Curriculum Vitae
Profile
A detail-oriented and dedicated IT Professional with a deep reservoir of technical knowledge and a rich tapestry of industry experiences. Strengths include a demonstrated ability to distill complex security concepts into clear, accessible recommendations. Expertise spans a comprehensive range of security domains. Passionate about mentoring aspiring technology workers, fostering a learning environment that encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and ethical practices in the ever-evolving landscape of IT security.
Technical Skills
Training – design, preparation, delivery in-person and on-line; Project Management; Technical Writing.
IT Security – NIST Cyber Security, NIST Risk Management, ISO 27001 ISMS, GDPR, CDPO, PIPEDA / DPA, ITSG-22/38; Security Assessment and Authorization (SAA), Harmonized Threat Risk Assessment (TRA), Vulnerability Assessment (VA), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
IT Auditor – Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), ITAF, COBIT, DTEF, ITIL (ISO 20000), TeamMate Analytics.
Programming – applications, database design, web pages; SQL, VBA, C+, Java, WAMP (Windows Apache, MySQL, PHP), Web Design (XML, HTML, CSS); Audit Command Language (ACL), AWK.
Office Administration – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Administration, Procurement and Warehousing.
Career Experience
Freelance Instructor The Knowledge Academy (TKA), UK 2019 - present
Delivered courses on-site and on-line to students located in Canada and around the world. Mentored and coached adult students in multiple courses such as: CISSP, ISSAP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, GDPR, CDPO, ISO27001 ISMS, CCSP, SQL, CCNA, Computer Forensics, Using AI, and Big Data.
🞙
Over 95% of students very satisfied with delivery and presentation of technical material, and appreciative of background expertise.
Business Support CAPITALTEK, Ottawa 2022 - 2023
Second level support for clients supported by Managed Service Provider. Leveraged Galactic Scan to remediate client security problems. Championed use of Enterprise Operating System. Procured and tracked inventory.
Helped clients apply for CDAP funding for $15K grant and $100K interest-free loans.
Security Specialist Threatalytics, Ottawa 2018 - 2020
Analyzed controls and determined risks found in existing security systems. Employed harmonized threat risk assessment and other similar tools, getting hold of weaknesses. Revamped existing security checks and integration systems to better equipped versions. Enhanced efficiency of security systems already in use.
🞙
Secured and saved client over $1M in fines by recommending seven security steps to safeguard private data.
Audit Project Leader Shared Services Canada (SSC), Ottawa 2016 - 2018
Supervised provision of security services of hosts and applications. Trained and managed team of 10 auditors from various departments. Used project management skills to lead team to effectively cooperate and execute audit projects. Performed SAA for audit tools; reviewed SAA results for other security products.
🞙
Conserved 10% operational cost of providing integrated security services.
Senior Internal Auditor NAV Canada, Ottawa 2008 - 2015
Prepared annual reports of computing controls for executives to identify weaknesses. Recommendations led to updated, modularized, and revamped company’s computing operations to modern standards, improving functionality and reducing operating costs.
🞙 Saved company over $1M in fines for non-compliance to ICFR, by performing regular compliance audits.
🞙 Protected assets worth $10M and reputation worth $100M by cost-justifying new controls at $2M.
Education & Certifications
CISA
certificate #46595 from ISACA |
CISSP
certificate #83263 from ISC2 |
B.A. Computer Science
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON 
|
Additional Experience: 1982-2007 Bell Canada, PetroCanada, IBM Canada, Algonquin College, CGI, Nortel Networks, HP Canada; Board member, Actor, Lights technician
Return to About page to contact me.