My Resume

Experience:

March 1996 to Present: Keywitness Canada

Director of Security, contract position

Private sector Certification Authority for Internet-based security

Initial Threat and Risk Assessment

Security Policies and Procedures

Certification Practice Statement

System Security plans, documentation and review

Training at GTE in Needham, Mass. on CyberTrust™ system

November 1995 to April 1996: CANAC/Microtel, Systems Integrator

Security Analyst, contract position

System security plans and documentation for NATO secure comms system

ITS Policy and Procedures, Security Policy update

1988 to 1995: Government of Canada, Tresury Board Secretariat

1994-1995: Business Processes and Information Division and Information Communications and Security Division, Financial and Information Management Branch

ITS(Information Technology Security): planning, analysis and communications of the ITS Strategy for the Government of Canada, reporting to the Council for Administrative Renewal

Communications: planning, analysis, methodology and management, for the Paper Burden Reduction Initiative, under the President of the Treasury Board

Business resumption planning and informatics disaster recovery: government-wide program development, implementation, communications and training

1993-1994: Planning and Management Projects Division, Administrative Policy Branch

Advice to the Deputy Secretary on internal management projects, planning, analysis and communications: information management, budget, senior management coordination, human resources, position classification conversion, Branch retreat planning and coordination

1988-1993: Security Policy Group, Administrative Policy Branch

Management of the Goernment Security Policy and Standards: development and implementation, communications and education, and advice and guidance to management and staff in government departments: specializing in ITS, security in federal contracting, business resumption planning and disaster recovery, information management, information collection and public opinion polling

Coordination of three two-day Branch retreats, including APB's first (1991-93)

Prepared the TBS response to Public Accounts on Computer Security (1992)

With the Communications Security Establishment, initiated the Information Technology Security Strategy for the government (1993)

Developed and delivered the TBS one-week security training course for departments; developed and delivered numerous seminars, best practices sessions and workshops on all areas of security and business resumption planning

1976-1988: Communications Security Establishment (CSE)

Program Evaluation, eg., evaluation of CSE's engineering program (1987-1988)

Information Security: Computer and telecommunications security policy and standards development and training; assisting Director General Information Security, private sector liaison (1985-87)

Executive Assistant to the Chief, CSE (1983-84): policy and operational advice and information to the Chief and CSE senior managers

Personnel: Staffing (1980-1983): recruitment, competitions, human resource management

Intelligence (1976-1980)

Education:

M.A. in Soviet and East European Studies, 1975, Carleton University, Fellowship Award.

Hon. B.A. in Political Science, 1970-1974, University of Western Ontario, Academic achievement award.

Diploma in Fine and Commercial Art, 1968-1969, London, Ontario.

Numerous workshops, courses, seminars and conferences in ITS and security, communications, computer training, including:

annually, CSE Computer Security Conference (attendee and speaker)

National Computer Secutiry Conference, Washington

Information Systems Security Association Annual Conference,

St. Louis and Toronto (attendee and speaker)

Trusted Computer Product Evaluation Workshops

(attendee and speaker)

RCMP EDP Security course and Virus workshops

(attendee and speaker)

Volunteer Activities

Osgoode-Rideau Soccer Association:

1987-present: As Vice President, Executive member and House League Coordinator, managing approximately 1300 player, coaches and assistants, and coaching at both junior House League and senior competitive levels.

North Gower United Church

1987 to present: Manager of the Sunday School, with approximately 50 children and 10 volunteer teachers and assistants.

School Council

South Carleton High School, member since the Council's formation in June 1996 as mandated by the Ontario Ministry of Education previously head of the Rideau Valley Middle School Parent Advisory Council, 1993 to 1996, and representative at Carleton Board of Education Parent Council.

Rideau Township

Member-at-large, Parks and Recreation Committee, Parkland Development Sub-committe and Tourism Sub-committee, reporting to Rideau Township Council, 1991-94.

United Way

Managed the CSE campaign for three years, 1984-87.

Boy Scouts of Canada

1986-87: Beaver Leader

References

Available on request

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