Online Facilitator

• May 2022 - Present

- support learners during open online courses. - encourage conversation, ensuring that all learners are able to contribute and communicate in a positive and collaborative way. - Grade assessments, tests and final exams and provide meaningful feedback to students - support learners during open online courses. - encourage conversation, ensuring that all learners are able to contribute and communicate in a positive and collaborative way. - Grade assessments, tests and final exams and provide meaningful feedback to students

Risk Specialist

• Feb 2022 - Present

- Responsible for uplifting and maturing the risk management program to alignment with the NIST/ERM framework and to ensure proper treatment and handling off all open risks - Providing security risk assessments for new and existing technology services - Design and implement improved risk reporting. - Implementation of GRC solution. - Responsible for uplifting and maturing the risk management program to alignment with the NIST/ERM framework and to ensure proper treatment and handling off all open risks - Providing security risk assessments for new and existing technology services - Design and implement improved risk reporting. - Implementation of GRC solution.

Senior Technical Specialist (TS Security and Risk)

• Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

- Responsible for uplifting and maturing the risk management program to alignment with the NIST/ERM framework and to ensure proper treatment and handling off all open risks- Providing security risk assessments for new and existing technology services- Design and implement improved risk reporting. - Implementation of GRC solution.

Senior Technical Specialist (Security Operations)

• Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

As part of the Security Operations team for Economical I am responsible for security incident investigations, monitoring and assessing potential threats, providing cyber security recommendations for all technical projects, reviewing legal contracts and most importantly mentoring junior staff in reaching their security goals. I work with stakeholders and vendors with varying degrees of security knowledge and provide industry best recommendations that are easy to understand.

Security Engineer

• Feb 2018 - Feb 2020

I was responsible for implementing, overseeing, managing, and supporting the network security infrastructure for multiple enterprises by leveraging Arctic Wolf’s cloud infrastructure. Provided SOCaaS advance threat hunting by analyzing log and system data for security incidents and anomalous traffic patterns. Fostered and maintained relationships between both internal and external stakeholders with the aim of satisfying agreed upon objectives. Communicated and educate complex technical information to people with varying technical competencies and various industry backgrounds. Mentored and guided junior staff in meeting their career objectives. Show less

Information Security Analyst

• May 2017 - Jan 2018

As the Information Security Analyst, I was responsible for the development, deployment, and embedding of information security operations, architecture, threats, vulnerability’s, forensics, or policies and standards. I assist in the tactical support of the information security operational processes and procedures for Sandvine. Some of my duties included but were not limited to: - Responsible for Sandvine’s ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) including yearly audit, compliance remediation, yearly and quarterly scans and all updates to the ISMS - Partnering with internal and external customers, vendors and auditors to achieve IT compliance objectives - Effectively interprets and communicates compliance requirements to internal teams, and leads efforts to produce actionable plans to meet the compliance requirements - Responsible for the day to day activities of the ISMS, assisting with audit and compliance, risk assessment/treatment activities and remediation efforts for identified gaps - Proactively offer internal IT security advice on policy, baselines, standards and best practices - Monitor the IT internal controls to ensure appropriate access levels are maintained - Research and maintain proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends in computer and network vulnerabilities, encryption and cyber security Show less

IT Security Specialist II

• Nov 2013 - May 2017

Outreach and Engagement Team - on behalf of Enbridge September 2016 to May 2017 - Conducted risk assessments and threat reviews as the IT Security subject matter expert - Security Education and Awareness - Represented IT Security at project gating meetings - Managed the vulnerability management life-cycle which includes patch management, cyber-security scanning and security news alerts (IOC’s) - Ensured industry and company standards are followed - Negotiated and resolved identified security events collaboratively with IT Support staff - Managed team support queue Security Operations Centre (SOC) - On behalf of Enbridge January 2015 to September 2016 - SIEM monitoring on the SOC team - Monitored enterprise network for malicious activity and acted on any findings - Developed new security processes and procedures for a growing environment - Collaborated with the IT Enterprise Team to provide out of the box solutions for unique and new emerging cyber threats. - Kept current on emerging mitigation techniques and threats - Managed the vulnerability management life-cycle which included patch management, cyber-security scanning and security news alerts (IOC’s) Security Governance Team – On behalf of Spectra Energy November 2013 to January 2015 - Reported status and worked with IT Security management and clients to establish project priorities and team objectives. - Built strong working relationships across Spectra Energy with management and technical personnel. - Negotiated or resolved issues identified in collaborative efforts involving IS staff outside the team. - Balanced assigned tasks based on available resources, system dependencies and client priorities/requirements. - Initiated communication and interacted with vendors to evaluate enterprise technologies. - Recommended technological strategies to other IS staff within the department or enterprise. - Accepted Risk Management Show less

