Vanessa Taylor

vt Information Technology Professional

Professional Summary

Information Technology Professional skilled in guiding navigation of modern technology. Accustomed to

driving efficiency and effectiveness by developing, delivering and supporting strategic plans.

Demonstrated skill in translating technical

requirements to business solutions. Successful 35+ year record of building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Skilled at

identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and

empowering team to excel in performance. Detail-

oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and

dependable candidate successful at managing

multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Successful at optimizing security standards, improving planning processes and managing systems implementation.

Knowledgeable about disaster recovery planning,

roadmapping and team development.

Work History

2015-08 -

2017-05

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

GEICO Insurance, Chevy Chase, MD

Achieved, "Highest GEICO Corporate Quality

Award 2016" for Project Management of ISO 27001

Certification Project by successfully introducing

into 13 GEICO Regional Locations for Claims, Sales

& Service Applications.

Achieved, "GEICO Insurance Company ISO 27001

Certified December 2015" resulted in GEICO

becoming first Insurance Company to achieve

Contact

Address

Tampa, FL 33681

Phone

240-***-****

E-mail

adxd0a@r.postjobfree.com

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LinkedIn

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WWW

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Skills

IT SKILLS

Specialty Areas

Project Management

Methodology

Security Risk Assessments

Vendor Relationship

Management

Project Management

Dashboards

Identity Management

Internal Audit Mitigations

Process Reengineering

Governance

Data & Cloud Security

Coaching and Mentoring

ITIL v3

highest ISO 27001 status in insurance industry.

Assisted with internal and external audits to

confirm compliance with applicable laws and

regulations

Managed practical action plans to respond to

audit discoveries and compliance violations

Implemented improvement initiatives and

developed compliance testing program to

monitor and identify gaps in new and existing

practices

Identified, investigated and documented

compliance violations and recommended

corrective measures

Created financial dashboards to provide insights

into key performance indicators

Developed and maintained compliance

database, tracking all compliance activities and

documents

Analyzed business processes to identify cost

savings and operational efficiencies

Developed and maintained system for tracking

and reporting compliance violations

Reviewed historical records, current operational

data and forecasting information to identify and

capitalize on system enhancement opportunities

Collaborated with internal and external

stakeholders, auditors and legal counsel to

confirm compliance with applicable laws and

regulations

Monitored and assessed compliance risks

associated with operational processes and

procedures

Managed ISO 27001 ISMS Projects: GAP

Assessment, Scope and Preparation, Policy

Document, Risk Assessment Process, Risk

Treatment Process, Asset Inventory, Risk

Assessment;, Risk Treatment Planning, Statement

of Applicability, Risk Treatment and Controls

Implementation, Performance Evaluation, Internal

Audit, Management Review, Security Policies

Review, External Audit

Managed Enterprise Projects: Nexpose

Software Training Installations

Microsoft Operations

Framework

Infrastructure Security Audits

Office 365 Project

Security Awareness Program

Enterprise Single SignOn

Languages

SQL COBOL COBOL II

BASIC JCL SAS

HTML Front Page

Windows 10 11

Modernization, Dell SecureWorks Security

Awareness Training Tool and Dell SecureWorks for

QSA/ASV.

2011-01 -

2015-07

Enterprise Project Manager

GEICO Insurance Company, Chevy Chase, MD

Achieved, "GEICO ISMS Readiness Assessment July

2014" which led to mandatory educational and

exploratory workshops to socialize and educate

stakeholders on ISO 27001 with over 2000 GEICO

Associates in attendance. Project visibility put ISO 27001 project certification on Corporate map

Achieved, "GEICO ISMS Gap Analysis June 2014"

led to identifying overall state and maturity of

GEICO's security processes and procedures

Achieved, “GEICO's first 2011 Enterprise Security

Summit" resulted in over 300 Security Associates in attendance

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate

with senior and executive levels of management,

technical and non-technical staff, orally and in

writing

Worked effectively, patiently and professionally

with variety of individuals of all levels

Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy

of data used in IT projects

Implemented best practices to drive quality IT

project delivery

Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT

projects

Led cross-functional teams to successfully

complete IT projects

Coordinated with cross-functional teams to

resolve project issues and mitigate risks

Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT

project components

Trained personnel on use of IT tools and

applications

Developed and implemented strategic project

plans to meet business objectives

Negotiated and managed third-party contracts

related to project deliverables

Provided detailed technical and operational

direction in project challenges, consistently

meeting deliverables according to deadlines

Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential

areas of improvement

Managed Critical Security Tool Projects: SANS TOP

20 Controls List, Firemon, Sentinel (SIEM),

(Guardium) Database Activity Monitoring, Identity

Management, Enterprise Vault, Single Sign-On,

Office 365, Exchange 2010, Internal Audit

Mitigations, Firewall, Oracle Security Logs, & MSI Security Architecture.

