IT Security Engineer / Manager with extensive experience in information security technologies, software development, and product management

Harold Toomey
8609 Herns Meadow Ln.
McKinney, TX 75071
(801) 492-1526
Harold@Toomey.org


IT Security Expert with domain expertise in vulnerability assessment, policy and regulatory compliance, risk analysis, and network IPS/malware. Excel in product/technology development, Fortune 500 client interfacing, multicultural team building, and product management with experience spanning Europe, Asia, Japan, Africa, and Central America.

   • Bilingual in both business and technology.
   • Successfully defined, managed, built and launched dozens of enterprise security solutions over the past 11 years from software and suites to hardware appliances.
   • Product management and process expert for teams in the USA, India, and Israel.

EDUCATION
   • MS Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University
   • BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Cum Laude

CERTIFICATIONS
   • CISSP, CISA, CISM, NSA IAM
   • Security product certifications from Symantec, McAfee, AXENT, and IBM ISS
   • Certified Network Telephony Integrator
   • Novell Master CNE
   • Eagle Scout, Wood Badge for the 21st Century Trained

EXPERIENCE

Group Product Manager, McAfee, Inc., 2006 - Present
   • Manage McAfee Network Threat Response product line, an advanced network malware detection solution, including delivering McAfee branded hardware appliances in record time.
   • Managed McAfee Policy Auditor, Remediation Manager, and Risk Analyzer product lines.
   • Delivered McAfee’s first policy auditor product, regarded as the poster child for ePO integration by company executives, putting McAfee on Gartner’s IT GRC map.
   • Hired and managed two technical product managers India for competitive intelligence in the risk and compliance space, enabling McAfee to outflank the competition.

Senior Product Manager, Symantec Corporation, 2001 - 2005
   • Managed the product team for all security policy content, introducing application, database, Web server, and firewall checks, while supporting 50+ operating system platforms, contributing to a sustained double-digit annual growth rate over seven years.
   • Regularly interfaced with the security officers of dozens of Fortune 100 companies, learning "what keeps them up at night", and addressing their feedback with product enhancements.
   • Initiated development of security policies covering SOX, ISO 17799, NIST 800-53, HIPAA, FISMA and other regulations and standards, increasing sales revenue.
   • Delivered a near flawless six year track record of shipping on-time quarterly security content via LiveUpdate as well as bi-weekly patch content.

Technical Product Manager, AXENT Technologies, 1998 - 2001
   • Managed from cradle to grave our network and host-based vulnerability scanners, filling gaps in the product portfolio and generating $3M revenue annually.
   • Frequent presenter at vender and security conferences, trade shows, and universities.
   • Designed and implemented an externally-facing Web site to download NetRecon and issue license keys, logging over 10,000 downloads over a two year period.

VP of Engineering, CallWare Technologies, Inc., 1994 - 1998
   • Broke new ground by seamlessly integrating networked computers (NetWare and Windows) with PBX telephone systems while developing the industry’s first Windows-based client to display and manage voicemail messages similar to email (now called unified messaging).
   • Rapidly promoted from Senior Software Engineer, to Development Team Leader, to Director of Development, then to VP of Engineering where I built and managed a team of 17 software development engineers.
   • Extensive programming using C/C++ for telephony applications.

Network Software Engineer, Novell, Inc., 1992 - 1994
   • Developed Novell’s upgrade and migration products as well as core NetWare utilities for NetWare 4.x using C/C++.
   • Managed a development team of six software engineers for the NetWare operating system.
   • Earned NetWare 4 CNA, CNE and ECNE (Master CNE) certifications.

Systems Software Engineer / Officer, U.S. Air Force, 1989 - 1992
   • Commissioned Air Force officer (Captain), SECRET security clearance, honorable discharge.
   • Supervised eight engineers and directed all graphics programming while programming in C, FORTRAN and Ada on UNIX workstations to support real-time flight simulations.
   • Developed TCP/IP and UDP network drivers as well as graphical avionics consoles.
   • UNIX System Administrator in a classified lab environment.

C++ and Mathematics Instructor, Brigham Young University, 1986 - 1989
   • Tutored college students in math from algebra through 2nd year calculus at the BYU Math Lab, as well as a Teacher’s Assistant for several electrical engineering labs.
   • Part-time college instructor for a C/C++ programming language course (CIS 233).
   • Tutored students one-on-one to pay my way through college without parental financial aid.

Voluntary Representative, South Africa & Zimbabwe, 1983 - 1985
   • Full-time voluntary service as a missionary in southern Africa, supervising the activities of eight other representatives.
   • Developed extensive interpersonal relations, organizational, teaching, and time-management skills.

EMPLOYER AWARDS
   • Recognized in Strathmore's Who's Who, 2009
   • McAfee Certificate of Recognition, 3 Years of Dedicated Service, 2009
   • Symantec A++ Award
   • CallWare 5.1 Extra Miler Award
   • Novell Employee of the Month
   • U.S. Air Force Commendation Metal
   • U.S. Air Force Company Grade Officer of the Quarter
   • BYU ROTC Distinguished Technical Graduate

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
   • ISSA Board of Directors
   • Pragmatic Marketing Certified
   • Real-World Project Management Certified
   • Object Oriented Concepts and Design C++
   • Amateur Radio (Ham) Technician Class Operator, Call sign: KD7VQU

PUBLICATIONS
   • Policy Compliance Checking: Making the Right Decisions, Symantec
   • Network vs. Host-Based Vulnerability Management, Symantec
   • Securing Enterprise Wireless Networks, Symantec
   • Book: Numerical Analysis Algorithms in C with CD of 120+ mathematics algorithms in C

MISCELLANEOUS
   • Held a SECRET security clearance. Now expired but can easily be renewed.
   • Travelled to 22 different countries on four continents
   • Fluent in English and Afrikaans, 3 years of high school German and some Spanish.
   • On-line Résumé: www.toomey.org/harold/resume

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