Phil Wedel
Details
Political Science
DePaul University
Envista Forensics
Director of Infrastructure and Information Security
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD Pipelines
Process automation
Desired State Configuration
Cloud asset cost optimization
2019 : 2022
Brunswick Corporation
Director of Cloud Engineering & Automation
I.T. Infrastructure & Information Security Director transforming a team of 20 highly skilled engineers that identify, plan, and implement infrastructure and information security projects into an infrastructure-as-code cloud services team. Responsible for Virtual Private Cloud deployments, automation and security compliance across 5 data-centers in 4 countries supporting 1,200 applications.
Leadership skills motivating diverse and collaborative teams, excellent written and oral communications skills for a wide variety of audience members. Administrative skills to include project management that delivers quality solutions on a timely basis. Financial accountability for budgeting / cost center management including cap-ex and op-ex forecasting.
2015 : 2022
Brunswick Corporation
I.T. Director Enterprise Network Services
Manager of Network Security team of engineers that planed, implemented and maintained network security infrastructure. Team responsible for all network firewalls, DMZ segments, Bluecoat Proxy infrastructure, F5 reverse proxies, end-user VPN devices, B2B VPN connectivity, mobile device management, and guest network access.
• Migrated Internet Firewall architecture from managed third party to in house solution.
• Managed Internet bandwidth growth from 35Mbs to 2Gbs.
• Deployed F5 proxies and Application Security Module for Internet facing sites.
• Implemented Splunk for Security information and event management (SIEM).
• Annual SOX security audits of security infrastructure.
2010 : 2015
Brunswick Corporation
Network Security Manager
Planned, evaluated, and implemented network security measures. Maintained network security technologies and services. Monitored and updated security systems from time to time. Prepared and maintained necessary documents relating to data security systems.
• Audited and migrated global network security infrastructure between third party vendors reducing costs by over $1,000,000 annually in 2009.
• Reduced network security budget by $500,000 in operating expenses and $200,000 in cost avoidance in 2007/2008 by consolidating regional DMZs.
• Preformed periodic audits of security policies and network perimeters.
• Decision-making authority for Change Controls division wide affecting business critical systems.
2007 : 2010
Brunswick Corporation
Network Security Engineer
Skills
CISSP, Cloud Computing, cloud computing iaas, Cloud Security, computer security, disaster recovery, enterprise it strategy, information security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Integration, it infrastructure management, it management, IT Operations, IT Strategy, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Azure, Network Architecture, network design, networking, Network Security, planning budgeting & forecasting, Powershell, process improvement, program management, Project Management, Security, staff development, strategic planning, system administration, Team Building, Team Development, team leadership, telecom infrastructure, telecommunications, Terraform, Training, vendor management, voice over ip (voip), wide area network (wan), F5 BigIP, Firewalls, Bluecoat Proxies, lan-wan, data center, virtual private network (vpn), troubleshooting, switches
About
Information Technology leader with twenty years of experience in Information Security, IT Infrastructure and Project Management. Currently transforming from keep-the-lights-on to an innovative team which meets business demands. Continuously transitioning IT services from a roadblock to an elastic-on-demand service. Forever enjoying the relentless pursuit of orchestration and automation.
𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲
• Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, Architecture and Solution Engineering
• Organizational Transformation, Capability Creation & Scaling, Team Building & Development
• IT Management & Finance, Information Security, Global Cloud Infrastructure Deployments
𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Developed a Cloud Engineering team to better support application developers and reduce code deployment time
Digitally transformed infrastructure deployments leveraging infrastructure as code and desired state configuration
Drove a cyber security workstream of a multi-year infrastructure transformation project transitioning legacy data center systems into a global cloud infrastructure
Designed and implemented a public cloud infrastructure zero-trust model leveraging micro segmentation
Championed organizational change embracing agile sprint project management across multiple technology groups
Enabled the business to reinvent its working model in a 48-hour period during the pandemic, seamlessly transitioning from 100% office presence to 100% remote without impacting productivity or service levels
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