Information Security Software Development

Brian McHale

GLOBAL IT LEADER AND CONSULTANT

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianamchale/ Personal: https://brianmchale.pb.online/

Open to Relocation US and Irish Citizen Permitted to Work in the US, EU, and UK

Innovative, transformational and data-driven global multi-industry senior technology executive and consultant with 15+ years success in startup ventures, private equity, turnaround businesses, and growth environments. Adept at building, scaling and leading world-class agile teams to greater levels of performance. Repeatable success creating global technology strategies and roadmaps aligned with the business. Adept at gaining buy in, fostering collaborative ideation, envisioning, and executing business and digital transformation driving revenue and reducing technical debt. Proven thought leader and change agent managing both small and large teams up to 300+ global professionals and $100M budgets across 4 continents.

Defining Clear Roles and Responsibilities Mentoring Emerging Leaders Fostering Cross-Functional Collaboration Skill Development Process Optimization Cultural Transformation Metrics for Success

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

●Built Cisco powered global internal IP network supporting $13B in revenue and 90,000 users

●$600K - annual savings executing lift and shift of 2 third party data centers to the cloud leveraging AWS

●40% - slashed software deployment time implementing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery automation

●Cyber Security - developed information security programs leveraging cloud based security as a service solutions replacing on premise firewalls with managed technology that prevents file-based malware attacks, detects malicious activity, and provides investigation and remediation responding to security incidents and alerts

●Launched 117 global B2C e-Commerce websites on Oracle ATG platform, driving $10M in annual revenue

●Spearheaded Snowflake Data Warehouse and Looker Business Intelligence dashboard implementation; consolidated seven legacy databases and 16+ billion records reducing report generation from days to minutes

●Drove $2B in M&A technology transformation initiatives across the globe

●Fully modernized and refactored multiple on-premise systems executing lift and shift to the cloud

●Transformed organizations from Waterfall to a modern Agile software development framework

●Launched 2 award winning cloud-native SaaS subscription products on AWS

●Built product, software development and DevOps agile organizations poised for growth

●Implemented risk management, governance, controls, and compliance functions

●Optimized Global Service Desk, Shared Services, Managed Services, Workflows, Metrics, & KPI’s

VALUED STRENGTHS TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

Continuous Service Delivery Infrastructure Design & Modernization Cyber Threat Protection Global Process Optimization Transformation Change Management Business Continuity Vendor Relations & Negotiation Off-Shoring Outsourcing Innovation Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Global Service Desk Network & Information Security Data Governance Controls PII/PCI/SOX/GDPR Sprint Planning and Execution Risk Management IT Service Management (ITSM) Financial Sophistication (Operating/Capital/Lease) Enterprise Program Management B2B & B2C Business Intelligence Analytics Envisioning AI Adoption SaaS Organizational Change Management Master Data Management (MDM) Google Workspace

Hybrid Infrastructure Storage Virtualization Cloud Tibco Operations Database Administration Architecture Cato Cisco Juniper SAFe eCommerce Agile Scrum Open Source IoT API’s ML/AI RPA SEO/SEM LAN/WAN UI/UX Metrics KPI’s OKR’s SOC-2 Dynamics 365 SAP Oracle AWS GCP Azure CRM SaaS Low/No Code CI/CD DevOps DevSecOps Jira ADO Product Management SECaaS EDI ETL SLA’s Containers Microservices VPN Data Warehouse Streaming Snowflake Looker SQL Cloud-Native 12 Factor App SD-WAN Power BI Tableau OKTA Identity Management ITIL SAS-70 Linux Office 365 VoIP OSI/TCP Firewalls SQL Redshift PMP ServiceNow Zendesk Active Directory Sage ERP MongoDB WordPress SOC 2 PHP ISO/IEC 27001 NIST Salesforce Zoho ADP PeopleSoft Workday Clarizen Slack Teams Box Asana Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Security Service Edge (SSE) Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Zero Trust Videoconferencing Unified Communications Cloud Services Data Centers SAN Juniper JAMF

PROFESSIONAL RESULTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

CYBERSURANCE, Denver, CO

Senior Information Security Advisor and Consultant Jan 2024 – Present

Information Security Consultant with proven expertise in conducting comprehensive security assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing strategic recommendations to enhance clients' security posture. Strong background in implementing security controls, policies, and procedures aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Adept at communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational security goals. Conducts comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities within client systems and infrastructure.

