Mladen Basaric, ITIL, CISSP, CCIE
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Academy for Technical Science Sarajevo
Host Architecture Review Board (ARB) to review proposed IT initiatives and Information Sharing sessions to share knowledge.
Leading IT Health Checks Cyber & Data to evaluate protections of customer sensitive data (PII, PHI, CUI)
Support and reinforce consistent cyber governance for programs and services.
Conduct review of Business, Data, Application, Technology and Security (BDATS) domains, based on current technology frameworks to confirm security control implementation are meeting control objectives.
Leading Cyber Capability team on certification and accreditation and continuous monitoring processes, to include security engineering and security architecture, as well as implementing processes for enterprise architectures in the Public/Private community with emphasis on frameworks and tools for the design, implementation, and evaluation of specific technical components. Leading discussions with GCISO leadership in developing new business opportunities and required capabilities to expand the Cybersecurity Capability portfolio.
2017 : Present
CSRA Inc
Information Security Analyst Advisor
Responsible for the creation of Service Design and IT guidance for SectorMax initiatives.
Lead digital transformation strategy across numerous corporate functions within the OCIO including Finance, Human Resources, Cyber Capabilities Vendor Management, Contracts, Private-Public Collaborations, Information Security Compliance and Risk.
Establish and maintain strong business relationships with the customer by understanding their business needs and desired outcomes.
Provide strategic direction, ensuring that the objectives are achieved, ascertaining that the risks are being managed appropriately, and verifying that the enterprise’s resources are used effectively.
Responsible for developing and managing services across the life-cycle, for productive capacity, service pipeline, and the services, solutions and packages that are presented in the service catalogues.
Align SectorMax security with customer business security to ensure that information is effectively managed in all service and Service Management activities, and an overall policy is effectively enforced.
2015 : 2017
SECTORMAX INC
Chief Information Officer
-Responsible for oversight of company-wide technical roadmap development, design, implementation and lifecycle management of infrastructure upgrades and maintenance.
-Selected to drive company-wide strategic visions as an executive team member and collaborator; produced strategies to improve financial and project management systems, client / projects service levels, capital expense and ROI, and control cost.
-Responsible for overall risk management including identifying risks, developing and implementing risk- reducing measures, identifying budgetary impacts of decisions related to the acceptance, avoidance, or transfer of risk, in compliance with federal regulations.
-Managed IT teams on both a national and global level and responsible for developing project management initiatives in accordance with PMBOK, NIST, ISO, FISMA PRINCE2 standards, and COBIT framework.
-Lead an IT team in the design and implementation of hybrid private cloud, hosting all critical applications.
Notable successes : Built Smart Logic Optimized System allowing remote users from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mozambique, West Bank, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon to securely access ERP (Costpoint /Cognos/TM1) system without any application delays, thus removing use of QuickBooks in the field with business value of multi-currency, multi-company system design with globally harmonized business process.
Lead teams designing, developing and implementing large application and infrastructure projects (over $3B worldwide).
2003 : 2015
International Relief and Development (IRD)
Director, Global IT
-Fast tracked through roles demanding technical and management capabilities for long term DOL infrastructure and messaging systems supporting all Department of Labor (DOL) offices in the U.S.
-Managed 45-persons team delivering e-mail support and fulfillment of all system/network management services.
-Consolidated and stabilized servers improving hardware uptime from 70% to 99%.
-Slashed manual processes by 50% with resultant reduction in overhead costs.
-Reanalyzed network traffic, eliminated unnecessary routing and equipment and reduced costs by 33%.
-Decreased the amount of trouble tickets by 90% using new quality and development procedures.
-Completed migration of all mail servers from Exchange 4.0 to Exchange 5.5.
1999 : 2003
Panacea Consulting Inc.
Senior Systems Engineer
Skills
Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Capacity Building, CCIE, Change Management, Cloud Computing, Costpoint, Deltek, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Architecture, Governance, Government, Information Technology, Integration, International Development, International Relations, ITIL, ITIL Certified, IT Management, IT Operations, IT Solutions, IT Strategy, Leadership, Management, Management Consulting, MS Project, NGOs, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofits, PMP, Policy, Policy Analysis, Program Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Proposal Writing, Public Policy, Security, SharePoint, Strategic Planning, Strategy, System Administration, Team Leadership, Windows Server
About
Mladen has substantial experience and capabilities in cyber strategy, policy, enablement and implementation across a wide range of domains, including Federal (DoD, DoS), State, Local, and iNGO. He acquired his experience in cyber over the past 25 years with General Dynamics Information Technology, CSRA and USAID-led projects. This has given him the unique experience of working with large businesses, small businesses and non-traditional contractors for the government. Subject Matter Expert in Certification and Accreditation (C&A) activities related to accreditation of core mission and support systems and the development of system releases. Mladen is proven leader with over 25 years’ experience including a strong record of accomplishments in Information Security, Project Management and System Integration. Extensive skills in identifying business security risks and conducting security audits. Able to build and maintain collaborative partnerships staff and executive management in order to accomplish organizational goals and initiatives.
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