Mike Boutwell

Giving Practical guidance to help aspiring cyber professionals start a lucrative career in cybersecurity.

➤ Serving in the capacity of a CISO to deliver key security related business strategy
➤ Presented security management reports to C-Level and auditors to address findings and close gaps. 
➤ Defined security requirements for customer systems and implemented security policies and SOPs.
➤ Developed company wide security requirements and selected third party tools aligned to needs.
➤ Led hackathons creating opportunities for software development teams to collaborate on projects. 
➤ Networked and stakeholder management to secure new business opportunities and win contracts.

Key Achievements
➤ Secured work with public and private financial service companies with 1000+ staff across UK and Europe. 
➤ Consistently achieved and maintained technology compliance rates of over 95% in diverse enterprises.
➤ Oversaw security and risk assessment for a national clearing house managing assets valued at $27 trillion.

Senior Information Security Consultant

Euroclear

➤ Overseeing critical initiatives to assure delivery is in line with risk tolerance
➤ Conducting risk assessments for critical business applications and processes
➤ Collaborating with executive stakeholders to apply risk management strategy
➤ Development and management of board level KRIs

Senior Information Security Risk Manager 

➤ Conduct risk assessments for critical financial applications and documents weaknesses for review.
➤ Design and develop security requirements based on the outcome of business impact assessments. 
➤ Work in collaboration with the CISO to build and create security requirements in line with NIST CSF.
➤ Assess third party risk in business and cloud applications and make best practice recommendations.

Key Achievements
➤ Lead for cyber risk assessments on bots and artificial intelligence
➤ Risk assessment of a critical financial application vital to capital markets processing $1Q annually.
➤ Identification of critical risks resulting in RFP to seek a new vendor to remediate open vulnerabilities.

Principal Information Security Consultant - CISO IT Risk

Takeda

➤ Digital transformation project lead in the setup of a US client’s Innovation Capability Centre in Slovakia.
➤ Defined the baseline security standards, security standard toolsets, and phased out unnecessary tools.
➤ Developed supporting SOP and policy documentation and standards and secured approval for rollout.
➤ Established endpoint protection team, a SIEM/SOAR capability, and vulnerability management program. 

Key Achievements
➤ Led global security standard for on-prem and cloud security deployments for digital transformation.
➤ Designed and implemented an executive dashboard to provide a data-driven security program.
➤ Improved executive decision making by enabling access to critical real time data and information. 
➤ Facilitated introductions for executives with Slovakian contacts helping growth from 30 to 300 staff. 
➤ Recruited and trained endpoint protection team overseeing 60,000 workstations and 120,000 servers.

Endpoint Security Team Lead

AT&T

➤	Led the security and IT strategy for the WPP Plc. account agile team, architects, and 30 engineers.
➤	Managed all client services to deliver secure architectures across EMEA, US, and APAC regions. 
➤	Worked in collaboration with the client CIO to implement technical solutions to drive cost reduction. 
➤	Technical SME conducting security analytics, control assessments, vulnerability, and risk assessments. 
➤	Mentored network team and architects to drive professional development and delivery to meet KPIs.

Key Achievements
➤	Transitioned WPP Plc. to enable a work from home setup in response to Covid from scratch.
➤	Created standardised workflows to deliver fast but consistent results for high priority projects.
➤	Appointed as Global Agile Team lead delivering a backlog of work and greatly reducing costs.

Senior Information Security Architect - Global Agile Program Lead

➤ Lead for the Citizens Financial Group account and the technology lead for the network engineers.
➤ Risk assessment and audit to identify all in scope assets and assessed existing configuration and gaps.
➤ Audited accounts to assess security posture, conducted risk assessments, and proposed improvements.
➤ Designed complex secure architectures in campus, WAN, data centres, SDN, and wireless environments.
➤ Produced documentation for RFP, RFI, and proposals, and architectural lead for projects over $100M.
➤ Developed security reference architectures aligned to business strategy and PCI-DSS requirements.

Key Achievements
➤ Achieved PCI-DSS compliance in a complex banking environment reducing enterprise IT risk by 68%.
➤ Responded to an RFP for Dow Chemicals architecting a secure solution resulting in a $100M contract. 
➤ Resolved instability issues which led to outages on 1200 ATMs and implemented enhanced logging.

Senior Network Security Architect - Lead for Citizens Financial Group

First Data Corporation

➤ Secured card and payment systems and networks in compliance with PCI-DSS on two continents.
➤ Strategic lead for disaster recovery planning, testing, and regulatory compliance for payment hubs.
➤ Compliance management including pre-testing, fault finding, resolutions, and regulator liaison. 
➤ Implementation and technical solutions for switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers.

Key Achievements
➤ Lead for 20 EMEA core credit card processing hubs exclusively managing London and South Africa. 
➤ Designed secure data centre and colocation architectures for multiple EMEA countries hubs.  
➤ Developed and rolled out cybersecurity policies and SOPs across EMEA to protect financial data.

