Saj Khan
Prosper,TX
Summary
Motivational leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and customer service skills. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success. Focused on using training, monitoring and morale-building techniques to maximize employee engagement and performance. Methodical with several years of comprehensive experience overseeing daily operations of company or organization. Hardworking and versatile professional well-versed in executing business strategies, preparing and implementing business plans and overseeing financial performance. Thorough knowledge of market changes and trends paired with strong grasp of corporate finance and performance measures.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Director of Cybersecurity & Risk
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
01.2021 - Current
- Strategic Leadership: Spearheaded global cybersecurity strategy with a $3.5M budget, managing a global team of 300+, achieving 92% success in KPI and KRI metrics
- Advanced Technologies: Integrated AI/ML for predictive threat analytics and automated incident response
- Implemented Zero Trust Architecture across systems
- Risk Management: Conducted risk assessments and threat analyses, reducing high-risk vulnerabilities by 50% in six months
- Developed a NIST CSF-based security roadmap, reaching tier 2.5 maturity in two years
- Compliance and Governance: Ensured GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC 2 compliance through robust security controls
- Championed Zero Trust 800-207 framework, initiating SailPoint implementation
- Incident Response: Improved SIEM detection and response, reducing MTTR from 22 hours to 2 hours
- Led incident response and presented cybersecurity updates to the Board
- Financial Acumen: Delivered on-time and under-budget cybersecurity capabilities, reducing costs and insurance premiums
- Realized significant cost savings in annual IT budget
Technology Officer
City of Carrollton
Carrollton, TX
10.2019 - 12.2020
- Infrastructure Design: Architected a $2.5M infrastructure with Palo Alto Networks, achieving 99.999% uptime and enhancing network security and compliance
- Cloud Migration: Successfully migrated on-premises data centers to Azure cloud, utilizing Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for enhanced security and seamless transition
- Disaster Recovery: Developed and executed BCDR plan, ensuring minimal downtime and high service availability
- Implemented SIEM, EDR, and DLP solutions for elevated cyber defense
Technical Security Director/CTO
Professional Enrollment Concepts
Houston, TX
11.2018 - 10.2019
- Zero Trust Architecture: Designed and deployed Zero Trust Architecture, integrating AI/ML to enhance security, reducing costs by 20%
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Managed cybersecurity for 15+ M&A annually, saving $2.5M with a $20M budget
- Transitioned 100% workforce to remote within one week
- DevSecOps Implementation: Implemented DevSecOps, reducing software development cycle from 4 months to 3 weeks
- Enhanced security measures using Splunk Cloud
Chief Operations Officer
FBMC Benefits Management Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
08.2017 - 11.2018
- Digital Transformation: Led digital transformation in insurance sector, implementing ChatBots, Cognitive Computing, and Mobile Apps, resulting in a $1.2M budget reduction
- Data Center Management: Managed $2.5M virtual datacenter in AWS/Azure, optimizing cloud resources and ensuring high availability
Chief Information Officer
United Solutions Company (CUSO)
Tallahassee, FL
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Data Center Leadership: Managed Tier 3 Enterprise datacenter with 500+ VMs, reducing operations cost by 45% using EMC, Cisco, and IBM technologies
- Hybrid Cloud Solutions: Implemented hybrid Azure and on-premises solution, ensuring NIST/SAN compliance
Director Information Technology - Canada
Omnicom Media Group
New York, NY
01.2014 - 01.2016
- IT Operations Management: Directed IT operations for Canadian divisions, implementing DMP and enhancing digital marketing, reducing overhead by 40%
