Mark T. Edmead MBA, CISSP, CISA
P.O. Box ****
Escondido, CA 92033
760-***-**** (Mobile)
E-mail:abnddv@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mr. Edmead excels in managing the tight-deadlines and ever-changing tasks
related to mission-critical project schedules. Mark's focus is on change
management, process improvement, enterprise architecture, technology road
mapping, strategic IT planning, IT organization analysis, IT portfolio
management, and IT governance. He has worked with many international
firms, and has the unique ability to explain very technical concepts in
simple-to-understand terms. Mr. Edmead is a sought-after author and
lecturer for information security, information technology, and IT strategic
planning topics. Mr. Edmead obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Information
Technology, a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), and is
currently pursuing a PhD degree in business management and organizational
leadership. Mr. Edmead is a certified Baldrige Internal Assessor.
Mr. Edmead is fluent in Spanish and conversational in French, Italian, and
Portuguese. International assignments include United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Switzerland, Germany and Scotland.
WORK EXPERIENCE
MTE ADVISORS, Escondido, CA - January 2002 to Present
Self-Employed - Consultant
Performed a variety of IT infrastructure and information security
consulting services including technology risk assessment, operational
audits, regulatory compliance readiness, and infrastructure analysis.
Consultant to companies in the area of change management, technology
planning, strategic business planning, leadership development,
organizational development, performance management, and strategic
alignment. Sample clients include: Ingram Micro, Golden 1 Credit Union,
Liberty Bank, Ernst & Young, Wells Fargo Bank, Washington Mutual Bank, Booz
Allen Hamilton, Intel Corporation, Toyota Motor Services, Sempra Energy,
Capital One Auto Financing, Maxwell Technologies, and BDO Siedman, LLP.
CONTROL SOLUTIONS, San Diego, CA - January 2007 to June 2008
IT Director
Provide IT technical leadership to all IT staff in the Western region. This
includes mentoring, training, and growing the IT practice. Assist in
writing proposals, business development, and representing the company at
conference engagements. Responsible for audit projects including managing
IT audit team, client relationship, and report findings to audit committee.
Other tasks include:
. Managing relationships with all outside
suppliers and contractors
. Negotiating contracts with developers,
suppliers and contractors
. Built, trained and managed in house team
. Managing the planning of internal and
external development efforts - definition
of delivery dates, effort estimates,
requirement collection, defining
specification, managing change requests
and prioritization of tasks
. Executing project plans - tracked
progress, marked milestones, managed
development schedule, presented reports to
management committee and major
stakeholders
. Researching, recommending and implementing
various 3rd party systems
RL PHILLIPS, LLC, San Diego, CA. December 2003 to December 2004
Senior Systems Security Architect
Provided management and technical support to SPAWAR (The Space and Naval
Warfare Systems Center) including: risk analysis, assessment, and risk
mitigation reports.
KPMG LLP, San Diego, CA. August 2001 to January 2002
Senior Security Consultant.
Senior consultant in KPMGs San Diego Information Risk Management practice
performing technology risk assessments and developed management
recommendations.
PLANESIA, Inc. San Diego, CA. April 2001 to September 2001
Vice President Technology/CTO
In charge of the architecture, infrastructure design and development of
Planesia e-commerce shopping solution.
IBM CORPORATION, San Diego, CA. January 1998 to January 2001
E-Commerce Consultant, Security and Privacy Services.
Consultant to Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies in a variety of
industries such as health care, financial institutions, insurance and
government agencies.
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. May 1997 to December 1998
Systems Security Consultant (Contract Position)
Participated in company-wide new technology migration of over 5,000 client
workstations including the development, operation and evolution towards an
electronic user desktop environment.
Previous employment information available upon request.
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix, San Diego, California. Doctor of Business Management
- Organizational Leadership Candidate (2010)
University of Phoenix, San Diego, California. Masters Business
Administration (2006)
University of Phoenix, San Diego, California. Bachelor of Science
Information Technology (2004)
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. BSEE Track (1978-1982)
TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Mark's list of teaching and consulting topics includes: Information
Technology, Strategic Planning, Organizational Development, Communication
Skills, Effective Leadership, Change Management, Self-motivation and
Empowerment, and Teamwork and Leadership.
Keller Graduate School of Management, Online
Teaching several online graduate courses in management and information
technology. Classes include: Managerial Applications of Information
Technology, Strategic Management of Technology, and Cryptography and
Security Mechanisms.
Chapman/Brandman University, Online
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the Organizational
Leadership program.
Learning Tree International, Reston Virginia
. IT Relationship Management
. Management Skill for an IT Environment
. IT Strategic Planning
. Delivering Dynamic Presentations
. Systems and Network Security
. Assessing Network Vulnerabilities
International Training
Developed and delivered training to the Institute of Banking Studies (IBS)
in Kuwait, the U.S. Army in Stuttgart, Germany, and for Kavaq International
in Dubai, UAE, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Professional Development Academy, San Diego, CA
Teaching a variety of business development courses including: Business
communications, Cultural awareness, Enhancing employee performance,
managing employee performance, Teamwork, Motivation and coaching, Strategic
planning, and Ethics in leadership.
Institute of Internal Auditors, Orlando, Florida
. Enhanced Communications for Auditors
. Operational Auditing
. Tools and Techniques for the Beginning Auditor
University of California San Diego - Extended Studies, La Jolla California
Taught technology courses from 1986 to 1995.