David Fitch

Chief Information Security Officer at Ventera Corporation

Mount Pleasant, MI, United States

Details

Experience: Chief Information Security Officer also leading and managing the Security and Cloud Practice Area for Ventera Corporation. Heavily involved in business development, network and systems architecture and security, as well as project planning and resource allocation for complex IT systems projects. Works with executive management to define and execute business, technology, and security strategies for clients and the internal organization. Successfully delivered dozens of client projects on teams sized anywhere from one to more than forty people with clients ranging from the Fortune 500 to the Federal Government to small businesses. Client projects include technical and security assessments, IT strategy and planning, network and systems architecture implementations and upgrades, Cloud Computing infrastructure and security assessments and implementations, security technology (hardware/software) implementations, risk assessments and analysis, performance testing, disaster recovery planning and testing, and more.

2005 : Present

Ventera Corporation

Chief Information Security Officer

2001 : 2005

Ventera Corporation

Manager/Specialist, IT Infrastructure

2000 : 2001

Ventera Corporation

Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Government practice in Fairfax, VA and PwC US Data Center team in Bethesda, MD.

Worked as the LAN/WAN team lead on the Ginnie Mae project as described in my Coopers & Lybrand profile entry until project was completed.

Worked with the PwC US Data Center Team in Bethesda, MD to implement Agilent NetMetrix and HP OpenView Network Node Manager on a Solaris 2.6 platform to manage PwC’s data center network across the United States.

1999 : 2000

PwC Consulting

Senior Consultant

Consultant for the Coopers & Lybrand Government Consulting Practice in Tysons Corner, VA. This practice became part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Government Consulting Practice in Fairfax, VA after the merger.

Supervised a seven member Network Support Team responsible for all aspects of the Ginnie Mae/PwC Mortgage Backed Securities Information System (MBSIS) local and wide area networks, servers, and clients. The network was a mixed Windows NT 4, Netware 3.1x, and HP-UX environment with over 200 hosts spanning 4 remote sites. Successfully administered and supervised the MBSIS LAN and WAN for 2+ years.

Also responsible for all technical aspects of the Ginnie Mae Business Center (GMBC) including network, systems, security, remote access, disaster recovery, etc. and supervised a four person team to manage the GMBC and ensure that all client needs were met.

1996 : 1999

Coopers & Lybrand Consulting

Consultant

Company: Ventera Corporation

About

Passionate Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with Information Systems Security Engineering Professional Concentration (CISSP-ISSEP) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) with over 26 years in the Information Technology consulting industry.

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Practice Lead for Ventera's Security and Cloud Practice providing business development, management, and oversight of all Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, and DevSecOps client implementations (Government and Commercial).

Excels in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and implementation of complex IT systems. Excellent multitasking abilities and diverse experience allow for successful execution of multiple roles within the internal consulting organization and delivery of client projects simultaneously. Effective and efficient communicator in both written and oral capacities with excellent ability to work with both technical and business audiences. Possesses a broad range of technical skills including expertise in AWS and Azure Cloud and on-premise virtualized VMWare environments, architecture, design, and implementation of secure solutions, DevSecOps implementations, security program and policy development, and network, security, and technology assessments. Exceptionally detail oriented, energetic, and successful in both team player and leadership roles.

Specialties: AWS and Azure Cloud Implementations, DevSecOps, Secure IT Infrastructure Architecture, Design, Implementation, and Maintenance, IT Infrastructure Operations and Management, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing, IT Assessments, Strategy, and Technology Leadership, Security Policy and Program Development, NIST Risk Management Framework, Security Engineering, Business Development, Certified Information Systems Security Professional with Engineering Concentration (CISSP-ISSEP), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)