Omar José Alvarado Pargas

Cyber Defend Service Manager for North America at Santander Global T&O
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, MX
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  • Español Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Inglés Full professional proficiency
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Jesus Andres Perez Duerto

During my work as a Network Security Specialist in Daycohost, I had the opportunity to report directly to Omar. He was not only a disciplined boss, but also a very good workmate, always trying to improve and to makes things as better as possible. Working with him helped me to improve as a professional, and gave me a different perspective of the work I was doing and how it connects with business objectives, which made me feel more excited to do my job as better as possible.

Hernán Figueroa

He trabajado con Omar en varios proyectos. Es un excelente profesional, un conocedor en el campo de la seguridad de información, así como en otros ambientes relacionados con la tecnología de redes y seguridad de datos. Es una persona con la que se puede trabajar pensando en los objetivos a alcanzar, dado que es consecuente y eficaz en sus tareas.

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Credentials

  • Cylance Security Professional
    Cylance Inc.
    Jan, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Palo Alto Networks ACE
    Palo Alto Networks
    Aug, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • ISO 27001 Auditor Leader
    IRCA
    May, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
    GIAC
    Dec, 2011
    - Oct, 2024
  • GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
    SANS Institute
    Dec, 2011
    - Oct, 2024
  • C | EH
    EC Council
    May, 2007
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH)
    EC-Council
    May, 2007
    - Oct, 2024
  • CISM
    ISACA
    Aug, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Cyber Security Foundation Professional Certificate - CSFPC™
    CertiProf
    Jan, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Lifelong Learning
    CertiProf
    Jan, 2021
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Santander Global T&O
    • Spain
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Cyber Defend Service Manager for North America
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      Responsible for supervising the final cyber-service(s) provided to the entities by managing service level agreements (SLAs) and ensuring these cyber services meet the client’s needs, guaranteeing a high level of response time and proper problem resolutions, and anticipating service associate needs.

    • Chief of Staff - Protect North America
      • Feb 2021 - Sep 2022

      Responsible for process compliance, deliverables, KPI/KRI, and project portfolio for Protect Services at NA region and SA Countries, working as primary contact and accountable for Service Governance and Internal Controls. Service catalog delivery for current and onboarding customers, supporting executive management with strategic planning and processes alignment across the NA organization with Group's standards. Provide Protect tower leaders with recommendations and consultation to improve teamwork. Assist the team members in determining and prioritizing business strategies based on Group's direction. Working with Service Management on determine strategies on how to measure team performance.

  • Information Security
    • Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
      • Jul 2012 - Present

      Independent Cybersecurity Consultant with expertise in several information security topics: Cryptography, digital certificates, PKI, Cyberwarfare, Incident Management (response to cyber attacks), forming Information Security groups, Information Security Policies, Physical Security, Cloud Security, Data Center Security, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Computer Forensics, design and implementation of Security Controls, Risk Management, Secure Communications Management, risk in the use and penetration of Social Networks, BYOD, among others.

  • CyberWarrior.com
    • United States
    • Computer and Network Security
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CISO
      • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

      CyberWarrior Academy is helping to solve the critical shortage of talent in cybersecurity. As an advanced cybersecurity practitioner and expert, I'm the head of the entire training program, creating and delivering the entire curriculum with the help of other experts in the field. Our mission is to create the next generation of cybersecurity warriors. We also recognize the opportunity as a social enterprise and workforce development team to broaden opportunities to people from all walks of life to take part in this economy.

    • Chief Cybersecurity Architect
      • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

      Technical Leader, responsible for the design and implementation of complex cybersecurity solutions, pre-sales engineering, and post-sales consultancy support. Expertise in: Cloud Security, Maturity Assessments based Cybersecurity Frameworks (NIST, CSA, CIS, ISO 27000), risk prevention, threat hunting, penetration testing, vulnerability management, DLP, cybersecurity event monitoring, threat detection and response, threat mitigation, threat modeling (IoC/IoA) and integration with monitoring platforms (SIEM), dark web digital surveillance, anti-phishing, training and awareness, regulatory compliance, deploy Endpoint Prevention and Detection platforms, backup and recovery, DRP, among others.

