Steve L.
Education:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Computing and Security Technology
Drexel University
2006 : 2011
Business/Psychology
Rutgers University - Camden
1994 : 1997
Competent Communicator
Toastmasters International
2018 : 2018
Threat Hunting with Splunk
Splunk, Inc.
2017 : 2017
Secure Web Application Development
AppSec Consulting, Inc
2016 : 2016
Experience:
I coordinate between various teams while overseeing performance metrics and increasing the posture of the company with proactive cybersecurity programs. Here, I leverage strong knowledge of the institution to avert risks. I also network within the company to introduce the most efficient solutions for future stability and development.
2022 : Present
Financial Industry
VP, Cybersecurity Operations Lead - Chief Security Office
2000 :
Website Nation, LLC
Founder
I led a team of 20 in driving a cybersecurity program, cyber response, and DevSecOps strategy. I created a lasting, efficient process to complete multi-year projects designed to reduce cybersecurity risk and improve defense.
➥ I defined and guided the US Consumer Bank cybersecurity program, finances, engineering, and architecture.
➥ I developed a DevSecOps strategy and operational model aligned with the NIST cybersecurity framework.
➥ I gained the executive team’s buy-in to develop the program and its priorities by clearly articulating the program’s components and outcomes.
2020 : 2022
Financial Industry
VP, Cybersecurity Engineering & Program Group Lead
As a lead manager for all vulnerability mitigation and solution engineering, I completed a significant cyber audit and developed solutions to all audit findings. I served as the lead cyber incident responder for the entire Digital group. I developed solutions and reported mitigation actions to business stakeholders.
➥ I was entrusted with hiring and training a second Cybersecurity team in Pune, India.
➥ I trained engineers to manage 800+ critical certificates (CSR generation, SAN strategy, communication strategy, and change management).
➥ I removed 10+ years of Apache cryptography technical debt to allow a streamlined migration from the Symantec to Entrust CA.
2018 : 2020
Financial Industry
Assistant Vice President, Cybersecurity Engineering Team Lead & Technical Product Owner
I led a team of 20 while initiating the creation of dedicated cyber project teams to prioritize risk management needs and IT security programs. Here, I hired the teams internally and externally, including building the first team in India and hiring another team in the US. I contributed cybersecurity backlog development, cyber incident mitigation, and security solution engineering.
➥ I trained each member and worked to build the team backlog.
➥ I increased cyber controls and reduced risk by successfully delivering Captcha, Entrust migration, eGift Card mitigation, and Apache ESX migration to QA.
➥ I overhauled the leadership and work culture to instill collaboration and talent development.
➥ I assigned individual performers to projects where they can deliver their best work and empowered the team on an ongoing basis.
2018 : 2018
Financial Industry
Assistant Vice President, Cybersecurity Engineering Technical Lead & Product Owner
Company: Financial Industry
Years of Experience: 25
I communicate effectively with external and internal stakeholders, identify gaps in business-critical operations, and position organizations for stability and growth. Leveraging a futuristic mindset, I define business continuity goals and introduce teams and tools to achieve them.
I am an articulate public speaker known for using data to tell a compelling story and outline ROI. I lead my teams with a calm, supportive leadership style and can comfortably organize chaotic or dynamic operations for efficiency and productivity. To empower teams to achieve their best results, I remove obstacles and encourage wins. I have been described by my colleagues as empathetic, empowering, persuasive, extremely organized, and intelligent.
RECENT AWARDS:
✔ MasterCard Think Tank Innovation Finalist – Ranked 5th of 150 submissions
✔ RangeForce Global Cyber Siege – Ranked 5th in Global Competition 7
✔ 2020 Value of Excellence recognition from a CIO
✔ 2018 Recognition award for Excellence
✔ 2017 Value of Excellence and Service recognition
✔ 2016 Top 5 finalist in the Global Cyber Siege Final Round
✔ 2016 Top 5 finalist out of 150 ideas submitted to the Think Tank
✔ 2016 Value of Excellence recognition
✔ 2015 Stewardship Values Award
KEY SKILLS:
✦ IT Strategy Development
✦ Enterprise Information Security
✦ Business Continuity Planning
✦ Business Technology Planning
✦ Security Architecture Standards
✦ Cybersecurity Engineering
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I’m always interested in expanding the network of my professional acquaintances and welcome thoughts or questions about my work.
Additional interests: Real Estate Investing and Options Trading
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