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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Collab9

PINE, CO, USA

Certifications: PMP , ITIL Foundation Level, CISSP, MCTS,

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

PMI Chapter: PMI Mile-Hi Chapter

Contact me about: Current employment opportunities, Career opportunities,

Consulting/freelance opportunities, Expertise requests, Speaking opportunities

Recognized leader and Subject Matter Expert (SME) of project and program
management, strategic, and tactical operations of multiple large and complete projects
into a comprehensive program. Focused for over 25 years in helping organizations with
my expert knowledge and experience in Information Technology (IT) security programs,
development, and management. Highly successful in managing remote projects with
virtual teams. Available for W2, 1099, and Corp-to-Corp arrangements.

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James E. Synovec, PMP, C|CISO, CISSP-ISSMP, CAP, CISA, ITIL, C|EH

Recognized leader and Subject Matter Expert (SME) of project and program management, strategic, and tactical
operations of multiple large and complete projects into a comprehensive program. Focused for over 25 years in helping
organizations with my expert knowledge and experience in Information Technology (IT) security programs, development,
and management. Highly successful in managing remote projects with virtual teams. Available for W2, 1099, and Corp-to-
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Over 21 years of tactical operations and emergency management experience with multiple public safety and service
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organizations. Recent projects include serving as a Volunteer Firefighter and First Responder for the North Fork Fire
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Protection District, served as a Ranger Service Volunteer in the Colorado Mounted Rangers, serving as the HOPE,
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and illness in Bangkok Thailand.

INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS AND VIRTUALIZATION

Over 16 years of infrastructure and operations management experience including deploying virtual environments.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Over 16 years of software development including enterprise, internet, and mobile applications.

Experience

CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO) (TELECOMMUTE/REMOTE WORKER), COLLAB8, 10/16 -

PRESENT
27520 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 180, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
424-331-1200

Senior-level executive for Collab9, Our organization is a FedRAMP Authorized Unified Communications as a Service
(UCaaS) solution provider that delivers a secure, next generation cloud-based communication solution that integrates
voice, video, web conferencing, messaging, mobility, and customer care in a predictable.

My mission is to align security initiatives with enterprise programs and business objectives, ensuring that information
assets and technologies are adequately protected. This mission includes maintaining Federal FedRAMP Authorization
and to attain PCI DSS certification, HIPAA compliance, and ISO 27001 certification during our annual FedRAMP
assessment. I manage all of the aspects of the CISO role while using the globally accepted project management
framework of PMI.

As the CISO I provide the staff with security experience to serve on the Change Control Board (CCB) and/or conduct
security impact analysis. I also may act as the Information System Owner (ISO) for the organization.

I also serve as the Senior Information Security Officer (SISO) and the Information System Security Officer (ISSO). I assist
the information system owner with the implementation of Information Security for the system, conduct configuration
monitoring activities (reporting and analysis).

INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY MANAGER (TELECOMMUTE/REMOTE WORKER), DMI, 5/15 - 10/16

One Rock Spring Plaza, 6550 Rock Spring Drive, 7th Floor, Bethesda MD 20817
240-223-4800

Contractor for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for Department of Commerce (DoC), 6/16 - Present
Develop and maintain Continuous Monitoring Plan (CMP), perform activities as identified in the CMP.

Information System Security Line of Business (ISSLoB) Operations Manager, 7/15 - Present
Direct Reports = 7 telecommuting staff

Managing a Federal government security program compliant to the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and
implementing the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) project
management framework in order to provide consistent, comprehensive engagement deliverables.

Involves managing DMI staff and contractors that perform the following: Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A)
activities, Development and review of security documentation for OMB directed compliance to NIST and FISMA, Perform
review of FedRAMP packages for Cloud Service Providers (CSP) and prepare results for briefing to the AO, Provide
support for Cyber Security Assessment and Management System (CSAM), the client’s official FISMA reporting tool, to

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generate reports and review the compliance and consistency of federal government information systems.

