Tim Brew

847-***-**** ad05e7@r.postjobfree.com *** Longacre Lane, Island Lake, IL 60042

Skills

Application Development

IT Systems – Mainframes, desktop, client/server systems

Cloud-based applications

Cyber Security

Leadership

Risk Management

Identity and Access Management

Threat Detection and Prevention

Vulnerability Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Acumen

Problem solving and critical thinking

Communication

Work Experience

Sears Roebuck & Co / Sears Holdings Corp. /TransformCo August 1986 – June 2023

Held multiple roles within Sears including:

Application Design & Development

Technical Design

Analyst

Implementation Lead

Support Team Lead

System Manager

Cyber Security Director

Identity and Access Management

Developer

Project Management

Leadership

Worked closely with C-Suite leadership throughout my career

Strategic Initiatives – Strategic planning, project management, and execution of key corporate initiatives, especially those championed by C-suite executives with an emphasis on collaboration

Budgeting – Responsible for managing budgets, financial analysis and reporting

Support – Provided support and information to various teams and leaderships including reports, presentations, and briefings in development and cyber security

Cross-Functional Projects – Participated in multiple projects across many divisions within Sears that required input, collaboration and alignment with teams and C-Suite

Consistently and continually managed various teams across technologies and business practices

Cyber Security January 2015- June 2023

While on the cyber security team began the journey from Leadership roles on Security Operations, IAM, and Information Security to Director of Cyber Security managing security operations, IAM, information security, compliance, and application security teams

Lead a team of 40+ cyber security individuals ranging from managers to principal to junior level

Focus on financials and vendor management

Led the team on an expansive effort to automate IAM processes including approvals, audits, and automation provisioning for SOX, PCI, and other applications with large user communicates

Lead on effort to on-board 60+ applications on IAM automation, including AWS and GCP Cloud platforms access control processes

Managed a budget of over $2Million while reducing expenses and maintaining overall security protocol

Worked closely with 20+ security vendors on contract negotiations on renewals or new purchases, and implementations

Application Development August 1986- January 2015

Led business and development with a focus on conception, design, testing through to deployment, implementation, and support

Responsibilities included various planning systems including assortment planning, financial planning, floor planning, and space planning

Designed and developed various applications and business processes via homegrown and/or vendor software to various hybrid models, leading on vendor relations, purchasing, financials, and recruitment

Managed teams of up to 30 associates as well as contractors

Education

Indiana University – Bloomington, IN May 1986

B.S. in Decision Sciences from Kelley School of Business

Minor in Computer Sciences

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