Senior Network Security Engineer

T-Systems International GmbH

➤ Supervised the team and implemented security policies in a multi-vendor firewall environment.
➤ Network design SME providing input and advice on a wide range of critical business services.
➤ Deployed secure applications through engineering load balancing services for business continuity.
➤ Conducted risk assessments and made recommendations on best practice technology solutions. 

Key Achievements
➤ Project managed the deployment of the first 4G network in Europe for T-Systems International.
➤ Migration of a large-scale payment service to a greenfield ultra-low latency environment.
➤ Implemented network-based services for EverythingEverywhere’s search oriented architecture suite.

Network Security Engineer

Two words sum up my mission in information security: trust and expertise. With 15 years of security and 10 years of risk management experience under my belt, I've been fortunate enough to work with leading organizations like Cisco, AT&T, IBM, Kyndryl, First Data, and Euroclear.

My portfolio:

→ I help financial services firms secure their business and improve performance metrics with ISO 27001
→ Assessing AI risks in large complex environments and providing solutions to use AI in a risk-aware manner
→ I train teams and organizations on ISO 27001 implementation and auditing. 
→ Speaks to more than 30,000 people annually
→ Coaches and helps young professionals start and enhance their cybersecurity careers

My results:

→ Secured assets worth over $1 quadrillion
→ Delivered projects worth over $100M
→ Recently completed a major project with a world-renown vendor addressing cloud security risks
→ Consistently achieved security compliance rates of over 95% in diverse enterprises
→ Advised on the development of an innovative CNAPP security solution with a major vendor
→ Author of the Ransomware Handbook and Profit-Driven Cybersecurity

→ Contact: https://www.mikeboutwell.com/contact
→ X: @mikeboutwell4

Transdev North America

• Automated vehicle leak detection verification using Python scripting and Linux-based tools, eliminating the need to dismantle vehicle interiors and improving diagnostic turnaround by 40%.
• Developed a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) system for Motion Control modules to capture diagnostic data during simulated communication dropouts across CAN and flexray networks.
• Designed and executed system-level test plans for propulsion and brake modules, including pressure leak detection, solenoid voltage/current drop analysis, and rollback behavior validation.
• Performed root cause analysis on system failures using interposer data, CAN traffic, and vehicle telemetry logs.

Test Engineer

• Collaborated with engineering teams to design and implement test diagrams, ensuring comprehensive system integration and reliability.
• Led and mentored field testing teams, optimizing processes through real-time troubleshooting, which enhanced system stability and efficiency.
• Managed daily tasks using JIRA, ensuring seamless coordination and completion of critical testing activities.
• Utilized advanced scripting (Python) and Linux proficiency to automate and streamline testing, significantly improving operational efficiency and system diagnostics

Test Conductor

Test Engineer Intern

Alef

• Spearheaded the development of prototype drones with advanced elevon designs, significantly improving vehicle stability and enhancing the quality assurance processes.
• Engineered and implemented Ackerman Steering algorithms in Arduino C, achieving optimized steering angles that resulted in markedly enhanced vehicle maneuverability.
• Played a key role in cross-functional engineering teams, contributing to a 20% increase in overall productivity and cultivating a collaborative and positive team culture.
• Acquired extensive hands-on experience in Arduino wiring, configuration, and troubleshooting, particularly in VTOL drivetrain systems, leading to a 15% reduction in troubleshooting time.

Engineering Intern

Cañada College

Peer Mentor

• Used resources offered through MESA to achieve honor roll
•  Networked throughout various clubs and organizations on campus
• Worked efficiently to complete unfinished tasks and projects

MESA Apprentice

Hi, I’m Adrian — a Test Engineer passionate about advancing autonomous vehicle technology through rigorous validation, systems diagnostics, and data-driven testing. I hold a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from UC Merced and currently work with Transdev on the Waymo autonomous platform.

My experience spans system-level testing of propulsion and braking modules, Python-based automation for diagnostic workflows, and developing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) setups for motion control systems. I thrive at the intersection of embedded systems, vehicle dynamics, and software validation — with hands-on skills in CAN/FlexRay analysis, Vector CANalyzer, Linux, and Git.

I’ve contributed to full vehicle test cycles, root-cause analysis, telemetry interpretation, and in-field validation under real-world conditions. I’m particularly motivated by building safer, smarter, and more efficient autonomous systems that scale.

In my free time, I enjoy building embedded sensor platforms, experimenting with automotive control units, and continuing to grow my systems engineering knowledge.

Key skills: test engineering, autonomous vehicles, embedded systems, Python, CAN, FlexRay, HIL testing, diagnostics, Linux, automotive software, vehicle validation, systems integration.

Let’s connect — especially if you’re working on cutting-edge vehicle technology or looking for a Test Engineer who brings both technical depth and a passion for innovation.

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