Senior Management Change

General Curriculum Vitae: Danial Beck

Name: Danial Beck Language Ability: Fluent English

Fluent Dutch

Address: **** ***** **** **** ****** Arabic

Houston, Texas 77479 Good German/French

Mobile: 346-***-**** Email Address: ******@**********.*** Personal Statement: Career characterized by seasoned technology and people management and delivery executioner of infrastructure projects/programs that have produced strong and sustainable revenue gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms (civilian and military), Security, Logistics, Transportation, FinTech, Utility, Oil & Gas, Construction, Manufacturing, Banking, Media, Loyalty markets. Experienced through entire lifecycle of business, from pre-sales, business development, technology solution development, to delivery of projects and programs. Technical, commercial and merger/partnerships experience in delivering business and technical transformations for companies at ‘greenfield’ stages or stepping up to the next business level from a technical and operational level. Experienced in working in both start-ups and matrixed multinational technology companies, both technically and commercially, using a combination of leadership and teamwork. The role required a proactive and innovative leader with experience growing advanced technology business in various domains, understanding the client’s organizational culture while managing pursuits and increasing market share. Excellent engagement and communication capabilities with both internal and external clients, from Board Level and CXO level to senior/mid-level management regarding commercial, technical and strategic responsibilities, utilizing a self-reliant, driven, innovative and persuasive personality. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Improved quality and productivity for clients and employers, reduced error rates and increased customer satisfaction through effective checkpoint stages, staff coaching and enhancing team productivity.

Successful Change Management and Digital Transformation efforts by working closely with customer stakeholders. Ensured consistency with customer performance expectations and organizational goals.

Used process analysis and technology within SAP ECC for a client to guarantee 98.5% of work processed within 48 hours with less than .05% error rate and over $1.5M in monthly invoicing.

Generated over $210K savings annually by revising digital inventory workflow within SAP MM to provide increased accuracy for provisioned technology circuits and invoices from business partners.

Generated $550K in additional revenue for a client by technology upgrades and improving their service delivery commitments, through walk-throughs of process, procedures, and new technology.

Recovered $130K in monthly recurring revenue in a single market by successfully leading and executing technological automation replacement to Azure, AWS and GCP cloud environments, to what were previously human touchpoints.

Implementation of AI programs (with partners such as Goggle’s RAI-HCT and Philips Healthcare division) to facilitate automation of remote wellness, oncology and AI imaging detection, speeding the booking, evaluation and detection process by 400% and reduce/optimize the reliance and cost of scarce resources such as human radiology staff.

Leveraged advanced data analytics and problem-solving statistical models utilizing multiple sources to help understand dynamic business issues and decision making. Recommendations and solutions are based on rigorous research and analysis underpinned by deep expertise and thought leadership.

Program/project manager of various projects during the career, as small as $100K over 3 months, up to

$1.2 billion over 60 months.

CAREER SUMMARY

Senior Director - Cyber Security / Acting CISO September 2022 – Present Akumin www.akumin.com

Responsible for overseeing the company's information security transformation program, a post-merger of two healthcare companies that now form Akumin. The decision was made for the migration of the cybersecurity landscape from on-site servers across the country to a Google (GCP) and Azure cloud services architecture. Included the development, implementation, and management of the company's merged information security platforms, policies, and procedures within a highly regulated environment. Lead and managed a team of security professionals and service vendors/providers within a Waterfall/Agile Scrum methodology to that aim, utilizing Big Data, Chronicle and Redshift as part of cloud implementations that also utilized Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Ensure that the security posture is maintained ‘in-flight’ during the transition, whilst still being effective and compliant with applicable regulations and standards. The activities for this position included:

Lead the development, implementation and transformation of the information security strategy, policies, and procedures that integrate business priorities and risk against the enterprise.

Ensured compliance with applicable regulations and standards, including SOX 404, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, PHI, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, and other applicable security and data privacy laws.

