IS Security Specialist

An experienced information security management professional, specialising in the deployment of BS7799 best practice. Excellent technical ability and experience in integration of products on a distributed infrastructure. Highly self motivated and accustomed to working in a high pressure environment.

Other Professional Interests
Examiner for the British Computer Society?s Information Systems Examination Board. This involves quarterly marking of professional examination papers and attending board meetings.
Registered speaker with the IT Service Management Forum. My most recent presentation was Is Your IT Security Manager Trying to Take Over the World?
Member of ISO17799 User Group Steering Committee.

Based in:

United Kingdom

Work experience

18 years in employment in full time jobs

Previous jobs

1998 -	Royal Mail
Develop processes to build security into IS systems and their delivery. Authorise security elements within new system design. Overall responsibility for information security processes within IT division. Managed projects to deliver three BS7799 certificates with a scope of approximately 10,000 staff. Raising the profile of information security across the user base and within technical teams. Integration of security considerations into technical designs.
1997 - 1998	Deb Ltd
Development of an IT Strategy for the company, including disaster recovery plans. Systems administration and support for Unix based system and Networking technologies within a manufacturing environment. Management of third party suppliers. Year 2000 Programme Manager Budgetary control of capital and revenue expenditure on IT and related systems. Review of business processes affected by introduction of new IT systems.
1996 - 1997	Clarity Systems
The core role was to develop an effective helpdesk leading to improved customer satisfaction. Develop an integrated support function incorporating helpdesk, field support and external suppliers. Establish a charging process for customer support.
1990 - 1996	Crown Prosecution Service
System Administration for a large scale Unix based system. User training Helpdesk operation Account management Contingency management

Education

	BA

Certifications / Courses

Motivation and Team Building ()

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ISEB Certificate in Information Security ()

ISEB Managers Certificate in Infrastructure Management. ()

Leadership ()

Managing Performance and Objective Setting ()

Microsoft NT Admin ()

NLP Certificate of Personal Mastery ()

NOVELL CNA ()

PRINCE 2 ()

Royal Holloway (University of London) Information Security Certificate ()

TECHNICAL ()

Time Management ()

UNIX (SCO) ()

BS7799 Lead Auditors Course ()

Skills

Skill	Experience	Level	Last used
Security	5 years professional	5 of 5	2007
Project Management	5 years professional	4 of 5	2007
Performance Management	5 years professional	4 of 5	2007
IT-strategy	5 years professional	4 of 5	2007

1 = Lowest level, 5 = Highest level

Language Skills

Language	Oral	Written
English	5 of 5	5 of 5

Job Type wishes

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Full time

Contract/Project/Freelance

Job Category wishes

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Security

Job Location wishes

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Europe
- United Kingdom
  - Midlands
    - Derbyshire
    - Nottinghamshire
    - Leicestershire
  - North West
    - Greater Manchester