Darin Siegel, MBA

**** ***** ****, #***, ******, CA 93117

805-***-**** / acuw4a@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE CONSULANT/SENIOR ANALYST

Areas of Expertise:

Strategic Planning • International Business Management • P&L Management • Business Intelligence

Agile Implementation • Staff Development • Change Management • Personel Management

Policy & Program Development • Business Process Modeling • Root Cause Analysis • Process Improvement

Areas of Proficiencies:

Six Sigma Methodologies •Scrum Master Methodologies •Lean Process Methodologies

Balanced Scorecard • TQM • DAI • Cost/Benefit Analysis

Areas of Techincal Profiencies:

MS Office Applications, including Sharepoint, Access and MS Project, DatAdvantage (Varonis), TreeSize (JAM Software) Data Insight (Symantec), Data Loss Prevention (Symantec), Sharepoint, EDM (Documentum), CDMB, EPIC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DCS INC., Goleta, CA

Executive Consultant (2010-Present)

Contracts Highlights:

1)Amgen – Thousand Oaks, California, (July 2015 –Present) 3rd Engagement

CW Project Manager- Compliance Management for Global Development Hematology/Oncology Therapeutic

Support the Director of Planning and Operations and will be primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.

Create and adjust project plans, track key project milestones, facilitate meetings, Resolve roadblocks.

Responsible for overall coordination, status report and stability of project oriented work efforts.

2)Amgen - Thousand Oaks, California, (February 2015-June 2015) 2nd Engagement

CW Associate Project Manager - IS Information Security/ Chief Sentential

Direct report to VP of Information of Security

Managed over 1400 business partners globally and their connections to Amgen data.

Maintenance, revisions and enforcement of program charter, stakeholder management plan, communications plan and project schedule.

Trained, and advised SMEs and external partners on enterprise security protocols for business to business connections across global platform.

Identified over 117 VPNS to be decommissioned saving company $800,000 a month in operating costs.

3)Wells Fargo – Project Manager (October 2013-Dec 2013)

Direct report to VP of Operations for Trust and Pensions Group

Facilitate Change Management and created a CMDB for documentation of validated systems to include runbooks, architectural diagrams, and playbooks .

Built team of contractors and Wells Fargo SMEs to complete detailed analysis of validated applications, implement new process to ensure all applications comply with enterprise standards and federal regulations.

Managed compliance and documentation auditing on applications owned by trust and pension groups.

Review security and access of the top 30 applications owned by trust and pension groups.

4)Amgen –Thousand Oaks, California (Jan2012 to Sept 2013) 1st Engagement

Information Security Business Analyst

Direct report to VP of Information of Security

Managed cleanup of file share permissions for a global network of over 10,500 shares

3-Year $2.8M project, encompassing 65Tb of data and over 16M files to reduce vulnerability of data and storage.

Leveraged superior subject matter expertise (SMEs) to develop analysis and data models for the Information Lifecycle Management and Protection Team.

Maintain CMDB and work with validated systems to roll out new security strategy. Transformed an audit commitment into a managed service effort.

Continuously monitoring service operations to secure and identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance productivity, and increase efficiency.

Produced weekly status reports using the latest business intelligence tools and reporting technologies to executive management.

5)ES Ring Management. Western United States (2011)

Consultant to VP of Human Resources & Corporate trainer

Lead process improvement for training and education.

Reviewed and revised training manuals for leasing, Accounts Receivable, Account Payable and corporate policies.

Taught new procedures and policies training classes across Western United States.

YARDI SYSTEMS INC., Santa Barbara, CA (2009-2010)

Application Specialist, Financial Team Client Services

Associate Technical Account Manager – Investment Management, Client Services

As Application Specialist, Financial Team Client Services,

Implement and support products.

Primary point of contact for all custom programming requests and technical issues.

Provided guidance and counsel on all aspects of project plans, documentation, and business processes.

Managed across departmental lines to ensure delivery of final product in full compliance with sales specifications.

Led deployments of custom programming and software solutions, as well as on-site training.

As Associate Technical Account Manager,

reviewed and established investment management modules and other business solutions for a variety of clients

Worked closely with engineers and members of the design team to identify and resolve program performance issues.

Applied Agile and Lean development methodologies to deliver a next generation software solution for business intelligence and reporting.

Property Manager, CONQUEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, CA (2008)

Total leasing and property management responsibility of a 144-unit division that generated annual revenues of $25 million

Analyzed rental market trends to ensure competitive rental rates.

Civil Servant, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, CA (1993-2006)

Direct oversight of all personnel and training management, administrative and case management functions for a department within the county and state jursidictions.

Primary behind-the-scenes strategist and problem-solver responsible for coordinating custody time, fines, restitution; court reports; assessing risks and needs; and outsourcing service.

Community Resource Specialist and Crisis Intervention Team Leader

Achieved unprecedented 90% success rate in the Truancy Grant and Aftercare Program.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

MBA, International Business – 2006-09

California State University, Channel Islands

Top 5% of Graduating Class

BA, Law and Society - 1993

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chief Sentinels

InfoSec awareness and outreach program designed to fulfill a critical role supporting information security vision, strategy, and operational objectives of leading producer of biopharmaceutical solutions.

International Student Business Management Association

Dedicated to securing internship positions for foreign students throughout the United States, while designing exchange programs empowering American students to work abroad.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY & VOLUNTEERISM

Southern California Youth Rugby Association– Board Member

Competition Management Subcommittee (2013-Present)

Serve on the competition management board, that determines rules, settles despites and monitors all USA Rugby and SCYR affiliated matches in Southern California.

Santa Barbara Youth Rugby Club, Santa Barbara, California Area

Founder and President (October 2010 –Present)

Responsible for the leadership, vision, and growth of a 501.c.3 organization charged with the development of Youth Rugby in Southern Santa Barbara County under the umbrella of the parent organizations of Santa Barbara Rugby Academy and the Santa Barbara Grunion Rugby. Coordinate youth fundraiser projects to help lower the cost of playing.

Mentored 6-8 coaches and over 80 athletes ranging in ages from 8-18

Developed and executed multiple proposals resulting in numerous corporate sponsors

Resolved multiple intra-league conflicts producing growth and community engagement

Led the organization to area championships in U14 Division in the 2 year of incorporation and U14 regional semifinals in Southern California during 4th year of program.

Managed parent volunteers in support of athletic events providing logistic support, mentoring, player safety, and playing field preparation

AYSO Youth Soccer Santa Barbara, California Area

Senior Referee, Coach, All-Star Coach, Board Member (September 2003-2010)

Officer Candidate School, Leadership Training, United States Marine Corps

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