Aaron L.

About Aaron L.

I build security programs that do not just protect organizations; they enable them to…

Experience

1. Director Information Security

   Amherst

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Developed and implemented policies and an enterprise security strategy aligned with NIST CSF.• Created an Incident Response Plan with executive buy-in, defining responsibilities in the event of a security incident.• Led the implementation of recovery playbooks, reducing response time by 75% for common security incident scenarios.• Coordinated the creation of a comprehensive vulnerability management program.• Collaborated with legal and internal audit to achieve IT security objectives and reduce overall costs.• Implemented organization-wide hardening standards to enhance system security.• Developed 100+ custom detections based on real attacker behavior, enhancing the organization\'s ability to detect and respond to threats.• Created automation to respond to well defined security events to prevent them from potentially turning into security incidents.

Education

• The Ohio State University

  BA, International Studies - Security and Intelligence

  2004 — 2009

• Ohio University

  Electrical and Computer Engineering