Citi

Within Citi, the Global Infrastructure Defense Security Engineering Team is focusing on designing, developing, testing, and architecting Citi’s next generation cyber security solutions across the globe. I am responsible for 

•	Defining Enterprise Cyber Security Strategies, vision, roadmap, and direction including critical products and solutions.
•	Responsible for Global Security Solutions, and associated integrations and workflows.
•	Writing and publishing designs, global standards, procedures, troubleshooting, and best practice guides, for the global audience.
•	Defining SASE global endpoint policy standards and agent package deployments.
•	Integrating SASE endpoint solution with other security tooling including EDR and Endpoint management logging and monitoring
•	Part of a global team defining and designing modern managed systems that leverage SaaS-based security controls.
•	Identifying risk and exposure as it relates to products and architectures from a security and threat perspective.
•	Proactively participating in enterprise security work groups and teams to come up with innovative ideas and drive them to execution.
•	Influencing a virtual global team, act as a senior subject matter expert for subject security technologies and disciplines.

Vice President - Infrastructure Defense Engineering | SASE

SIM South Florida

Our Mission Is To Help Build A Technology Leadership Hub In South Florida. The Society for Information Management represents 40+ chapters nationwide with 4000+ members representing 2300+ companies with $10M – $10B in revenue. SIM South Florida has 50+ CIO | CDO | CTO, IT VPs, Directors, Managers and is growing. Learn more about us at https://simsfl.org/

Board Member - Sponsorship Committee

Roman Catholic ArchDiocese of TT

Board Member - Technology Governance Committee

Microsoft

Security leader and trusted advisor to customers in the FSI (Financial Services and Insurance) vertical for platform security and Microsoft security solutions. Subject Matter Expert for Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Defender, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud & Sentinel Security.​  Demonstrate solutions with workshops such as Zero Trust Architectural Design Sessions and POC deployments

Specialist for Microsoft 365 Defender (MDO, MDI, MDE, MDCA), Identity, Sentinel and  Defender for Cloud (inclusive of Defender for Servers, IOT & SQL)​. Drive proofs of concept by defining customer-agreed success criteria infused with best practices and leveraging partners, CX & FastTrack teams to execute on technical and business strategies

Senior Specialist - Cyber Security: FSI S500

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd

Author technical and thought leadership articles for public and internal consumption. Strategic Leadership Role to engage/advise C-Suite and other Executives on current threats and trends to ensure cyber resilience strategies align with digital and business transformation strategies. I aided executives in the mapping and prioritization of cyber risks.
Deliver keynote addresses at conferences on cyber security; serve as a spokesperson for the industry in the media (TV, newspaper, online publications, podcasts); write opinion pieces for various publications; mentor cyber security professionals (internal and external); deliver technical and strategic cyber lectures; and provide threat landscape updates.

Global Cyber Security Evangelist | Office of the CTO

New Role: Responsible for net new business development. A trusted advisor and mentor to new team members. Subject matter expert on EDR/XDR/IRT, Cloud Architecture and Security, Network Firewalls and Security, Mobile Security, GRC and digital transformation consultancy.

Work with the Global architecture team on TOGAF and/or SABSA architecture frameworks and 360-degree assessments for key customers.

Cyber Security Advisor | Territory Manager

New Role: Responsible for managing a team of 10 consultants, pen testers, and business development for Professional Services. Support sales and product specialists with SOWs, workshops, customer retention activities, implementations, upgrades etc. Developed and launched new SKUs for cloud and partner solutions. Work with the Global architecture team on TOGAF and/or SABSA architecture frameworks and 360-degree assessments for key customers.

Professional Services Manager - North America: Telcos & Public Sector

Responsible for managing a team of 10 consultants, pen testers and business development for Professional Services. Support sales and product specialists with SOWs, workshops, customer retention activities, implementations, upgrades etc. Work with the Global architecture team on TOGAF and/or SABSA architecture frameworks and 360-degree assessments for key customers.

- Achieved 180% target in the first full Quarter of operation. 105% annual target in a 9 month period.

