Jim Nelson
Details
Cyber Security
Colorado Technical University
2015 : 2017
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Music Performance, General
University of Montana
1992 : 1996
Assist clients with making complex decisions for building and maturing information security programs and strategies.
2022 : Present
FRSecure
Virtual Chief Information Security Officer and Information Security Consultant
ADVISORY AND COMPLIANCE :
Proactive Cybersecurity Advisory working closely with clients assessing risk and conducting IT security gap analysis under the following frameworks : HIPAA, NIST 800-53, NIST CyberSecurity Framework (CSF), ISO 27001, and FFIEC - CAT.
Key member of an internal team who developed methodologies and frameworks to assess risks related to ransomware, as well as methodologies for conducting cloud security configuration reviews for O365, Azure, GCP, and AWS.
DFIR :
Primary DFIR consultant duties including scoping cases, digital forensic in-take following chain-of- custody best practices, containment/triage, detection/analysis, status meetings with clients and legal counsel, and technical report writing including post-incident remediation recommendations.
Led and implemented internal process improvement initiatives including streamlining case-note strategies, licensing and deploying Magnet Axiom, and developing and refining client-facing DFIR report templates.
DFIR tools and experience include Magnet Axiom, Elk Stack, SIFT Workstations, FTK, X-Ways, PowerShell, Linux command line, cloud security for O365, Azure, GCP, and AWS, log and image analysis, Carbon Black
2018 : 2022
LMG Security
Cyber Security Consultant
Started a successful private piano, guitar, and vocal studio from scratch averaging 80 students.
Ran daily business operations by tracking accounts receivable and payable, keeping profit and loss statements, taxes, marketing, scheduling lessons, concerts, and recitals.
Maintain a positive impact in the community with a highly visible and successful music studio benefiting children, parents, and adults.
2005 : 2018
Jim Nelson Music Instruction
Professional guitar, piano, voice instructor
Tripled gross sales of speaking engagements annually from 2014-Current by utilizing professional sales techniques and consistently following up with leads to outline the benefits of the company’s services.
Created and expanded new niche markets by identifying and pursuing professional industries that would benefit from company products and services.
Increased customer retention with exceptional customer service and management by tracking and recording customer and sales details in a highly organized manner using customer relationship management (CRM) software.
2014 : 2018
Magnet Culture, a Crescendo Strategies company
Sales/Speaking Engagement Manager
Skills
Accompaniment, Bands, choral, Church Music, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Composition, Customer Service, Cyber Security Risk Assessment, Digital Forensic Analysis, Event Management, Event Planning, Executive Decision-making, Guitar, Incident Response, IT Audit and Risk Assessments, it security analysis, Java, Linux, Management, Marketing, Music, Musical Theatre, Music Education, Music Theory, Network Configuration, Network Security, Orchestral Music, Orchestration, Perfect Pitch, Piano, Programming in C++, Java, Perl Scripting, Unix/Linux, Project Management, public relations, Public Speaking, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Security Management, Security Risk, Singing, Social Networking, Teaching Adults, teaching children, Theatre, Training, Unix, virtual Chief Information Security Officer, Vocal, Vocal Instruction, Strategic Planning, Construction
About
An accomplished and innovative Virtual Chief Information Security Professional combining education and experience to build trusted, long-term client relationships with the goal of providing expert level advising and solutions to meet client needs over time across a dynamic information security landscape.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, running, playing tennis, golf, hiking, fly fishing, backpacking, and skiing.
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