Andrew Tubbs
Geneva,FL
Summary
Results-oriented executive with over 30 years of proven success in IT, specializing in cybersecurity, software engineering, architecture, digital transformation, and IT operations. Seasoned entrepreneur skilled at establishing, leading, and transforming software organizations on a global scale. Proficient in overseeing cybersecurity initiatives, devising strategies, cultivating security culture, and implementing measures to safeguard information systems. Expertise in developing risk management frameworks, security policies, and incident response procedures to enhance organizational resilience. Capable of translating business objectives into technical solutions that drive operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and revenue growth. Renowned for assembling high-performing teams, integrating cutting-edge technologies, and delivering scalable solutions for sustained prosperity. Proficient in harnessing emerging technologies to optimize operations and maintain competitiveness. Extensive experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, vendors, and partners to attain project objectives and organizational excellence.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director – Information Security | Business Information Security Officer (BISO)
COX AUTOMOTIVE INC.
09.2019 - 03.2025
- Develop a strategic planning methodology to foster collaboration with business stakeholders, streamline cybersecurity initiative prioritization, and optimize funding. Serve as the cybersecurity lead on the AI task force, identifying threats, assessing risks, setting guardrails and shaping enterprise-wide usage policies. Drive process enhancements by eliminating redundant tasks, implementing automation, and reallocating resources to high-value activities for improved efficiency and scalability.
- Lead a team of eight BISOs, responsible for formulating cybersecurity strategy for retail product portfolios (supporting brands such as Kelly Blue Book, Autotrader, Dealertrack, vAuto, Manheim Auctions), generating of $4.5B+ in annual revenue.
- Deployed IAM controls compliant with NIST 800-63, laying foundation for zero trust architecture and the removal of 1M+ inactive user accounts.
- Minimized backlog of tens of thousands of issues through deployment of proactive methods and automation for patching, upgrading, and building environments.
Vice President – Technical Solutions Enablement
ASPECT SOFTWARE INC. (ACQUIRED BY VECTOR CAPITAL)
01.2017 - 08.2019
- Promoted to VP, leading the establishment of governance controls and defining solutions and architectures for Cloud and SaaS offerings. Provided senior technical leadership for complex sales and implementations with major clients, including Southwest Airlines, Facebook, eBay, and FINRA.
- Reduced recovery time by 400% through improvements in bus. continuity and disaster recovery strategy.
- Championed technical solutions enabling sales to exceed annual cloud booking targets, contributing toward 35% ($50M) in revenue, recognized with the Unsung Hero’s Award by sales leadership.
- Secured favorable terms in contracts worth $30M+ annually with leading global vendors and customers across financial/banking, telecommunications, healthcare, social media, and transportation sectors.
Vice President – Cloud Operations
ASPECT SOFTWARE INC. (ACQUIRED BY VECTOR CAPITAL)
01.2015 - 12.2017
- Directed cloud operations team and deployed principles supporting enterprise-grade cloud service products. Planned service level agreements and objectives to optimize customer satisfaction and minimize penalty payouts.
- Expanded the Cloud Operations organization to accommodate business growth, increasing from two to 18 globally distributed data centers and growing team by 300%, with members located in Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia.
- Implemented DevOps and site reliability principles, reducing deployment times by 90% and error rates by 97%.
- Strategized and instituted operations and security governance modeled based on industry best practices and controls – NIST, CSA, ITIL, PCI, HIPAA, SOC2, and ISO, resulting in improved service delivery and compliance.
Chief Technology Officer
Ziftit, Inc.
09.2012 - 12.2014
- Compliance with PCI, SOC2, and federal bank regulations (BSA, Title 12, CCA 1990, COPPA, GLBA, PATRIOT Act, SOX), C2C crowd funding financial systems built in PHP, Scala, AKKA, Cloudify utilizing Agile methods.
Acting Chief Information Officer / Senior Director – Cloud Services
PROS INC.
06.2011 - 07.2012
- Established information security practice including policies, tools, and response plans.
