Mark Potter
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(7/2019-12/2022) 30% complete
Western Governors University
2019 : 2021
Certificate
JPC Programmer Analyst Certification
John Abbott College
1990 : 1991
2021 : Present
Backblaze
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
2021 :
Resilient Node LLC
vCISO
Lead corporate and client system security, data protection/privacy and compliance strategy, implementation, assessment, and monitoring.
Embedding DevSecOps principles in internal and client initiatives.
Served as the security lead/key position for $196 million dollar contract at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)
2016 : 2021
NewWave Telecom & Technologies, Inc.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Provide oversight and coordination of security efforts, initiatives and standards across the CMS MSPIC and COB&R contractor programs.
Provide the program with information security strategy, policy, standards, risk assessments, management processes, and technology to ensure that the program, stakeholder, and client information assets are adequately protected with acceptable levels of controls.
2014 : 2016
StrategicHealthSolutions
Principal Systems Security Officer
Responsible for information security, privacy, governance, risk management and compliance of Danya's Federal, commercial and internal client systems. Actively engaged with internal and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle - from writing proposals through to system deployment, maintenance and disposition.
Strong background in writing policies, procedures, standards, guidelines and plans related to security and privacy program management and monitoring. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of documentation and ensuring that controls are implemented and working as expected in order to meet FISMA and other legal, contractual and regulatory compliance requirements.
2008 : 2014
Danya International, Inc.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Skills
Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Strategy, C&A, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Computer Security, Cybersecurity Framework, Data Architecture, Database Design, Databases, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Software, ETL, FISMA, Governance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, Integration, ITIL, IT Management, IT Operations, IT Strategy, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, Network Security, NIST 800-53, Oracle, Privacy by Design, Privacy Engineering, Program Management, Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Risk Management, SDLC, Security, SharePoint, Software Development, Software Documentation, ST&E
About
bio: Mark Potter has worked in IT for close to 30 years including 17 years in information security, governance, risk management, regulatory compliance and data protection/privacy program design and implementation. He has worked for start-ups and fortune 500 companies in multiple roles including 11 years as a CISO, 6 years as a data and data warehouse architect, and 5 years as a software developer.
Mark currently serves as CISO at Backblaze and is focused on the security and privacy of an exabyte of client data from over 150 countries. Prior to joining Backblaze, Mark served as the CISO for both NewWave Telecom & Technologies and Danya International where he was responsible for the security and privacy of CDC, SAMHSA, Office of Head Start, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid federal systems.
Mark is an active board member of the FBI Baltimore Citizens Academy Alumni Association and a graduate/alum of the FBI CISO Academy.
He is an IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and holds over 30 security, privacy, and risk management certifications including: GSTRT, GCIH, GISP, SSAP, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP, CAP, CCSP, CSSLP, HCISPP, SSCP, CEH, CNDA, CCISO, CISM, CRISC, CISA, FITSP-M, FITSP-A, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, SCF, ITIL-F, CCSK, CASP+, CySA+, Cloud+, Security+, AWS-SAA
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