Detail-oriented tea player with 20 years of experience in TPRM, ISMS, security, compliance, and IT audit within the E-commerce, Healthcare, and Financial services industries. In-depth knowledge of cyber security, auditing and compliance with regulatory requirements. Providing assurance and advisory services to organizations looking to implement, or expand on, their internal controls in an effort to meet requirements set forth by regulatory agencies.
Additional skills and areas of expertise include IT compliance & audit including, IT audit standards and compliance, security audit, physical & logical audit, risk management, regulatory compliance, analytics & data management analysis, information assurance & compliance. Cyber policy and risk analysis including, information security, IT operations, compliance and governance, IT leadership, IT security and incident response. IT assessment of risk, impact and management, internal audit, compliance management, IT operational security evaluations utilizing industry guidelines, standards and/or best practice frameworks.
• Proactively manage the organization’s ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System ensuring continual compliance and ongoing eligibility for annual recertification
• Keep Regional Compliance, Local Management and relevant Committees informed and updated of all related compliance matters/issues, including escalating reportable compliance issues in accordance with set timeframes and requirements
• Audit information systems in accordance with regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, ISO 27001, SOC and HIPPA
• Provide oversight for all IT audit engagements
• Identify IT compliance control gaps and oversee the documentation, implementation and testing of the entire IT compliance control portfolio
• Establish a compliance culture by instilling awareness in day-to-day interactions and also ensuring completion of the ISMS Compliance training programs
• Conduct internal audits related to ITGC's and application controls.
• Implemented a risk-based audit program.
• Identified process inefficiencies through gap analysis
• Manage engagement activities between compliance, internal audit and external audit teams.
• Articulated audit findings, risk and detailed recommendations to upper management
• Established goals, policies, and performance indicators.
• Analyzed new and repetitive events, incidents, and problems within the technology environment to find common underlying root cause(s).
• Conducted statistical analysis via trend analysis and various reporting methods to demonstrate where incidents were occurring.
• Assisting in development, review, and dissemination of information security awareness communications in coordination with other institutional stakeholders
• Monitor the audit findings are followed up by the system owners for closure of any non-conformances. Following up with secondary audits to ensure the work is being completed
• Served as change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization
• Drive culture of Innovation and Continuous Improvement through best practice sharing, vocal advocacy and visible hands-on leadership
• Develop and provide right metrics to measure process quality and productivity, providing meaningful feedback to the technology and business teams
• Identify IT compliance control gaps and oversee the documentation, implementation and testing of the entire IT compliance control portfolio
• Establish a compliance culture by instilling awareness in day-to-day interactions and also ensuring completion of the ISMS Compliance training programs
• Assisting in development, review, and dissemination of information security awareness communications in coordination with other institutional stakeholders
• Monitor the audit findings are followed up by the system owners for closure of any non-conformances. Following up with secondary audits to ensure the work is being completed
• Guide operations business teams and our contact centers in their ability to develop and execute daily, weekly and monthly action plan that increase quality and customer experience
• Create final audit reports, oversee implementation of corrective action plans, while maintaining communication with all levels of management, and prepare draft reports for review by department management.
• Manage project status; facilitate audit status meetings to communicate findings, issues and areas for improvement to client management, executive leadership and Corporate Internal Audit leadership
• Evaluate IT infrastructure in terms of risks to the organization and establish controls to mitigate loss. Determine and recommend improvements to enterprise risk management controls.
ITGC Control Testing
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ISO 27001
Six Sigma Green belt
ISO 20000-1
ISO 9001