERTIFICATIONS
CISSP, Certified Information Systems Security Professional,
#42,272 expiring 2009
EDUCATION
MBA, International business, computer systems, Kelley School
of Business, Indiana Univ.
Graduate of General Electric's Financial Executive Training
Program
B.S., Industrial/business management, Krannert School of
Business, Purdue Univ.