Matthew B. Davis
Charleston,SC
Summary
Who is Matthew B. Davis? I leverage my previous 20+ years of leadership, business development, management, and customer service experience into what I do today in Information Security and Privacy.
I am a change agent. When I am inserted into any situation, it has always improved. I am someone who understands people. I’ve interviewed, hired, and trained hundreds of employees, many who have gone on to become directors and business owners. When I make up my mind to do something in life, it always gets done to the best of my abilities. Proven time and time again.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager - Information Security & Privacy
Zaviant
05.2023 - Current
- Lead data privacy, IT security, and third-party risk client engagements of all sizes and assign our consultants / analysts to specific deliverables in the project portfolio.
- Member of the Service-Line Leadership Team, working with our Data Privacy and Security / Risk leads to provide feedback and support.
- Provide client consulting support in all areas of the firm, including Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, vCISO, and Third-Party Risk Management. I am given the difficult assignments that must get done with efficiency.
- Lead Data Mapping and Inventory engagements from kickoff through closing. Responsible for project strategy, QA, and delivery.
- Lead OneTrust Data Discovery module Global-enterprise implementation. Responsible for each business unit project kickoff, data source building and testing, credential key vault placement, worker node creation and management, scanning and tuning, risk identification, and the overall administrative function of OneTrust. Meetings with OneTrust team members to provide feedback for software improvement and increased functionality.
- Report on consultant billable hour estimates vs actual to determine resource staffing needs.
- Administrator of the KnowBe4 security awareness training platform for multiple clients and for the firm.
- Interview candidates for positions within the firm. Assist with training, managing, and mentoring of new hires.
Senior Consultant - Information Security & Privacy
Zaviant
08.2021 - 05.2023
- As a Senior Consultant, I was the project lead on small to moderate sized client engagements and played a support role on very large client engagements.
- Performed current-state Data Privacy maturity assessments, and acted as a virtual Data Privacy Officer (vDPO).
- Designed Data Mapping & Inventory to assess an organization's flow of data to comply with privacy regulations.
- Provided Data Privacy Training seminars presented to executive management teams.
- Assisted organizations with externally facing Privacy Notice creation and Data Processing Addendum (DPA) to service agreement third party risk management.
- Assisted organizations with implementation and administration of their OneTrust Third Party Risk Management, Cookie Consent, Data Mapping, Consent & Preference Management, and Privacy Rights Automation modules.
- Performed ISO 27001 Internal Audit and certification readiness preparation programs, current state security maturity assessments, and creation of organizational policies and procedures relating to an information security management system.
- I'm familiar with SOC 2 trust services criteria (TSC) and SOX ITGC key controls over financial reporting.
- I also designed Human Resources on-boarding/off-boarding workflows with risk identification for SOX compliance.
- Experience with FTC Safeguards Rule compliance readiness for financial institutions.
- I also assisted organizations with facilitating Incident Response Tabletop Exercises for emergency training and preparedness.
Cybersecurity Solutions Sales Engineer
INTRUSION
05.2020 - 08.2021
- Supported regional sales teams (Direct & Channel) by assisting with cybersecurity product presentations, demonstrations, and Q&A during scheduled customer Webex/Teams meetings
- Responsible for cybersecurity proof of concept regional product ordering, network topology integration consulting, customer support, and on-premises install/troubleshooting
- Contributed to weekly cybersecurity engineering team product troubleshooting meetings and technical support team meetings
- Assisted strategic partners with cybersecurity product presentation, demonstration, Q&A Webex/Teams meetings in USA and UK, as well as Zoom webinars and live in-person cybersecurity client seminars
- Assisted Cyber Threat Hunting department with open source intelligence research of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) nation-state attacks and using Intrusion’s proprietary TraceCop historical database to create documented threat reports for marketing department to utilize
- Assisted Cyber Threat Hunting department with customer log reviews, anomaly identification, and database threat updates using Intrusion’s proprietary and patented Savant Threat Analysis (STA) and TraceCop historical database of IP address attribution
- Product demonstrations at the 30' x 30' company booth at Black Hat 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Experience with VirusTotal, IBM X-Force Exchange, AlienVault OTX, U.S. National Vulnerability Database of CVEs, Mitre Attack Framework, Intrusion's proprietary Savant Threat Analysis and TraceCop Database, Microsoft Office 365 Suite, Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Teams, Salesforce and Zendesk, Signal, Ring Central
Owner / Strength & Performance Consultant
MBD Performance, LLC
03.2015 - 05.2020
- Worked with special population clients as a Medical Exercise Specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina for osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, hypertension, and other medical conditions
- Worked with hockey athletes as the Head Strength Coach of the South Carolina Stingrays minor league hockey affiliate of the Washington Capitals
- Worked with elite figure skaters as the Head Strength Coach at the Carolina Ice Palace
- Worked with collegiate athletes as a Strength Coach at The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina
- Remote program design and consulting with skaters and coaches in Australia, South Africa, Mexico, and around the USA
Regional Director
O2 Fitness Clubs
01.2014 - 03.2015
- I developed the training program of 12 corporate locations around the Charleston metro area.
- I was responsible for daily troubleshooting meetings with single location directors over the phone and on-site, as well as management and strategy.
- I designed and instructed educational sessions for staff at multiple locations weekly, as well as developed and instructed business training at the corporate headquarters.
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
University of Dallas
Irving, TXMaster of Science - Athletics Administration
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FLBachelor of Science - Sports Management
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FLSkills
- Data Privacy Professional & Manager
- Cybersecurity People, Process, Technology
- Client-Facing Communication
- Team Leader & Mentor
- Data Mapping & Inventory Expert
- OneTrust Module Administrator
- Data Discovery Expert
- Skilled IT Auditor
- Current-State Maturity Assessment
- Project Engagement Manager
Certification
- CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA)
- FIP - Fellow of Information Privacy (IAPP)
- CIPM - Certified Information Privacy Manager (IAPP)
- CIPP/US - Certified Information Privacy Professional United States (IAPP)
- OneTrust - Fellow of Privacy Technology
- OneTrust - Consent & Preference Management Expert
- OneTrust - Discovery Expert
- OneTrust - Incident Response Management Expert
- OneTrust - Cookie Consent Expert
- OneTrust - Assessment Automation Expert
- OneTrust - Data Mapping Expert
- OneTrust - Data Subject Requests Expert
- OneTrust - Vendor Risk Management Expert
- OneTrust - Privacy Professional
Affiliations
- Member of the ISACA Midlands, SC Chapter
- Member of the IAPP
- Attended multiple IAPP Global Privacy Summits in Washington, DC
- Attended multiple OneTrust "Trust Week" events
- Attended the Colorado Privacy Summit by Ballard Spahr's Data Privacy & Security Group
- Present webinars over multiple semesters to MS Cybersecurity students at the University of Dallas on the topic of "Data Privacy Consulting and the Changing U.S. Landscape"
Timeline
Manager - Information Security & Privacy
Zaviant
05.2023 - Current
Senior Consultant - Information Security & Privacy
Zaviant
08.2021 - 05.2023
Cybersecurity Solutions Sales Engineer
INTRUSION
05.2020 - 08.2021
Owner / Strength & Performance Consultant
MBD Performance, LLC
03.2015 - 05.2020
Regional Director
O2 Fitness Clubs
01.2014 - 03.2015
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
University of Dallas
Master of Science - Athletics Administration
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science - Sports Management
Florida State University
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