Son, Brother, Hubby, Dad & Security Bloke.

Technology is an amazing sector to be in, things change all the time and new technology make the impossible become possible. 

Security | Architecture | Strategy | Design | Delivery | Governance | Assurance 

As a highly dynamic professional in the field of security architecture, strategy, design, and delivery, I have enjoyed a successful career spanning nearly two decades. My expertise extends across various domains of network, telecom, IT and cloud security, enabling me to provide valuable security insights to businesses in their language and articulate the business benefits.

Throughout my career, I have demonstrated my ability to deliver results while functioning as a team member, individual contributor, and leader. I have taken on major initiatives and adapted to rapidly changing environments, earning recognition for my achievements in both capacities.

Overall, I am an innovative security professional with a strong track record of success, and I am confident that I can contribute significantly to any organization that values security and innovation.

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Clear Communicator

• Creative Problem Solver

• Customer Driven

• Collaborative to Deliver

• Agile to Win

• Inspire and Influence Others

• Research and Innovation

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 

Architecture, Design and Delivery

• Enterprise and mobile core security architecture and cross-domain security design, development and delivery.

• Security transformation, standards, compliance and guidelines for end-to-end solutions and technologies. 

• Cloud security and service models (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS) with basic NFV, SDN and automation knowledge.

• NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISO/IEC 27001/27002, PCI-DSS and GDPR. 

• SABSA and TOGAF Architecture Development, TM Forum eTOM, SID and TAM Framework Knowledge. 

• CIS Critical Security Controls, Cyber Essentials and NCSC Security Principles and Guidance.

• Security architecture life-cycle, road map and policy development. Information Security Governance and Assurance.

 Technologies, Tools and Controls

• Mobile Network Security, Roaming, GTP, SCTP and SS7 Security

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure and Security Technologies. 

• Radware and Arbor DDoS Detection and Mitigation and Akamai Cloud-based Web Application Firewall.

• Check Point Gaia, SecurePlatform and IP Appliances Firewalls, Software Blades, and Endpoint Security.

• Cisco ASA, FWSM and IOS Firewalls, Firepower, ACS and ISE, AnyConnect VPN, Email and Web Security.

• F5 BIG-IP Load Balancers, ASM and Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) 

• Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and Endpoint Security.

• Tufin SecureTrack Security Policy Management and Qualys Cloud Platform Vulnerability and Compliance. 

• Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security, an analytics-driven SIEM Solution.

• Radware and Arbor DDoS Detection and Mitigation.

• Akamai Kona  Site Defender Cloud-based Web Application Firewall.

• Darktrace Cyber Threat Detection and Response Solution.