Business Continuity & Information Security Consultant
Paris Area, France
- Current
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- Managing Partner at Almorisk Consulting
- Past
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- Consulting Manager at Accenture
- Managing Auditor at Ernst & Young
- Consultant at IBM BCRS
- Education
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- Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG) - Genève
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris
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Réda Jamal’s Summary
Consulting executive with broad experience in all aspects of business continuity management (BCM): risk assessment, business impact analysis, BCM strategies, business continuity plans, crisis management plans, exercising, maintenance and audit, training and awareness, expertise (BS 25999). Also experienced in organization and management of information security projects.
Réda Jamal’s Specialties:
Information security strategy and management, risk management, business continuity management, project management
Réda Jamal’s Experience
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Managing Partner
Almorisk Consulting
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Founder and manager of Almorisk Consulting, specialized in business continuity and information security management
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Consulting Manager
Accenture
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 5 months)
Manager within the Security domain, my expertise was covering business continuity and information security management. I was responsible for business continuity activities in France. I worked for several french and international clients, especially in the banking and financial sectors : Crédit Agricole, Crédit Lyonnais, Calyon, Shell (Germany & Netherlands), Alcatel.
Projects:
- Design, development and management of business continuity plans (BCP)
- Business impact analysis : business process review, criticality evaluation, financial and non-financial impact analysis
- Risk assessment
- Expertise in business continuity (DRII & BCI Best Practices), information security (ISO 17799, ISO 27001) and internal control (Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, CobiT, LSF)
- Management of information security projects : coordination, awareness and training, methodology assistance, risk analysis, reporting and control
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Managing Auditor
Ernst & Young
(Financial Services industry)
June 2001 — August 2004 (3 years 3 months)
I worked for several french and international clients, especially in the banking and financial sectors : KredietBank Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Calyon, CA Cheuvreux, Cetrel (Luxembourg), Ofivalmo, Atlanta (Morocco), Sanad (Morocco), Dana Corporation.
Projects:
- Business continuity plan audit : organisation analysis, recovery solutions review, documentation analysis
- Organisation of business continuity projects
- Business impact analysis and needs analysis
- Definition of recovery strategies and solutions
- Crisis management organisation and procedures development
- « Seine’s flood » preparation
- Testing both internal and external recovery solutions
- Maintaining business continuity plans
- Business continuity awareness and training
- LDRPS application audit
- Financial audit assistance: financial process review, workflow, control and risk analysis
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and "loi de sécurité financière" (LSF) IT audit -
Consultant
IBM BCRS
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1998 — June 2001 (3 years 1 month)
I joined SGRS (Sema Group Recovery Services), a business continuity planning leader, now merged with IBM BCRS (Business Continuity & Recovery Services), as a business continuity consultant. I worked for several clients in the financial sector : HSBC CCF, Crédit Lyonnais, Crédit Agricole Indosuez, Courcoux-Bouvet, Deutsche Bank, Paribas, AGF.
Projects:
- Business continuity project organisation
- Business impact analysis and needs analysis
- Definition of recovery strategies and solutions
- Crisis management organisation and procedures development
- Testing both internal and external recovery solutions
- Maintaining business continuity plans
- Business continuity awareness and training
- Assistance in writing tenders and selecting suppliers
- Risk analysis
Réda Jamal’s Education
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Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG) - Genève
Executive MBA, Information Security Management, 2007
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Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris
PhD, Applied Mathematics, 1997
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Réda Jamal’s Interests:
Cinema, photography, travelling, [http://photomaniac.blogspirit.com], sailing, squash
