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Chris Y
Chris Y
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Eccleston, United Kingdom
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I am a hard working conscientious and reliable individual with a proven track record of delivering intrinsic results. I have a strong technical background with a positive can-do attitude, capable, well organised with methodical, logical, attention to detail approach. I'm an experienced manager whom advocates strong, moral & ethical values to ensure fairness & consistency in the workplace.
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English
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My experience
2019 - 2020
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Interim Service Continuity Mgr / SME
Aldermore Bank.
Responsibilities: Reform a Tier 1 / 2 service testing programme to best practice (ISO22301) fulfilling regulatory
requirements whilst delivering strategic project assurance & Third Party validation with adhoc
consultancy for the business arm of the bank.
Achievements:
• Baselined current maturity against best practice
• Implemented a remediation plan across the whole holistic service
• Performed Comms roadshow from Board to BA's throughout the key UK campus sites.
• Performed a successful third party test for the first time in 3 years
requirements whilst delivering strategic project assurance & Third Party validation with adhoc
consultancy for the business arm of the bank.
Achievements:
• Baselined current maturity against best practice
• Implemented a remediation plan across the whole holistic service
• Performed Comms roadshow from Board to BA's throughout the key UK campus sites.
• Performed a successful third party test for the first time in 3 years
Service, Test, Regulatory, Testing, Interim
2015 - 2017
freelance
Security Consultant & Security Consult Team Lead
Shop Direct Group / Very.
Responsibilities: Providing a holistic security rinse of strategic projects / programmes from RFP, contract review,
solution design, to assurance testing along with adhoc consultancy for the business
Achievements: • Implemented a holistic consultancy service to the business
• Successfully phased down & decommissioned 2 contact centres sites whilst commissioning 2
new CC's in strategic sites / countries, proving resilient DR / BCM capability.
• Consulted in successfully deployment of 50+ projects from RFP, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS
to AWS & MS Azure implementations
• Removed single points of failure in the HSM space.
• Bridged gap with PMO to ensure appropriate engagement in the project gateway process.
solution design, to assurance testing along with adhoc consultancy for the business
Achievements: • Implemented a holistic consultancy service to the business
• Successfully phased down & decommissioned 2 contact centres sites whilst commissioning 2
new CC's in strategic sites / countries, proving resilient DR / BCM capability.
• Consulted in successfully deployment of 50+ projects from RFP, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS
to AWS & MS Azure implementations
• Removed single points of failure in the HSM space.
• Bridged gap with PMO to ensure appropriate engagement in the project gateway process.
Design, AWS, Azure, Deployment, PMO, Saas, Service, RFP, Security, Testing
2012 - 2015
freelance
IT Risk & Security Consultant / Information Security Design Mgr
Unilever PLC.
Responsibilities: Managing a team of security consultants UK / India whilst providing security assessments & assurance testing of strategic projects & programmes for Unilever global portfolio's.
Achievements: • Audited & created gap analysis of Unilever's corporate PKI infrastructure bringing it's
controls in line with best practise
• Operationalised ISRM Framework aligned to ISO27001
• Security assessed advanced Mergers & Acquisition's & high profile R&D Programmes Led
Service Improvements to increase productivity, throughput & efficiency.
• Built Operating Model between Security & PMO ensuring appropriate engagement
Achievements: • Audited & created gap analysis of Unilever's corporate PKI infrastructure bringing it's
controls in line with best practise
• Operationalised ISRM Framework aligned to ISO27001
• Security assessed advanced Mergers & Acquisition's & high profile R&D Programmes Led
Service Improvements to increase productivity, throughput & efficiency.
• Built Operating Model between Security & PMO ensuring appropriate engagement
Design, R, PMO, Information Security, Service, Security, ISO27001, It, Infrastructure, Testing, Pki, Framework, LED
2010 - 2012
job
Disaster Recovery Specialist / Cryptography Team Leader
Co-Operative Banking Group.
Responsibilities: Consulted in the implementation of industry best practice in disaster recovery testing.
Built up an operational cryptography team capable of managing & supporting legacy & strategic
encryption needs for the Co-Operative group.
Achievements: • Performed Cryptography Gap Analysis
• Led & performed the 1st Incident free FPS KEK Rollover with Vocalink in 5 years
• Implemented Crypto Baseline Controls
• Created an operational Crypto service wrapper to ITIL standards.