Senior Motorcycle Instructor

• May 2011 - Oct 2015

- Prepared lesson plans based on predefined syllabus - Led students during exercises to help refine their skills - Inspired confidence through positive reinforcement - Graded final skills evaluation as per government standards - Worked with team on instructors to ensure safety regulations are followed by the students - Prepared lesson plans based on predefined syllabus - Led students during exercises to help refine their skills - Inspired confidence through positive reinforcement - Graded final skills evaluation as per government standards - Worked with team on instructors to ensure safety regulations are followed by the students

IT Security Specialist

• Aug 2008 - Nov 2013

- Led teams in the deployment of security tools to 13,000+ systems- Partnered with business resources to determine solutions- Provided estimates and successfully delivered IT security initiatives and pilot programs - Managed internal security scanning program end to end- Demonstrated successes in reducing audit testing time by 70%- Managed Acquisition Security efforts ensuring controls meet internal and external regulatory requirements- Managed internal audit program for systems, business processes and controllable units- Managed physical security auditing program- Identified issues, determined appropriate course of action, and built consensus among stakeholders- Built mutually beneficial partnerships with clients and maintained a customer service focus to effectively manage their expectations and needs- Managed IDS and IPS boundary firewall- Administered business critical machines running Windows, Unix and Linux Operating Systems- Educated employees with security concerns promoting their personal and professional growth - Reported security findings to senior management team and provided effective solutions for quick resolution - Provided backup for team members as required Show less

IT Security Contractor

• May 2004 - Aug 2008

- Provided compliance testing for company systems- Provided physical security testing of workstations for IBM Canada Sites- Administered business critical machines running Windows, Unix and Linux Operating Systems- Educated employees with security concerns promoting their personal and professional growth - Reported security findings to senior management team and provide effective solutions for quick resolution - Provided backup for team members as required

LAN Administrator/Site Support

• Feb 2004 - May 2004

- Managed site infrastructure in a LAN environment providing reliable and consistant network and system service - Facilitated daily operations of IT initiatives improving delivery of Key Performance Indicators - Administered IT business critical servers such as backup, file, print, exchange and meridian mail servers - Provided training and education to costumers and staff elevating skill and knowledge level - Provided training and mentoring for new employees - Managed site infrastructure in a LAN environment providing reliable and consistant network and system service - Facilitated daily operations of IT initiatives improving delivery of Key Performance Indicators - Administered IT business critical servers such as backup, file, print, exchange and meridian mail servers - Provided training and education to costumers and staff elevating skill and knowledge level - Provided training and mentoring for new employees

Resource Management

• Jan 2003 - Feb 2004

- Responsible for day to day core business operations to ensure alignment of corportate and departmental goals - Resource scheduling and monitoring to ensure efficient resource handling during peak and non peak business hours - Effectively reported business statistics to all levels of management in a timely manner ensuring early warning of any deviations from plan - Provided training and mentoring for new employees to improve organizational effectiveness and relationships - Responsible for day to day core business operations to ensure alignment of corportate and departmental goals - Resource scheduling and monitoring to ensure efficient resource handling during peak and non peak business hours - Effectively reported business statistics to all levels of management in a timely manner ensuring early warning of any deviations from plan - Provided training and mentoring for new employees to improve organizational effectiveness and relationships

Post Graduate Student ITP 12

• 2001 - 2002