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Project Manager It Security

Location:
Gastonia, NC
Posted:
April 13, 2025

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CHRIS MAHN

**** ********* **., ***. *, Gastonia, NC 28054

704-***-****

******@*******.***

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive leadership experience as a supervisor, project manager, and audit lead

Strong project management skillset

Wide-ranging experience in Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation

Vast experience in cyber security and IT security operations

Broad knowledge of IT policies and standards, IT security, IT operations, and application support

Robust understanding of NERC-CIP requirements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

APN Software Solutions, Newark, CA

Lead Compliance Advisor – April 2022 – May 2022 (Two-month contract)

Interpretation of the TSA SD2 Gas Pipeline regulations

Lead advisor for TSA SD2 implementation plans

Worked to ensure TSA SD2 regulations meshed with NIST and NERC-CIP regulations

Coordinated TSA SD2 implementation timelines to ensure they met regulatory requirements

Reliability and Security Advisor – August 2020 – November 2021

Technical analyst for entity assistance requests

Cybersecurity specialist for NERC projects

Responsible for technical articles for SERC’s monthly newsletter

Created learning modules for regulatory requirements

Worked on violation determinations for severity level and penalties

DUKE ENERGY, Charlotte, NC 1997 – 2020

Lead Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Analyst – 2020 – 2020

Ensure compliance with NERC CIP requirements for the IT to OT program

Assist in designing architecture for Silent Defense at substations and generating stations

Assist in designing architecture for Splunk SIEM at substations and generating stations

Coordinate architectural approvals across the enterprise

Ensure site walkdown procedures are NERC CIP compliant

NERC CIP IT Manager – 2018 – 2020

Manage the NERC CIP Compliance Operations & Support team

Responsible for CIP Enterprise processes for Issue Management, Evidence Management, Risk Assessment, etc.

Provide leadership, support, input, and oversight for implementation of NERC CIP compliance program

Team responsibilities include key enterprise metrics reports for executives run on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis

Responsible for overall CIP program metrics to drive security, compliance behaviors, and mitigate risk

Lead and facilitate cause investigations for possible violations

Provide Self Report and Mitigation Plan guidance to business area SMEs

Mentor and lead individuals, providing feedback and identifying opportunities for improvement

Collaborate with line of businesses to achieve consensus on solutions to enterprise issues

Lead IT Compliance Analyst – NERC-CIP IT – 2016 – 2018

Product Line Manager – End User Technology Services –2009 – 2016

Project Manager – Retail and Marketing Systems –2008 – 2009

Team Lead – IT Security Administration –2006 - 2008

Sr. Security Analyst – IT Security Operations, Design and Consulting –2000 – 2006

Help Desk Analyst – Enterprise Help Desk –1998 – 2000

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS - Computer Operator/Network Support Specialist- 1987 – 1993

EDUCATION

Charlotte School of Law, Cum Laude December 2013 Belmont Abbey College, Summa Cum Laude May 2005

Juris Doctor B. A. Double Major: Economics and Business Administration

GPA: 3.31 GPA: 4.0/4.0

Honors: Dean’s List, Order of the Crown Honor Society Honors: President’s List

Activities: Professional Students Association Student of the Year – 2005

Pro Bono Student Leader Economics Student of the Year – 2005

North Carolina Bar – Bar #48289



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