Dave Rickard, CISSP
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Phone: 678-***-**** E Mail: ***********@****.***
Experience
Manhattan Associates, Sr. Manager, Global Risk Management, Network, Telecom November 2000 – February 2015
2014 Activities and Accomplishments
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Six Sigma Yellow Belt Dec. 2014
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Infotech Corporate Risk Management Panelist (http://www.infotech.com/events/security risk management
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do you have a strategy for security risk management success), Infotech Hall of Fame
(http://www.infotech.com/browse/hall of fame) June 2014
On stage role playing participant in TAG 2014 Cyber Security Simulation, with DHS, FBI and 911 center
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participation, http://cyberexercises.com/tag2014/index.shtml.
Security: Deployed FTP Replacement using a cloud vendor that greatly enhanced functionality, created
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functional spec to which Thru coded to optimize the service, at break even cost of alternately rebuilding
baseline FTP site using Linux. See video at http://www.thruinc.com/case studies/manhattan associates/.
Security: Endpoint Agent project (DLP, HIDS, Webfilter, App and Dev Control, etc.) that will save up to $1
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million annually in virus remediation, proven by metrics from empirical data compiled and analyzed over
24 months
Security: Rollout of Cisco AnyConnect to replace Cisco IPSEC
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Networks: Re designed and negotiated deals that increase all Internet and WAN bandwidth by a factor of
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5 20 X in 11 global offices, but keeps recurring cost within 5% current spend. This enables massive push
to cloud, SIP phones, Lync Voice/Video to replace audio bridge, large scale NetApp replication, etc.
Telecom: negotiated mobility deal and formed a unified global mobility policy that improves security
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posture re: BYOD, improves onboarding and off boarding experience, and saves the company $200K
$400K annually over current methods depending on level of participation.
General Duties: Establish and maintain Network and Information Security Program; Manage Global Network Team;
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Manage Global Telecommunications Team; Write and maintain Security Policy; Perform as BCP Subject Matter Expert;
Liaison with Legal Department; Design, implement, create procedures for maintenance of Enterprise Infrastructure;
Perform Cloud Vendor evaluations and site visits/audits; perform hostmaster duties for 250 domains; handle all Internet
Services such as DNS, FTP, Email Gateways, Web Servers, ensuring Security Compliance in all Internet facing devices;
design, tune and administer Wireless IDS/Secure Network; Manage relationships with 3rd party vendors providing
services such as Managed IDS (IBM MSS and Checkpoint partnership); serve as senior portfolio liaison to other
departments
Resources employed: Checkpoint Firewalls (270, 570, 1080, 2070, 4200, 4800, 12000 series) with IPS blade, Cisco
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ASA/PIX and 3000 Series Concentrators, Sun/Raptor Firewalls; Aruba Networks and Aerohive Wireless IDS and
Networks; ISS Proventia IDS; CipherTrust Ironmail and Proofpoint Hardened Email Security Gateways; All Internet
Services (DNS, FTP, Web, Email; primarily Red Hat Linux); Kasperski, Sophos, and Checkpoint Endpoint Agents;
Encase Forensics; Modulo GRC; Cisco NAC; LAN to LAN VPN Program; Trend Micro, AdAware, Malwarebytes,
Forefront Client Security and Forefront SCCM 2012 AV; Telemate Netspective Webfilter; F5 Firepass and BigIP;
Designed and coded yousendit alternative (https://connex.manh.com/uploads), various Enterprise Apps automation;
Career mentor for junior staff
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E Commerce Group, Architect, Project Manager September 1999 2002
Assembled team for Internet Startup; Drafted site and operational architecture for www.pictureu.com; coded and
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managed coding and coordinated testing of operational model and production launch; designed, coded and managed
coding of administrative interfaces for maintenance and reporting; Coordinated graphics production and systems setup
Linux, Apache, Perl, MySQL
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New Media Productions/3MC, Technical Director September 1999 November 2000
Perl Development and maintenance for CMS Interwoven; Perl and JavaScript projects for Corporate Customers and
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Internal Use; Wrote and managed Security Policy; Rebuilt entire infrastructure: LAN/WAN, routers, switches, servers,
desktops; managed Linux sendmail/Exchange 5.5; IIS/Apache/Net Commerce/Java; Developed modular web
authentication in Perl
Pipeline Communications, a.k.a. Intelliquest, IQ2.net, Sr. Operations Manager May 1994 – September 1999
Supervised staff of 5 Systems Administrators to run data acquisition NOC, the sole source of company’s revenue; task
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scheduling, project management, performance evaluations, training; Managed all operational aspects of a 24x7
production data center; designed, coded and implemented automatic pager alert system; automatic ftprobot EDI
processing and delivery product; programmed reports for billing, system and customer statistics; automated mass
emailer; Managed capacity planning and DR planning, projects and activities; LAN/WAN design and management;
managed all corporate Internet services; wrote and maintained Corporate Security Policy
SCO Unix; Linux; awk, perl, bash, csh, ksh; BIND, SMTP, FTP, Apache, uucp, POP3, Lotus Notes, MS Mail,
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PostalUnion, Newbridge Mainstreet Channel Banks, wide variety of modems; Cisco and 3Com routers and switches;
researched, specified and procured all production computer, network and telecommunications equipment
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Platforms and Systems
Cisco switches, routers, NAC, PIX/ASA; Checkpoint; ISS IDS; Aruba Networks; Aerohive; Ironmail; Proofpoint;
RadWare; BigIP; Firepass; Windows; Linux; Sun; AIX; Mac; BSD/FreeBSD; SCO; ATT System V, Internet
Services, Perl HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, awk, ksh, bash, csh, sh, PHP, dBase, Clipper, Quicksilver, Pascal;
SMS, Nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, wide variety of security apps for penetration testing, sniffing, protocol
analysis
Training and Certification
Advanced Sybase Administration, Feb. 1996; Intro to Cisco Router Configuration, Feb 1997; Network Security
Administration, May 1997; Advanced Cisco Router Configuration, May 1999; Internet Security Systems (ISS)
IDS Administration 2002; Checkpoint Firewall Advanced Administration 2004; CISSP 2009; Cisco NAC
Implementation 2010
Education
Saxophone Performance, Studio Music and Jazz Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville, 1976 1981
Computer Science and Math Macon College, 1987 1989