Manager Security

BRINA M. BECKNELL, MBA

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MASTER’S DEGREE (IN-PROGRESS): MASTER OF SCIENCE: INFORMATION SECURITY – SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING – STANDING 4.12 GPA (CUMMA SUM LAUDE) MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) - (GRADUATED 2015 CUM LAUDE) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - THE UNIVERISTY OF UTAH

(MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE, MINOR: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CI2A SECURITY RISK EVALUATION INSPECTOR & SURVEYOR - PART TIME CONTRACTOR (2018 – PRESENT)

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• Conduct on-site network security control assessments to review business continuity plans for business clients and amend based on mandates/regulations

• Document exchange and review of formal security processes. Review all client SLAs and recommend amendments if necessary

• Expert in asset management, data classification, risk management, auditing and log and SEIM packet reviews/reporting, and analysis

• Conduct vulnerability scanning and recommend appropriate physical, logical and administrative controls (encryption protocols, code revamping, etc.)

• Specialize in crafting business continuity plans and business impact analysis which I present to senior management and C-Suite level executives

• Review protocols for vulnerability scanning and testing

• Perform threat analysis using various qualitative procedures and quantitative processes to which AV, EF, SLE, ARO and ALE values are calculated

• Recommend risk mitigation, threat resolution management, data loss prevention (DLP) strategies, products, and disaster recovery planning solutions

VERIZON CORPORATE HQ SECURITY OPERATIONS CONSULTANT (F/T PRESENT)

• Responsible for conducting on-site risk assessments of physical, technical (logical) and administrative security controls in place at an assigned Verizon dedicated secure space within a vendor for the purpose of identifying and observing physical and facility security, employee safety, possible system vulnerabilities, insider threats and overall security compliance and risk management strategies actively deployed at the specified location

• Following the on-site assessment, create a detailed findings report in regards to my observations and evaluation of the vendor’s contractual obligations to Verizon (specifically confidentiality, PII and other sensitive data safeguarding), and if necessary recommend mitigation efforts or additional effective security controls to ensure the safeguarding and protection of Verizon initiatives or projects assigned to the vendor

• Review all security exceptions that are requested by a vendor and build/submit a security risk exception report with business reasons for the exception, and recommendations of possible risk and threat mitigation efforts for the exception to present to upper management for approval and execution

• Lead security investigations for reported violations or security breaches to the contract or Verizon confidential data

• Perform documentation exchanges with external vendors for purposes of manual event log, SIEM packages and session monitoring in order to detect behavioral abnormalities or irregularities in regard to identifying possible security threats and or vulnerabilities

• Aptitude for utilizing dash boarding and database management systems such as Tableau and SQL Server Management Studio, for creating and publishing metrics to present to the stakeholders and Verizon executives for security mediation procedure implementation approval and authorization

• Verify, authorize, and update access levels for authorized end users for approved access to confidential and proprietary data and confidential internal systems and databases

• Ability to network and collaborate with essential Verizon business executives, Verizon legal contacts, and IT support teams to ensure the required processes are in place regarding overall security compliance

• Established knowledge concerning investigative techniques including interviewing techniques, general laws of evidence, statement formats and data collection to ensure that all investigations are conducted in a professional, ethical and legal manner

• Proven demonstration of self-sufficiency and ability to efficiently and effectively work remotely and independently while exhibiting the capacity to exercise judgment, ability to make executive decisions and act decisively on own authority COMPLETED THE (ISC)2 CISSPEXAM PREPARATION COURSES FROM uCERTIFY AND THE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUE OF AMAERICA (TIA) - RECEIVED CERTIFICATES SHOWCASING COMPLETION/ READINESS SCORES OF 100% (EXAM COMPLETION DATE PENDING: July 25th, 2020) Page 1/2

BRINA M. BECKNELL, MBA

Network/Information Security Specialist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONT.)