IT Security Risk Management Lead, 5/15 - 7/15

Direct Reports = 10 telecommuting and on-site staff

Risk Management Lead and IT Security SME that managed a team of risk management/compliance personnel that
performed the following: SA&A and Security Program Management, Security Metrics and Reporting, POA&M development
and tracking, Interconnection Security Agreements (ISA) development and tracking, and Continuous Monitoring activities.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (TELECOMMUTE/REMOTE WORKER), SAIC - CYBER, CLOUD AND DATA SCIENCE -
3/11 - 5/15
1719 SAIC Drive, McLean, VA 22102

Comprehensive Robust Information Security (CRIS) Project for USDA/Forest Service

Direct Reports = 10 teleworkers
Team Lead Policy and Governance / Risk Management Framework (RMF)
Team Lead Security Operations

Vulnerability Scanning and Auditing, Enterprise Security Metrics Reporting, and Centralized Account Management (CAM)
Served as IT Security SME and Task Lead in areas relevant to the project (includes OMB, DHS, NIST, FISMA, RMF, and
Continuous Monitoring) for guidance and provided regular briefings of potential impact to the agency and drive enterprise
wide planning and implementation. Managed an efficient and effective virtual teams for the completion of tasks compliant
within federal standards and agency requirements (OMB, DHS, US-CERT, and others). Ensured problem resolution and
customer satisfaction for individual delivery orders; provides supervisory, technical, and administrative direction for
personnel performing tasks. Conducted training for security program policy and procedure. Established the use of
SharePoint for documentation and Project Server w/ OLAP for management of the multiple projects.

PROGRAM MANAGER (TELECOMMUTE/REMOTE WORKER), SAIC - FEDERAL CIVILIAN CUSTOMER GROUP -

11/12 - 2/14
Direct Reports = 57 on-site staff at multiple locations
Department of the Interior / Interior Business Center- IT Data Center, Systems Operation and Administration (SOA), Data
Center Operations, Network Services, Database, Storage and Backup, System Software Administration, Applications
Development and Administration and Enterprise Services
Department of Defense (DoD), Chemical Weapons Depot IT Support
GSA Accounting Office, Accounting and Financial Support

Managed the implementation of specific government contracts. Planned, coordinated, and managed the actions taken by
the organization to acquire and execute a specific piece of business competitively. Integrated all functions and activities
necessary to perform the program to meet the client requirements. Planned and implemented actions by the program
team to define and implement technical baseline and meet quality requirements for program services. Directed project
team personnel, manage cost and schedule, ensure contract compliance, and serve as principal customer interface.
Primary interface with client, project managers, task and functional leaders, subcontractors, support personnel, and other
stakeholders.

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO), AQUILA BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC - 4/09 – 12/12
Managed System Security Provider, Private Off-Site Cloud Provider, LMS provider, and Corporate Engineering. Managed
all aspects of IT management and IT security for the company and its clients. Included LMS design and administration and
incident response. Responsible for maintaining compliance of Federal and state requirements and industry best practices.
Managed ongoing security assessments and testing, audit management and reviews for the company and its clients. Core
competencies provided: Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC), security engineering, security testing,
continuity planning, audit management and reviews, IT security control management, cloud service provider (Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS)), and Learning Management
Systems (LMS).

IT SECURITY ANALYST, G&B SOLUTIONS, INC. - 7/08 – 3/11

Information Technology Security Analyst for United States Department of the Interior (DOI), National Business Center
(NBC)

Worked within broad objectives to ensure the DOI Certification & Accreditation (C&A) program was successful and in
compliance with departmental standards and NIST Special Publication (SP), 800 series guidance. Managed IT security
projects that assessed and documented the security posture of systems through interviews, document validation, and
security control testing. Reviewed and ensured that the system documents .were current and accurate. Interviewed
system owners, developers, technical staff, to ensure their understanding of applicable IT standards and policies were
correct. Created and maintained project plans and schedules, develop status reports, and maintain project tracking
spreadsheets. Performed gap analysis of current policies, practices, procedures, Security Technical Implementation
Guides (STIG) as they relate to federal standards and regulations. Performed crosswalk analysis of NIST SP 800-53, Rev
3 and the HIPAA Security Rule as documented in the NIST SP 800-66, Rev 1. Performed annual Internal Control Reviews
(ICR) and Security Impact Assessments (SIA). Performed security walk through assessments and assisted with
penetration testing. Security Point of Contact (SPOC) for entire DOI/NBC Enterprise during United States Computer

