Vincent Saavedra, MISM, CISA, CRISC
Details
Master of Information Systems Management
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
2003 : 2006
Bachelor’s Degree
History / Political Science
De La Salle University
Technical Skills
Develop and perform assessment tests.
Create and deliver assessment reports and monthly metrics.
Review and update 3rd party vendor portfolio
Conduct 3rd party vendor assessments
Mentor and train IT analysts
2017 : Present
Walgreens
Sr IT Security Analyst - Information Security Assurance
KEY QUALIFICIATIONS
Dashboard Systems Network Analytics Vendor Management
IT Security Audit & Compliance End Point & Server Security Network Security
Incident Response Management Project Management SOC2 Audit
Change Management Technical Analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Conduct network vulnerability assessments using tools to evaluate attack vendors, identify system vulnerabilities, develop remediation action plans, monitor & coordinate remediation efforts.
• Investigate potential and/or actual security violations, submit remediation
• Lead projects in the IT Security realm including implementation of an enterprise wide webfilter, web app filter, endpoint protection solutions
• Mentor and guide junior analysts in investigating and analyzing events reported on various tools.
• Weekly & monthly metric reporting and status reports for management
• Lead IT SOC2 efforts including policy and procedure creation, assisting other teams in completing their documents.
• Audit and verify IT processes and documentation.
2015 : 2017
Accretive Health
IT Security, Senior Analyst
• Lead IT Department and teams (1-20) in 50+ projects with budgets ranging from $10K – $1M in maintenance and support; manage server networks, network infrastructure, Wi-Fi and security; and troubleshoot, diagnose and repair user environments and factory systems
• Managed 3 large-scale factory Cisco ASA firewall projects – 2 successfully completed, 1 pending
• Directed conversion from analog to digital communication systems adopted by Caterpillar Corporate; upgraded XP laptops / desktops to Windows 7; redesigned factory networks for more redundancy; and replaced End of Lease NAS
• Perform weekly / monthly audits to maintain security updates and to identify and remedy deficiencies instantly
• Executed antivirus installation on 1,000 company computers
• Migrated and replaced obsolete Windows 200x platforms to Win 2008 server
• Increased compliance in the Fuel System facility from 80% to 97%
• Authored “How To” documents for factory engineers and employees to access systems behind firewall
2012 : 2015
Caterpillar Inc.
Senior IT Analyst
• Implemented new email system within 2 weeks
• Provided expert desktop and server support for 12 clients daily and resolved issues
• Developed client profiles detailing apps used and comprehensive system information about servers and apps running on them; created internal documents with thorough contact information to access each client remotely
2012 : 2012
Nova Business Technologies, Inc.
Systems Engineer
• Managed and supported Active Directory environments for 5 Fortune 500 companies
• Monitored system and security policies to validate and certify compliance with policies
• Developed action plans that remediated non-compliance and health check violations
2010 : 2011
IBM Corporation
System Security & Compliance Administrator
Skills
Active Directory, Business Analysis, Change Management, Computer Hardware, Computer Security, Customer Relations, Customer Service, Data Center, DHCP, Disaster Recovery, DNS, Documentation, Excel, Hardware, Information Technology, IT Management, Microsoft Excel, Network Administration, Networking, Operating Systems, Outlook, Project Management, Root Cause Analysis, Security, Servers, Software Documentation, Software Installation, Switches, System Administration, TCP/IP, Technical Documentation, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Unix, Vendor Management, Visio, VMware, VMware ESX, VoIP, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, XP
About
INFORMATION SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT – IT GOVERNANCE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Information Technology Leader with 22+ years’ experience providing strategic direction and management of data, ensuring security and network integrity and developing and maintaining the IS disaster recovery plan. Noted for driving business innovation and leveraging information, security, applications, networking and operations leadership. Demonstrated success in performing assessments, developing project management and assurance strategies, conducting program and project-related assessments and recommending solutions that ensure governance process adherence, project continuity and stakeholder management. Proven ability to achieve bottom-line results, eliminate network breaches and reduce IT security incidents while formulating and implementing advanced technology and business solutions to meet a diversity of global needs.
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