| Contact Information | |
| Name: | Brian Gawne |
| Email: | bgawne (at) cablespeed (dot) com [email concealed] |
| Location: | South Lyon, Michigan, United States |
| Resume | |
| Position/Title: | Forensics Engineer |
| Resume: |
Brian C. Gawne CISSP, CISA, CISM, EnCE 10370 Londonderry Dr. South Lyon, MI 48178 (248) 442-8867 Home Office (248) 388-3229 Cell Experience: July 2007 – Present Veritas Global, LLC Managing Director – Forensic and IT Investigations: Managed all Information Technology and Forensics investigation for the firm and its’ clients. Responsibilities include: marketing and business development efforts, client meetings, client presentations, proposal creation, take role of lead investigator on digital forensics and litigation support/e-discovery engagements, and delivery of results/findings. Additional responsibilities include: providing assistance to clients in matters such as developing viable e-discovery policies and procedures, guide clients in relation to IT security threats, Internet and technology based attacks. April 2006 – July 2007 Computer Task Group, Inc. Practice Manager – Central Region: Managed 22 state region for CTG’s security practice, this included: management of security team within area, final approval of proposals and deliverables to clients. Brian’s responsibilities also included heading CTG’s Forensics Investigation and Litigation Support Practice, which provided Incident response, e-discovery, and internal investigation services. Other responsibilities include: Presales meetings with potential customers, Proposal Generation, Solution Discovery, Risk Assessments based on federal regulations and best practices, Creation of Security Policies and Procedures, Penetration Testing, Product training, Business Technology Reviews, Security consulting, Security Architecture Designs, Security Architecture reviews, and Computer Security Forensics. Provide presentation of results to customer executives from security audits and risk assessments January 2002 – April 2006 Olympus Security Group, Inc. (Acquired by Computer Task Group, Inc.) Vice President: As Senior Vice President Brian’s responsibilities include: management of security team responsible for consulting with clients on the topics of security strategy, Forensics, Litigation Support, and risk mitigation. Brian also acts as lead investigator on digital forensics and litigation support engagements. Other responsibilities include: Presales meetings with potential customers, Proposal Generation, Solution Discovery, Risk Assessments based on federal regulations and best practices, Creation of Security Policies and Procedures, Penetration Testing, Product training, Business Technology Reviews, Security consulting, Security Architecture Designs, Security Architecture reviews, and Computer Security Forensics. Development and instruction of training material on security technology and security practices for clients and higher educational institutions. Provide presentation of results to customer executives from security audits and risk assessments. September 2000 – December 2001 Nortel Networks Technical Manager/ Senior Security Consultant: Technical Manager for Managed Security Services for North America, teams’ responsibilities covered areas such as: Managing Customer Firewalls, Intrusion Detection systems, Antivirus, Content Filtering, VPN, Reporting, Development of new Managed Security Offerings, Creation of procedures and policies for Managed Security Group. Other areas of responsibility include: Development of training material on security technology and security practices, presales meetings with potential customers, Proposal Generation, Solution Discovery, Firewall implementation, Intrusion Detection Systems Installations, Risk Assessments, Penetration Testing, Product training, Business Technology Reviews, Security consulting, Security Architecture Designs, Security Architecture reviews, and Computer Security Forensics. Presented results to customer executives from security audits and risk assessments. Created customer documentation templates for firewall installation, firewall audits, and corporate security audits. Developed procedures for professional service members to use during customer engagements. February 2000 – September 2000 The Sargon Group, Inc Troy, Michigan (Acquired by Nortel Networks) Senior Security Consultant: Founding member of company, areas of responsibilities cover: Presales meetings with potential customers, Proposal Generation, Solution Discovery, Firewall implementation, Intrusion Detection Systems Installations, Risk Assessments, Penetration Testing, Product training, Business Technology Reviews, Security consulting, Security Architecture Designs, Security Architecture reviews, and Computer Security Forensics. Presented results to customer executives from security audits and risk assessments. Created customer documentation templates for firewall installation, firewall audits, and corporate security audits. Developed procedures for professional service members to use during customer engagements. Member of team responsible for Managed Service offering for customers, these offerings cover firewalls, Intrusion Detection systems, Antivirus, and Content Filtering. Conducted Training classes for customers on security technology and best practices. February 1998 – February 2000 Inacom Information Systems, Troy, Michigan Senior Consultant - Security: As a member of Inacom’s National security practice responsibilities included developing security offerings, educating account executives on recognizing security opportunities. Other areas of responsibility where delivery of customer based services such as: Firewall implementation, Intrusion Detection Systems Installations, Risk Assessments, Penetration Testing, Product training, Business Technology Reviews, Security consulting, Security Architecture Designs, Security Architecture reviews, and Computer Security Forensics. Member of team responsible for training Inacom engineers nationwide on topic such as security products, policy, and security practice for career development. Presented results to customer executives from security audits and risk assessments. Created customer documentation templates for firewall installation, firewall audits, and corporate security audits. August 1997 – February 1998 Netrex, Incorporated, Southfield, Michigan Consulting Engineer: Founding member of the Professional Services Organization (PSO) specializing in Security, LAN/WAN, and Internet services. Member of team responsible for developing methodology and service offerings for Netrex’s PSO group. Created customer documentation templates for firewall installation, firewall audits, and corporate security audits. Developed standard installation procedures for operating systems on firewall platforms. Project managed Risk Assessments and International firewall developments for customers. Presented technical information to customers during sales calls. Lead engineer for ANX Implementation team. Developed procedures for professional service members to use during customer engagements. Conducted training sessions for customers on multiple security products, policies, and procedures. Presented results to customer executives from security audits and risk assessments. Conducted technical training for Netrex sales staff that improved their abilities to assist customer’s technical issues. Organization Support: Former President of Motor City chapter of Information System Security Association (ISSA) Director of Membership Michigan chapter High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) Cornerstone Board member of the COMPTIA Security + certification committee Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Member ASIS International Member Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Member Adjunct Professor Walsh College Master of Information Assurance Program Speaker for Secure World Expo Conferences throughout United States, 2005 - present Certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2 Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), ISACA Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), ISACA Certified Lead ISO 27001 Auditor - BSI EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), Guidance Software Cisco Certified Network Administrator Cisco Security Specialist (CSS1) Checkpoint Certified Systems Administrator v3.0, v4.0, v4.1 Checkpoint Certified Systems Engineer v3.0, v4.0, v4.1 Checkpoint Certified Instructor v3.0, v4.0, v4.1 ISS Internet Certified Engineer Sun Solaris 2.X System Administrator Security Dynamics Instructor Education: Bachelor of Business Administration Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan Graduated: December 18, 1993 |
