Joshua Gordon

For twenty years, I have delivered outstanding performance to multibillion-dollar global firms in evaluating, planning, and executing deep security enterprise systems. Key areas of strength: Project Management | Risk & Security Frameworks | SOX, HIPAA & PCI | Risk Assessment | Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery | Vendor Negotiations | Business Technology Planning | Budgetary Control | Data Loss Prevention | Security Incidence Response | Global Information Security | Information Security Program BUSINESS PERFORMANCE ♦ Served at all levels of IT management delivering high-value, high-performance projects, on time, in budget; Acted in role of CISO. Served as SME for transition to AWS and implementation of vendor management program. ♦ Executed multiple initiatives in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, with budgets of up to $9.1M. ♦ Reduced opening of malicious training emails by 78%; Increased on time closure of audit items by as much as 15%. ♦ Routinely delivered outstanding performance and cost savings ranging from $20K to $300K. TEAM PERFORMANCE/PARTNERSHIPS ♦ Embody interpersonal leadership qualities that led to success across cultural groups and all channels of leadership from C-Suite to Help Desk. ♦ Coordinate high-value projects tirelessly often with strict deadlines and limited budgets, guiding IT teams with ease, using exceptional technology knowledge and charismatic winning attitude. ♦ Structured and delivered training to employees, global partners, cross-functional teams, and senior leaders. ♦ Negotiated with vendors, monitoring contract parameters to ensure responsibilities are met. RISK ASSESSMENT/PREVENTION ♦ Took proactive approach in implementing security controls for projects throughout life cycle. ♦ Reduced critical patches installation from 21 to 3 days through patch and vulnerability program. ♦ Developed security, business continuity, disaster recovery plans, policies and procedures.