- Implemented enterprise resource planning solution.
- Migrated phone system from PBX based to Microsoft Teams.
Vice President – Managed Services
ACQUITY GROUP (ACQUIRED BY ACCENTURE SONG)
08.2007 - 06.2011
- Brands supported in this role included Kohls, Tory Burch, 7 For All Mankind, LeapFrog, and Burton Snowboards.
Vice President – Product Development and Prof Services (North America)
ACCESS COMMERCE (ACQUIRED BY PROS)
06.2001 - 08.2007
Director of Data Engineering
Living.com
06.1999 - 06.2001
- Enhanced data reliability through rigorous testing and monitoring of data engineering solutions.
- Optimized data processing by implementing advanced techniques and streamlining data pipelines.
Consulting Manager – General Motors Corporation
FIREPOND
04.1998 - 06.1999
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN05.1992
Skills
- Effective team collaboration
- Strategic leadership
- Information security management
- Risk assessment and compliance
- Compliance with security standards
- Access control management
- Zero Trust architecture
- Incident response management
- Cybersecurity engineering expertise
- Business continuity planning
- Disaster recovery planning
- Application engineering
- Technical architecture proficiency
- Online retail strategy
- Process transformation
- Lifecycle management in software development
- Scaled Agile methodology proficiency
- Infrastructure operations management
- Enterprise system integration
- AWS and Google cloud expertise
- Strategic IT guidance
- Multidisciplinary cooperation
- Process optimization
- Contract negotiation expertise
- International vendor management
- Automotive expertise
- Financial technology expertise
- Manufacturing
- Software as a service
Accomplishments
- Protected $4.5B+ in annual revenue by championing cybersecurity strategy formulation for retail product portfolios.
- Removed 1M+ inactive user accounts through implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) aligned with NIST 800-63 controls.
- Raised efficiency by 400% through development of business continuity and disaster recovery strategy, solutions, and architecture.
- Won the Unsung Hero’s Award for contributions toward 35% ($50M+) of company’s annual cloud bookings.
- Expanded cloud operations from two to 18 global data centers and grew the team to 100+ across Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia.
- Pioneered the development of Chevrolet.com and GMBuyPower.com, introducing the groundbreaking "Build Your Own" feature, which allowed users to customize vehicles online for the first time and set a new industry standard adopted across automotive and other sectors.
Certification
- OWASP Global AppSec Conference (2024)
- Blackhat Agile Whiteboard Hacking (Threat Modeling) (2024)
- ISC2 Security Congress (2023)
- ISC2 Board Communication Strategies Course (2023)
- Gartner Security and Risk Summit (2022)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (2019)
- Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals (2019)
- Security in Google Cloud Platform Specialization (2019)
- Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure (2019)
- Managing Security in Google Cloud Platform (2019)
- Mitigating Security Vulnerabilities on Google Cloud Platform (2019)
- ITIL V3 Foundation (2016)
Timeline
Director – Information Security | Business Information Security Officer (BISO)
COX AUTOMOTIVE INC.
09.2019 - 03.2025
Vice President – Technical Solutions Enablement
ASPECT SOFTWARE INC. (ACQUIRED BY VECTOR CAPITAL)
01.2017 - 08.2019
Vice President – Cloud Operations
ASPECT SOFTWARE INC. (ACQUIRED BY VECTOR CAPITAL)
01.2015 - 12.2017
Chief Technology Officer
Ziftit, Inc.
09.2012 - 12.2014
Acting Chief Information Officer / Senior Director – Cloud Services
PROS INC.
06.2011 - 07.2012
Vice President – Managed Services
ACQUITY GROUP (ACQUIRED BY ACCENTURE SONG)
08.2007 - 06.2011
Vice President – Product Development and Prof Services (North America)
ACCESS COMMERCE (ACQUIRED BY PROS)
06.2001 - 08.2007
Director of Data Engineering
Living.com
06.1999 - 06.2001
Consulting Manager – General Motors Corporation
FIREPOND
04.1998 - 06.1999
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Purdue University
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