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Assessed impact of re-writing existing applications to utilize a secure transmission method. Company-wide estimate was 5-7 years of development at a cost of $50 million dollars. |
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Conducted feasibility studies for alternative technologies coupled with potential automated remediation methods. Identified cross-platform IPSec solution. |
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Created & presented executive briefing detailing cost avoidance opportunity. Built consensus through presentation to CIO council and each plant manager. |
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Negotiated enterprise (500,000 devices) agreement for IPSec solution at $3 million. |
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Designed global implementation plan and operational model for new solution. |
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Developed educational materials to raise awareness surrounding clear-text password issue including IPSec mitigation option. |
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Designed operational processes that segregated the duties between three different areas within the IT organization, allowing the workload to be more evenly distributed and eliminating the need to hire additional resources. |
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Deployed solution globally and remediated all affected systems in 18 months at a cost of $2 million. |
