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MANOLYA ROWE

MANOLYA ROWE

Auburn,IL

Summary

Experienced Information Security Engineer with 15-year history of managing security of physical and cloud infrastructure. Adept at identifying security risks and improving security architecture designs. Proven to maintain efficiency in high-stress situations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Head of Cyber Security ERSS Security Department

Cognizant
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
01.2019 - Current
  • Developing and leading overall security praxis, security operations and competencies for Germany, Swiss and Austria
  • Increased revenue and beat expectations by 150%
  • Leading security professionals and presales team, onshore (disciplinary) and offshore (professional services)
  • Expended security portfolio
  • Advising C-Level managers for customers and technology partners
  • Business Development such as developing new technology partnerships, go to market strategies, sales
  • Responsible of cost/benefit analysis, growth strategy, resource requirements, budget
  • Responsible of implementation roll-out strategy for customers security projects
  • Establishes and manages client relationships
  • Developing IT and OT Security portfolio and competencies
  • Management of customer security requirements and security program design, SaaS
  • Leading and developing global IoT security program
  • Business development with technology partners
  • Creating IoT Security Frameworks and risk assessments
  • Hiring and recruiting security professionals
  • Leading large RFP's and multimillion deals, overseeing, commercials, design, implementation and operations
  • Incident response and crisis management
  • Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance and implementation of information security standards, procedures and guidelines.
  • Represented company's technical security interests to partners to provide bi-directional flow of technical information and best practices in information security.
  • Monitored confidential company data and mitigated hacking through network systems updates.
  • Built relationships and fostered effective communication with legal personnel to conduct practical investigations.
  • Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs.
  • Counseled senior-level management on current privacy and security trends and recommendations to mitigate risk.
  • Recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Developed, implemented and documented security programs and policies and monitored compliance across departments.
  • Provided technical leadership focused on IoT Security and manufacturing.
  • Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
  • Provided consultation and technical services on all aspects of information security.

Adjunct Assistance Professor

University of Maryland
03.2019 - 03.2021

Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Business

KORAMIS GmbH
05.2017 - 01.2019
  • Creating and implementing an ISO 27001 ISMS for KORAMIS GmbH
  • Teach cyber security and lead cyber security awareness programs, classes and seminars
  • Leading the operational security (Risk Management, Vulnerability Management, and Incident Management) to ensure that the business is protected against cyber threats and in an acceptable level of protection
  • Developing new and innovative strategies, security programs and products for Industry 4.0 environments, for as automation and production operations companies
  • Cyber Security portfolio development
  • Vendor evaluation and relationship management
  • IT Security C- Level consulting
  • Improving security postures for critical infrastructure operators
  • Researched, reviewed and recommended equipment, materials and supplies to prepare and maintain security expenses within approved budget.
  • Established measures, metrics, thresholds and targets to drive performance in alignment with security and other business strategies.
  • Directed security services and safety functions to align key processes with goals and objectives of organization and regulatory compliance.
  • Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
  • Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.

Senior Security Consultant

Metafinanz Information Systems GmbH
Munich
05.2015 - 05.2017
  • Setting up a new security company in Berlin (DCSO) and leading the development of the DCSO –Business Unit Security and Software testing Lab
  • Leading and managing security programs as the project manager and technical lead for new or existing security projects for Allianz and DCSO
  • ISO for Allianz ABSE Application and all Allianz customers like VW, Ford, BMW, GM
  • Coordinating penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and operational security for Allianz and Metafinaz
  • Managing internal security operations for Metafinaz
  • Teaching Cyber Security and providing awareness
  • Developing a holistic vulnerability management program for the security operations center (SOC) Allianz
  • Advising internal C-Level colleges of Allianz and Metafinanz
  • Managing the communication between business and technical teams to understand their security objectives, concerns and prospects
  • Brief all business partners and ensure holistic approach regarding information security, risk and business continuity across all business units.

