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David Okun
Agile Product Owner @ EY | Driving Secure Agile DevOps Growth
White Plains, NY, United States
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Experience:
Product owner responsible for our internal portfolio of tools EYs development teams leverages to develop secure applications.
Highlights :
♦ Collaborate with stakeholders to craft vision and concept development of security tools used by our internal development teams (SAST, SCA, DAST, and Container)
♦ Ensure the portfolio can support EYs agile and DevOps initiatives
♦ Take lead of scrum teams, defining our product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, communicating with our stakeholders
♦ Work with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to our strategic goals
♦ Drive service improvement and product compliance initiatives for portfolio
♦ Own and manage other BAU activities for assigned portfolio, such as audit support, documentation, license management, vendor management, and contract reviews
♦ Work closely with product management/business teams to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
2021 : Present
EY
Product Owner - EY Technology – Information Security
Project manager delivering internal projects for Information Security and Global IT Services
Highlights :
♦ Managed the procurement and implementation SAST (Checkmarx) and OSS (WhiteSource) vulnerability scanning tools at EY; Coordinated activities between DevOps community and the Information Security stakeholders
♦ Managed the deployment of Web Application Firewall to protect a firm-wide transformation initiative; Responsible for the technical design and delivery, creation of the application specific rules, and the implementation of a dedicated support structure
♦ Managed five separate network programs to significantly increase bandwidth and deliver state of the art WiFi services to 24 EY offices located in north and south America
♦ Led the RFP process (develop requirements, manage vendor responses, complete evaluation/scoring, and develop recommendation) to select the replacement for EY’s global remote desktop support tool
♦ Managed other security related projects to protect and harden venerable servers located with EY data centers and regional offices
2014 : 2021
EY
Program Manager - EY Technology – Information Security
Equity partner responsible for managing the operational component of the firm’s expansion into the federal healthcare sector.
Highlights :
♦ Project-managed the response to multiple RFPs that resulted in the firm winning a prime contract with the Veterans Administration and subcontracts with 3 other federal agencies.
♦ Introduced and championed the firm’s migration to cloud-based project management and collaboration tools (Basecamp) that enabled our project teams to deliver projects 3 times more efficiently through the use of virtual workspaces.
♦ Developed EXCEL pricing tools that streamlined the firm’s ability to quickly respond to U.S. government RFPs. Enhanced the firm’s ability to estimate project level of effort by creating templates in MS Project and FastTrack Schedule. Combined, these tools reduced the time required to generate a federal cost proposal by 50%.
♦ Managed the firm’s portfolio of projects, directed and mentored 4 project managers, and coordinated and prioritized work among 9 scientific writers and researchers. Managed the contracts and relationships with external agencies (graphic, web development, and video production).
♦ Deployed a cloud-based reference management database (Zotero) that simplified the capture, organization, and reporting of the firm’s scientific research. The database allows collaboration between our scientific writers and researchers, thereby reducing the time to conduct and catalogue research by 25%.
2012 : 2014
JumpStart Healthcare Communication Consultants, LLC
Director of Operations and Head of Project Management Office
Spearheaded the delivery of multiple large-scale projects to drive performance of Investment Bank. Ensured that project team’s design requirements aligned with business objectives. Collaborated with internal groups and external partners, optimizing communications to deliver 3 major programs on time within budget.
Highlights :
♦ Upgraded an enterprise market data distribution platform to a fiber-based next-generation solution across 3 datacenters and 600 servers; led all aspects of software and hardware design, environment building, testing, and implementation in North America. Managed sub-project that included upgrading the entitlement system to a redundant Sybase environment mirrored across 2 primary datacenters. Led development of a dedicated market data lab enabling our engineers to confirm performance improvements, redundancy features, and failover capabilities.
♦ Implemented a new multi-tiered market data distribution platform that allowed decommission of a legacy environment consisting of 300 servers and 20 separate data feeds. Directed all activities among the engineering, support, and data feed teams. Identified and managed critical path items between the technology team and shared services (network and datacenter operations). Managed the migration of 10 trading businesses to the new environment. Developed automated tool that enhanced project reporting to business and technology stakeholders.
♦ Led a strategic program to migrate the connectivity of 240 separate business partners from 2 legacy datacenters/firewalls towers to a new datacenter. Coordinated activities among 3 different technologies teams, external vendors, and 10 investment banking businesses. Developed an EXCEL model used to manage business risk based on the migration schedule.
2006 : 2011
J.P. Morgan
Program Manager/Project Manager - Investment Bank Trading Technologies
Led 3 major programs in corporate-wide infrastructure organization. Engaged key stakeholders through monthly financial forecasts and customized project reporting.
Highlights :
♦ Formulated strategic approach for execution of desktop upgrade and server consolidation for 1,300 bankers within North American M&A Business, forging collaborative relationships between our clients and technology teams. Tracked and reported program progress in MS Project.
♦ Implemented iterative SDLC practices to rescue a key billing-related project; developed a comprehensive plan, identified critical path, prioritized development, documented requirements, developed report prototypes, designed data conversion process, authored test plans, and managed the creation of dedicated development, UAT, and production environments.
♦ Led Project Management Office for Global Network Refresh Program, performed business analysis to document management reporting requirements, developed project dashboards in EXCEL, identified critical path, and performed resource allocation in MS Project.