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Emergency Readiness Team (USCert) briefings briefed system Points of Contacts (POC) on any vulnerability items,
technical issues, and recommended mitigation. Identified as Security Compliance Coordinator and Audit Liaison for the
financial system with over 8,000 users during FISCAM audits, FISMA audits, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and A-
123 reviews with a reduction of audit/testing findings by 45%. Managed Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) and
reduced identified security vulnerabilities by 85% within 6 months. Maintained records and updated repositories within
departmental guidelines and which utilized Cyber Security Assessment and Management (CSAM). Created multiple tools
for aid and automation in performing various tasks that are used by the organization for managing their security posture
and automatic reporting included Nessus vulnerability scan reports.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), AQUILA BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC - 1997 – 2009
Commercial Finance, E-Commerce, IT Security, and Corporate Engineering. Provided solutions for venture capital,
business financing, automation, security, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Services included engineering,
systems and product analysis, software design, database development and security audit reviews. Provided consulting of
supply chain management services, procedures, and systems. Created automated processing of projects through
Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP). Provided CRM services and support for SugarCRM and preferred partner for vTiger.
Hosted and maintained clients web host accounts. Provided shopping carts, SEO, Web 2.0, internet marketing, newsletter,
email campaigns (with opt-in/out), web design and other e-commerce services.

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, INNOVATIVE MACHINING, INC. - 2004 - 2005

Engineering and Custom Manufacturing. Engineering program management and project management. Designed and
supervised the fabrication of components and assemblies for external customers. Responsible for generating and closing
sales. Projects included, DFM, design, composite molds, fixtures, tooling, prototype and various projects. Developed and
implemented secured process to receive clients design documents and involved automated document control.

PROJECT MANAGER / APPLICATION ENGINEER, MIKRON ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGY - 2000 – 2004

Custom Automation Machinery and Equipment. International corporation, headquarters in Boudry Switzerland. Project
manager for $14M+ projects from inception to completion. Engaged in all managerial aspects, including estimating,
procurement for a team of 13 engineers and labor hours. Controlled budget by procuring all material, parts, services and
manpower. Accountable for program coordination through all phases of R&D, prototype, production, buy-off and customer
installations and monthly reporting. Application engineering involved working with sales team to develop system design
and estimate of project costs, including design, materials, man power and installation. Procurement of company-wide,
international and domestic, and project specific purchases of materials, fabricated parts manpower. Personal target was to
achieve 20% lower investment than budgeted costs. Created RFQ ‘s and negotiated discounts. Streamlined vendor base
and supply chain process. Logistics scheduling of shipments worldwide. System administrator for multiple platforms and
programs. MRP PRO:MAN (PIC), Novell, Microsoft Server. Created custom code to extract Bills of Material from MRP
system and migrate it into AutoCAD. Automated routine procedures for engineers in design process and MRP system.
Physical Security Point of Contact.

Other Positions - Prior to 2000

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSURANCE REPLACEMENT, INC. - 1999 - 2001

Insurance Replacement Company. Provided accounting services as financial controller for the company. Obtained
quotations and involved procurement of material and products that had to be purchased and resold to the insurance
customer. Involved with the web site design and automation of the ecommerce portion of the business. Included
scheduling and shipping of material entire United States. Procurement of product for replacement to insurance company’s
client. Scheduled shipping and tracking of all logistics related issues. Provide database design and populate with LKQ
information based on 5 years of historical data. Created web based interface with database. Provided automated order
entry and quote submission system with HTML/PHP/MySQL.

