Background Information Protection Data Security

Background in Information Protection and Data Security

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I provide business consulting services and solution design for the appropriate protection and use of information assets. (I do not provide legal or financial advice.)

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) candidate (passed CISA exam; certification pending)

ISACA volunteer (Phoenix chapter)

Juris Doctor (licensed as attorney in California)

United States Army, 8+ years active duty
    Staff Sergeant
    Paratrooper
    TV / radio broadcaster
Positions in
    Military Intelligence
    Psychological Operations
    Communications
    Public Relations
Won several Soldier of the Year awards

10+ years in:
Complex contracts
Software development projects
Licensing
Litigation
Information security
Intellectual property
Due diligence and audit
SaaS / hosting / ASP
Governance / risk / compliance for
    highly-regulated organizations

Customer and vendor side of:
Publicly-traded international
    financial services
    Banking
    PCI (Payment Card Industry)
    Mortgages
    Insurance
    Investment advisors
Venture capital portfolio companies
Software and services projects      for regulated systems and data

Cutting-edge experience includes:
Regulatory and compliance projects for global financial services
    Basel II
    Operational risk
    International outsourcing
    Vendor management
    Export / import of software and data
    Privacy / data protection
    BITS

I provide business consulting services, and there is no attorney / client relationship associated with my services. Nothing expressed on this site, or in association with my services, should be taken as legal counsel or financial advice.

The opinions that I express on this site are my personal ones, not those of any other individuals or organizations.

You are welcome to use, for any lawful purpose, the information written by me and posted on this site, provided that you link to or attribute this site.

This site does not collect or store email addresses or other identifying information, or set cookies. If this policy changes, I will post prominent notice on the site.