  • ADV Integradores y Consultores
    • Mexico
    • Computer and Network Security
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Cyber Security Architect / SOC Director
      • Aug 2017 - Sep 2019

      SOC Director / Cybersecurity Architect. Responsible for consulting, advising, design, and implementation of cybersecurity solutions with high complexity in the following topics: risk prevention, incident response, threat hunting, data backup and restore, Ethical Hacking, BCP-DRP, vulnerability management, security controls and policies, Threat prevention suites, information disclosure prevention, information classification, DLP, and auditing; with a complete visión of the customer's cybersecurity landscape using SIEM as Service capabilities; helping them to implement processes with continuous improvement for proactive detection and developing customer's satisfaction as the primary goal.SOC – Director: Primarily responsible for security event monitoring, threat management, and response. Ensure incident identification, assessment, quantification, reporting, communication, mitigation, and monitoring. Ensure compliance to SLA, process adherence, and process improvisation to achieve operational objectives. Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for security monitoring. Creation of reports, dashboards, metrics for SOC operations, and presentation to customers. Coordination with stakeholders, building and maintaining positive work relationships with them.

  • ASOVESINFO - asovesinfo.org
    • Director de Relaciones Institucionales
      • May 2015 - Oct 2017

      Miembro Fundador de ASOVESINFO y Director de Relaciones Institucionales Miembro Fundador de ASOVESINFO y Director de Relaciones Institucionales

  • Banesco Banco Universal
    • Venezuela
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
      • Sep 2014 - May 2015

      Responsible for direct and coordinate the implementation of policies, standards and procedures to guarantee the privacy and confidentiality of the information assets, according to laws and regulations of regulatory agencies, franchises and international standards, in order to minimize security risks and gaps, to maximize profitability. Having active participation in the development cycle of security projects, being responsible for evaluate compliance with security standards in line with business objectives.

  • Dayco host
    • Venezuela
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
      • Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

      Responsible for design, consulting and development for technical/regulatory solutions on information security, audit and risk management, involving high levels of complexity through continuous evaluation processes involving threats and vulnerabilities inherent to deployment of each solution, complying with international standards and the standards set, in order to mitigate risk, ensure continuity of operations and the customer satisfaction. Responsible for design, consulting and development for technical/regulatory solutions on information security, audit and risk management, involving high levels of complexity through continuous evaluation processes involving threats and vulnerabilities inherent to deployment of each solution, complying with international standards and the standards set, in order to mitigate risk, ensure continuity of operations and the customer satisfaction.

  • SUSCERTE
    • R&D Director
      • Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

      In charge of management of activities and projects in matter of research, development and innovation in the fields of Information Security, Digital Certificates, Security Incident Management and Risk Management, in accordance with the Policies, Standards and Information Security Procedures established for Venezuelan Government Organizations.

    • General Coordinator of VenCERT
      • Sep 2008 - Jun 2010

      Coordinate and direct the activities of the Government of Venezuela CSIRT (entered in the FIRST since December 2009), primarily for the attention of security incidents on Critical Infrastructure. Also, in charge of coordinate monitoring and vulnerability assessment for Venezuelan Government Organizations.

  • Centro Nacional de Tecnologías de Información
    • Venezuela
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consulting Specialist
      • Mar 2008 - Sep 2008

      Supervise develop of technical requirements on information technologies that had made for different Organizations of the Venezuelan Government, promoting the develop of open source effective solutions through projects. Supervise develop of technical requirements on information technologies that had made for different Organizations of the Venezuelan Government, promoting the develop of open source effective solutions through projects.

  • PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.
    • Venezuela
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Anayst - Information Security
      • Feb 2006 - Mar 2008

      Dedicated to the analysis, design and evaluation of solutions that contribute to improves the Architecture Platform of Computer Security, developing security policies and regulations for the Corporation, assessing best practices and standards for information security (at national and international level). Dedicated to the analysis, design and evaluation of solutions that contribute to improves the Architecture Platform of Computer Security, developing security policies and regulations for the Corporation, assessing best practices and standards for information security (at national and international level).

  • CANTV
    • Venezuela
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • NOC Information System Specialist
      • Nov 2002 - Feb 2006

      Member of IP Network Team, dedicated to improve post sales attention in the ADSL network. Responsible for the development of standards and procedures required for attention and monitoring the platforms managed by CANTV. Looking for security back-doors in the CANTV network, through use of protocol analyzers Member of IP Network Team, dedicated to improve post sales attention in the ADSL network. Responsible for the development of standards and procedures required for attention and monitoring the platforms managed by CANTV. Looking for security back-doors in the CANTV network, through use of protocol analyzers

Education

  • Universidad Centro Occidental 'Lisandro Alvarado'
    Ingeniero en Informatica, Ingenieria, Informatica
    1997 - 2002
  • Colegio Universitario Francisco de Miranda
    Especialista, Auditoría de Sistemas Financieros y Seguridad de Datos
    2010 - 2011
  • Fermín Toro
    1993 - 1997

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