Yi Liu
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Cybersecurity
University of Maryland University College
2015 : 2018
Bachelor of Science - BS
Chinese Language and Literature
Excelsior College
2012 : 2014
As a member of the Global InfoSec team, I help our assets around the world to mitigate risks, maintain compliance, and be a part of corporate-wide security programs while they continue to grow and innovate :
• Manage and create business standards to address language barriers, increasing security hygiene, collaboration, and awareness to non-English associates around the globe
• Facilitate technical requirements gathering and implement business-critical initiatives across international markets, ensuring outcomes are exceeded for leadership, program owners and teams
• Partner with cross-functional cyber, governance, training, data, digital communications, procurement teams across enterprise to deploy, integrate, and manage technologies to secure the enterprise and improve international security posture
2020 : Present
Walmart Global Tech
Cybersecurity Risk Expert - Global Market Enablement
• Experienced with go-to-market strategies for the $65.6 billion dollar federal cybersecurity market. My wide exposure to various sections of the US government allowed a unique insight into designing and building branding and sales strategies
• Through active management of a small business and maintaining its social-economic statuses (women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned), I am very familiar with supplier diversity programs, set-aside contract requirements, as well as veteran and military spouses entrepreneurship and employment programs
• Worked proactively to discover relevant, timely information to perform due diligence and help business decision-makers stay ahead of risks and competitors. I have experience with global source and able to identify risks and threats associated with supply chain, e-commerce and cross-border procurement
• Technical understanding of network architecture, security architecture and design, incident response, computer forensics, and cybersecurity threat analysis. In-depth understanding of the domain name system, dark web, virtual private networks, and internet protocol suite
• Ten years of Intelligence analysis experience, able to quickly adapt any assigned tasks, fully utilize available resources to absorb essential elements and develop open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection strategies. Specializing in intellectual property infringement and misappropriation investigation
• Knowledgeable of enforcement of intelligence oversight requirements and proper employment of managed-attribution systems
2015 :
Black Rainb0w L.L.C.
Principal Consultant
Served at congressman Ted Lieu’s DC office (CA-33), I brought a multifaceted approach to examining the whole of government solutions for dealing with cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, national security, and foreign relations. My tasks included :
• Drafted bills, memos, talking points, responses, statements, speeches, reports, committee questions, and vote recommendations for the Senator and staff
• Liaison between C-level leaders and congressional offices to facilitate understanding between industry and legislators
• Advise the highest-level government leaders as a Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) specialist in risk mitigation strategies, knowledgeable of IoT security, emerging technologies trends and innovative efforts made by the U.S. government
2019 : 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Fellow
• Strong critical thinking ability and analysis skills led to the creation of 19 Grade “A” reports that are of “Major Significance” to national-level decision-makers
• Language enabled analysis capability with Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) scores of Level 3 Listening/Level 3 Reading in both Mandarin and Cantonese; Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) 4/4; and ALTA 3+/4 according to Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) standards
• Provided analytic, investigative and vetting support to intelligence operations in cyberspace, including identification of insider threats, intellectual property theft, technology trends, developed processes and procedures to facilitate all-source analysis, impacting mission execution
• Conducted research utilizing multiple sources and wide range of tools and databases to identify and assess cyberspace threat Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), complex intellectual property infringement and misappropriation
2012 : 2017
Mission Essential
Language-enabled analyst
As the Indiana Joes awardee I used to conduct open-source research using publically available forums, social networking sites, databases to construct detailed profiles of high-value organizations and individuals.
With an in-depth understanding of the Chinese culture and society, I was able to develop research methodologies utilizing a full range of open-source channels to effectively analyze complex problem sets
2011 : 2012
Defense Group Inc
Research Analyst
Skills
Active Listening, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Business Development, Business Strategy, Chinese, Chinese Translation, Cloud Computing, Collaboration Solutions, Customer Service, Digital Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecommerce, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Languages, Government, Government Contracting, Information Technology, International Logistics, International Sales, Interpersonal Communication, IT Service Management, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Military, Online Retail, Presentation Skills, Project Management, Public Speaking, Sales Operations, Security, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Shopify, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Security, Teamwork, Technical Presentations, Threat Intelligence, Virtual Collaboration
About
I'm both an entrepreneur and intrapreneur, depending on the position. I believe the world is flat, enjoy sitting at a round table on the hill with the head of AI for UAE, as much as I do at a long table in a loud school cafeteria with a bunch of 10 years olds. I love life, helping others and am passionate about tech.
Now the bulleted serious version…
• Cybersecurity and supply chain risk professional with savvy technical and business acumen. Background spans 13+ years in public and commercial sector, native fluency in Chinese Mandarin and Cantonese.
• Master’s level education in cybersecurity with expertise in research, analysis, international commerce, and legislative impacts. Lived in mainland China for 21 years receiving primary education through local education system, complete understanding of Chinese colloquialisms and syntax, cultural, social and geopolitical environment.
• A committed lifelong learner, passionate about using technology to help improve people's lives.
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