Mike Fiorillo

Helping startups grow | CRO | PLG | Experimentation | Solopreneur | Ex-InVision, DuckDuckGo, FreshBooks | Reforge

Helping startups grow. Specialize in conversion rate optimization (CRO), user insights, and behavioral design/user psychology. Previously led growth at Temporal, DuckDuckGo, InVision. 1,000+ experiments across full-time roles and dozens of high-ROI consulting engagements.

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Visa

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is the world’s leader in digital payments. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards. At the time, the leadership team at Visa was looking for an industry-savvy Cyber/Cloud Security Engineer to spearhead the management of the complete lifecycles of the company’s cybersecurity programs and projects. The lead Engineer for revamping the complete practices, I work in close collaboration with the executive team, planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization’s data, systems, and networks. As a Subject Matter Expert on various technologies, I function as the key-advisor leveraging expertise on numerous technology infrastructures using Firewalls, VPN, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy, and Security Audits. My duties span across a number of departments to establish communication, collaborate, coordinate and supervise technicians of all capacities to implement, troubleshoot, and maintain all of Visa’s cyber/cloud security programs and procedures. Other duties include, but are not limited to: Responding to all system and/or network security breaches; Participating in the change management process; Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities; Preparing reports and documentation; etc.

Lead CyberSecurity Engineer

International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 190 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. I was brought into IMF, under heavy recommendation, to identify threats and vulnerabilities in the organization’s systems and software, then apply my skills in developing and implementing high-tech solutions to defend against hacking, malware and ransomware, insider threats, and all types of cybercrime. As the Remote Access/Network Security Engineer, I oversaw and developed/engineered secure, trusted systems; performed assessments and penetration testing; managed security technology and audit/intrusion systems; developed and fielded secure network solutions to protect against advanced persistent threats.

RA/Network Security Engineer

The Office of the Attorney General,DC Government

The Attorney General is the Chief Legal Advisor to the Government.  During my tenure with the Attorney General's office, I was in charge of planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the child support service division’s data, systems, and networks. My duties included, but were not limited to: Troubleshooting security and network problems; Evaluating the organization’s security needs and establish best practices and standards accordingly; Preparing documents and reports for the management team; etc.

Network/System Security Engineer

AT&T

•	Installed, configured and maintained Cisco 501 Pix firewall and Checkpoint Firewall-1/VPN-1, R65/70/75 VSX to secure the Network.
•	Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
•	Demonstrated skills in the configuration and troubleshooting of Local area network and wide area network. 
•	Network monitoring using what's up gold to ensure the high availability, reliability, and performance of the LAN network.
•	Consistently involved in Installation, Configuration and Administration of the VMware and Microsoft Virtual Machines with integration to the Workstation and Server & Cisco IDS/IPS implement and monitoring for Prevent Intrusion.
•	Maintained and managed Documents of Current Configuration of Checkpoint/Cisco ASA Firewalls.
•	Acted as the primary point of contact while monitoring the resolution process of security issues and institute monitoring programs to assess vulnerabilities proactively. 
•	Developed and implemented strategies for managing security roles, privileges and authentication for large user populations.
•	Possessed extensive working knowledge of operating systems and platforms to include LANs, Software and Hardware, Programming techniques and database technologies.

Checkpoint/Network Security Eng.

•	Managed and maintained an existing network environment and making it more secure and redundant and fault tolerant and functional 24/7.
•	Provided Security & Internal LAN Management: VPN tunneling setup for FTP access and remote access, configure hardware Firewall/Gateway for intrusion protection, packet filtering, NAT, Web protection policies, Installation of Juniper Firewalls and IDS.
•	Configured VPN for other remote offices with, AAA RADIUS and TACACS+ Servers.
•	Configured and troubleshoot Checkpoint, Cisco and Juniper Netscreen 25 & 50 Firewalls and Monitoring IPS/IDS.
•	Document all the installations and configurations using Visio and Word, configured packet filtering & NAT (network address translation) for securing the internal network, security policies for the training room machines, perform regular patches and updates on time.
•	Responsible for system scanning, updating anti-virus definitions and updating Windows servers, Windows 2000, XP, LINUX servers. Do necessary research and suggest buying technologies and products, which enhance our efficiency and provide a cutting edge.
•	WEB Servers: Research and purchase hardware required for the servers, install O.S on web servers, setup Raid 0, 1, five management using hardware and software Raid controllers, manage and maintain IIS on these servers regularly update and patch for security purposes.

Network Security Engineer

An experienced Engineer - Expert in delivering transformational Cyber Security Solutions.

“It’s not about having the right opportunities. It’s about handling the opportunities right.” - Mark Hunter

In this modern-day and age, technological advancement and its implementation has become the crucial factor that propels a business ahead of its competition. The more an organization moves towards technological advancements, the more it is at risk of cyber/cloud attacks. Cyberattacks have become so common; reports say that a cyberattack occurs in the USA every 39 seconds. Almost all businesses today utilize cloud services. The widespread poor configuration of cloud services paired with increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals means the risk that your organization suffers from a successful cyber-attack or data breach is on the rise. Damages resulting from cybercrime are estimated to cost the world more than $6 trillion by 2021. Great executives understand that cybersecurity is critical for business operations and processes. This is why it is vital to hire an expert to adopt robust cybersecurity measures for an organization.

Over the years, I have accumulated expertise in steering multifunctional domains with highly reputed business establishments, both private corporate giants and vital government organizations. I have a solid track record of building and delivering strong security infrastructure, including multiple layers of protection dispersed throughout a company’s computers, programs, and networks. With years of expertise in the industry, backed by a vast array of technical skills, my goal is to better prepare an organization’s IT infrastructure to prevent and counter any cyber threats.

I look forward to delivering impeccable, high-impact Cyber/Cloud Security solutions through my dedication to handling multiple functions even under high-pressure environments.

A summary of my professional endeavors is listed below and could be further explored in my resume.
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Areas of Expertise:
★ Leadership & Team Building
★ Project/Program Management
★ Vulnerability Assessments
★ Network Architecture Designs
★ Security Assessments / Tests
★ Firewall Management
★ Technology Management
★ IT & Security Architecture	
★ Information Security
★ Training, Coaching and Mentoring
★ Technology Implementation
★ Incident Response

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