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Eric Collins CISSP, GCTI, GSLC, HCISPP, GCIH, CCTA, PMP
Cybersecurity Leader
El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
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Education:
Bachelor Science
Management Information Systems (MIS)
California State University-Sacramento
2002 : 2005
Associate in Science
Business Administration
Sierra College
1999 : 2001
Associate in Arts
General Studies
Sierra College
1999 : 2001
Management Information Systems (MIS)
California State University-Sacramento
2002 : 2005
Associate in Science
Business Administration
Sierra College
1999 : 2001
Associate in Arts
General Studies
Sierra College
1999 : 2001
Experience:
• Build, mature, and operate tactical and strategic cybersecurity threat intelligence capability.
• Train personnel and build redundancy into capability to ensure optimal execution and predictability.
• Partner with Global Compliance & Ethics team to connect cybersecurity incident management with crisis management and business continuity processes.
• Manage 24x7 Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC).
• Establish long-term roadmap for threat, incident, and CSOC capabilities to ensure that these they continue to provide value
• Support the maturing of the organization's cybersecurity detection capabilities and key information security programs
2023 : Present
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Associate Director of Cybersecurity Operations & Threat Intelligence
• Execute information security strategies, plans, and priorities for a comprehensive information security program
• Create relationships within Blue Shield to understand business requirements and work with them to accomplish those requirements within the security framework
• Manage product teams in the planning, design, implementation and support the security capabilities stack
• Develop and maintain relationships with leaders in business unit teams and the IT teams to understand practices and processes, align priorities, and drive security capabilities
• Manage and escalate roadblocks that may jeopardize security monitoring operations, infrastructure, and SLAs
• Deliver procedures to embed security processes and capabilities across the organization.
• Develop security capabilities that are natively embedded and consumed in products and services deployments throughout the organization.
• Drive an automate first culture with a focus on operational excellence.
• Ensure, and be accountable for, continuous audit readiness for all relevant controls for which you and your sub-functions are responsible.
• Exert influence on others within department in the development of multiple objectives and annual goals for a department
• Develop and produce meaningful and measurable metrics that clearly illustrate value being driven and areas for continuous improvement within the functional area
2021 : 2023
Blue Shield of California
Senior Manager, Information Security
o Built Cyber Threat Intelligence program at Blue Shield of California
o Drive strong collaboration with business leaders and technology stakeholders to support the protection of BSC information assets.
o Participate in information sharing communities, including Health Information Sharing and Analysist Center (H-ISAC), to share and identify cybersecurity trends affecting the Healthcare industry, the healthcare payer vertical, and specifically BSC.
o Collect and analyze open source intelligence (OSINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) and perform link analysis and risk assessments
o Work with others on the team to assess the risk of current and emerging cyber threats
o Produce operational and tactical reports related to observed weaknesses or threats and provide recommendations to remediate or mitigate
o Assess risk pertaining to cyber threats and vulnerabilities as it relates to the associated business portfolios
2017 : 2021
Blue Shield of California
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Principal
2010 : 2017
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Cyber Threat Specialist
2009 : 2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Strategic Projects & Initiatives
• Train personnel and build redundancy into capability to ensure optimal execution and predictability.
• Partner with Global Compliance & Ethics team to connect cybersecurity incident management with crisis management and business continuity processes.
• Manage 24x7 Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC).
• Establish long-term roadmap for threat, incident, and CSOC capabilities to ensure that these they continue to provide value
• Support the maturing of the organization's cybersecurity detection capabilities and key information security programs
2023 : Present
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Associate Director of Cybersecurity Operations & Threat Intelligence
• Execute information security strategies, plans, and priorities for a comprehensive information security program
• Create relationships within Blue Shield to understand business requirements and work with them to accomplish those requirements within the security framework
• Manage product teams in the planning, design, implementation and support the security capabilities stack
• Develop and maintain relationships with leaders in business unit teams and the IT teams to understand practices and processes, align priorities, and drive security capabilities
• Manage and escalate roadblocks that may jeopardize security monitoring operations, infrastructure, and SLAs
• Deliver procedures to embed security processes and capabilities across the organization.
• Develop security capabilities that are natively embedded and consumed in products and services deployments throughout the organization.
• Drive an automate first culture with a focus on operational excellence.
• Ensure, and be accountable for, continuous audit readiness for all relevant controls for which you and your sub-functions are responsible.
• Exert influence on others within department in the development of multiple objectives and annual goals for a department
• Develop and produce meaningful and measurable metrics that clearly illustrate value being driven and areas for continuous improvement within the functional area
2021 : 2023
Blue Shield of California
Senior Manager, Information Security
o Built Cyber Threat Intelligence program at Blue Shield of California
o Drive strong collaboration with business leaders and technology stakeholders to support the protection of BSC information assets.
o Participate in information sharing communities, including Health Information Sharing and Analysist Center (H-ISAC), to share and identify cybersecurity trends affecting the Healthcare industry, the healthcare payer vertical, and specifically BSC.
o Collect and analyze open source intelligence (OSINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) and perform link analysis and risk assessments
o Work with others on the team to assess the risk of current and emerging cyber threats
o Produce operational and tactical reports related to observed weaknesses or threats and provide recommendations to remediate or mitigate
o Assess risk pertaining to cyber threats and vulnerabilities as it relates to the associated business portfolios
2017 : 2021
Blue Shield of California
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Principal
2010 : 2017
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Cyber Threat Specialist
2009 : 2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Strategic Projects & Initiatives
Company:
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Years of Experience:
18
Skills
Agile Methodologies, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), DevSecOps, Incident Management, Intelligence Analysis, IT Security Operations, Project Management, Risk Management, Security, Security Architecture Design, Security Engineering, Security Incident Response, Security Monitoring, Vulnerability Management
About
I hold 30 years of IT experience with 15 years explicitly devoted to cybersecurity focused on threat and vulnerability intelligence, incident response, and security analytics. Current credentials include several industry certifications from SANS, ISC2, and the Department of Homeland Security. I have familiarity with an extensive range of security technologies and tools.
Specialties: Vulnerability Management, security standards & baselines, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Security Monitoring, Regulatory Compliance, Security Operations & Administration, adversary technique.
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