AUTOMATION ENGINEER, PICOLIGHT, INC. - 1999 - 2000

Fiber Optic Transducer Manufacturer. Designed and estimated automation equipment per product requirements as
established by the application engineering department. Estimated costs and time to fabricate. Obtained quotations from
internal and external suppliers. Procurement of raw materials, fabricated parts, and man power. Responsible for quality
during receipt and troubleshooting during production. Supervised the production of all product at manufacturing facility.
Automated assembly equipment with an emphasis on laboratory environment. Involved DFM training to the application
engineering team. Procurement of project specific purchases of materials and fabricated parts.

DESIGN ENGINEER, CONTRACT ENGINEERING SERVICES - 1999 - 1999

Contract Custom Engineering. Designed and estimated automation equipment per product requirements as established by
the sales team. Estimated costs and time to fabricate. Responsible for quality during receipt and troubleshooting during
production. Automated assembly equipment with an emphasis on nonferrous materials.

PROJECT ENGINEER, CMED AUTOMATION - 1998-1999

Custom Automation Machinery. Designed and estimated automation equipment per product requirements as established
by the sales team. Estimated costs and time to fabricate. Obtained quotations from internal and external suppliers.
Procurement of raw materials, fabricated parts, and man power. Responsible for quality during receipt and troubleshooting
during production. Supervised the production of all product at manufacturing facility. Automated assembly equipment with
an emphasis on nonferrous materials. Provided technical support for customer troubleshooting in the field. Created
operation and safety manuals for the customer. Provided training for the customer prior to installation. Created RFQ’s for

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fabricated parts and specialized materials to be used in the assembly of project specific assemblies or systems.
Responsible for generating estimates and main decision maker on vendor selection. Provide network support and
AutoCAD training for all staff. Created process for document control to fit within ISO requirements.

ENGINEER, MOBILE TOOL INTERNATIONAL - 1996 - 1998

Aerial Lift Machinery and Equipment. Designed and estimated of aerial lift machinery and equipment per product
requirements as established by the sales team. Estimated costs and time to fabricate. Obtained quotations from internal
and external suppliers. Procurement of raw materials, fabricated parts, and man power. Responsible for quality during
receipt and troubleshooting during production. Supervised the production of all product at manufacturing facility. Aerial lifts
used in the service of high energy electrical power transmission lines was focus. Provided technical support for customer
troubleshooting in the field. Provided custom design and technical guidance for nationwide installations. Generate RFQ’s
for individual project materials and parts. Logistics scheduling of shipments to other company locations. Created system
for proper document control to work across multiple platforms, AutoCAD and SRDS systems. Database administration of
all technical CAD drawings, safety manuals and other files.

PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEER, OMAHA STANDARD - 1995 - 1996

Heavy and Light Construction Equipment. Designed and estimated heavy and light construction equipment per product
requirements as established by the sales team and directly with the customer. Estimated costs and time to fabricate.
Obtained quotations from internal and external suppliers. Procurement of raw materials, fabricated parts, and man power.
Responsible for quality during receipt and troubleshooting during production. Supervised the production of all product at
manufacturing facility. Hydraulics and dump body conversions were area of focus. Created all operators manuals and
safety manuals for the end user. Provided technical support for customer troubleshooting in the field. Provided custom
design and technical guidance for nationwide installations. Procurement of company-wide and project specific purchases
of materials, fabricated parts manpower. Custom design of database and spreadsheets for field engineer use. These
databases calculated all requirements for the installation crews and provided specifications to fit with in proper industry
and safety codes

AUTOMATION ENGINEER, OMECO-BOSS - 1992 - 1995

Food Processing Machinery and Material Handling Equipment. Designed and estimated material handling equipment per
product requirements as established directly by the customer. Estimated costs and time to fabricate. Obtained quotations
from internal and external suppliers. Procurement of raw materials, fabricated parts, and man power. Responsible for
quality during receipt and troubleshooting during production. Train staff to operate tools. Provided installation support at
customer site. Database administration for AutoCAD system for document control.

