Derrell Cole, CISSP, PMP

Omaha, Nebraska, *****

402-***-****

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Summary

IT Security and Operations leader with 20+ years of experience with Global Business in Managed Security Service and Compliance, Delivery Governance and Telecommunications. Expertise in building relationships that drive collaboration, execution and delivery of positive results.

Employment History

Netsurion, Ft Lauderdale, Florida September 2021 - Present

Vice President of Client Delivery and Operations

Ensure customers/partners are thoroughly versed on solution capabilities and how the

services are delivered to ensure expectations are met and solutions are optimally

utilized.

Empower customers/partners as needed so that they may operate proactively and

effectively in the consumption of services and product output.

General concierge and customer relationship management. Primary feedback entity

between customers and organization. Driver of customer satisfaction and highly

responsible for retention.

CHURN Management – establish key metrics to monitor and manage customer, Churn,

and take appropriate corrective action to mitigate loss due to Churn.

Adopt and improve CSAT programs

Knowledge and understanding of Software Incident Event Management, SIEM, threat

protection and cybersecurity.

Maintain technical expertise in company products and services.

Manage and Train CPQ requirements and software for presale team members and architects.

Strong technical acumen able to understand customer network topology as it relates to

Netsurion products and services

NTT Global Security, Omaha, Nebraska February 2015 – August 2021

Manager Operations Technical Service Delivery

Managing a team of 15 Technical Service Delivery Managers serving over 300 MSSP global clients

Administer and Implement delivery of Security Risk Assessments and mitigation.

Direct Incident Response Plans, Recovery and Port Mortem for stakeholder review

Implement and Manage Client policies and procedures environment to conform to ITSM, ISO27001 standards, and Global Practices

Negotiate Security Contracts and amendments for local, state, and global regulations.

Direct all aspects phases of vendor activity including selection, budget and quality delivery.

Consulting/Leading Tabletop assessments (HIPPA) with Global Healthcare systems

Directly responsible SOC II Compliance and FFEIC regulation assessment for U.S Banking clients.

Partnering with Global Sales Directors on contract renewals and upsells.

Management of Implementation and Onboarding of global clientele. KPI measurements of Book to Revenue generation.

Developing collaborative relationships with internal teams to deliver solutions to complex technical issues

Training and continuing education of the Service Delivery Team.

Providing “follow the sun” executive level escalation and issue resolution support for global customer base.

Creation and measurement calculation Service Level and Operation Level agreements

ATT, Omaha, Nebraska October 2000 - February 2015

Service Delivery Global Project Area Manager and Executive Escalation Manager

Lead Project Manager on “Virtual” CISO implementation which sold a little over 10 million dollars in 2018

Developed a strategic implementation for our brand partners that install networks over a 6-month period generating 75 million revenue.

Managed a team of developer’s project managing NET development. Tracked successful software for auditing and compliance

Led implementation of Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery exercises and plans.

Trained Global Delivery teams on GDPR.

Lead Implementation Team for Client Service outsourcing of Call Center fiber optic provisioning to India and Philippines.

24/7 on call escalation coordination for missed installs and service outages.

Responsible for monthly reporting cadence of outage to resolution MTR.

Provided on going coaching and management to regional Incident response teams.

Certifications, Skills & Education

CISSP, GSEC, ITIL v4

PMP, MIS, Six Sigma (Black)

CPQ Certified

Splunk Enterprise

NERC CIP/HIPAA/NIST/ISO27001 Compliance

BPO (NearShoring/OffShoring)

ITAR (Export/Import)

Bachelor of Arts & Science & MS Complex Systems, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Doctoral Degree in Complex Systems and Applications, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

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