Michael Occhipinti

About Michael Occhipinti

An innovative, forward-thinking, and accountable Technology Leader with demonstrated…

Experience

1. Head of IT and Cybersecurity

   Directbooks

   Jan 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Lead IS & IT implementation needed for organization Information Security certification, e.g, ISO-27001 Develop and manage the incident response/disaster recovery playbook Implement and oversee corporate Security Awareness and Policy Attestation training Develop, implement, and manage Information Security policies, procedures, and standards, while tracking relevant laws and regulations. Provide oversight for the company\'s risk mitigation, incident management, and third-party risk management programs Develop and implement cloud security and application security solutions to protect enterprise assets and data Serve on the Information Security Board and Risk Management Committee Manage and optimize systems for responding to client vendor risk assessment requests to drive supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships Drive IT project implementation and roll out, e.g, email security configuration & mobile device management Train and lead IT consultants to securely manage critical corporate IT services, including communication, office productivity, document management, asset management, endpoint protection, etc. Lead regulatory risk and technology assessment processes, including DirectBook’s supplier vendor risk assessment Interface with corporate IT consulting vendors to ensure adherence to corporate policy while building working relationships with senior management and vendor staff Track and remediate outstanding and recurring vendor risk and Information Security controls, including periodic system reviews and evidence gathering Conduct critical annual exercises, including technical disaster recovery and security incident response protocols Strategically implement and improve IT processes for procuring, managing, securing IT assets and cloud services

Education

• Queensborough Community College of The City University of New York (CUNY)

  Associate of Applied Arts (AAA) in Business Management Marketing, Dean’s List, Business Management Marketing

• NYU Tandon School of Engineering

  CISO Program

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Budgets
• Project Management
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Service Level Management
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Architecture
• Relationship Management
• Outsourcing
• Business Analysis
• IT Strategy
• Analytics
• Process Improvement
• Equities
• Real Estate Transactions
• Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Wine
• Management
• Financial Services
• Crm