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George Coleman
Information Security Officer
Chicago, IL, United States
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Experience:
Sr. Manager on the Information Security team reporting directly to the CISO; responsible for protecting global assets, information security policies, governance, risk management, and data privacy.
2022 : Present
William Blair
Manager Information Security
2022 :
Joliet Junior College
Adjunct Faculty Instructor (Security +)
First Chief Information Security Officer at RTA. Built the security program organically with threat intelligence/hunting methods, deployment of a SIEM tool, next-gen firewalls, a risk management program, information & security governance, BCP/DRP, and a security awareness training program. Reduced the agency's cyber risk exposure by standing up a strong and intelligent security posture.
2022 : 2022
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois (RTA)
Chief Information & Security Officer (CIO/CISO)
Led RTA through a number of impactful technology changes including the first enterprise laptop deployment, Windows-10 upgrade, infrastructure upgrades (MPLS, SIP, AP's, Meraki), an ERP implementation, new bank file formats, numerous business processes, and a successful datacenter migration. Instrumental in enabling the agency to have an impact in the Chicago public transportation sector.
2017 : 2022
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois (RTA)
Director Of Information Technology
2019 : 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Communication Services Officer (CS)
2022 : Present
William Blair
Manager Information Security
2022 :
Joliet Junior College
Adjunct Faculty Instructor (Security +)
First Chief Information Security Officer at RTA. Built the security program organically with threat intelligence/hunting methods, deployment of a SIEM tool, next-gen firewalls, a risk management program, information & security governance, BCP/DRP, and a security awareness training program. Reduced the agency's cyber risk exposure by standing up a strong and intelligent security posture.
2022 : 2022
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois (RTA)
Chief Information & Security Officer (CIO/CISO)
Led RTA through a number of impactful technology changes including the first enterprise laptop deployment, Windows-10 upgrade, infrastructure upgrades (MPLS, SIP, AP's, Meraki), an ERP implementation, new bank file formats, numerous business processes, and a successful datacenter migration. Instrumental in enabling the agency to have an impact in the Chicago public transportation sector.
2017 : 2022
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois (RTA)
Director Of Information Technology
2019 : 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Communication Services Officer (CS)
Company:
William Blair
Spoken Language:
English, Polish, Spanish
About
Technology professional focused on information security, cyber security, data privacy, data loss prevention, and risk management. Extremely well-versed in security operations, team leadership, IT strategy, and operations. A leader who has managed large transformative projects that enabled businesses to advance and succeed.
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