As an accomplished Chief Information Security Officer, I bring extensive experience in IT security and infrastructure management within the payments industry. With a career spanning over 20 years, I’ve spearheaded initiatives for data protection, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity resilience for major financial entities. My expertise includes the deployment and management of diverse systems and security tools, including firewalls, SIEM, vulnerability assessment tools, and advanced data center operations. Team leadership through projects and processes, managing work teams of all levels and providing support to all the areas, and dealing with technical and operational issues when necessary, as well as managing relationships with clients and suppliers. Strong relationship, communicative, with ability to negotiate, persuasion and problem solving abilities.