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Professional Summary

I am a Cyber Security Specialist with over twenty years of extensive IT experience. I have a passion for Cyber Security and I’m CISSP, CISM and GIAC SANS certified. I am currently on an assignment as a Cyber Security Specialist at a large retail company where I focus on Governance Risk & Compliance and NIS2 preparation program. In my last completed assignment, I was a Senior security engineer at one of the largest construction companies in the Netherlands. In this role I was responsible for maintaining a secure and up-to-date IT security environment.

My professional journey has fortified my exceptional analytical prowess and cultivated a cool-headed approach during high-pressure scenarios, ensuring an unwavering focus on tasks at hand. I am committed to delivering work of the highest quality, aligned with prevailing standards and company requisites. Through a customer-centric approach with my interpersonal skills, I consistently facilitate the achievement of set objectives.

My core competencies and attributes center on the domain of Cyber Security. These proficiencies position me favorably for roles such as a security analyst, security engineer, security officer, or project manager within a security-focused department. Testimonials from previous clients underscore my ability to alleviate concerns and provide effective solutions as we collaborate to realize objectives and successfully culminate projects.

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Work Experience

09-2023 - present

Cyber Security Specialist

As a Cyber Security Specialist in a SecOps team of four members, I am responsible for the digital security of the IT infrastructure in an Agile environment. I address security findings from internal and external audits, third party risk assessments and other security related activities. My work involves inventorying and developing procedures for Identity and Access Management (IAM) and collaborating with Business Control and Audit & Risk teams to evaluate audit findings. I am also preparing the organization for NIS2 by translating requirements into security measures, conducting risk analyses, and ensuring coordination with various department

01-2023 - 08-2023

Senior Security Engineer

In my capacity as a senior security engineer, I held the pivotal role of ensuring the currency of the IT security landscape. Alongside this, I undertook the assessment of secure configurations, offering pertinent recommendations to the IT organization. During my assignment the organization diligently pursued ISO 27001 certification. In this regard, I oversaw the requisite security processes and coordinated efforts within the security team. Moreover, I leveraged my knowledge and experience to augment the security maturity level within both the team and the organization at large. The team works in an Agile environment.

2022 - 01-2023

Advisor Safe Banking

Veilig Bankieren

Responsible on a tactical and strategic level to enable customers to bank securely. In an advisory role to strengthen the broad resilience of the organisation and its customers. Focus areas in this position were customer awareness, token and authentication, project management Proof of Value fraud detection tooling. The team works in an Agile environment.

Assignment Veilig Bankieren: Projectmanager Fraud Tool Proof of Value

As project manager I was responsible for assessing the contract value of a implemented fraud detection tool.

2018 - 2022

Cyber Security Engineer

Cyber Defense Center

The Cyber Defense Center brings together expertise in cyber defense and aims to increase the (bank) organization's cyber resilience by focusing on prevention, detection and response. As a security engineer I was responsible for the digital security of the infrastructure of the organisation (de Volksbank) . The department worked in an Agile environment.

Security Monitoring SOC: As a security analyst I was responsible for a TIER 1 and 2 analysis of security alerts.

Assignment selection and implementation security tooling: Project coordination of selection and implementation of a Network Threat Analytics and Vulnerability Management tool.

Assignment Compliance/key controls: Responsible for setting up actions for automating and executing Key Controls. This ensures safe and reliable business operations and the demonstrable management of various risks.

2015 - 2018

Tactical Administrator
Workplace Services

In this position I was responsible on a tactical level for a stable workplace infrastructure in an enterprise environment of more than 5000 workplaces. Focus areas in this position included suppliers & contract management. Service Asset (license) Management and project management in the field of ALM and LCM projects (phasing out and renewing the application landscape, OS upgrade)

Assignment Windows 10 upgrade, Life Cycle Management Projectmanager: Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. As a project manager I setup and executed the project plan with a team of Service Desk IT employees, application scripters and support teams for design and delivery.

Assignment sub-projectmanager selection E-mail security tool: For the selection of an E-mail security tool I was a sub-project manager.

2010 - 2014

Teamlead
Workplace Support

Worked as a team manager of location Den Bosch. Direct management and coaching team of 3 FTE and management/coordination of external suppliers. I have also been working on optimizing the ITIL Configuration Management process. The department worked in a LEAN environment.

2005 - 2010

Teamlead
Servicedesk IT

As a team manager responsible for the direct management and coaching of a team of 8 FTE. Optimizing the ITIL Incident Management process and coordination with priority high incidents.

2001 - 2004

Servicedesk IT Support Engineer

Servicedesk IT

Service Desk IT support engineer on a skilled Service Desk IT. End-user support of an internal organization of approximately 2500 end-users. 1st & 2nd line analysis in accordance with ITIL Incident Management process.

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