Will Bass, MBA, CISSP, CISA, CISM, QSA, PMP
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Business Administration
W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University
2006 : 2008
Graduate Certificate
Project Management
University of Denver
2016 : 2018
BS
Business Information Systems
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business
1994 : 1999
2020 : Present
Flexential
Vice President, Cybersecurity Services
Adjunct faculty at University College teaching Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity Risk Management & Incident Response, and Cybersecurity Foundations at the graduate level for the Information and Communications Technology program.
2019 :
University of Denver
Adjunct Faculty
Led the Security and Compliance practice for Professional Services including PCI, HIPAA, Security, Risk, Privacy, NIST, and ISO assessments as well as Incident Response and Cybersecurity Program Development. Responsibilities included developing pricing and structure of offerings, aligning offerings with customer needs, ensuring budgets align with required work, and providing pre-sales assistance.
Researched, developed, and implemented systems architecture standards for virtualized, converged, and cloud infrastructures. Gathered and analyzed client requirements, evaluated options, and selected and implemented technologies that best suit the customer’s needs. Performed security, risk, performance, disaster recovery, and availability assessments. Analyzed the functionality and operations of systems to determine adequate security, controls, and data integrity.
2018 : 2020
Flexential
Senior Solutions Architect
Developed technology guidance, roadmaps, principles, standards, and best practices in order to deliver and maintain the IT team’s strategic roadmap. Directed the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry, and market trends. Made investment decisions that balanced and prioritized current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the University. Provided strategic consultation to business and IT leaders.
2018 : 2018
University of Denver
Director, IT Architecture & Engineering
Full responsibility for coordinating, directing, administering, and implementing the systems, infrastructure, staff, and services for the University's mission-critical central computing environment. Ensured the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of resources for 22,000 clients in a 24 x 7 x 365 environment. Led team which investigated, developed, and managed on premise, hosted, and cloud strategies, platforms, and services, leveraging the most effective combination of internal resources and cost effective business partners. Performed strategic and tactical planning and assisted with budget planning and forecasting for the division.
2015 : 2018
University of Denver
Director, Computer Operations
Skills
active directory, cisco technologies, CISSP, cloud computing, computer security, data center, disaster recovery, dns, enterprise architecture, firewalls, hardware, incident management, Information Security, information technology, infrastructure, integration, ITIL, it management, it operations, IT Service Management, it strategy, lan-wan, Livelink, microsoft exchange, nas, network architecture, networking, network security, open text livelink, operating systems, operations management, program management, Security, server architecture, servers, service delivery, sharepoint, six sigma, software as a service (saas), solution architecture, system administration, system deployment, tcp/ip, troubleshooting, virtualization, VMware, vmware esx, Windows, windows server, unix, solaris
About
Highly dedicated, technically skilled, results-focused leader with proven ability to deliver projects, programs, and technical solutions in various environments.
Specialties: Collaborative Leadership, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Consulting, Enterprise Architecture, CISSP, CISA, QSA, CISM, CDPSE, CMMC-RP, PMP, ITIL, Risk Management, Cloud Computing, Project Management, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Quality Assurance, Vendor Management, Budget Management.
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