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Karim A. Muma

Washington,DC

Summary

Profile Summary:

AI Governance and Cybersecurity Specialist with extensive experience in conducting AI Security Risk Assessments, Ethical deployment of AI systems and ensuring Compliance with Regulatory Standards. Skilled in Cybersecurity frameworks and excelling in cross-functional team collaboration, I've significantly enhanced Data Privacy and Security best practices, streamlining audit processes for improved efficiency.

Overview

12
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

ITegrity, Inc.

AI Governance and Cybersecurity Specialist
08.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Conduct AI security assessment, ensuring compliance with industry regulations (NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, GDPR etc.)
  • Assess AI-driven applications for data privacy risks, security vulnerabilities, and algorithmic bias.
  • Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential areas of non-compliance and recommended corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to align AI technologies with evolving regulatory requirements
  • Perform risk audits on machine learning models to detect biases, adversarial attacks, and ethical concerns

GAMA-1 Technologies

Cybersecurity Assessor & Risk Specialist
11.2015 - 08.2020

Job overview

  • Provided detailed documentation on audit findings, facilitating swift corrective action when necessary.
  • Monitored AI model performance for fairness and transparency, identifying and addressing potential biases.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements by performing regular audits and staying up-to-date on industry standards.
  • Streamlined audit processes, improving efficiency and reducing time spent on each audit engagement.
  • Supported compliance efforts for AI systems, ensuring adherence to privacy and security standards.
  • Worked with stakeholders to assess the societal impact of AI implementations, ensuring alignment with organizational values.
  • Managed multiple concurrent audit engagements, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines without compromising quality.
  • Adapted plans and schedules to meet changing priorities of work objectives, resources and workload demands.

Electrosoft, Inc.

Cybersecurity & Compliance Analyst
01.2013 - 11.2015

Job overview

• Performed security categorization of Information Systems in accordance with FIPS 199 & NIST Special Publication 800-60 volume 2.

• Review Vulnerability and Compliance scan results (Nessus) and provide recommendations for timely mitigations.

• Initiated systems security evaluations, audits and reviews to identify vulnerabilities, risk and protection needs.

• Conducted ST&E Kick-off Meetings and populate the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) according to NIST SP 800-53A.

• Managed Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) for identified vulnerabilities and perform compliance monitoring and associated activities.

• Identify security risks (threat/likelihood/impact) to systems, assets, and organization and document risks for management review.


Education

University of Maryland Global Campus
Hyattsville, MD

Master of Science from Information Assurance
07-2018

University Overview

Skills

  • Data Privacy Regulations
  • Cybersecurity frameworks
  • Cloud Security
  • Compliance Auditing
  • Security Risk Assessment
  • Regulatory Frameworks (NIST AI RMF, OECD AI Principles, EU AI Act)
  • NIST Risk Management ( NIST SP-800 53 Rev4/5)
  • Audit & Compliance ( Bias detection, Fairness & AI Model Auditing)
  • Data Privacy & Security Practices ( Anonymization, Data Minimization, MFA, Storage Encryption)
  • Documentation and Reporting ( Audit findings and Recommendations)
  • Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams (Data Science, Legal & Cybersecurity)

Certification

  • AWS – Certified Solutions Architect
  • EC-Council – Certified Ethical Hacker
  • (ISC)² – Certified Authorization Professional
  • CCAIP – Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
  • NIST – AI Risk Management Framework

Timeline

AI Governance and Cybersecurity Specialist
ITegrity, Inc.
08.2020 - Current
Cybersecurity Assessor & Risk Specialist
GAMA-1 Technologies
11.2015 - 08.2020
Cybersecurity & Compliance Analyst
Electrosoft, Inc.
01.2013 - 11.2015
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master of Science from Information Assurance
Karim A. Muma