Founder and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

• Jun 2023 - Present

Founder and CEO of Jazim Consulting

• Sep 2017 - Present

Jazim Consulting was founded in 2017 by a service-disabled veteran to provide specialized technical and management services to middle-market through Fortune 500 clients Jazim Consulting was founded in 2017 by a service-disabled veteran to provide specialized technical and management services to middle-market through Fortune 500 clients

Mergers and Acquisitions Portfolio Manager (Independent Consultant)

• Mar 2022 - Aug 2023

• Developed sales funnels to identify acquisition opportunities based on product expansion and financial modeling. • Established a portfolio of new enterprise mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and acquisition strategies. • Created and implemented a scalable framework to purchase new customer accounts 30% faster than competitors. • Managed a new CRM application project from conception to release that enabled AI-assisted analyses and automation capabilities that streamlined executive approval processes to pursue account purchase opportunities. • Aligned enterprise OKRs with actionable portfolio KPIs and drove continuous improvement across supported workstreams. Show less

Fractional Chief Information Security Officer (Independent Consultant)

• Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

• Conducted an extensive audit of the existing enterprise security posture against CIS and NIST cybersecurity frameworks. • Architected a security roadmap that addressed gaps uncovered in the security assessment and aligned organizational efforts and strategies with the technology and security visions that ensured current and future compliance. • Established and implemented a Cyber Security Liaison Program to establish and build security professional pipelines. • Measured the effectiveness of security controls and implemented new controls that identified active threats and compromise indicators based on security industry best practices and regulations. • Engaged an Information Security as a Service (ISaaS) partner to increase security efficiency and reduce compliance costs. Show less

Director of Enterprise Project Management Office

• Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

• Stood up the organization’s first Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and established a project framework discipline. • Created an intake process for new requests, resulting in a total enterprise transformation using AI-assisted analysis and automated request routing to assigned groups for escalation. • Defined program and project KPIs to track progress across cross-departmental teams, including service level thresholds. • Outlined and implemented career paths for department team members with defined salary ranges. Show less

Cyber Security Program Manager (Independent Consultant)

• Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

• Established a PMO to prioritize activities that lowered residual cyber risks to the global enterprise and business partners. • Coached Cybersecurity teams on best practices for implementing agile methodologies and project management tools. • Coordinated gap analysis of security tools and conducted reviews of vendor performance and purchasing activities. • Established a PMO to prioritize activities that lowered residual cyber risks to the global enterprise and business partners. • Coached Cybersecurity teams on best practices for implementing agile methodologies and project management tools. • Coordinated gap analysis of security tools and conducted reviews of vendor performance and purchasing activities.

Infrastructure and Special Projects Manage, Product Owner (Independent Consultant)

• Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

• Coordinated and executed enterprise-wide Covid-19 pandemic mitigation efforts that prioritized setting up and supporting a remote workforce while implementing safety standards for frontline employees. • Implemented a department-wide SAFe project pipeline that streamlined productivity and introduced a Product Owner function for the IT Infrastructure and Shared Services teams. • Coordinated the integration of the largest new accounts purchase in the company’s history, including all supporting activities (national accounts, monitoring, customer call centers, training, finance, permits…). • Led the RFQ, selection, and integration of a new Salesforce CRM and newly configured price quote (CPQ) system. Show less

Fractional Chief Operations Officer (Independent Consultant)

• Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

• Managed key client accounts for e-discovery engagement and increased service portfolio by 500%. • Mapped the customer journey to define and enhance the enterprise customer experience. • Led transformation of information services and supporting technology infrastructure to SaaS platforms. • Managed key client accounts for e-discovery engagement and increased service portfolio by 500%. • Mapped the customer journey to define and enhance the enterprise customer experience. • Led transformation of information services and supporting technology infrastructure to SaaS platforms.

Implementation Project Manager (Independent Consultant)

• Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

• Led the full project lifecycle to implement a multifaceted critical Point of Sale and payment system that resulted in a 45% savings in year-over-year operating costs. • Directed PCI reporting and QA to ensure the organization maintained PCI compliance throughout the migration from FreedomPay to Heartland Payment systems. • Implemented an e-commerce system with significant Machine Learning components that increased revenue by suggesting products based on item selection and order history. • Led the full project lifecycle to implement a multifaceted critical Point of Sale and payment system that resulted in a 45% savings in year-over-year operating costs. • Directed PCI reporting and QA to ensure the organization maintained PCI compliance throughout the migration from FreedomPay to Heartland Payment systems. • Implemented an e-commerce system with significant Machine Learning components that increased revenue by suggesting products based on item selection and order history.

Transition Project Manager (Independent Consultant)

• Oct 2017 - May 2018

• Directed multisystem nationwide restaurant technology upgrade to include vendor selections, marketing rebranding, system training, and ongoing maintenance and development. • Managed cross-functional team charged with the transition of dedicated IT Infrastructure to cloud data services model, including communication, collaboration tools, core services, and data governance. • Oversaw the enterprise data migration efforts to include PCI segregation and compliance activities. • Directed multisystem nationwide restaurant technology upgrade to include vendor selections, marketing rebranding, system training, and ongoing maintenance and development. • Managed cross-functional team charged with the transition of dedicated IT Infrastructure to cloud data services model, including communication, collaboration tools, core services, and data governance. • Oversaw the enterprise data migration efforts to include PCI segregation and compliance activities.

Infrastructure and Security Project Manager

• Sep 2010 - Sep 2017

Directed efforts of eight project managers and teams focused on concurrent large-scale infrastructure projects, including modernization, cloud migrations, security compliance, and new technology implementations across several international operating companies Managed project budgets over $1.6M and departmental budgets upwards of $4M Managed critical business acquisition projects to include the integration of the newly acquired business technology products for several domestic and international companies Show less

Information Security Specialist

• Jul 2005 - Sep 2010

Primary responsibilities included SOC operations and event monitoring, incident response, identifying and deploying new security related technologies, risk management and vulnerability management program Primary responsibilities included SOC operations and event monitoring, incident response, identifying and deploying new security related technologies, risk management and vulnerability management program