Tom McCurdy
Senior Physical Security Manager
Plano, Texas 75075
,TX
Summary
Experienced security professional leading cross-functional teams, performing at a strategic level to drive processes and achieve industry-leading standards. Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management, credentials from recognized business continuity organizations and more than 20 years of global security and risk mitigation experience in complex fluid environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Americas Senior Security Leader
Amazon Web Services
1 2021 - Current
- Apply physical security industry leading technologies and practices to ensure AWS remains the gold standard in data protection across the Americas 200+ live data center environments with a 20% YoY increase in site count.
- Responsible for providing leadership and best practices on security policy and design standards to on-site data center management.
- Provides leadership and clear guidance to a team of senior people managers and staff members. Manages across S-team metrics to meet URA, 90% TT retention, underperformance and employee growth through the promotion process.
- Responsible for performing continual risk analysis for the data center sites, particularly with respect to level of crime, terrorism, workplace violence, and threats from natural and man-made disasters. Support all facilities in achieving governance standards SOC2, ISO/IEC 22237-1:2021 , 9001, 34001, 2700.
- Design physical standards for customer sites that do not or cannot conform to Physical Security standards as established for worldwide data centers. Many of which are announced during AWS Re:Invent.
Area Security Manager
Amazon Web Services
04.2015 - 01.2021
- A100 U.S. LLC Cloud Front security manager covering the United states, Central and South America,
- Design of all physical security systems for new data centers and data center expansions for customer and collocation sites.
- Being the focal security point of contact and lead for any builds, customer relations, and subject matter expert for international standards such as (SOC1, SOC2 and ISO27001),
- Coordinate physical security (security services, access control and CCTV systems, site surveys), investigations, risk/threat assessments for new and existing site locations.
- Management of media disposal and destruction following up to NSA standards for degaussing and shredding of all red media while following E-waste regulations.
- Innovation, project management and collaboration with internal AWS teams for new ways to secure critical media during the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel restrictions.
- Design AWS first use case of Outpost located on customer premise providing low latency services for the U.S. largest medical provider.
Crisis & Security Consultant
Control Risks
1 2011 - 01.2014
- Provide private consultation for organizations in managing political risks, maintain integrity and security procedures in complex, hostile environments across North Africa.
- Gathered intelligence from multiple organization and governments, compiling comprehensive reporting for executive review of potential military and terror cell threats.
- Executed business development activities for commercial clients in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries across North Africa.
- Successfully executed threat and risk assessments, as well as facility security reviews across North Africa for multiple organizations and diplomatic missions.
- Managed the countrywide evacuations for a multinational organizations and acted as in-country support for Control Risks kidnap and ransom (K&R) teams.
- Provided risk management expertise to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in searching for and destroying chemical weapons across Libya.
Security Advisor
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
01.2007 - 02.2011
- Contracted as a Deployable Civilian Expert (DCE) for governments, foreign military units, NGOs and private organizations across the North America, Middle East and Asia.
- Provided executive protection to foreign ministers from the governments of the United Kingdom, Italy and Sweden.
- Coordinated security procedures between the British Government and 1 Marine Expeditionary Force U.S.
- Pre deployment intelligence briefings and in country training for complex and hostile environments.
Education
Security Management
American Public University System, Charles Town, WV
09.2015 - 05.2018
Security Consultancy
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds U.K
09.2008 - 05.2010
Business Continuity
Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire U.K
09.2011 - 05.2012
Graduate Certificate - Terrorism Studies
University of St Andrews, Fife U.K
09.2010 - 05.2011
Skills
Coaching abilities
Leadership Development
Crisis Management
Security Planning
OP Planning
Strategic Planning
Timeline
Security Management
American Public University System, Charles Town, WV
09.2015 - 05.2018
Area Security Manager
Amazon Web Services
04.2015 - 01.2021
Business Continuity
Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire U.K
09.2011 - 05.2012
Graduate Certificate - Terrorism Studies
University of St Andrews, Fife U.K
09.2010 - 05.2011
Security Consultancy
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds U.K
09.2008 - 05.2010
Security Advisor
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
01.2007 - 02.2011
Americas Senior Security Leader
Amazon Web Services
1 2021 - Current
Crisis & Security Consultant
Control Risks
1 2011 - 01.2014