2002 : 2006
J.P. Morgan
Project Manager/Program Manager/Business Analyst - Global Technology
Highlights :
♦ Collaborate with stakeholders to craft vision and concept development of security tools used by our internal development teams (SAST, SCA, DAST, and Container)
♦ Ensure the portfolio can support EYs agile and DevOps initiatives
♦ Take lead of scrum teams, defining our product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, communicating with our stakeholders
♦ Work with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to our strategic goals
♦ Drive service improvement and product compliance initiatives for portfolio
♦ Own and manage other BAU activities for assigned portfolio, such as audit support, documentation, license management, vendor management, and contract reviews
♦ Work closely with product management/business teams to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
2021 : Present
EY
Product Owner - EY Technology – Information Security
Project manager delivering internal projects for Information Security and Global IT Services
Highlights :
♦ Managed the procurement and implementation SAST (Checkmarx) and OSS (WhiteSource) vulnerability scanning tools at EY; Coordinated activities between DevOps community and the Information Security stakeholders
♦ Managed the deployment of Web Application Firewall to protect a firm-wide transformation initiative; Responsible for the technical design and delivery, creation of the application specific rules, and the implementation of a dedicated support structure
♦ Managed five separate network programs to significantly increase bandwidth and deliver state of the art WiFi services to 24 EY offices located in north and south America
♦ Led the RFP process (develop requirements, manage vendor responses, complete evaluation/scoring, and develop recommendation) to select the replacement for EY’s global remote desktop support tool
♦ Managed other security related projects to protect and harden venerable servers located with EY data centers and regional offices
2014 : 2021
EY
Program Manager - EY Technology – Information Security
Equity partner responsible for managing the operational component of the firm’s expansion into the federal healthcare sector.
Highlights :
♦ Project-managed the response to multiple RFPs that resulted in the firm winning a prime contract with the Veterans Administration and subcontracts with 3 other federal agencies.
♦ Introduced and championed the firm’s migration to cloud-based project management and collaboration tools (Basecamp) that enabled our project teams to deliver projects 3 times more efficiently through the use of virtual workspaces.
♦ Developed EXCEL pricing tools that streamlined the firm’s ability to quickly respond to U.S. government RFPs. Enhanced the firm’s ability to estimate project level of effort by creating templates in MS Project and FastTrack Schedule. Combined, these tools reduced the time required to generate a federal cost proposal by 50%.
♦ Managed the firm’s portfolio of projects, directed and mentored 4 project managers, and coordinated and prioritized work among 9 scientific writers and researchers. Managed the contracts and relationships with external agencies (graphic, web development, and video production).
♦ Deployed a cloud-based reference management database (Zotero) that simplified the capture, organization, and reporting of the firm’s scientific research. The database allows collaboration between our scientific writers and researchers, thereby reducing the time to conduct and catalogue research by 25%.
2012 : 2014
JumpStart Healthcare Communication Consultants, LLC
Director of Operations and Head of Project Management Office
Spearheaded the delivery of multiple large-scale projects to drive performance of Investment Bank. Ensured that project team’s design requirements aligned with business objectives. Collaborated with internal groups and external partners, optimizing communications to deliver 3 major programs on time within budget.
Highlights :
♦ Upgraded an enterprise market data distribution platform to a fiber-based next-generation solution across 3 datacenters and 600 servers; led all aspects of software and hardware design, environment building, testing, and implementation in North America. Managed sub-project that included upgrading the entitlement system to a redundant Sybase environment mirrored across 2 primary datacenters. Led development of a dedicated market data lab enabling our engineers to confirm performance improvements, redundancy features, and failover capabilities.
♦ Implemented a new multi-tiered market data distribution platform that allowed decommission of a legacy environment consisting of 300 servers and 20 separate data feeds. Directed all activities among the engineering, support, and data feed teams. Identified and managed critical path items between the technology team and shared services (network and datacenter operations). Managed the migration of 10 trading businesses to the new environment. Developed automated tool that enhanced project reporting to business and technology stakeholders.
♦ Led a strategic program to migrate the connectivity of 240 separate business partners from 2 legacy datacenters/firewalls towers to a new datacenter. Coordinated activities among 3 different technologies teams, external vendors, and 10 investment banking businesses. Developed an EXCEL model used to manage business risk based on the migration schedule.
2006 : 2011
J.P. Morgan
Program Manager/Project Manager - Investment Bank Trading Technologies
Led 3 major programs in corporate-wide infrastructure organization. Engaged key stakeholders through monthly financial forecasts and customized project reporting.
Highlights :
♦ Formulated strategic approach for execution of desktop upgrade and server consolidation for 1,300 bankers within North American M&A Business, forging collaborative relationships between our clients and technology teams. Tracked and reported program progress in MS Project.
♦ Implemented iterative SDLC practices to rescue a key billing-related project; developed a comprehensive plan, identified critical path, prioritized development, documented requirements, developed report prototypes, designed data conversion process, authored test plans, and managed the creation of dedicated development, UAT, and production environments.
♦ Led Project Management Office for Global Network Refresh Program, performed business analysis to document management reporting requirements, developed project dashboards in EXCEL, identified critical path, and performed resource allocation in MS Project.
2002 : 2006
J.P. Morgan
Project Manager/Program Manager/Business Analyst - Global Technology
Company:
EY
About
As a Product Owner at EY Technology - Information Security, I leverage my credentials as a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), and Project Management Professional (PMP) to deliver value to our internal development teams and stakeholders. I have over 15 years of experience in leading large-scale programs and projects across diverse industries, such as banking, trading, finance, federal government, and healthcare.
My core competencies include technology infrastructure, systems implementation and integration, DevOps, software development, program governance, vendor management, and business process design. I collaborate with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to our strategic goals. I also drive service improvement and product compliance initiatives for our portfolio of security tools, such as SAST, SCA, DAST, and Container. My mission is to enable and facilitate secure application development at EY and beyond.
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