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Management Manager

Location:
Maitland, FL, 32751
Posted:
December 10, 2010

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HERMINIA (MINNIE) LOCKE, CISA

**** ********* ****

Maitland, FL 32751

407-***-****

******@***.**.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/herminialocke

SUMMARY

Enthusiastic bilingual IT Professional with expertise in Information

Systems security and privacy for current technologies. Certified

Information Systems Auditor (CISA ) skilled in audit readiness and audit

support, as well as in regulatory controls compliance including SOX, GLBA,

FFIEC, Interac, PCI DSS, HIPAA and SAS 70. Extensive experience in system

security and IT support on both distributed and mainframe environments.

Aptitude for creative problem solving and conflict resolution. Verbal and

written fluency in English and Spanish.

TECHNICAL / SPECIALIZED SKILLS

Technical Skills:

. Experienced in Audit Management process including audit readiness and

audit support, security and regulatory controls compliance and

remediation of control defects based on ITIL, CoBIT, and ISO / IEC

27002:2005 standards and best practices

. Working knowledge of Best Practices for Security and Privacy, with

emphasis on ISACA / OECD Privacy Principles for PII

. Proficient in development of technical and business documentation

using most Microsoft and Lotus SmartSuite desktop tools

. Experienced in IT Project Management, using System Development Life

Cycle (SDLC) tools and methodologies and Total Quality Management

(TQM) / ISO 9001 processes and standards

. Knowledgeable in all aspects of midrange and mainframe system

operations and support

. Skilled in database design and maintenance, with a working knowledge

of SQL

Business Skills:

. Exceptional written and oral communication skills

. Excellent leadership skills, emphasizing collaborative but decisive

style

. Proficient in negotiation, conflict resolution and problem solving

. Fast learner; motivated and enthusiastic about new challenges

. Bilingual - verbal & written fluency in English and Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IBM GLOBAL SERVICES, Orlando, FL 1999 - 2010

IS Security Compliance Advisor (2006 - 2010)

Performed Security Compliance Management and Audit Support functions related to

IS Security and Business Controls.

Provided Audit Support for internal and external assessments, as well as

regulatory reviews such as Sarbanes-Oxley, FFIEC, Interac, PCI DSS,

Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA and SAS 70, achieving 95% satisfactory rating with

prompt mitigation/remediation of control defects.

Issue Management - identified and tracked non-compliance issues, ensuring 98%

of issues were remediated within required timeframes.

Security Policy Management - collaborated with clients, management and support

teams to document Roles, Responsibilities, Policy Level Security Settings,

Technical Specifications and Policy Exceptions which clearly defined

deliverables.

Risk Management - identified, documented and managed business risks, including

facilitation of client communication and risk acceptance, to resolve or

mitigate all service-impacting risks.

Performed proactive Compliance Review activities such as control point and

management self-assessment validation, compliance cadence reviews and process

milestone tracking which identified and resolved potential problems.

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Process Manager - Midrange Auto-Ticketing & System Activation /

Deactivation (2001 - 2006)

Performed Process Management functions related to Midrange Auto-Ticketing

(MRAT) and System Activation and Deactivation (SAD).

Led cross-functional team comprised of 10-12 technical professionals in

implementing MRAT on over 500 servers, and maintained Service Level Agreements

(SLAs) and MRAT team goals and objectives for minimizing alarms and manual

activities for 95% of systems.

Identified, resolved or escalated issues that potentially jeopardized new

projects or existing processes.

Developed and implemented checklists, documents, job aids and desk procedures

which standardized processes and increased efficiencies.

Outage Situation Leader (1999 - 2001)

Performed Outage Management functions, ensuring that problem management

activities were coordinated and communicated effectively during major service

impacting conditions.

Provided 24x7 Real-time management of outage resolution tasks and coordination

of outage recovery activities between various technical support groups,

ensuring Recovery Point / Time Objectives were met.

Communicated with upper-level Managers and Executives on outages with high

impact which increased awareness and attention.

Facilitated Post Outage Review (POR) meetings and activities for Root Cause

Analysis and development of timely and accurate POR Statements and Service

Action Plans (SAPs) which prevented future occurrences.

AT&T, Piscataway, NJ

Change Implementation Coordinator, Orlando, FL (1997

- 1999)

Performed functions related to systems change management.

Coordinated software and hardware changes and installations among internal and

external user groups which identified and resolved change conflicts.

Led post-mortem, change review, pre-installation and post-installation meetings

as needed which minimized recurring issues.

Data Processing Associate, Kansas City, MO and Orlando,

FL(1993 - 1997)

Controlled, monitored and operated z/OS, VM, UNIX, Windows and Teradata

computer systems and local communication / network applications.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (MS), Information Technology

Barry University, Miami, FL

Bachelor of Professional Science (BPS), Human Resource Management

Barry University, Miami, FL

Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Computer Information Science

Austin Community College, Austin, TX

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA )

Currently preparing for Certified Information Security Manager (CISM ) exam

in December 2010

AFFILIATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

Member of ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association),

Central Florida Chapter



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