Thomas Dahlgren
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Philosophy
Temple University
1991 : 1996
Independant
Information Security Consultant
2015 : 2018
Adaptimmune US
IT & Information Security Manager
• Elevated a quickly-evolving company’s technology environment to a secure, robust enterprise at lightning speed, making it relationship-worthy of the largest insurers in the industry.
• Established security policies & controls for company based on HIPAA & HITECH Act standards and devised and implemented all security policies & procedures and infrastructure protections requested by many of the largest clients in the industry. Client security audits were rigorously extensive, wide in scope and specific in their qualifications.
• Responsible for the technology & security compliance aspect of URAC accreditation, meeting HIPAA security & process standards
• Have undergone annual SOC compliance audits. Performed all measures necessary to satisfy audits.
• Guided company in selecting cloud-based services for various departments.
• Developed & tested business continuity plan which includes recovery of all communications services including email, VPN, and voice services, desktop/workspace environments and human resource availabilities (e.g., pandemics), involving the enterprise-wide coordination of all personnel.
• Implemented data encryption on all devices, storage and communication modes in regards to PHI storage & transmission. This includes email, SFTP, HHD encryption, SSL, and an MDM solution for BYOD issues.
• Built VMware cluster on redundant SANs for application high availability and Hyper-V platforms to mitigate physical space issues.
• Performed large-scale migrations such as moving core networking and production servers to tier-4 data facility as well as AD and Exchange Server upgrades & migrations to more robust, redundant platforms.
• Developed call-routing strategies and high-availability/DR methods for call center.
• Managed Help Desk.
2009 : 2015
eviti, Inc.
Director of IT Infrastructure & Security
Assisting with the separation of new spinoff company from the original Alliance Consulting Group (now Alliance Global Services).
2009 : 2009
Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group
Network Consultant
• Managed complex voice, network, wireless and video infrastructures for a global company
• Managed Cisco firewalls, switches, routers & wireless AP's
• Completed the integration of 3 external networks into global network to support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities
• Responsible for the relocation of 12+ offices. This included voice, data & server environments
• PM for WAN migrations, wireless email migrations, software rollouts & office moves
• Implemented VPN tunnels between company offices as well as between company offices & client sites
• Built & managed Blackberry Enterprise Server which supported a global sales team
• Maintained network security including webfilter tools, monitoring software, sniffers & penetration testing
• Setup and maintained PBX's & video conferencing for global offices
• Negotiated contracts & managed vendors. Was able to reduce costs year over year while improving service delivery
• Fallback for all helpdesk issues
2006 : 2008
Alliance Consulting
Network Manager
Skills
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Security Testing, Cisco Systems Products, Cloud Management, Cloud Migration, Cloud Security, Compliance Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Datacenter Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Architecture, Ethical Hacking, Global Management, High Availability Architecture, HIPAA, HITRUST, Hyper-V, Information Security Management, Integration, IT Cost Optimization, IT Infrastructure Design, IT Infrastructure Management, IT Management, IT Security Assessments, IT Security Policies & Procedures, IT Service Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Exchange, Mobile Infrastructure, Network Administration, Network Security, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Penetration Testing, Project Management, Regulatory Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Secure Communications, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Training, SOC 2, SOX, Technology Roadmapping, Third Party Vendor Management, URAC Accreditation, Virtualization, Virtual Private Network (VPN), VMware, Windows Server
About
Tom Dahlgren is an IT Professional specializing in the security, high availability, and integrity of information systems and data. He has hands-on technical familiarity with a wide array of IT infrastructure. Tom also possesses extensive healthcare compliance experience, meeting the rigorous demands of clients as well as general industry requirements. He enjoys the “gray” area involved in balancing business needs with compliance requirements as well as the prioritization of all that it encompasses.
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