STATE OF NEBRASKA LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST (LMT) - SELF EMPLOYED - 1990 - 1992

TOOL AND PRODUCT DESIGNER, SQUARE D COMPANY - 1984 - 1990

Electrical Equipment and Controls Manufacturer. Designed and estimated manufacturing tool design per product
requirements as established by the sales team. Estimated costs and time to fabricate. Obtained quotations from internal
and external suppliers. Procurement of raw materials, fabricated parts, and man power. Responsible for quality during
receipt and troubleshooting during production. Train staff to operate tools. Trained all new staff MRP system and
engineers on CAD systems. Procurement of company-wide and project specific purchases of materials, fabricated parts
manpower. Responsible for vendor approval. Managed the project of migration from CADDS 5x ComputerVision
mainframe to stand alone PC systems. Provided daily backups and hardware servicing of CAD equipment. Maintained
and trained staff on IBM mainframe MRP system. Provided CNC programming and maintained archived database.
Managed systems for various plant locations; Ireland, Columbia MO, Cedar Rapids IA, Lincoln NE and Mexico.

Certifications

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP), PMI - 06/13

CERTIFIED CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (C|CISO), EC-COUNCIL - 09/12

INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (CISSP-ISSMP), (ISC)2 - 5/14

CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROFESSIONAL (CISSP), (ISC)2 - 09/10

CERTIFIED AUTHORIZATION PROFESSIONAL (CAP), (ISC)2 - 07/11

CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR (CISA), ISACA - 05/16

ITIL FOUNDATION (2011), ITIL - 12/13

CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER (C|EH), EC-COUNCIL - 09/11

SECURITY+ CE, COMPTIA - 12/09

MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (MCTS) - MS PROJECT PROFESSIONAL 2010, MICROSOFT -

04/12

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AMERICAN RED CROSS, FIRST AID//CPR/AED (ADULT - CHILD - INFANT) - 4/16

Clearances

PUBLIC TRUST, CURRENT

Education

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science, Project Management, GPA – 4.0, Dean’s List, 4/14 - 8/15

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Associate of Applied Science Degree, Machine Design with Tool & Die Design, GPA – 3.53, 9/83 – 3/85
Associate of Applied Science Degree, Manufacturing Engineering, GPA – 3.6, 3/85 – 6/86

Awards and Recognition

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Certificate of Appreciation, FBMS FISMA Compliance 2011
Certificate of Appreciation, FBMS Deployment 4 C&A 2011
Award for Excellence, FBMS Technical Refresh
Virtualization 2010
Directors Award 2009
Certificate of Appreciation, FBMS Deployment 3 C&A 2008

G&B SOLUTIONS, INC.

Employee Achievement Award 2009
Nominated for President's Award 2009

Copyrights and Publications

COMMERCIAL FINANCING EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION, REGISTRATION NUMBER TX-7-221-7189, 2005

Lectures and Speaking Events

SECUREWORLD EXPO, DENVER CO - OCTOBER 15, 2015

Advisory Board Member
Executive Roundtables
Multiple

SECUREWORLD EXPO, DENVER CO - OCTOBER 16, 2014

Advisory Board Member
Executive Roundtables
Mitigating Risk
Building and Keeping a Qualified Security Team

EC-COUNCIL GLOBAL CISO EXECUTIVE SUMMIT, LAS VEGAS NV - DECEMBER 5-6, 2011
Panel Speaker
Factors with Greatest Impact on the Information Security Profession
Monitoring and Evaluating Your IT Security Policies

Volunteer Activities

NORTH FORK FIRE AND RESCUE, FIRE FIGHTER AND EMEGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - 5/16 - PRESENT
North Fork Volunteer Fire Department provides structural and wildland fire suppression, emergency medical care and
transport, rescue and fire prevention services to the mountain communities of Pine Grove, Buffalo Creek, Deckers,
Trumbull, Oxyoke, Nighthawk and Scraggy View.

North Fork Volunteer Fire Department covers 250 square miles in Southern Jefferson and Northwest Douglas Counties in
Colorado. Pike National Forest composes 80% of the District. While the number of residents in the District is
approximately 1700, it is estimated that Pike National Forest has over one million people visit this division of the forest
every year. North Fork Volunteer Fire Department runs three stations, one in Pine Grove, one in Buffalo Creek, and one in
Trumbull. Due to the volunteers' outstanding commitment and diligence in training, the Department maintains an ISO 6
rating for all properties within 5 miles of any of the fire stations.

