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Managed Security and Automati

We're Gates, global leaders in power transmission & fluid power products & services. We power progress in variety of industrial & automotive applications.

Known for providing galvanizing senior IT leadership and reliable information security solutions. An ambitious executive with a proven record enabling growth, ensuring compliance, driving innovation and finding new ways to solve old problems for over 25 years. Contributes a keen ability to distill business objectives into actionable plans capable of supporting goals while creating continuity. A big picture visionary and detailed tactician who excels at disrupting status quo and reshaping the future. Career Highlights: ● Catalyst to growing Schryver Medical Mobile Imaging (X-ray) Department from a Denver business to a thriving organization across 7-states capable of generating over $45M in annual revenue ● Pioneered next-gen firewall (NGFW) for tw Telcom; established ISO 27001 Security Compliance; created Security Awareness Training; rolled out new firewalls across 75 markets and enabled $100M in revenue within the 1st year ● Launched Gates Corporation’s 1st Global IT Center of Excellence capable of supporting 150 plants in 32 countries ● Contributing member of Information Systems Security Association, as well as Colorado = Security Professional Skill Set: ● Direct Report Leadership ● CapEx | OpEx Budgeting ● Operational Management ● Systems Architecture ● Business Intelligence ● IT Security Management| Mitigation ● Board Presentations | Collaboration ● Strategic Roadmap Development ● Mergers and Acquisitions ● Training | Coaching | Mentorship ● Vendor Management ● Contract Negotiation ● Risk Management ● IT Governance ● Disaster Recovery Technical Proficiencies: ● Compliance – PCI, ISO 27001, NIST, NIST CSF, CIS 20, HIPAA, SAS-70, SSAE 16, SOX, DFARS, HITRUST and GDPR ● Routing Protocols – RIP, EIGRP, ISIS, OSPF, BGP, MPLS | Infrastructure Platforms - Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux, etc. ● Additional Specializations - ATM, Frame Relay, TCP/IP, Multicast, CoS/ QoS using DiffServ, TOS and MPLS; Security Attack, Penetration, Audit and Remediation; Private Data Centers, EDR Environments, IPS/IDS, GRC Platforms