Founder and CEO

Alcatrust Security
Kaiserslautern
04.2013 - 04.2015
  • Industrial cyber security services and consulting
  • Information security awareness training development
  • ISO 27001 Audit preparation, data security, and information security concept development
  • ISMS Concept evaluation and consulting
  • Providing cyber Security awareness training

IT Security Officer

Areva GmbH
Offenbach
09.2011 - 09.2013
  • And for SCADA and ICS OT Automation Systems Engineering
  • Development of the security concept for new build and existing nuclear systems
  • Collaborating with nuclear regulatory commission
  • Develop a defense in depth concept for nuclear power plans
  • Development of the security levels and controls for the SCADA and ICS Architecture
  • Development of the IT security system requirements for SCADA and ICS engineering
  • System and architecture risk analysis
  • Review of hardening concepts
  • Management of customer and regulatory requirements
  • Managing customer and government relations
  • Budgeting a team
  • Cyber security awareness trainings

Intern

Bundeskriminal Amt, German FBI
06.2010 - 09.2010
  • For Computer Forensics
  • Confidential

Education

Masters of Science - Cyber Security

Virginia College
2009

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Social Science

University of West Florida
2008

Bachelor - Political Science

Leibniz University
2001

Skills

  • Leading people and security department
  • Strategic growth and increase revenue
  • Managing security service offerings
  • Partnership Management
  • Strong program and project management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Very strong social and networking abilities
  • Security vulnerability assessment
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Security consultation
  • Security regulations compliance
  • Architecture review
  • Developing security plans and controls
  • Implementing security programs

Accomplishments

  • Master's Degree of Science, Cyber Security
  • OT Security Manager Certified
  • Cyber Security Business Unit development, growth strategy, security portfolio and service offerings development as well as partner management
  • Team growth, and revenue increase
  • C-level cyber security advisory and business development with global fortune 500 customers
  • Leading large transformation and security projects, overlooking commercial offers, security design concepts, implementation and security operations
  • Increasing and stabilizing customer's entire security programs and security posture
  • Successfully designed, developed and coordinated the product integration and evaluation (PEI) software penetration testing service Business Unit, of the DCSO Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation GmbH, a joint venture of Allianz, BASF, Bayer and VW, as the management lead for Allianz
  • Created and implemented security programs, SaaS tools and policies
  • Created security strategy, technology evaluation and operational security methods for penetration testing, vulnerability management and industrial instrumentation and control systems (SCADA)
  • Led the communication between business and technical teams to achieve greater understanding of both side's concerns and needs regarding information security, risk and business continuity
  • Created security requirements for systems and architectures, according to security by design principles
  • Coordinated penetration test, audits and regulatory inquiries as well as external vendor activities to exemplify the corporation from an information and cyber security risk perspective
  • Created internal and external information security awareness programs
  • Teach and cyber security and hold awareness trainings
  • Worked with national and international regulatory compliance frameworks such as ISO 2700X, NIST 800-53 and IEC 62443

Certification

OT Security Manager / T V Austria SABSA Architect Foundation ISO 27001 Lead Auditor ISMS Prince 2 ITIL

Languages

German
Native or Bilingual
Turkish
Full Professional

Timeline

Adjunct Assistance Professor

University of Maryland
03.2019 - 03.2021

Head of Cyber Security ERSS Security Department

Cognizant
01.2019 - Current

Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Business

KORAMIS GmbH
05.2017 - 01.2019

Senior Security Consultant

Metafinanz Information Systems GmbH
05.2015 - 05.2017

Founder and CEO

Alcatrust Security
04.2013 - 04.2015

IT Security Officer

Areva GmbH
09.2011 - 09.2013

Intern

Bundeskriminal Amt, German FBI
06.2010 - 09.2010

Masters of Science - Cyber Security

Virginia College

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Social Science

University of West Florida

Bachelor - Political Science

Leibniz University

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