Edward Bertsch, CISSP (bertsch@gmail.com)

Senior Consultant searching for new digs

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Past
  • Senior Consultant at Advanced Integrated Solutions
  • Senior Consultant at Logic Trends Inc
  • Technical Consultant, Identity and Access Management at Midwave
  • Senior Consultant, Identity and Access Management at BMC Software
  • Systems Engineer at North American Systems
  • UNIX Technical Support at University of Minnesota
  • Supercomputer Systems Support at MN Supercomputer Center & other names
Education
  • Macalester College
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Computer & Network Security

Edward Bertsch, CISSP (bertsch@gmail.com)’s Summary

I am available for Software Consulting positions or temporary assignments, world-wide. Recent work involves Enterprise Single Sign-On, Change Audit, Identity and Access Management.

Product examples: Passlogix v-GO SSO and SSPR, Tripwire Enterprise, BMC CONTROL-SA.

Additional keywords: UNIX shell, TCL scripting, product customization, courseware delivery, training, installation, customization, Identity Management consultant.

Past clients include:
Allstate, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Blue Cross Florida, CAE, Capital One, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - CMS - HHS, CIB Marine Bancshares, City of Edmonton, Client Logic, Conoco-Phillips, D.A. Davidson & Co / Davidson Companies, Ecolab, EDS, HealthNow New York Inc / Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, Infinera, International Truck and Engine/Navistar, Mobilkom (Austria), National Council on Compensation Insurance - NCCI, One Beacon, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation PBGC, Philip Morris Management Corp / Kraft - PMMC, PJM Interconnection, Regence Blue Cross, Safeway, Santander Serfin Bank, Sunlife, Target, Total Systems, U.S. Bancorp - U.S. Bank - US Bank, United Services Automobile Association - USAA, Visa Inovant, Washington Mutual - WaMu, White Electronic Designs Corporation -WEDC, Williams Telecommunication - WilTel, Zeneca.

I reside in Mahtomedi, Minnesota (Saint Paul/Minneapolis metro area - I travel via the MSP International Airport).

Edward Bertsch, CISSP (bertsch@gmail.com)’s Specialties:

CISSP, BMCS-CE, College graduate - BA Computer Science, US Citizen


Edward Bertsch, CISSP (bertsch@gmail.com)’s Experience

  • Senior Consultant

    Advanced Integrated Solutions

    (Computer Software industry)

    20082009 (1 year)

    I am a provider of Technical Consulting Services to our clients in the Identity Management sector and with IT Security products in general. Recent engagements are making use of Passlogix v-GO Single Sign-on and Self-Service Password Reset software including the Oracle and IBM branded versions of these products.

  • Senior Consultant

    Logic Trends Inc

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    October 20072008 (1 year)

    The Identity Management Experts... http://www.logictrends.com

  • Technical Consultant, Identity and Access Management

    Midwave

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    May 2004March 2007 (2 years 11 months)

  • Senior Consultant, Identity and Access Management

    BMC Software

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; bmc; Computer & Network Security industry)

    August 1999December 2003 (4 years 5 months)

    I joined BMC soon after they acquired a company called New Dimension which had developed a number of products including the CONTROL-SA family of security and Identity Management software. In my role as a Professional Services consultant, I was a top producer of revenue and customer satisfaction. My work assignments included Implementation of the product in a brand new sale situation, Health Checks and Upgrades for existing customers, Product customization, and Development/Delivery of Training to End Users/Partners/Team-mates in Private courses, Public courses, and small group mentoring. My Billable work was done throughout North America, South America, Central America, Europe and the UK.

  • Systems Engineer

    North American Systems

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 1998August 1999 (10 months)

    Customer-facing Engineer delivering pre- and post-sales support for the company's clients in the Graphic Arts/Pre-Press industries. Software and Hardware products include High-End servers from Sun and SGI, large capacity RAID systems and high speed gigabit networking switches, Tape and Optical jukebox libraries and specialized software for Macintosh and UNIX related to the Pre-Press industry.

  • UNIX Technical Support

    University of Minnesota

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

    June 1998November 1998 (6 months)

    U of Minnesota Supercomputing Insitute, UNIX Technical Support and Account Administration

  • Supercomputer Systems Support

    MN Supercomputer Center & other names

    (Computer & Network Security industry)

    1991June 1998 (7 years)

    Systems Operation/Systems Administration of Cray, SGI, and IBM supercomputing equipment at Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc. / Networking Computing Services, Inc. / Cray Research / Silicon Graphics


Edward Bertsch, CISSP (bertsch@gmail.com)’s Education

  • Macalester College

    BA , Computer Science , 19841988


Additional Information

Edward Bertsch, CISSP (bertsch@gmail.com)’s Groups:

ISC2, CISSP, ISSA, MN-ISSA

  •    SecurityJobs
  •    Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP)
  •    Information Security Expert Center
  •    BMC Alumni
  •    Global Worker
  •    The Enterprise Architecture Network
  •    Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
  •    Information Security Community (30,000+ Members)
  •    Gmail Users
  •    Enterprise Software Community
  •    Consultants Network
  •    Identity Management Specialists Group
  •    OpenSSO Community
  •    Minnesota Networking Group
  •    Identity & Access Management
  •    IT SECURITY EXPERT
  •    BMC Employees - Past and present
  •    Friends of the United States of America
  •    LinkedMinnesota
  •    Global Security Professional
  •    Macalester College
  •    SecurityMetrics
  •    League of IAM Architects/Consultants
  •    Twin Cities Networking Group
  •    Twin Cities Software Consultants
  •    Information Security Experts
  •    St. Thomas Academy Alumni
  •    Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  •    BMC Software Association
  •    Security Industry Group
  •    Information Security Network
  •    Role Based Access Control - Executive Forum
  •    Twin Cities Geeks
  •    Minnesota High Tech Association
  •    Oracle Identity Management
  •    Network Security Community
  •    Identity Management Group
  •    CISSP Training and Studying Materials
  •    Critical Infrastructure Protection
  •    Information Security - Compliance - Risk Management Jobs
  •    Twin Cities Technology Professionals
  •    BMC Identity Management Specialists
  •    Information Security Careers Network
  •    MN Job Hunters
  •    Minnesota Security Community
  •    MECC Alumni
  •    BMC Control-SA / IdM Suite
  •    BMC Software - Global Career Opportunities
  •    identitymanagement
  •    Information Security and Privacy Law

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