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John Phelps
Information Security Leader, MBA, CISM
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Education:
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Emphasis in Information Management
Arizona State University
2014 : 2016
BS
Computer Information Systems
Northern Arizona University
1999 : 2003
Cisco Network Academy
South Mountain Community College
2012 : 2012
Emphasis in Information Management
Arizona State University
2014 : 2016
BS
Computer Information Systems
Northern Arizona University
1999 : 2003
Cisco Network Academy
South Mountain Community College
2012 : 2012
Experience:
-Lead, coach, and mentor team of eight highly skilled information security and risk management professionals.
-Manage the scheduling, assignment, and execution of over 700 information security risk and control assessments of third parties, cloud providers, external network connections, and technology projects per year.
-Collaborate with senior business leadership to identify and optimize mitigation of risks in alignment with business objectives.
-Develop and update control assessment, reporting, and KPI/KRI framework to assess and communicate information security risk.
2020 : Present
U.S. Bank
Vice President, Information Security
-Designed, implemented, and led processes to assess, communicate, and track high-risk vulnerabilities from vulnerability scanning, application testing, penetration testing, tabletop exercises, and first-line self assessment.
-Communicated status of ongoing risks to senior company leadership via presentation and KRI/KPI dashboards.
-Supervised and mentored team of three information security specialists.
2018 : 2020
Northern Trust Corporation
Vice President, Team Lead, Information Security Risk Management
-Performed third-party information security risk assessments
-Created risk assessment reports to communicate both technical and business risk to company
decision makers.
-Led presentations to company leaders on technology and information security risks associated with
Northern Trust’s vendors.
2016 : 2018
Northern Trust Corporation
Second Vice President, Senior Information Technology Risk Consultant
-Designed, deployed, and managed server, storage, and network systems for FIS’s Infrastructure As A Service (IAAS) cloud platform for financial institutions offering a high level of security, availability, and value to customers.
-Managed the design and implementation of client firewall, encryption, email security, and anti-virus systems for customer cloud environments.
2010 : 2013
FIS
Senior Network Engineer
-Completed redesign and implementation of US headquarters and wind farm site data networks, improving uptime and increasing bandwidth to allow for the sharing of data and engineering plans.
-Designed and maintained firewall and VPN systems to protect company data at office and construction site locations.
2008 : 2010
Renewable Energy Systems
Network Engineer
-Manage the scheduling, assignment, and execution of over 700 information security risk and control assessments of third parties, cloud providers, external network connections, and technology projects per year.
-Collaborate with senior business leadership to identify and optimize mitigation of risks in alignment with business objectives.
-Develop and update control assessment, reporting, and KPI/KRI framework to assess and communicate information security risk.
2020 : Present
U.S. Bank
Vice President, Information Security
-Designed, implemented, and led processes to assess, communicate, and track high-risk vulnerabilities from vulnerability scanning, application testing, penetration testing, tabletop exercises, and first-line self assessment.
-Communicated status of ongoing risks to senior company leadership via presentation and KRI/KPI dashboards.
-Supervised and mentored team of three information security specialists.
2018 : 2020
Northern Trust Corporation
Vice President, Team Lead, Information Security Risk Management
-Performed third-party information security risk assessments
-Created risk assessment reports to communicate both technical and business risk to company
decision makers.
-Led presentations to company leaders on technology and information security risks associated with
Northern Trust’s vendors.
2016 : 2018
Northern Trust Corporation
Second Vice President, Senior Information Technology Risk Consultant
-Designed, deployed, and managed server, storage, and network systems for FIS’s Infrastructure As A Service (IAAS) cloud platform for financial institutions offering a high level of security, availability, and value to customers.
-Managed the design and implementation of client firewall, encryption, email security, and anti-virus systems for customer cloud environments.
2010 : 2013
FIS
Senior Network Engineer
-Completed redesign and implementation of US headquarters and wind farm site data networks, improving uptime and increasing bandwidth to allow for the sharing of data and engineering plans.
-Designed and maintained firewall and VPN systems to protect company data at office and construction site locations.
2008 : 2010
Renewable Energy Systems
Network Engineer
Company:
U.S. Bank
Years of Experience:
15
Skills
Cisco IOS, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Routers, Cisco UCS, Data Center, Data Center Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Fibre Channel, Firewalls, Information Security, IT & Business Strategy Alignment, IT Risk Management, LAN Switching, Microsoft Exchange, Network Security, Presentations, Project Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Routing Protocols, Security, Switches, Team Leadership, Virtualization, VMware, VPN, WAN
About
I am an information security and risk management leader and practitioner. I have a passion for growing the effectiveness, efficiency, and integration of high skilled teams and extensive experience assessing, communicating, and implementing information security strategies in an actionable and relatable manner.
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