About the Trainer

A techno-functional IT and Cybersecurity professional, with a unique blend of IT and Business competencies. A team leader / player, adept at envisioning solutions to otherwise very complex technical issues, with the single minded focus of achieving set objectives at the best costs possible. Driven to succeed against all odds, and innately satisfied with success as the sole reward for efforts. Excellent team manager, naturally gifted with the ability to motivate team members to perform at optimal levels without coercion. Passionate about acquiring new knowledge through life’s journey and career. Have performed the roles of: • Head of Cyber security - Pioneering an Enterprise security function for a financial services organization, building enabling strategies – people, process and technology; • Technical / Functional Universal Banking software Lead - Successfully implementing Banking solutions for over 20 leading Financial Services organizations on the African continent, managing multi-skilled and multi-national team members; • Project Manager - Leading the delivery of top tier / top risk / top value turnkey projects; • Business Analyst – Working very closely with users to understand their requirements, and comprehensively documenting same; • Head of Support - Providing premium software support to several organizations in Africa; • Consultant with a Big 4 professional services organization - Leading/participating in Auditing / Management Consulting engagements involving multiple industry sectors. A life-long learner, holding the following globally-renowned and coveted Cybersecurity (Audit, Architecture, Management & Operations), IT Governance, Risk Management & Project Management certifications, amongst others: S/N ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATION (S) 1 Institute of Information Management (IIM) • Fellow, Institute of Information Management (FIIM) 2 Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) • Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) 3 The Open Group • TOGAF 9 Certified 4 ISC2 • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 5 EC- Council • Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) 6 The SABSA Institute • SABSA Chartered Security Architect (SCF) 7 Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) • ISO 31000 Certified Risk Manager (CRM) • ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (ISO 27001 LI) • ISO 27032 Lead Cybersecurity Manager 8 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) • PCIDSS Internal Security Assessor (PCI ISA) 9 Project Management Institute (PMI) • Member 10 Office of Government Commerce (OGC) • PRINCE2 (Foundation) Currently an Independent IT / Cybersecurity Professional, whilst, in the quest for continuous learning, pursuing an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at the University of Hull, UK.

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