Adam Eickhoff
Details
University of Maryland University College
2012 : 2014
Engineering
Trine University
2007 : 2008
High School
Hartland High School
2004 : 2007
Hard Rock Digital
Director of Cybersecurity
Provide Cyber Security advisory to Board Members.
Assist with Mergers and Acquisitions.
2020 : 2022
Vinci Holdings
Advisory Board Member
Hyliion Holdings Corp produces electrified powertrain systems for commercial vehicles. The company focuses on reducing the carbon intensity and greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector by providing electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles at the lowest total cost of ownership.
https : //www.hyliion.com/about/
2021 : 2022
Hyliion
Director of Cybersecurity
Lead a team of more than fifty (thirty direct, twenty indirect) reports comprised of senior engineers (SIEM, TVM, Endpoint, Perimeter) and analysts (T3, T2) to provide 24x7 CSOC coverage for TxDOT, Toll Operations Division (TOD), and TxTAG comprised of 12k contractors and employees.
Provided emergency incident response and disaster recovery for a ransomware attack. Coordinated with various other SOCs and vendors to deconflict efforts.
Assist Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Cyber Security Officer (CSO) with their daily duties to include, road mapping, strategy, security initiatives, budgeting, and personnel management.
Responsible for personnel requisitions, building job requirements, interviewing candidates, and making recommendations for hire.
Leverage and follow Texas Administrative Code 202 and Texas Government Code 2054 to ensure the TxDOT CSOC is meeting state law requirements and to ensure the multi-million budget is used as efficiently and effectively as possible to best serve the People of the State of Texas.
Create personnel schedules to ensure 24x7 CSOC coverage is met 100% of the time including on-call schedules and individual requests for time off.
Function as Incident Commander during P1 and P2 security incidents. Led coordination efforts between teams by leveraging collaboration tools such as voice, video, and chat platforms.
Write monthly security reports to provide executive leadership insight into the state of the business and provide actionable items for improvement. Provided recommendations to Security Risk Management (SRM) for items to add to the Risk Register.
Lead a team of six perimeter firewall engineers to physically re-architect thirty firewalls so the devices were more easily managed by the team and more operationally efficient. This project includes firewall ruleset cleanup efforts.
Ensure all security applications are utilizing Azure AD SAML based SSO as an automated means to onboard/offboard users to the applications.
2020 : 2021
AT&T Cybersecurity
Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) Manager
Conducts CISO advisory, controls assessments, program development for twenty clients across various industries. Achieved all-time billable utilization of more than 60% while leading a team of four junior analysts.
Lead various teams of varying size to effectively assist clients’ and improve their overall cyber security posture.
Effectively doubled billable rates over eighteen months while increasing deliverable quality, increasing customer satisfaction rates to 97%, and overall leaving customers delighted.
Write and customize documentation, to include Policies, Standards, Procedures, Guidelines, and Plans for clients. Documents include Business Continuity, Disaster Recover, Incident Response, Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, Endpoint Security, Asset Management, Data Protection, Data Governance, Change Management, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Management, and Configuration Management.
Established Strategic Security Program’s service catalog to include eight different offerings. These offerings include one-pagers, templates, and sample reports for pre-sales activities.
Conduct pre-sales calls to understand client needs, capture requirements, build Statements of Work (SOW), and present the proposal back to the client.
Led the restructuring of the team’s SharePoint site to help achieve operational efficiency. This revamp offered a better structure for pre-sales activities such as SOW writing and creating a deliverable repository for more effective coordination amongst team members.
Conduct assessments at the request of and present findings to clients’ Security Personnel, Executives, and Board of Directors.
Client types include but not limited to :
- the Largest Automotive OEM
- the Largest Midwestern Credit Union
- the Largest Midwestern Data Center Service Provider
- the Largest Midwestern Food Distributor
- many more
2018 : 2020
CBI | Cyber Security Solutions
Strategist, Strategic Programs
Skills
Active Directory, Auditing, Business Intelligence, Cloudflare DDoS Protection, Cloudflare Spectrum, Computer Maintenance, Cryptography, Customer Service, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Firewalls, Group Leadership, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, IT Security Operations, Linux, Manage Complex Projects, Mentoring, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Military Experience, networking, Network Security, NIST, Organizational Initiatives, Organizational Leadership, Physical Security, Powershell, Presentation Skills, Privacy Regulations, Problem Solving, Project Management, Research, Sales, Security, Security Clearance, Server Administration, System Administration, Team Building, Team Leadership, Technical Support, Tenable.sc, Tenable Nessus, Training, Virtualization, Voice over IP (VoIP), Vulnerability Management, Wireless, computer security, Computer Hardware, Network Administration, Help Desk Support, Fiber Optics, VoIP, Troubleshooting, Small Business, Active DoD Top Secret, CCNA Routing, CompTIA CASP Certified, CompTIA Security, CompTIA Network, CEH, Cable Management, Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Microsoft Excel, Social Networking, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Social Media, Active DoD Top Secret Clearance, CCNA Routing & Switching Certified, CompTIA Security+ Certified, CompTIA Network+ Certified
About
As the Director of Cybersecurity at Hard Rock Digital, a leading online gaming platform, I oversee the architecture, engineering, automation, and leadership of the information security function. I have more than nine years of experience in cyber security and information security, with a focus on governance, compliance, vulnerability assessment, and incident response. I hold the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) credentials, as well as multiple military honors for my service as a veteran paratrooper.
My core competencies include programming and scripting, critical thinking, team leadership, personnel management, disaster recovery, endpoint management, strategy and road-mapping, business continuity, data analytics, and dashboards and visuals. Some of my key accomplishments include successfully responding to and recovering from two ransomware attacks at two different clients, developing an innovative PowerBI dashboard to visualize security controls assessments, and performing a global greenfield deployment of Tenable.SC across three continents. I am passionate about learning new technologies, staying ahead of the cyber threats, and mentoring others in the cyber security field.
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