2006-01 -

2010-12

PMO Project Manager/ Coordinator

GEICO Insurance Company, Chevy Chase, MD

Achieved, "June 2006 SharePoint Recognition for

Best Website Design”

Achieved, “MS Project 2003 Rollout and

Corporate Deployment " as GEICO's newest

platform for team and enterprise project

management. Managed team of 12 and over 30

teams

Managed team activities and provided

production support for PVCS Version Manager &

Tracker, PQMPLUS, and LMTS Online Tracking

registration of licenses.

Managed PMO Projects: Data Sanitization, Work

Force Management: Cybernetics Replacement,

Microsoft Project 2007 Rollout & SharePoint 3.0

1998-09 -

2005-12

Other GEICO Positions

GEICO Insurance Company, Chevy Chase, MD

Quality Assurance Engineer (Jan. 2003-Dec. 2005)

Achieved, Established and Implemented SEPG

Departmental Change Control Process and

Internal CCB Board across ISD/SOD organizations

Project Manager (Jan 2001 - Jan. 2003)

Achieved, “MS Project 2003 Rollout and

Corporate Deployment " as GEICO's newest

platform for team and enterprise project

management. Managed team of 12 direct reports

and over 30 teams

Senior Technology Trainer (Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2000)

Achieved, “Microsoft Professional 2000 Corporate

Rollout ” . Managed, and Delivered Strategic

in-house custom training classes for all of GEICO

ISD/SOD Technology teams, End Users & IT

Technicians

Achieved, “Technical Awareness Technology

Coordinator 2000”. Managed delivery of over 50

vendors, for annual Information Technology Fair

resulting in free in-house vendor product training to over 1000+ IT associates

Senior Programmer Analyst II (Sep. 1998 - Jan

1999)

Achieved, “GEICO Oasis Service Rollout “which

led to automation product installations for

application software to LAN workstations, NT

Servers; automated backup/restore process for

client, server, and database

1997-01 -

1998-09

Software Engineer

Bell Atlantic, Verizon, Beltsville, MD

Achieved, “July 1998 Quality Assurance Award for

Outstanding Performance with Express Trak

Project”

Managed Express Trak Billing implementations

1992-01 -

1997-09

Sr. Programmer Analyst III

Chevy Chase Bank, Bethesda, MD

Managed installations for Home Equity products:

AMS ACAPS, AUTOCHEK, DOCUGEN, BUREAU LINK,

Florida Software and Hogan

Project Lead for DISC IRS TAX

1987-01 -

1992-09

Staff Manager/Applications Dev

Specialist

Comp-U-Staff, AJILON, Silver Spring, MD

Achieved Managed over 30 Comp-U-Staff

consultants at Client sites for DOS/VSE to AMDAHL

MVS/XA Conversions Managed Projects:

Hechinger's, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority (WMAT), Recognition Equipment Inc.

(REI), DynCorp Corporation, ATT Communications

Oakton VA, Credit Card Services Corporation.

1985-01 -

1987-01

Storage Management Analyst

Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington

DC, Washington DC

Managed DASD for all FNMA application groups

which led to capacity planning, structured DASD

pools, defined data requirements, space

availability, ACF2 security, negotiated service

agreements, automated backups and archival

process; designed data base backups;

developed vaulting procedures, and naming

standards

Education

1978-08 -

1982-05

Bachelor of Science: Business

Management

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Carbondale, IL

1978-08 -

1981-05

Associate of Science: Electronic Data

Processing

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Carbondale, IL

Certifications

2020-12 Master Life Coach

2019-12 Security+ CE

2019-10 Microsoft Office Specialist

2017-09 Florida Real Estate Sales Agent 2017 (SL3397036) 2014-11 ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer

2013-12 Security+

2011-07 Microsoft Operations Framework

2011-09 ITIL v3 Foundation

2007-09 Certified Scrum Master

2007-09 Microsoft Certified Professional

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