Professional Services Manager - Telcos, USA North Central & Southeast

Responsible for Business Development, Trusted Advisor to customers and Governments. 
2017-2018 - Achieved 145% Target
2018-2019 - Achieved 138% Target with a YoY quota increase of 35%. Exceeded Net new customer revenue additionally with 25 Net new customers
2019-2020 - Achieved 132% Target with a YoY quota increase of 35%. Exceeded Net new customer revenue additionally with 27 Net new customers
2020-2021 - Achieved 102% Target with a YoY quota increase of 35%. Exceeded Net new customer revenue additionally with 28 Net new customers

Other: 
- Award for Top New Salesperson LATAM 2017-2018
- Award from EVP Sales Americas - HIghest performance in Western Hemisphere for new business pipeline generation Emerging Products (2018)
- Award for top 5 (Globally) customer references on Gartner Peer Reviews (#3 Globally for number of customers giving 5-star reviews of emerging solutions references): 2019
- Award for First Infinity ELA sale in LATAM/Caribbean (2019)

Territory Manager Caribbean & LATAM (English, Dutch, French)

Trusted Advisor, pre-sales design, product demonstrations, partner training and awareness, and business development. SOWs, preparation of BOMs, preparation & responses to RFPs.

Pre-Sales Engineering Lead - Caribbean

Cable & Wireless Communications

Global responsibility for Threat and vulnerability management, and cyber risk management, including supply chain and chained contractors across the globe. Responsible for internal vulnerability assessments and pen testing using open-source and enterprise tools such as Kali, ADHD, Metasploit etc. Followed by external audits and pen tests by third parties. Leading audits from internal and internal auditors, responsible for achieving Infrastructure certifications including SOC II, PCI-DSS and other local regulatory requirements for internally used Data Centers, External/customer-facing and credit card clearing houses.

Director - Threat and Vulnerability Management

Global responsibility as the trusted advisor for Telco and Enterprise cyber security operations supporting all Cable and Wireless brands, Lead Cyber consultancy on M&A integration and audits, and Program Manager for Cyber Standardization projects, including PCI-DSS, ISO27000, SOC2 and SOX. Responsible for internal vulnerability assessments and pen testing using open-source and enterprise tools such as Kali, ADHD, Metasploit etc. Followed by external audits and pen tests by third parties.

Group Information Security Advisor

Responsible for managing a multi-national team of professionals with ownership of Information Security & Physical Security, Business Continuity Manager for 13 countries, employed directly out of the London, UK office. Lead Cyber consultancy on M&A integration and audits and Program Manager for Cyber Standardization projects, including PCI-DSS, ISO27000, SOC2 and SOX. Responsible for internal vulnerability assessments and pen testing using open-source and enterprise tools such as Kali, ADHD, Metasploit etc. Followed by external audits and pen tests by thrid parties.

Regional Security Manager

Managed enterprise and Telco Information Security for five countries in CW's OFC NCA (Offshore Financial Centers: Northern Caribbean Area). Lead Cyber consultancy on M&A integration and audits and Program Manager for Cyber Standardization projects. Responsible for internal vulnerability assessments and pen testing using open-source and enterprise tools such as Kali, ADHD, Metasploit etc. Followed by  external audits and pen tests by thrid parties.

Enterprise Security Manager

Cloud Security Alliance Caribbean Chapter

- Associate Chair - Management & Operations Track: CSA Congress, 2011 - Orlando, FL, USA
- Member of Mobile Security working group

Founder & Chairman

SAM Caribbean Ltd

Lectured External UK University B.Sc. & M.Sc. Degree Courses:

University of London UK:
B.Sc. Computing & Information Systems: Software Engineering

London Metropolitan University UK: 
B.Sc. Computing & Information Systems:- Internet Security, Telecommunications Technology, Communication Systems Management, Software Engineering

National Computing Center (NCC) UK: 
Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Business Information Technology: - Computer Networking & Management

Adjunct Lecturer

Fujitsu

Responsible for Security Operations Center deployment, recruitment & training of staff, development of policies, procedures for management & monitoring of 20+ Active Directory Child Domains & MS Exchange Servers. 20+ CheckPoint Provider1 CMAs, Caching Servers, IPS and network devices supporting a network of over 100,000 users.