Lead the design and architecture the cyber fortification, including disaster recovery and business continuity solutions, focusing on application design, high availability, disaster recovery, and adaptive resiliency.

Developed and implemented comprehensive security architectures for AI and Generative AI systems, including secure data handling, access controls, and threat mitigation strategies. For risk assessment and its management, conducted security reviews specific to AI technologies and integration to identify vulnerabilities and develop strategies to address potential threats to AI said systems.

Provided subject matter expertise on frameworks and best practices for implementing trustworthy AI systems. Used knowledge of AI/ML frameworks and platforms with security standards and regulatory requirements related to AI and data protection.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including cybersecurity architects and senior technical leaders, to align security strategies with organizational risk tolerance and innovation goals.

Promoted an ‘automation-first’ digital mindset culture within the team, to drive automation initiatives to streamline provisioning, deployment, management, and monitoring processes.

Worked with Security Architect Analysts to monitor ongoing project activities, intake of new projects and monitoring of the Security Engagement Process including but not limited to: Data Classification, Security Controls, Threat Models, Architecture Review Boards and Authority to Operate.

Converged multiple data streams from various sources, including, data on AWS, Azure and Excel, internal databases, the Internet and 3rd party data providers. Utilized various technologies for data analytics to mine the complex and voluminous, data sources to support effective business decisions and/or processes.

Exemplified a business outcome culture while working across local and remote teams to develop and/or ensure maintenance of end-to-end roadmaps for digital capabilities and ensure delivery of those solutions conform to standard delivery processes (Waterfall, Agile).

Deployed strategic and tactical modernization approaches that enable and prepare Digital Application Management teams to cost effectively shift legacy applications to cloud platforms and Infrastructure-As- Code.

Maintained control over the P&L for Cloud Transformation and migration, assuring that costs are aligned to business requirements and expenses were continuously evaluated, measured and optimized.

Accountable for tracking cloud consumption (FinOps), technology budget and forecast along with the Finance team and working with department teams to manage cloud consumption costs.

Assisted in defining data reporting requirements that measure key internal metrics using tools such as Microsoft Power BI. Reported timely information; communicated context for business decisions; recognized accomplishments; fostered teamwork and built a collaborative environment.

Lead the implementation of technologies that innovate the process and experience, increases accuracy and value of results and provide strategic maximum dollar investment returns.

Strategic identification and implementation of major initiatives that have significant cross-organizational impact, specifically to capitalizing on data assets while using technology to scale across the enterprise. Director (Americas) – Digital Applications & Operations November 2019 – September 2022 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics www.hellmann.com

The role focused on the commercial and technical solutions skills for utilizing competitive analysis, business strategy, planning and product/technology management skills to lead the definition and delivery of solutions that allow Contract Logistics customers to eventually manage their resolution of issues and technological needs they encounter. This included working closely with business stakeholders as well as development teams to deliver an industry leading digital technology experience. Responsibilities included:

Responsible for defining the technology architecture, standards, and governance processes technology vision, strategy, and its execution at HWL Technology Global USA.

Experience in managing and supporting infrastructure components - Server, Storage, Network, security, end points, collaboration, Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS).

Provided expertise for the Supply Chain Planning products that include SAP, Rapid response, Analytics, etc., and help mature capabilities, while coordinating with key SAP technology teams (ABAP, Basis, Security, Database, etc.).

Assessed/Aligned key process linkages between SAP ECC, APO, BI, Rapid Response, and Analytic Platforms.

Reviewed or created foundational documentation and industrialized processes to support all major technology components - software and hardware - to accelerate future international initiatives.

Continuously re-evaluated the technology roadmap to meet or exceed industry best practices and embrace new innovations or emerging technology.

Integrated technologies such as fleet management systems, GPS, blockchain, autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, wearable safety technologies and virtual reality applications

Cultivated a data-driven, decision culture that sought continuous improvement and drove business outcomes. Implemented KPIs and Technology budgets to assess technological performance.