• Created operational procedures
• Brought 45 Legacy HSM's up to vendor supported level
• Reshaped governance model with security vendors
Built up an operational cryptography team capable of managing & supporting legacy & strategic
encryption needs for the Co-Operative group.
Achievements: • Performed Cryptography Gap Analysis
• Led & performed the 1st Incident free FPS KEK Rollover with Vocalink in 5 years
• Implemented Crypto Baseline Controls
• Created an operational Crypto service wrapper to ITIL standards.
• Created operational procedures
• Brought 45 Legacy HSM's up to vendor supported level
• Reshaped governance model with security vendors
ITIL, Service, Security, Implementation, Testing, LED, UP
2005 - 2010
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Head of Cryptography Service Delivery
Barclays Bank PLC.
Responsibilities: Ensuring the daily protection of £500bn of electronic global payment transactions through
encrypted key & digital certificate mgt.
Achievements: • Managed an extensive multi-faceted global remediation plan, including building a £1 mil
state of the art secure facility.
• Created operational processes, set operational hygiene standards & successfully destroyed
over 1 tonne of legacy cryptographic material to industry best practise.
• Improved industry card scheme satisfactory attestations from 5 to an unprecedented number
of 8.
• Contributed in gaining ISO27001 accreditation.
• Led a team to roll over the Faster Payment KEK, the first bank in the UK to perform incident
free whilst sharing best practise with Vocalink.
• Led a team to implement a retail online banking solution in Singapore
• Successfully fixed a poor performing business-critical team through constant leadership & mentoring, increasing headcount from 6 to 17 eliminating single points of failure & assisting
5 personnel gain promotion.
Role: Business Continuity IT Specialist / Team Leader
Responsibilities: Accountable to design, manage & execute full end to end disaster recovery exercises for various
business clusters & senior executives. Manage, led & developed a team of recovery specialists.
Achievements: • Used a number of retail high street branches in Disaster Recovery Proving including the No.1 branch in London without incident
• Proved the effectiveness of a contact centre DR solution by failing over 6 UK & 3 offshore
CC's taking 60,000+ live user calls before failing back seamlessly.
• Led a team to build a mainframe DR solution for the bank's cheque clearing facility
• Proved Global Payments DR solution for US Federal Reserve
• Rectified infrastructure gaps highlighted from previous exercise proving it in the next
exercise.
encrypted key & digital certificate mgt.
Achievements: • Managed an extensive multi-faceted global remediation plan, including building a £1 mil
state of the art secure facility.
• Created operational processes, set operational hygiene standards & successfully destroyed
over 1 tonne of legacy cryptographic material to industry best practise.
• Improved industry card scheme satisfactory attestations from 5 to an unprecedented number
of 8.
• Contributed in gaining ISO27001 accreditation.
• Led a team to roll over the Faster Payment KEK, the first bank in the UK to perform incident
free whilst sharing best practise with Vocalink.
• Led a team to implement a retail online banking solution in Singapore
• Successfully fixed a poor performing business-critical team through constant leadership & mentoring, increasing headcount from 6 to 17 eliminating single points of failure & assisting
5 personnel gain promotion.
Role: Business Continuity IT Specialist / Team Leader
Responsibilities: Accountable to design, manage & execute full end to end disaster recovery exercises for various
business clusters & senior executives. Manage, led & developed a team of recovery specialists.
Achievements: • Used a number of retail high street branches in Disaster Recovery Proving including the No.1 branch in London without incident
• Proved the effectiveness of a contact centre DR solution by failing over 6 UK & 3 offshore
CC's taking 60,000+ live user calls before failing back seamlessly.
• Led a team to build a mainframe DR solution for the bank's cheque clearing facility
• Proved Global Payments DR solution for US Federal Reserve
• Rectified infrastructure gaps highlighted from previous exercise proving it in the next
exercise.
Design, Retail, Mentoring, Leadership, Service, Banking, ISO27001, Mainframe, Offshore, It, Infrastructure, Online, Performing, Processes, LED, Service Delivery
My education
1987
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1988
Carmel Sixth Form College
N/a, Barclays Bank
N/a, Barclays Bank
1982
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1987
St Cuthberts R C Secondary
N/a, N/a
N/a, N/a
British Computer Society
N/a, N/a
N/a, N/a
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