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GLOBAL ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT PARTNER, WIRELESS BUSINESS GROUP ( 6 Years)

• Responsible for proactive and Ad-Hoc reporting (SQL, Excel) for audits and strategizing for project planning to optimize enterprise accounts (such as national healthcare, banking and government), establishing various trends, and auditing account contracts (i.e. HIPPA, HITECH and other contractual obligations to the customer and federal laws)

• Performed analysis for monetary accuracy, identifying possible fraudulent trends, and performing risk assessments for vulnerabilities and threat agents

• Developed a profound understanding of contractual documents, NDAs, SLAs, and amendments for large enterprise accounts as well as 3

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party vendors to ensure compliance of contractual obligations between both parties

• Build strong, productive relationships with external clients and internal departments such as sales and marketing to increase account revenue, KPIs, ensure quality control & integrity, and responsible for improving overall account health scores for enterprise national healthcare and banking accounts

• Managed and led Quarterly Business Reviews with external enterprise account leads, internal Sr. Leadership, and Sr. Sales Managers regarding products and services, KPIs, and account health scores while presenting innovative strategic plans to improve them

• Proactively crafted several action plans to develop and roll out various projects while directly managing projects through completion

• Responsible for proactively increasing individual knowledge concerning all new technology, products and services, especially IoT products and solutions and present them to authorized enterprise account point of contacts in order to build pipelines for internal sales

• Main point of contact for troubleshooting IoT and M2M devices/ solutions in order to ensure proper and optimal network performance

• Responsible for building training programs and presenting them to IT managers from large enterprise accounts in face-to-face meetings

• Acting Supervisor for three months where I managed and supervised eight Enterprise Account Managers, created and presented project decks to Sr. Management to offer solutions from our team to optimize project planning and managed implementations. Responsible for new team member orientation and lead daily status report conference calls with direct reports SYSTEM & TOOL PROFICIENCIES

SQL • TERADATA • TOAD • MYSQL • MICROSOFT SQL SERVER & SSIS • SAS • CLOUD COMPUTING & ANALYTICS • BIA • SALESFORCE • IBM COGNOS 10.2 & 11.0 (FRAMEWORK MANAGER) • MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO (TFS) • PYTHON • MICROSOFT SSRS • BCP • TABLEAU • JIRA AGILE METHOD • WEBSITE MAINTENANCE & DESIGN (I.E. WORDPRESS, HTML) • DASHBOARDING • G-SUITE • MS OFFICE SUITE (ADVANCED EXCEL) • CISCO SYSTEMS (I.E. CISCO DEVELOPER) • ORACLE DATABASE • TANIUM • PYTHON • THOUSAND EYES • COMMON VULNERABILITY EXPOSURES • SIEM (SPLUNK) • PALO ALTO NETWORKS • VMWARE

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• Build and deploy reports to identify various issues, gaps, patterns, or precise analysis of large data sets (i.e., legal, compliance, financial errors, possible account fraud trends, etc.) for enterprise and government accounts

• Handle Ad-Hoc, customized and complex reporting and analysis requests from internal departments and/or Senior Leadership for auditing purposes while tracking any issues that arise and are submitted through the internal issues log

• Project lead for working in Dev, UAT, and Prod environments for developing, testing and implementing new organization-wide systems

• Identify gaps, or improvements necessary for optimal operational support for information systems for our customers and business needs

• Oversee and manage various database management projects, generating new operational, automated, and shareable reports as well as dashboards with tight deadlines for internal audits and trends for risk management, end-user compliance

• Ability to analyze large data sets, and safeguard sensitive, proprietary and confidential information in our enterprise database • Verify, authorize, and update access levels for authorized end users for approved access to confidential and proprietary data

• Responsible for the creation and communication of technical automation tools for executive level management utilization

• Project Manager of enterprise-wide update/ audit, and UAT testing for major IBM Cognos reporting system migration utilizing Framework Manager

• Project lead for migration from IBM Cognos reporting to Microsoft SSRS utilizing Visual Studio report building and deployment

• Work closely and collaborate with various IT groups for complex database issues often utilizing Jira for technical project management

• Develop training programs and instruct Enterprise Account Managers in classroom or virtual environments on how to perform basic reporting troubleshooting, report manipulation, and educate them on compliance guidelines including encryption for sensitive, proprietary and confidential data

VERIZON BUS/GOV NATIONAL HQ BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE MTS II- DATABASE MANAGEMENT (3 Years)

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