Tony Knight

Current Location: Japan Gender: Male

Visa Status: Working Visa - valid till 5/2013 Age: 44

Japanese Level: Business English Level: Native

Nationality: American

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMPETANCIES

P&L Management / Improvement Supplier / Vendor Relations

Budgeting / Cost Controls Workflow Optimization

Strategic Planning & Growth Staff Management & Training

Manufacturing & Operations Inventory Management

Focus on maintaining current and updated security levels

Organizational and Process change management

Identity management, segregations of duty, conflicts of interest and authorization

Security Awareness and Education

User Management Lifecycle Security Architecture Design and Assessment

Implementation, configuration and administration of security technologies, solutions and/or IT systems

Knowledge of Risk and Regulatory frameworks (ITIL, CobiT, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, etc)

Security Policies, Standards and Procedures

Application and/or Infrastructure penetration testing

Risk Assessment-Analysis

Threat and Vulnerability assessments

TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS

Lead cross-functional teams that collaborate as a focused unit to achieve aggressive business goals and drive the evolution of concepts into achievable business strategies.

Effectively manage manufacturing / production process with close attention to budgets, timeframes, quality, and product specifications.

Develop and implement strategies that increase product awareness, market share and profitability.

Identify current risk position for the company, recognizing and managing potential exposures in order to minimize Information Assurance risks.

Create, manage & review exceptions to policy, confirming risk statements in order to assess action plans adequately and address the risks identified.

Perform security risk assessments and provide specialist Information Assurance input to support major change programs, ensuring recommendations & compliance with appropriate solutions.

Ensure risks are properly evaluated and recorded, including mitigating action plans which must be monitored to completion.

Escalate where appropriate any failures to comply with Information Assurance controls in application/system implementation.

Ensuring the company continues to review the current market place in respect to threats and technology developments.

Support legal and commercial teams in drawing up client contracts, specifically covering security schedules.

CAREER BACKGROUND

Ascencion Consulting

Partner Nov 2011 – Present

Multi-role responsibility as BCP Consultant, operations, and IT support and development for start-up company within the field of risk management consulting and software sales.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Investigating the economic conditions surrounding the business and implementing strategic planning for security (Physical and Virtual)

Developing training schemes to maximize company policies and procedures

Preparing detailed business plans to maintain sight of goals and objectives

Ensure customer satisfaction of existing clients & prospects

Structure market, customers and opportunities and prioritize activities

Identify and mitigate opportunities and risk

Freelance

Independent Business Consultant Nov 2010 – Nov 2011

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Lead the planning and implementation of project

Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables

Define project tasks and resource requirements

Develop full scale project plans

Assemble and coordinate project staff

Manage project budget

Client relations

Manage project resource allocation

Plan and schedule project timelines

Track project deliverables using appropriate tools

Provide direction and support to project team

Quality assurance

Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders

Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions

Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs

Project evaluations and assessment of results

Abercrombie & Fitch

Loss Prevention Manager Nov 2009 – Nov 2010 (one year term contract)

Direct Supervision/training of 12 Agents (11 Japanese, 1 American) and 4 local vendor company employees

Achieving a retail shrink loss average of .02% for first year of business

Manage the internal theft program in a market of high volume retail transactions

Utilize exception reports, surveillance, and employee tips to generate cases

Partner with retail management and associates to build LP awareness/training

International/local Health & Safety liaison

Conduct store audits surrounding operational policies and procedures within areas such as: refunds/voids, receiving/shipping and HR

Liaison with local law enforcement agencies

Freelance

Independent Business Consultant/Business Developer Jan 2009-Nov 2009

Japan market entry business advisory

(Chromatic Technologies, Inc./ http://www.ctiinks.com/)

Web and media marketing/design

(PSG JAPAN - http://www.psgjapan.jp/)

(Entourage Consulting - http://www.entourage-consulting.jp/)

Business Planning and strategy

(Absortech Japan - http://www.absortech.jp/eng/home.html)

Recruiting and employment negotiations

(Entourage Consulting - http://www.entourage-consulting.jp/)

Talent Inc. K.K.

Senior Consultant Sep 2008-Jan 2009

In charge of foreign affairs on a daily basis (correspondence with HK, US, UK branch on request.)

Assisted and coordinated internal and external visitors, including guests, from overseas

New client development, career counseling/Advisory to potential job seekers

Mid-level to Executive searches in the IT and Financial IT Industries.

(Period of global economic crash, company was down-sized due to insufficient capital)

East West Consulting K.K, Tokyo Japan

(All titles simultaneously held during employment)

Consultant May 2006-Sep 2008

Completed placements in various industries for top level candidates in various industries such as Wireless telecom, IT, Automotive, Asset Management, and Logistics

(Commission billing revenue history) 1st yr – 23 mil yen, 2nd yr – 18 mil yen

Developed/managed unmatched client/consultant business relationships

Developed customer relationship system increasing candidate response by 30%

Team Leader Sep 2007-Sep 2008

Conducted and managed training of team of 10 junior consultants

Weekly reporting and P&L management system to track and evaluate performance of team

Marketing and event planning to generate new network contacts

Strategic planning, delegation, and monitoring of project assignments

Chief Privacy Officer Apr 2007-Sep 2008

Oversaw development/ implementation of corporate-wide privacy principles, policies and practices

Responsible for coordinating all corporate activities with privacy implications, as well as monitoring all of the organization’s services and systems to assure meaningful privacy practices/ risk management

Advocates and protects candidate/client privacy be serving as a key privacy advisor

International Education Service (IES), Tokyo, Japan

English Instructor Nov 2000-Apr 2006

Instructing Business Professionals of corporations in the following;

Handled incoming calls, Presentation, Negotiation, Formal email composing, TOEIC preparation, Business communication

Instructing Japan Self Defense members for Joint military operations

English as a second language courses, Basic writing and grammar techniques

Nitelife Entertainment, Yokota AB, NAF Atsugi

Regional Manager Jul 1999-Nov 2000

Coordinator and manager of entertainment for military bases

Negotiating contracts

General Human Resources duties to include; hiring, scheduling, and payroll

Budget management

Equipment maintenance

United States Marine Corps

Enlisted Jul 1987-Mar 1999

United States Military member with primary training in the field of air traffic control for radar and tower. Secondary training included logistics, operations, general management in and out of the office. During my career, I have worked on a variety of strategic mapping projects and international liaisons for the benefit of the US government.

ACADEMIC

University of Detroit Mercy B.A. - Business Administration 1992-1997 (Degree obtained during military service)

American Management Association (AMA) Certification Course Apr 2007

Carnegie-Mellon Business Management Course Mar 2008

University of Washington - Information Security and Risk Management in Context Dec 2012

Computer Skills

Proficient in Basic Computer Programming, Web Development, HTML, Java Script, Php, All Microsoft tools, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and most adobe products. Linux Programming Course, Lotus, PeopleSoft, MaxHire HR recruitment Software

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