- Virtualization Initiative: Led VmWare virtualization, achieving 46% cost reduction and 99.99% uptime
CTO
Cook County Sheriff Office
Chicago, IL
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Strategic IT Vision: Managed IT infrastructure for 6,700 employees and 12,500 inmates, enhancing disaster recovery and business continuity, saving $1M annually
- Cost Savings: Implemented Cisco EX60 solution, resulting in significant cost savings
CTO
Ogilvy & Mather
Chicago, IL
11.2004 - 12.2012
- Technology Vision: Spearheaded technology strategy for $5B global advertising agency, increasing digital ad revenue by 25%
- Audit Compliance: Established audit compliance standards, achieving consecutive years of Sarbanes Oxley audit success
Education
MBA -
University of Miami
BSc in Computer Science -
York University
Skills
- Cybersecurity Strategy Development
- Risk Management
- Incident Response
- Security Awareness Training
- Cloud Security Solutions
- Network Security
- Data Protection
- Security Governance
- Vendor Management
- Team Building
- Board Relations
- Technological Innovations
- Budget Management
- SIEM: Splunk, Sentinel
- VM: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus
- FW: Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Networks Firewall
- SOAR: Cortex XSOAR
- IDS & IPS: Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention, Cisco Firepower
- EDR: CrowdStrike Falcon, FireEye
- DLP: Symantec DLP, McAfee DLP
- IAM & PAM: Okta, Azure AD, Sailpoint
- Secure Development Tools: Veracode, Checkmarx
- GRC Tools: ServiceNow GRC, RSA Archer
- Zero Trust Architecture: Zscaler Private Access, Zscaler Internet Access
- WAF: F5 BIG-IP, Imperva WAF
- Encryption: Symantec PGP, VeraCrypt
- NAC: Cisco ISE, ForeScout CounterACT
- Security Assessment Tools: Metasploit, Acunetix
- MDM & MAM: Microsoft Intune, MobileIron
- Security Awareness Training: KnowBe4, Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
- Cloud Security: AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Azure Security Center
- Security Analytics: Elastic Security, Darktrace
- Threat Intelligence: Recorded Future, Anomali
- Blockchain Security: Chainalysis
- ML & AI for Security: Cylance, Splunk UBA
- Behavioral Analytics: Exabeam, Securonix
- Container Security: Aqua Security, Twistlock
- Core Values Management
- Team Building and Motivation
- Key Performance Indicators
- Pipeline Development
- Staff Development
- Staff Management
- Legal and Regulatory Compliance
- Government relations
- Emergency Response
Websites
Certification
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH)
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE)
Technologies
Splunk, Sentinel, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Networks Firewall, Cortex XSOAR, Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention, Cisco Firepower, CrowdStrike Falcon, FireEye, Symantec DLP, McAfee DLP, Okta, Azure AD, Sailpoint, Veracode, Checkmarx, ServiceNow GRC, RSA Archer, Zscaler Private Access, Zscaler Internet Access, F5 BIG-IP, Imperva WAF, Symantec PGP, VeraCrypt, Cisco ISE, ForeScout CounterACT, Metasploit, Acunetix, Microsoft Intune, MobileIron, KnowBe4, Proofpoint Security Awareness Training, AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Azure Security Center, Elastic Security, Darktrace, Recorded Future, Anomali, Chainalysis, Cylance, Splunk UBA, Exabeam, Securonix, Aqua Security, Twistlock
Accomplishments
- CIO100
- Top Premier IT Leader 100
- Global CISO award
- Best selling Author - Sarah and the Malware Fairy (Children's Cybersecurity Book)
Timeline
Senior Director of Cybersecurity & Risk
American Heart Association
01.2021 - Current
Technology Officer
City of Carrollton
10.2019 - 12.2020
Technical Security Director/CTO
Professional Enrollment Concepts
11.2018 - 10.2019
Chief Operations Officer
FBMC Benefits Management Inc.
08.2017 - 11.2018
Chief Information Officer
United Solutions Company (CUSO)
01.2016 - 01.2017
Director Information Technology - Canada
Omnicom Media Group
01.2014 - 01.2016
CTO
Cook County Sheriff Office
01.2013 - 01.2014
CTO
Ogilvy & Mather
11.2004 - 12.2012
MBA -
University of Miami
BSc in Computer Science -
York University
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