Sudharma Thikkavarapu

About Sudharma Thikkavarapu

VALUE PROPOSITION I am a highly effective information technology leader with experience overseeing organizational strategy, high-visibility projects and programs, information security and skilled technical teams operating within major enterprise organizations. My success is driven by my ability to create high-performance teams to build strategies that leverage technology to capture substantial gains in business and technical performance.SUMMARY Engaging Technology and Engineering Leader possessing a winning blend of subject matter expertise in infrastructure security, platform security, private/public cloud solutions, developers experience, product security engineering and practical leadership experience. Leverages a unique mix of strategic and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning the effort of strong teams with organizational objectives in information technology. LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Passionate about driving Customer First, People First and Engineering culture across the organization. Directs a team of 120+ solution architects, developers, security engineers, product owners/managers and engineering leaders (Directors, Sr./Managers) who are accountable for building and delivering secure products and services, empowering Fortune 100 customers to grow their business value and drive economies at scale. Successfully lowered the operating budget by 50% while improving Technology and Cybersecurity service levels across business units. Launched a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Cloud, Data and API Security, engaging in the planning and delivery of strategic initiatives across all lines of business.Specialties: Executive Leadership, Engineering Leadership, Cloud Computing (XaaS), Operations Excellence, Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Cost Containment, Mentoring and Coaching.

Experience

1. Member of Innovation Advisory Council

   Vation Ventures

   Jan 2021 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Simhapuri Public School

  10th Grade

• ISACA

  CISM, CISM - Certified information Security Manager

  2011 — 2011

• NIIT

  Diploma In Software Technology and Systems Management, Computers

  1997 — 1999

• Sri Venkateswara University

  B.Com, Economics & Accounting

  1995 — 1998

• ISC2

  CISSP, Information Techonology Security

  2009 — 2009

• Capella University

  Master of Science (Ms), Information Assurance and Security

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Application Security
• Ciso
• Information Assurance
• Intrusion Detection
• Identity Management
• Digital Transformation
• Disaster Recovery
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Security Awareness
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Web Application Security
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Hipaa
• Governance
• Vulnerability Management
• Mobile Security
• Encryption
• Devsecops
• Cloud Computing
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Risk Assessment
• Nerc Cip
• Information Technology
• Thought Leadership
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Security Audits
• System Deployment
• Computer Security
• Security Policy
• Product Development
• Cryptography
• Cobit
• People Development
• Pki
• Cism
• Enterprise Mobility
• Openldap