WEBSITE HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT - 01/15 - PRESENT

Webmaster and hosting provider for the Rocky Mountain School of Ministry and Theology website. RMSMT.org.

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INSTRUCTOR, (ISC)2 SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE PROGRAM - INSTRUCTOR - 07/11 – PRESENT
The Safe and Secure Online Program is a cutting edge presentation that allows children between the ages of 7-14 to
interact with each other and their presenter while learning cyber security skills. To fit the needs of the different age groups
the presentation has been customized with learning objectives and teaching materials appropriate for ages 7-10 and 11-14
age groups. The third presentation is aimed at educating parent and teachers about online safety. What sets the Safe and
Secure Online Program apart from other online safety programs is that the presenters are trained information security
professionals. Students tend to gravitate toward them as mentors and role models and want to soak up as much
information as possible. Topics covered in the presentation vary from cyber bullying, online identity, online image
protection, social networking, and computer safety. The Safe and Secure Online program was first introduced in the
United Kingdom; we now have programs available in Canada, Hong Kong, and the United States. To date we have
reached over 70,000 students worldwide.

COLORADO MOUNTED RANGERS - SWORN RANGER SERVICE VOLUNTEER (RSV) - 2/16 - 10/16
Colorado Mounted Ranger Academy Candidate - 2/2015 - 5/2016
Sworn Ranger Service Volunteer - 5/2016 - 10/2016

The Colorado Mounted Rangers is a statutorily authorized, unpaid auxiliary unit providing assistance to law enforcement
agencies, emergency management, fire-fighting, emergency medical service, and search-and-rescue agencies statewide.

A Ranger Service Volunteer (RSV), in the Mounted Ranger Auxiliary is used for an unarmed service volunteer in the
Auxiliary. Per CO SB 12-072 and C.R.S. 24-33.5-822, in addition to law enforcement support, the general assembly
declared that the Mounted Rangers be established as an all-volunteer, unpaid auxiliary unit for the purpose of lending
assistance to: (1) Emergency Management, (2) Fire-Fighting, (3) Emergency Medical Services, and (4) Search-and-
Rescue agencies. RSV duties will include these four non-LE focus areas of emergency services.

CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO) (TELECOMMUTE/REMOTE WORKER) , NON-PROFITS,

VARIOUS - 10/13 - 3/14
Virtual CISO, remote worker, for global non-profit organizations. Serve as the IT Security Manager and report directly to
the senior officials of the organizations served. Manages all aspects of security which includes coordination of information
technology security efforts and identifies security initiatives and standards. Manage the development and implementation
of security policy, standards, guidelines and procedures to ensure ongoing maintenance of security. Manage ongoing
security assessments and testing, audit management and reviews including working with outside consultants for
independent security audits if required. Responsible for incident response as well as the investigation of security
breaches, and assist with actions associated with such breaches. Plans and manages the budget for all security projects
and maintenance for the client to safeguard the intellectual property privacy, and computer systems.

DISASTER RELIEF COORDINATOR, HOPE WORLDWIDE, DENVER CHAPTER - 11/13 - 12/14

Lyons Colorado - Assisting victims impacted by flooding. Various projects with deployment scheduled for the entire year of
2014.

DIRECTOR OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS), ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF MINISTRY AND
THEOLOGY - 1/10 – 3/14
Development and management of online educational software application for the administration, documentation, tracking,
reporting and delivery of online education courses or training programs. Held the position of CISO prior to the LMS
Director position.

BOARD MEMBER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, OWASP, DENVER CHAPTER - 2011 - 2013

ADMINISTRATOR, HOPE POSITIVE CHOICE - 01/04 - 01/05

Responsible for coordinating and administrating program supported by a 2004 Special Projects of Regional and National
Significance (SPRANS) grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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