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Columbus, GA

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October 02, 2012

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Michael D. Peters

8242 Preservation Trail . Columbus, GA 31820 . 762-***-**** . *******@*************.***

PROFILE

Current or Previous Executive Positions: Chief Information Security Officer, Chief

Security Officer, and advising Chief Information Officer

Accredited Education: Doctorate in Law and Technology, MBA in Information Technology

Management, and BS CIS in Information Technology Security

Desirable Credentials: CISSP, CRISC, CMBA, CISM, CCE, ISSA Fellow and Hall of Fame

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CROSSVIEW, Columbus, GA 2010PresentChief Information Security Officer

Directed all facets of information security operations for this international dominant

cross-channel B2B, B2C commerce software development solution provider. The company s

progressive workforce model is comprised of employees operating predominantly from SOHO

locations as well as International and Domestic business locations. Responsibilities

include cloud security, data security, security architecture, threat & incident

management, compliance, risk management, compliance activities, identity & access control,

change management, business continuity, disaster recovery, forensics, and legal discovery.

Led the company to its first progressive SSAE16 (SAS70) compliance certification with

100% success; a first among the Company s peers.

Provided PCI certification support to 100% of the firm s clientele.

Established the first profitable security service offering to the company s portfolio

adding significant progressive value add with a 70% average margin.

Innovated secure and 100% PCI compliant commerce architecture within Cloud and Social

Networking environments alleviating all client risk and reducing total client costs by

40%.

Provided security, governance, and regulatory security services to CIO, CTO, CSO, CISO,

CRO, General Counsel and other officers of many Fortune 500 client and partner companies.

Created and implemented 100% of the organization s originating Information Security &

Technology Policy governance documentation sets based on ISO 27001/2 standards.

Provided SOX audit support to 100% of the firm s clients with requirements.

Provided and implemented legal language for contractual business relationships in harmony

with domestic and international cyberspace laws.

Maximized operational stability, regulatory compliance, and security oversight by

establishing first Change Advisory Board to handle change management and change controls.

Enhanced operational success by creating the first Architectural Review Committee.

FIFTH THIRD PROCESSING SOLUTIONS, Cincinnati, OH 20092010Chief Security Officer

Oversaw all information security for premier payment acceptance services company

supporting >171,000 merchants and financial institutions in US and 11 other countries.

Managed data security, security architecture, threat & incident management, compliance,

risk management, physical security, executive protection, surveillance, identity & access

control, change control, business continuity, disaster recovery, forensics, and legal

discovery. Supervised team of 48 security professionals and seven direct managerial

reports. Directed activities of outsourced domestic and offshore resources. Administered

$8M+ budget.

Created and implemented 100% of the organization s originating Information Security &

Technology Policy governance documentation sets based on ISO 27001/2 standards.

Improved service delivery levels 500% and reduced costs 600% by upgrading enterprise-

level identity management program to resolve customer and employee service disruptions.

Enhanced operational success by creating the first Architectural Review Committee.

Consolidated 100% of the corporate-wide compliance, regulatory, risk, and operational

processes by implementing the first Enterprise Risk Management framework.

Eliminated electronic and physical vulnerabilities by implementing and re-architecting

enterprise-level, disaster-resistant, multi-tiered security infrastructure.

Maximized operational stability, regulatory compliance, and security oversight by

establishing first Change Advisory Board to handle change management and change controls.

Routinely collaborated with Board of Directors, CIO, CTO, CRO, General Counsel, and other

officers.

BB&T BANK, COLONIAL BANK Montgomery, AL 20072009Chief Information Security Officer

Directed corporate security operations for $166B Top 30 commercial bank with >1800

locations in 13 states. Supervised staff of four direct and 25 indirect reports.

Administered $5M+ budget. Oversaw information security, risk management, change

management, compliance, threat/incident management, data security, business continuity,

disaster recovery, forensics, and legal discovery.

Eliminated $1M+ in costs and risk by implementing internal enterprise forensics and E-

Discovery program.

Produced $1M in recurring savings by implementing consolidated identity management

system.

Dramatically improved IT security by leading business alignment initiative and

implemented 100% of the organization s originating Information Security & Technology

Policy governance documentation sets based on ISO 27001/2 standards.

Saved $500K+ in outsourcing expenses by implementing enterprise legal review and case

management program to support corporate legal department.

Facilitated two major acquisitions by leading integration of customer and employee

information.

Delivered $1M+ in savings by introducing holistic technology-based controls that

eliminated employee waste and cyber-criminal activities.

Served as Chairperson of Legal Hold Sub-Committee, Fraud Prevention Committee, and Change

Advisory Board, and voting member of Record Retention Committee, IT Review Board, and MIS

Steering Committee.

Routinely collaborated with Board of Directors, CIO, CRO, General Counsel, and other

officers.

LAZARUS ALLIANCE, Louisville, KY 19992007Chief Information Officer Director of Security Services

Advising CIO-CSO supporting high-profile, Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies. Planned and

led complete engagements. Supervised international project teams.

Created complete disaster recovery plan for Bank of America s electronic data stores.

Led information security and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) ISO 17799-2000 compliance initiative

for First Data. Project encompassed Western Union and several other First Data companies.

Directed SOX, HIPAA, FFIEC, PCI, FISMA and GLBA compliance projects for Humana.

Implemented comprehensive compliance security audit framework based on ISO 27001/2, COBIT,

ITIL, COSO, NIST, and other criteria.

Managed SDLC and engineering of intrusion prevention IPS suite of products.

Chief Architect for Holistic Operational Readiness Security Evaluation project, which

delivered consolidated framework for legislative and industry security and IT operational

requirements.

Provided security, governance, and regulatory security services to CIO, CTO, CSO, CISO,

CRO, General Counsel and other officers of many Fortune 50+ client and partner companies.

EDUCATION

Executive Juris Doctor in Cyberspace Law, Kaplan University, Concord Law School, Los

Angeles, CA

MBA in Information Technology Management, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City,

BS CIS in Information Technology Security, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City,

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Masters of Business Administration (CMBA)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Certified Computer Examiner (CCE)

Sun Microsystems Certified Solaris Administrator (SCSA)

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Fellow

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Adjunct Professor, Western Governors University, graduate information security, advanced

networking, cyberspace law, and privacy program. 2011 2012.

Author of Governance Documentation and Information Technology Security Policies

Demystified and The Security Trifecta, as well as thousands of blogging, tweeting,

social media networking and professional network syndication, and industry feature

publications.

Leadership: Internationally recognized security leader, keynote speaker, and subject

matter expert on technology and security.

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Infrastructure: expert level and numerous years of routing, switching, IPS, IDS,

firewalls, and countless permutations all of which remains current.

Operating Systems: expert level and numerous years of mobile, UNIX, Linux, Windows, VMS,

and Mainframe most of which remains current.

Applications: expert level and numerous years of experience with countless business,

productivity, security, administrative, and professional applications both from the

commercial and open source markets which continues to expand with my continued employment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Military Background: Flight Line Technical Supervisor US Air Force Veteran

Honorable Discharge

Security Clearance: Previously held Secret Clearance

Professional Affiliations:

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) International corporate Board of

Directors, 2003 Present

Quest for Technology (QFT) corporate Board of Directors, 2012 Present (Governance

Chair)

CheckSavvy Inc. Board of Advisors. 2012 Present (CISO Chair)