●Develop effective cyber security strategies, policies, and procedures to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

●Educate and train clients on cyber security best practices and procedures to promote a culture of security awareness and vigilance.

●Review security architecture to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of clients information assets.

●Monitor emerging cyber threats and trends, and provide timely threat intelligence to clients.

●Ensure clients are in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards related to cyber security, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.

APEEL SCIENCES – Santa Barbara, CA

Senior Director, Information Technology and Business Systems Mar 2022 – Jan 2024

Bio Agtech Late Stage Startup Reducing Food Waste Across the Globe.

Tapped to drive maturity across the organization, providing leadership and mentoring to an inexperienced team transforming IT from a reactive to a proactive service oriented model. Partnered with business units, developed a technology roadmap prioritized with the business, and established agile portfolio management. Implemented Oracle Fusion ERP cloud platform supporting manufacturing, supply chain, accounting, finance, regulatory, and quality.

●Designed and implemented a unified, scalable, and innovative information systems architecture that aligns with business goals and growth strategy.

●Orchestrated complete SaaS infrastructure transformation to the cloud resulting in zero on-premise platforms reducing IT support cost by 50%.

●Slashed annual software spend $600K eliminating a number of SaaS applications, including Box, Asana, and Clarizen through a lift and shift to Jira.

●Drove Cyber Security transformation deploying global managed services delivering next generation secure Zero Trust network architecture, which eliminates complexity while recognizing $200K in cost savings and eliminating vulnerabilities associated with on-premise legacy technology solutions.

●Opened 100,000sf global headquarters providing next gen wired and wireless services eliminating desktop IP phones saving $300K a year leveraging Zoom one-click phone, video, meetings, and chat (integrated with Slack).

●Launched Multi-Factor Authentication leveraging OKTA cloud platform. Drove multi-factor authentication (MFA) reducing the number of IT support tickets by 30% enabling self-service support for end users.

●Deployed Jira Service Management ticketing and CRM platform integrated with Slack providing seamless trouble ticketing and one click experience saving $50K/year by sunsetting legacy ticketing platform.

FLINTFOX INTERNATIONAL – Denver, CO

Senior Business Transformation Consultant Jan 2020 – Mar 2022

Equity Backed Microsoft International Gold Partner with 120 global employees and $21M in Revenue.

Drove new Business Transformation vertical working with Fortune 100 clients obtaining executive alignment and buy-in, documenting current state business processes, identifying challenges and pain points, and providing optimized workflows and solutions transforming companies to a future-state cloud framework. Participates in strategic and operational governance processes as a consultant to client senior leadership.

●Led digital transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency, improve partner outcomes, and position customers as technology-forward organizations by leveraging emerging technologies.

●Slashed infrastructure budget 40% performing lift-and-shift from on premise legacy systems to Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure cloud for $25M Luxury Clothing Retailer.

●Drove $1M in revenue in 6 months securing 3 additional global Managed Services customers, specifically $500M global ore mining company based in Australia. Managed Service Desks in the UK, LATAM, and NZ.

●Cut costs 30% transforming legacy siloed on premise infrastructure to Dynamics Field Service mobile cloud platform for $1.3B automotive collision repair company supporting 8,000 technicians.

●Eliminated $500K in operating cost driving business transformation from on premise SAP to Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations in the Azure cloud for $1B foods and seasonings manufacturer.

MARCA GLOBAL LLC – Denver, CO

Chief Executive Officer Jun 2017 – Dec 2019

Privately owned Start-up offering reputation and privacy management SaaS solutions to customers.

Tapped by the Founder to run day to day operations launching 2 SaaS subscription products. Directed a team of 45 professionals responsible for Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Legal, Account Management, Software Development, and Agile/DevOps. Led strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, collaboration, collaborative ideation, and prioritizing initiatives. Managed 50 offshore content creators.

