Ayse Demir
San Diego,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented and results-driven professional with over 5 years of experience specializing in risk assessment, cybersecurity, and security management. Expertise extends beyond technical skills to include client success, relationship management, and problem-solving.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Risk Advisor
CORL Technologies
Atlanta
01.2021 - 08.2024
- Served as clients' primary project communication contact and developed trust-based relationships with client IT and business personnel
- Exceled in strengthening and growing client relationships
- Managed vendor assessment project scope and timeline, escalating issues to management (up to C-level) as needed
- Vendor Service Level Agreement (SLA) enforcement to ensure SLA issues were communicated and mitigated appropriately
- Provided oversight of compliance, audit, and regulatory reviews and was the primary point of contact for C-level management, responsible for providing regulatory and information security expertise
- Performed risk analysis to determine the level of risk and recommended action(s) to mitigate, along with contract and Third-Party Risk reviews, including SSAE16 and vendor assessments
- Ensured that appropriate security controls were in place for clients and that critical regulatory timelines and required documents were validated for client risk mitigation
- Documented and reported audit findings to C-level management of affected areas
- Performed risk analysis to determine the level of risk and recommend action(s) to mitigate along with contract and Third-Party Risk reviews, including SSAE16 and vendor assessments.
Risk Analyst, IT Risk Management
Meditology Services
Atlanta
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Analyzed and validated security control requirements, fine-tuning mitigation rules, scripting changes, and implementing solutions to mitigate attacks
- Reviewed existing tools, applications, and processes to enhance and optimize current security capabilities, identifying gaps and recommending technical solutions to improve team effectiveness
- Formulated and implemented information security strategies for mission-critical systems, including HITRUST, SOC 2 Standardization, Ethical Hacking Service Line, and PCI engagements.
Intern, IT Risk Management
Meditology Services
Atlanta
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Assisted in the planning and scoping of audit engagements by developing relevant sections of audit programs
- Conducted fieldwork through observation, issue substantiation, research, interviews, detailed testing, documentation review, and data analysis
- Documented business processes, audit findings, and recommendations, compiling sufficient evidence to support conclusions and collaborating with clients to develop value-added, feasible solutions.
Education
MS in Management Information Systems, Business Project Management, Network Service Protocols, Strategic Decision Systems, Information Systems Strategies, Statistics for Business -
National University
BS in Industrial Engineering, C++ Programming, Network Service Protocols, Java Programming -
Fatih University
Skills
- Process Management
- Project Initiation
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Process Development
- Task Management
- Microsoft Applications
- Client Delivery
- Conflict Resolution
- Critical Thinking
- SmartSheet
- CRM Dynamics
- PowerBI
- Zendesk
- Vendor Risk Assessment
- Third Party Risk Management
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Research
- Communication
- NIST Framework
- SQL
- Java Programming
- Supply Chain Management
References
- Nicole O'Brian (Supervisor), (831) 233-0377, nobrian@forbrightbank.com
- Ryan Freeman Jones (Supervisor), (219) 307-6123, rfreemjo@gmail.com
- Nick Keys (Supervisor), (717) 608-0002, nick.keys@corltech.com
Timeline
Risk Advisor
CORL Technologies
01.2021 - 08.2024
Risk Analyst, IT Risk Management
Meditology Services
12.2020 - 09.2021
Intern, IT Risk Management
Meditology Services
08.2020 - 12.2020
MS in Management Information Systems, Business Project Management, Network Service Protocols, Strategic Decision Systems, Information Systems Strategies, Statistics for Business -
National University
BS in Industrial Engineering, C++ Programming, Network Service Protocols, Java Programming -
Fatih University
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