John 'Lex'
Information, Risk and Cyber-security Management and Consulting
Summary
I am a military veteran with more than 30 years’ experience across the information technology sector.
My professional career has included consulting and management of product and service delivery teams for small businesses, global Fortune 20 organizations and Government Agencies in fields ranging from Security Awareness and Risk Management (Disaster and Business Continuity) to Infrastructure Development and Service Delivery Process Improvements.
I am a Certified Counter Intelligence Threat Analyst (CCTA), hold an Electronic Engineering Degree and multiple technical and behavioral science certificates, as well as a continuing professional development credits in IT Security and Ethical Hacking.
I am a frequent speaker on personal responsibility and ethics in information security and have published multiple books and papers on topics from security awareness to social engineering.
Experience
Anti-Phishing / Cyber Security Strategist
COFENSE
(1 year 5 months)
While at PhishMe / Cofense, I developed and implemented multiple professional service offerings, a cohesive delivery strategy and tactics for company growth and globalization, as well as, pioneered the development of value realization metrics in the implementation of anti-phishing programs.
Areas of focus included:
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1 - Strategic oversight of all PhishMe (Simulator) functions and Cofense
Professional Services.
2 - Subject matter expertise for complex accounts and cross product implementations.
3 - Development of anti-phishing program methodologies, delivery models and maturity assessments.
4 - Creation and presentation of relevant data analysis, whitepapers and blogs.
5 - Media representation via interviews, conference speaking engagements and industry articles.
Principal Information Security Consultant
PhishMe, Inc
(4 years 11 months)
At PhishMe, I lead the development of the Professional Services SIM team in support of Midwest and Federal Government clients. In addition to managing those teams, I provided hands-on program consulting, as well as, customized results analysis and recommendations for clients seeking to reduce their organizations' susceptibility to phishing attacks.
Cardinal Health
Information Security, Risk Management and Business Resiliency
Education
Columbus State Community College
Electronic Engineering
Skills