●Increased inbound sales 25% leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

●Drove SaaS subscriptions 40% through digital marketing campaigns and optimized ad spend.

●Reduced hardware footprint 80% refactoring technology stack to AWS containers & microservices.

●Scaled revenue to $5m launching 2 SaaS subscription products for B2C/B2B online privacy monitoring.

●Saved $100K in operating expense offshoring website content development.

●Cut Product development time 30% transitioning software development framework from waterfall to agile.

CBS CORPORATION – New York, NY

SVP Information Technology Aug 2016 – Jun 2017

Reported to the CEO and ran Information Technology and DevOps for $1.2B radio division.

Recruited to steer 75 professionals and drive continuous cross-enterprise technology improvements while managing a $30M budget. Built a shared services team of problem-solving change champions who consistently delivered high quality creative solutions on time and under budget. Directed corporate application development team responsible for HR, finance, data governance, legal, risk, auditing, and SOX compliance. Developed and maintained lean Agile IT organizational structure that supports the needs of the business. Prioritized IT demand based on stakeholder requirements. Developed 3-year technology roadmap aligned to business goals.

●Achieved $400K in annual savings executing lift-and-shift of 550+ digital news properties from 2 third party data centers to the Amazon AWS cloud.

●Slashed software deployment times 40% through Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.

●Reduced reporting times 50% for executive team by implementing data warehouse and self-service business intelligence dashboards providing real time analytics and decisioning.

●M&A - Led the technology component of a $1B merger between CBS Radio and Entercom.

AMERICAN APPAREL – Los Angeles, CA

Chief Technology Officer Jun 2013 – Jun 2016

Tapped by the new Chairman of the Board to lead business and digital transformation of $600M global company consisting of retail, wholesale, eCommerce, and 240 brick and mortar stores.

Directed a team of 150 professionals responsible for software development, eCommerce, finance, compliance, controls, cyber security, omnichannel, ERP, distribution, data warehousing, supply chain, and quality. Introduced agile methodology, developed an enterprise roadmap, and implemented agile software development framework. Improved project management execution, strengthened data governance, prioritized IT demand, and collaborated with key stakeholders executing initiatives that drove revenue or reduced cost. Used stakeholder feedback constantly updating product backlog driving continuous User Experience enhancements.

●Recognized $100K in annual savings modernizing and refactoring business applications leveraging cloud technologies supporting 10,000 employees worldwide.

●Led the master data management (MDM) strategy to achieve organizational objectives by overseeing the design, development, and deployment of data warehouses and analytics solutions that enable predictive insights and performance measurement.

●Orchestrated the deployment of Snowflake and Looker business intelligence, data analytics, and data warehouse platform, leveraging AWS, and consolidating 7 databases and 16B records resulting in self-service dashboards with real-time data-driven insights, boosting operational efficiency and informed decision-making capabilities.

●Scaled eCommerce revenue to $10M partnering with Amazon Marketplace and Postmates local delivery.

●Remediated cyber security breach of content on amazon.com – upgraded network firewalls, formed new information (DevSecOps) security function, and launched Security as a Service cloud platform providing 24x7x365 threat protection.

●Slashed 80% of physical infrastructure by migrating Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 in the Azure cloud.

●Cost avoidance of $30K a year centralizing and standardizing global service desk on ServiceNow.

FISHER COMMUNICATIONS – Seattle, WA

Vice President Information Technology Jun 2010 – Jun 2013

Ran Information Technology and Engineering for $500M digital media and entertainment company.

DIRECTV – Seattle, WA

Chief Technology Officer Jun 2008 – Jun 2010

New DIRECTV subsidiary comprised of 4 regional sports networks (Seattle, Pittsburgh, Denver, Utah).

Managed technical component of DIRECTV’s acquisition of 4 FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks (RSN’s).

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER – CYBERSURANCE – Los Angeles, CA Jun 2019 – Present

BOARD MEMBER – INTERNET REPUTATION – Denver, CO Jun 2017 – Jun 2019

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