Incident Management
Problem Management
Change Management
Configuration Management
Release Management

Conducted Training for the Government of Trinidad & Tobago's & Fujitsu's IT Support staff:
ITIL Foundation
Security Fundamentals
Networking Fundamentals
Unix Fundamentals
CheckPoint CCSA
CheckPoint CCSE
CheckPoint Provider1
CheckPoint Reporting Module (Eventia Reporter)
Customized Nortel Networks Passport Routing & Switching Training

Technical & ITIL/Service Management Consultancy.

Manager: SOC/NOC

A rare combination of proven/endorsed Technical experience and Business acumen complimented with cultural awareness working across multiple countries and continents. I am a Cyber Security professional with over 20 years of progressive extensive experience with increasing responsibilities in multiple security domains including OT/ICS/SCADA security.

I am responsible for security strategy and direction, industry trends, threat landscape, and best practices and is a trusted adviser to senior management and customer executives. Along with cloud, network, information cyber and physical security experience, my expertise includes working on projects designing, developing and implementing Telco & IT technology solutions, ITSM Governance, BCP/DR solutions, Risk Management, IT Audits, Incident Response, Managed Services Solutions, Security Project & Program Management and lately business development.

My education includes a M.Sc. from the University of Portsmouth (UK), a B.Sc. from the University of London(UK), and several industry certifications, including ITIL (foundation, practitioner, service manager), ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISA, COBIT 5, CRISC, EC Council C|EH, Check Point CCSA, CCSE, CCMSE, ArcSight ACIA, Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP, CSE, UNIX/Linux: SUN SCSA, Citrix CCA, MS MCSE, Nortel NNCAS, NNCDS, NNCSS, NNCDE, and the CSA CCSK, ISO 27000 Lead Auditor, PMP to name a few.

Proven Track Record & Capabilities: Getting results in impossible situations, Business Development, Partner Management, User Training and Awareness, Network & Security Operations and Management, Risk & Vulnerability Assessments, Business Continuity, IT Governance, IT Compliance & Audits (PCI-DSS, SOC 2, SOX, ISO 27000, GDPR, NIST, HIPAA etc.), Cloud Security, CNAPP, DevSecOps, Zero Trust, ITSM/ITIL, Cyber Program/Project Management, Managed Services & Security Operations.

🔥This underscores the importance of QA, UAT and POCs.

🌟Roland Kissoon, MBA, CISSP, LION

A rare combination of Technical experience and Business acumen complimented with cultural awareness working across multiple countries and continents. Roland is a Cyber Security professional with over 25 years of progressive extensive experience with increasing responsibilities in multiple security domains.

Roland is responsible for security strategy and direction, industry trends, threat landscape, and best practices as well as being a trusted adviser to senior management and customer executives. Along with his cloud, network, information and physical security experience, Roland’s expertise include working on projects designing, developing and implementing Telco & IT technology solutions, ITSM Governance, BCP/DR solutions, Risk Management, IT Audits and Managed Services Solutions.

He holds an M.Sc. from the University of Portsmouth (UK), a B.Sc. from the University of London(UK), and several industry certifications including ITIL ( since Feb 2005: foundation, practitioner, service manager), ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISA, COBIT 5, CRISC, EC Council C|EH, CheckPoint CCSA, CCSE, CCMSE, ArcSIght ACIA, Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP, CSE, SUN SCSA, Citrix CCA, MS MCSE, Nortel NNCAS, NNCDS, NNCSS, NNCDE, and the CSA CCSK, ISO Lead Auditor just to name a few.

Specialities: Getting results in impossible situations, Training and Awareness, Network & Security Operations and Management, Risk & Vulnerability Assessments, Business Continuity, IT Governance, IT Audits, Service Management, Cloud Security, CNAPP, and Managed Services with an emphasis on Security, Policy & Compliance.

Cybersecurity Executive | VP Citi : Infrastructure Defense Engineering SASE | Zero Trust | Cloud Security - CNAPP | GRC | Blockchain | Independent Board Director (NED) | Adjunct Lecturer | Open Networker 🌏 ✨

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