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$25 USD / Hour
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India (7:14 AM)
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Joined on July 23, 2010
$25 USD / Hour
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--> Career Highlights • Former Data Protection Officer (DPO) at the largest foreign bank in India • Former Virtual CISO at a Fortune-5000 company in the United States --> Experience Highlights • Readiness assessment consultant for the Indian DPDP Act and European Union's GDPR • Advisor for California's CCPA (California Consumer Protection Act) • Readiness consultant for SOC 2 Type 2 audits • HIPAA readiness consultant • ISC2 Candidate | OneTrust Certified Privacy Professional • 15 years of experience in Technology, Sales & Marketing and Compliance • Director for Infosec Compliance at Bellwether. • Human Rights and Civil Liberties activist --> Technical Skills - Cloud (AWS, GCP) -- Network Segmentation -- Firewall -- VPN -- IDS/IPS -- SIEM -- Zero Trust --> Cybersecurity Frameworks & Standards • ISO 27001 (ISMS) | ISO 27701 (PIMS) | HITRUST | PCI-DSS • HIPAA | SOC 2 Type 2 • NIST Cyber Security Framework, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-66 --> Data Privacy Regulatory Compliance (GDPR/CCPA/PDPA/LGPD/DPDP Act) • Data Flow mapping • Privacy Impact Assessment / Data Protection Impact Assessment • Gap analysis of Information Security Controls (Cloud & On-premises) • Exceptional Documentation skills in Policies and Procedures • Create standards to comply with Data Subject Rights • Demonstrate Compliance • Training & awareness for employees • Advisory services on Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Integrated Risk Management (IRM) software
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Cloud Security

HIPAA Compliance

GDPR Compliance

Cybersecurity Consulting

ISO 27001 Consulting

Cloud Security

HIPAA Compliance

GDPR Compliance

Cybersecurity Consulting

ISO 27001 Consulting
Proactive and flexible. Fast in giving & receiving feedback.
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Experience
Chief Information Security Officer & Data Protection Officer
Mar, 2021 - Present
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5 years, 3 months
Aimpoint Digital, USA.
Mar, 2021 - Present
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5 years, 3 months
⚪ Head of Information Security and data privacy advisory services ⚪ Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) ⚪ EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Privacy Shield 2.0) ⚪ SOC 2 Type 2 certification readiness ⚪ 3rd party risk assessments ⚪ Policies and procedures Remote work security - access control, data classification, and acceptable use e.t.c,. ⚪ Awareness training to the employees about the latest security threats like Phishing and Social Engineering
Mar, 2021 - Present
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5 years, 3 months
Director of Information Security & Data Privacy
Apr, 2010 - Present
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16 years, 2 months
Bellwether
Apr, 2010 - Present
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16 years, 2 months
⚪ Consultant for HIPAA, EU-GDPR, UK-DPA, Swiss-FADP, California-CCPA, Canada-PIPEDA, SOC 2 Type 2 ⚪ Guidance for legal counsel in identifying data protection regulatory requirements ⚪ Translation of regulatory requirements into actionable process improvements ⚪ Change monitoring and reporting of the Data Privacy compliance landscape ⚪ Cross-border data transfer compliance (SCC's, TIA's and LIA's)
Apr, 2010 - Present
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16 years, 2 months
Education
Osmania University
2022 - 2025
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3 years
LLB.

India
2022 - 2025
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3 years
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
2000 - 2004
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4 years
Bachelors in Technology - Computer Science & Information Technology

India
2000 - 2004
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4 years
Qualifications
Certified in Cybersecurity
2023
International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
The vendor-neutral "Certified Cybersecurity" credential endorses advanced cybersecurity skills and capability for IT leadership roles. It proves to organizations that newly certified team members understand advanced security principles and operations, network security, and access controls and that they have the skills to meet and exceed performance standards in their roles. All this allows organizations to build a stronger line of defense.
2023
Certified Privacy Professional
2023
OneTrust
⚪ Understand best practices to effectively establish and maintain Data Privacy, Information Security, and IT Governance programs using OneTrust technology and tools ⚪ Understand privacy laws, including the European Union-GDPR, California-CCPA, India-DPDP Act< Singapore-PDPA and Brazil LGPD ⚪ Have a strong working knowledge of OneTrust’s core modules, including Assessment Automation, Data Subject Requests, Vendor Management, Data Mapping, Cookies, Consent, and Incident Management
2023
Certifications
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Foundation vWorker Member