Bio

A committed professional with excellent academic record and cross domain experience of more than 20 + years in areas such as Information Technology , Project Management, Cyber Security, Privacy, Risk Management, Security Operations, Cloud Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance. • A certified IT and Security professional with certifications in Information Security (CISSP and CISM), Cloud Security (CCSK) and MTech degree in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur • Proficiency in Information Technology and Information Security Strategy development and execution with specialization in managing IT/IS networks and systems, Incident Response programs, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery implementations and Security Awareness & Training initiatives. • Extensive Leadership and People Management experience in motivating large teams across multiple locations across countries in high pressure situations to deliver results in laid down timelines with team work and collaboration to meet customer expectations and delivery timelines. • A certified Project Manager (PMP) with successful track record of having executed multiple medium to large scale IT, Telecom and Cyber Security projects costing US $ 20 mn to US $ 1 mn in the Indian Army right from RFI/RFP stage to installation, testing and acceptance. • Extensive practical knowledge of project management based on PMI PMBOK methodology involving project scoping, formulating QRs , project execution and monitoring to meet defined SLAs as well knowledge of Agile PM methodology for better collaboration and consumer satisfaction. • Awardee of Chief of Army Staff medal (2012 and 2017) for excellence in IT & Cyber Security. • India’s Top IT Security Influencer Award in 2017, 2018, & 2019 by CISO Platform. • Part of various industry forums and summits such as ET CISO, ISMG, CISO Platform, Digital India and CSO forum as speaker, writer and contributor. All views expressed on this platform are my personal and not those of any of the organisation I serve or have worked.