1. Linda Lopez
22311 David, Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: 734.686.7263 Email: lylopezez@gmail.com
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PROFESSONAL PROFILE
*Software Engineer (Security) *Sr. IT SecurityConsultant *Information SecurityArchitect *IT Compliance Consultant
Highlymotivated, award-winning ITachiever with20+ years experience inITsecurityand application engineering through
support. Enjoythe dynamic IT environment andlearningnew threats and relatedtechnologies. Disciplines include automotive
material requirements processingand shippingincludingEDI transactions, workorder processing and billing systems,
timekeeping andlearningmanagement systems. Proven success in several seamless application launches, securitycontrols
management for 100+ applications, identification andmanagement of over 100+ IT securitygaps, securitygapremediation
management, establishing policies andprocedures, standardizingprocesses, improving performance, capitalizingon lessons
learnedandbuildinglasting relationships with all levels of management. EarnedBBA inCIS, MCP, MCSE, Passed CISA.
CORE COMPETENCIES
-Application, Infrastructure andData IT SecurityCompliance, -SOXCompliance and Testing, -Oracle-based Application
Engineering, -SDLC/SDM, -ISO/IEC27001 ISP, -Business Process Reengineering, -VPNs, -Firewalls, -Change Control, -Separation
of Duties, -EncryptionTechniques, -Records Management, -Disaster Recovery, -Audit Support, -Data Classification includingPII,
-RiskAssessments, -ApplicationDecommissions, -IT Supplier Audits, -Infrastructure Architecture, –RemediationPlanning
MAJOR CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Generatedover $3Min revenue/cost savings over course of career
 2011 ExemplaryTeamwork Award
 2004 Outstanding LeadershipAward
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Epitec Inc., Southfield, MI 06/2011 to 03/2014
While engaged at FordIT Security & Controls Groupas a Security Controls Consultant:
 IncreasedIT asset securityby64% for two portfolios byauthoringandpublishingIT securitycontrolsfor over 70
applications andinfrastructures byrequireddeadlines.
 DecreasedIT risk by91% for two portfolios byauthoring over 100 (non-compliant)comments and closing gaps.
 Improvedbusiness documentationprocesses by32% as a result of counseling businesson acceptable evidence
documentationandevidence storage locations to meet audit requirements.
 ReducedDepartment costs by$90K annuallybymanaging an additionalportfoliowhen one employee was
eliminated.
 Introduceda new extranet definition that ledto one newglossaryentryin the ITPolicyManual.
 Removed12 obsolete applications that ledto a $12Kcost reduction in IT support costs.
 Successfullyadded 15 newapplications and/or infrastructures byauthoringand publishingthe requiredsecurity
documentationprior to launch dates.
 Achieved businesscustomer approval onSOXtesting results bytestingand documenting 3rd partyIT Vendor controls’
test results for a high-risk financial application meeting SOX testing compliance byyear end.
Advantage Technical Resourcing, Southfield, MI 07/2010 to 01/2011
While engaged at FordIT Security& Controls Groupas a Security Controls Consultant:
 Increased IT asset securityby10% for four portfolios byauthoring andpublishing IT securitycontrols for over 20
applications byrequired deadlines.
 Decreasedriskby18% for four portfolios byauthoring over 40 (non-compliant) comments andclosing gaps.
 Improvedcontrols documentationby25% byconstructingapplication network diagrams usingVisio2003.
 Classified data with SME (subject matter expert) groups determining the asset’s level of data sensitivityinterms of
data CIA (confidentiality, integrityandavailability) rating.
 Successfully updated 200 applications with risk assessment data by conducting meetings with SMEs.
 Assigned to eliminate an oldcomment byrequired deadline that ledto three less security loopholes in a JV (joint
venture) partner’s access to applications onNorthAmerican data center servers. Successfullyresolved by deadline.

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LSSM, Detroit, MI 11/2006 to 12/2008
Assistant Network Administrator
 UtilizedActive Directoryin W2K3 to manage network of 400 users andassociatedlogonscripts, computers, groups,
and grouppolicy, private andsharedfolders andpermissions.
 Successfullyadded one new DomainController server byinstallingandconfiguringW2K3 to bring remote site onto
companyWAN (wide area network).
 Added three new standard computer imagesusing Acronis and NortonGhost resultinginenhancedOS anddisaster
recoveryconsistencyandsupport productivity.
 Manageddisaster recoveryfor allapplications anddata, backups andrestores.
CIBER, Inc.,Greenwood Village, CO 01/1998 to 04/2005
While engaged at Ford, ADS as a Project Manager from 01/05 to 04/05:
 Constructed project planfor the CVA (cost variance analysis) project. Managed the CVA project byconductingstatus
meetings to monitor task status and byprovidingleadershipto four Business Analysts clearing roadblocks.
 Developedand achieved approval on the requiredsecuritydocumentation for the CVA project.
 Achieved approval on the CVA analysisphase deliverables fromPMO (project management office).
While engaged at Ford, ADS as a Business Analyst from 08/04 to 12/04:
 Developed, documentedandachieved business customer approval onthe functional decompositionfor the EHPAS
(enterprise host protectionauditing system)system.
 Facilitated the EHPASsystem logicaldata design.
 Developedand documenteddata flow diagrams for the EHPAS system.
While engaged at FordLandas a Systems Analyst / Project Leader from 01/98 to 08/04:
 Successfullyadded a new Oracle-based maintenance management system MAXIMO, serving500 employees.
 Increased revenue by$1Mbyimplementing an inter-companybilling systeminterface to MAXIMO.
 Introduceda new SDMthat ledto four years of comment-free IT audits.
 Successfullyadded three newSOXprocessesbyauthoringandimplementing password checkout, separation of
duties, andchange control processes.
 DecreasedIT Site Administrationcosts by50% bydistributing anautomated installation package for MAXIMO.
 Achieved removalof WINNT server byupgrading to WIN2Kserver includingupgrading andmigrating applications.
Douglas & Lomason Co., Farmington Hills, MI 05/1986 to 05/1997
Systems Analyst
 DecreasedIT costs by$100Kannuallyandincreasedinternal performance ratings by80% as a result of launching a
new, Oracle-basedCDM(customer demandmanagement) system.
 Achieved Tier One status with Ford byvoluntarilyleadinganemployee involvement groupto improve data accuracy.
 Recovered over $1Min excess transportationcharges fromFordbyinterpreting EDI shipping schedulesand providing
evidence that D&L shippedaccordingto customer’s releasedrequirements.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Platforms: MS Windows 2003 Server, MS Windows 2000 Server and Professional, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP
Professional, MS Windows 7, MS Windows NT 4.0 Server, Unix, VAX/VMS, DOS, IBMMainframe.
Technologies: Acronis, Active Directory, BusinessObjects, Visual C++, CGI, Citrix Metaframe, Crystal Reports, EDI, Ghost, HTML,
IIS, JCL, MS Access, Office, Project, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Developer, Oracle RDBMS, Perl, PL/SQL, Pro*COBOL, Shell
scripting, SSL, SQL*Loader, SQL*Net, SQL*Plus, SQR4 Workbench, Tivoli, Veritas, Visio, VisualBasic, WebIntelligence.
CERTIFICATIONS
CertifiedInformationSystems Auditor (CISA) Expected3/2017
Microsoft CertifiedSystems Engineer (MCSE), 2005
Microsoft Certified Professional(MCP), 2003
EDUCATION
Davenport University,Dearborn, MI 6/2004
Bachelor of BusinessAdministration / CIS, MCSE 3.8 GPA Dean’s List