Natural Leader and Influencer, Solutions & Result-Oriented Executive, Recognized for Successfully Managing Complex Business and Technology Challenges. Over 20 years experience in Technology Team Management, Architecture and Risk, Cybersecurity, Governance, Compliance, Business Transformation and Program Management, International Experience (Europe and North America)
Experienced in the following fields: Telecommunications, Financial Services, Transportation, Aeronautics, Space and Defense, Entertainment, Public Administration.
Author of BestSeller books about IT Governance & IT Management
Career: 2018 Senior Director, Information Security (CISO) (Cogeco) - Canada / US
2016 Stream Lead, GRC Project (CN) - Canada
2014 Senior Consultant IT Security (Cirque du Soleil) - Canada / US
2012 Director, IT Security Engineering (Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2011 Director, IT Security Architecture (Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2010 Team Lead, IT Compliance and Security (Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2007 Senior Advisor, IT Compliance (Desjardins Bank) - Canada
2004 Senior Consultant, IT Management & Governance (Nudata, Smurfit Group, Kenzo, ...) - Europe
1999 Founder and CEO (Hypsoneack) - Europe
1997 Director, Corporate Digital Publication (Conseil General des Bouches-du-Rhône) - Europe
1992 Manager, Software Integration and Support (Orkis) - Europe
Unit Management Rebuild the unit after more than 18 months without a Director in place.
Manage activities in start-up mode.
Reorganize teams and practices.
Stop gap of financial losses and release of first revenues ($ 0.5 million / 2011 - $ 1M / 2012)
Increase mobilization rate over than 30%.
Define KPI, Dashboard and Reports
Security Architecture Management:
Review and improve the security framework: update of all Security Architecture Policy. Implement the SANS security framework.
Define evolution of the security architecture strategy roadmap.
Activity processes Management
Redefine activities processes
Implement security architecture committee review
Define roles and responsibilities
Increase customer satisfaction rate by 40%.
Critical Security Systems Management
Design and implement Operational Security Center (Arcsight / Mcafee EPO). Monitoring of 70 000 devices in 2014.
Consolidate Firewalls with new technology.
Redefine IT security perimeter.
Implement Juniper technology.
Reduce the number of firewalls, rules consolidation, reduce the operation and maintenance costs, increased the firewalls capacity.
Management tool
Define and implement advanced management tools
Increase performance of service delivery by 33% (80> 120 projects)
Resource management
Budget management
Financial Planning
Team Management (25 Employees)
Recruiting
Enhance team skills by setting up a specific training program.
Company Description
The Mouvement des Caisses Desjardins is a movement of savings and credit cooperatives with 6 million members, including 400,000 businesses, 45,000 employees, and manage assets of 210 billion Canadian dollars.