Lead and managed international cross-functional remote and on-site consulting team mixes, to establish best-of-class expertise for a particular program.

Managing Consultant – Program Management & Cyber Security Oct 2018 – Nov 2019 Practice Head – Change Management & Digital Transformation Apr 2016 – Oct 2018 Wipro Technologies www.wipro.com

As a senior leader for an international region, the role is responsible for consulting and Project/Program Management for Change Management/Digital Transformations and later for Cybersecurity Management with global teams. This included the development and implementation of digital, transformational and cybersecurity strategies through the leading of business development, commercial management and technology delivery management. The role directive was taking an active part in the delivery of next generation digital services capability for clients that provided services for the alignment of security and risk management and transformational changes that helped customers in various sectors reinvent consumer experiences for growth. This was done with a multidisciplinary consulting skill set and a flexible approach to engage the customer through a journey experience to influence positive transactional behavior. Responsibilities included but are not limited to:

Engaged with clients in strategic discussions to provide best in class Digital Transformation and Change Management implementations as well as Cybersecurity/IT Strategy and industry guidance to maximize client’s long-term business objectives.

Collaborated with technical and marketing team to develop and maintain go-to-market and project management strategies around Information Security, Data Privacy, IT Compliance, IT Risk and Data Governance.

Utilized frameworks such as Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, VSTS and SDLC, along with methodologies such as Six-Sigma, ISO 9001, and CMM standards. Utilized standards such as ISO 27001, SOX, PCI DSS, SOC II, HIPAA, GDPR and NIST.

Engaged deeply with architect-level understanding of digital technologies such as API, Data/Analytics, UX technologies as well as extensive large-scale end to end S/4HANA programs experience.

Helped develop frameworks on SAP S4 and other products like SAP GRC, SAP HANA, ABAP/R3, Business Objects, Cloud SAS solutions and SAP ETL tools,

Developed IoT Frameworks and case implementations for clients seeking IoT enterprise solutions as part of a large-scale digital transformation initiative.

Managed operations with varied engagement, pricing and execution models across various technologies, utilizing SaaS, Data Analytics and Agile transformation initiatives. Enhanced customer experience on all engagements.

Acted as a Change Agent in formulating project management strategy and ensuring consistency across programs.

Regional Manager – Business Development/Project Operations February 2013 – April 2016 Oberthur Technologies www.oberthur.com

Responsible for the company digital transformation, mobile and mobility vision, driving technical and commercial execution, being the conduit to all aspects of technology and commercial developments, with growth objectives for Telecoms, Healthcare, Banking, Media, Loyalty/Rewards and Security/Identity markets. The role included:

Ensured digital project and technology lines achieve the business development objectives for the region.

Ensured projects and programs that are underway are sustained and extend to new business initiatives.

Performed Project Director, Project Principal, Technical Lead/Reviewer role on key projects from a technical, commercial and risk management aspect with key clients in the region.

Lead and/or implemented the deal governance process in strategy development, price-to-win, bid execution, and delivery excellence. Gathered, lead and drove approvals for the deal governance board.

Analyzed digital market data to identify trends/opportunities, developed strategic direction from market information and created compelling market analysis presentations for generating new clients and markets that drove growth into core and adjacent markets.

Represented the business to clients at senior and C-level meetings and conferences. Worked closely with local senior executives to increase level of engagement with company senior executives overseas.

Provided timely information and reporting on all business captures and competition, including realistic assessment of projects, opportunities, status updates, and partnerships.

Expanded and developed business with existing/new client base to achieve 114% of regional targets.

Reduced outstanding client collections for the region by 80%. HIGHER EDUCATION

Manchester Business School, Manchester, England

Executive Masters of Business Administration (EDBA) Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England BSc. Hons. Degree in Computer Science and Graphics Systems Technology

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