Management Information Security

MICHAEL S.C. SIMMONS

*** ******* **** ***** *****, Texas 75032

972-***-**** Email LinkedIn

Executive Level IT Professional

Hands-on Senior Executive with a successful track record for defining, building and optimizing best-in-class technology infrastructure, applications and operations. Reputation for defining enterprise technology strategies that reduce cost, improve efficiencies, support organizational goals while maximizing technology investment. Develop strategic plans for worldwide implementation and operation of client services, security, product support, QA, and training. Initiate and enforce budget controls while fostering and promoting company objectives. Skilled and proficient in crisis management, trouble-shooting, problem-solving and negotiating. Experienced in joint application development, benchmarking, capacity and business continuity planning, project and team resource management and cross-functional team training. Highly valued strategic and executive management partner.

Leadership & Talent Management

Strategic Planning & Alignment

Team & Consensus Building

Vision & Communication

Vendor Management

System Security & Compliance

Budget & Cost Containment

Large System Conversion

System Integration

BCP & DR Planning

Project Management (PMO)

Change & Risk Management

Emerging Technologies

Process Improvements

Client Satisfaction

“Mike always chooses to lead from the front, and regardless of the complexity of a given challenge, his perseverance and unparalleled work ethic always shine through.”

Muhammad Faisal Haroon, VP, Technology, Neuberger Berman

Reduced technical stack by 32% saving over $650K in support and maintenance costs and delivered a multi-million-dollar project from a minimal resource position to completion on time and under budget in excess of 22%.

Played key role in developing the winning proposal which landed the largest pension plan in North America (CalPERS)

Reduced accounting personnel expenses by $1.4M annually through custom configuration and report development.

Achieved an unprecedented CAGR of over 42% by leveraging industry leading technology.

Increased AUM from $22B to over $116B by providing technical innovation, governance, standards, methodologies and knowledge repository supporting information security, development, testing and quality assurance.

BCS&C DALLAS, TX 2016 – PRESENT

CIO Advisor

A trusted advisor committed to making strategic recommendations, while overseeing implementation by leveraging proven yet highly customizable approaches, methodologies, and solutions.

IT Transformation Services – Assist organizations in transitioning traditional IT, to process and serviced based IT specializing in Saas and cloud-based (e.g. AWS, Azure) technical solutions.

Leadership and Executive Coaching/Mentoring – Provide guidance on a range of leadership topics related to helping professionals and executives achieve the highest level of business excellence.

Business Process Reengineering – Evaluating and reengineering existing processes that reduce waste while increasing efficiencies, production and user satisfaction.

Governance Services – Design and implementation of corporate wide methodologies and processes that meet Board requirements and provide appropriate oversight.

Current Client: IT architectural planning, implementation and process reengineering for growing Human Capital company.

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MUFG CAPITAL ANALYTICS DALLAS, TX 2016

Managing Principal and SVP of Technology

Member of the M&A Team responsible for finding potential buyers for the Capital Analytics franchise.

After selecting a Managed Service Provider, successfully migrated current application stack and worked closely with all 3rd party vendors ensuring that all business operations were restored including security, desktops, telephone etc.

Key executive team member responsible for vetting and incorporating a Corporate Accounting system, HRIS, Payroll system and Corporate Expense Management tracking and reporting solution.

Created Fund Administration Data Center in Chicago and New York ensuring business assets were ready to be migrated.

NEUBERGER BERMAN DALLAS, TX 2008 – 2016

Managing Principal and SVP of Technology

Responsible for strategic and technical direction for Neuberger Berman Alternatives Advisors and Capital Analytics increasing Assets Under Management (AUM) from $22B to $116B increasing CAGR over 42%.

Managed teams in multiple locations including development, (using Agile, SaaS, Cloud, Azure, Amazon Web Services and ITIL technologies), deployment, operational support and help desk reducing technical stack over 32%.

Responsible for all vendor relations, contract negotiations, annual budgeting and P&L.

Responsible for developing a custom Customer Communication Management (CCM) system, portals and dashboards serving over 10,000 investors globally

Developed a secure data transmission system designed to send investor data across to clients.

Managed all corporate-wide Risk Management, Information Security, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery policies, procedures, testing and verification including but not limited to:

oSSAE16/SOC (Type II) Reporting – Worked closely with Grant Thornton, KPMG, E&Y and PWC to define policies, procedures and tests of operating effectiveness and controls for each calendar year.

oPenetration (PEN) Testing – Coordinated with a 3rd party vendor to complete annual and quarterly application penetration tests and security certification ensuring that web applications were safe against cyber-security attacks.

oData Backup and Restore (DR) – Testing reflecting a series of annual tests designed to ensure the backup and restoration processes occur real-time.

oBusiness Continuity Planning Testing – Defined processes and procedures for identifying, developing, acquiring, documenting, and testing corporate assets to ensure key operations continue in the event of a catastrophe.

Provided expert advice to executive management in developing information security policies and procedures and providing strategic assistance in defining a balance between organizational needs and Information Security policy.

STATE NATIONAL COMPANIES FORT WORTH, TX 2002 – 2008

Director of Application Development

Established overall tactical and strategic direction to align technology with business goals and objectives..

Oversaw all aspects of IT Application Security and Systems Risk analysis and Assessment (i.e. SAS70/SSAE16).

Developed and monitored security policies and procedures including code reviews and security remediation.

Ensured adherence to policies and standards which led to obtaining McAfee application security certification.

Oversaw the technical direction and management of collateral protection insurance program used to handle claims submissions and payments, ACH automation and GL reconciliation generating over $650M in revenue per year.

ONE, INC. DALLAS, TX 2000 – 2002

Chief Technology Architect

Microsoft Consulting Practice

Defined strategic business goals and objectives to grow practice from infancy to over $3.5M the first year.

Marketed to CXO level management to determine strategic goals and objectives and devise a technical roadmap that would deliver their initiatives.

ABC Radio, Inc.

Oversaw yield management/pricing system giving users the ability to create sales proposals, Accounts Payable and Receivable, and schedule commercial radio time that provided all gross advertising revenue.

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PROFESSIONAL ECPERIENCE – Cont.

BORN INFORMATION SERVICES DALLAS, TX 1997 – 2000

Chief Technology Architect

Zales.com

Lead architect for the corporate www.zales.com website.

Responsible for full life-cycle development and management of a technical team between 10 to 22 developers, business analysts and testers in gathering requirements, and designing the eCommerce website.

Designed the n-tier architecture to handle 14 million transactions per day and was the foundation for three additional sites under the corporate umbrella (Gordons Jewelry, Piercing Pagoda and Bailey Banks & Biddle).

American Airlines

Lead architect for the Aircraft Operations System (AOS).

Analyzed and designed an n-tier application for American Airlines to assist the aircraft mechanics in determining the required maintenance for each aircraft and automated their ordered parts increasing maintenance efficiencies.

Worked directly with aircraft mechanics to determine the business requirements and quality assurance criteria for a successful implementation.

STRUCTURED SOFTWARE AND SERVICES DALLAS, TX 1992 – 1997

Technical Director

Responsible for the day-to-day operations for a boutique software consulting firm.

Developed and managed annual business plans and budgets for a local professional services company with P&L responsibility in excess of $2.5M annually. Developed strategic plans, policies, and procedures for day-to-day operations.

Provided day-to-day technical management, mentoring and consulting services. Worked directly with senior management to define processes to successfully develop and deploy commercial software. In addition, developed and implemented policy regarding staff management, training to increase employee retention.

Bachelor of Science, Geoscience, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

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