Information Security Advisor @ IBM
Bangalore Area, India
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- Information Security Advisor at IBM
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- Security Program Manager –Microsoft Information Security, Service Management Division, Microsoft IT at Microsoft
- Security Liaison Program Manager–Original Equipment Manufacturer IT, Microsoft IT at Microsoft
- Operations Analyst –Original Equipment Manufacturer IT, Microsoft IT at Microsoft
- Trainee Software Development Engineer –Services IT, Microsoft IT at Microsoft
- Trainee Research Engineer – Infrastructure Systems and Network Management, Global Software Group at Motorola
- Research Engineer Language Technology Research Center at International Institute of Information Technology
- Telecom Trainee Usha Martin Academy of Telecom Technology at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
- Student Press Correspondent/Photographer-Anandha Vikatan at Vikatan Publishing Solutions
- Education
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- Anna University
- International Institute of Information Technology
- Bharathidasan University
- Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School,Trichy
- Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School,Trichy
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Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Summary
Abilities
Accomplished Leader with 7 years of global management experience including 3 years of direct, core experience in security compliance, general Management, P&L accountability, people management and delighting internal customers and Fortune 100/500 customers
Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Specialties:
Management Skills
General Management: Technical Program, Product, Training, Compliance, Delivery, Financial, Strategic Planning, Consulting, International Business, Global Delivery, Operational/Process Excellence, Process Development, Quality Management
Project Management: PMBOK, Microsoft Project
People Management: Performance, Development, Feedback, Coaching, Mentoring, Counseling
Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Experience
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Information Security Advisor
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
• IT Specialists in this job role will have expertise in analyzing and translating business requirements into control objectives, design security controls and implement them along with a security management cycle.
• Security specialists assist in finding the proper balance between enabling and securing in relation to the customers organization, culture and ecosystem. Typical examples of the deliverables include asset classification models, risk analysis reports, information security policies, security solution scenarios, implementation plans, security services, organization models, procedures, security services, security effectiveness evaluation reports and security awareness workshops.
• The Specialists who apply their technical skills to support the operation and maintenance of vendor products, services, and solutions. Individuals who are part of Support typically have responsibility for sizing, troubleshooting, and critical customer situations. -
Security Program Manager –Microsoft Information Security, Service Management Division, Microsoft IT
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
May 2007 — June 2009 (2 years 2 months)
In May’2007 recruited to beef up the regional security expertise reporting directly to Microsoft IT India General Manager Moorthy Uppaluri as a leader to drive various activities across MS IT India
Key responsibilities
• Test Management: Manage Compliance, Risk & Control and threat vulnerability testing for MS IT India
• Awareness: Evangelize customers in Microsoft India to practice Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
• Collaboration: Work with business units customers to assist in completing their security requirements
• Lifecycle: Develop Security products by managing complete lifecycle of scoping, requirements gathering, design, development, quality assurance, internal and external deployment and support
Achievements
• Appreciated by the local MS IT CoE management for the great support as an extended management leader to help achieve their training and security commitments
• Global Management: Managed key IT security assessments for all global locations with analysts from 4 sites.
• Team Collaboration: Drove many activities and built team site based on Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007
• Portfolio Design: Established and evangelized Performance, Privacy and Security training portfolios
• Security Qualification: Made MS IT India dev, test functions 100% trained, certified them via a qualification program
• Customer Follow-up: Managed customer follow-up program for complete MS IT portfolio consisting1500 Applications
• Revenue: Able to maintain >90% utilization for 20+ security analysts brought more than 5.76 million $ by internal revenue in a year.
• Team growth: Helped the team to grow from 5 to 20 members
• Product Management: Architected InfoSec Risk Management (ISRM), a product planned external security market
• Brand Management: Established team ‘ACE’ as a strong brand acrossnregion, made it ‘most preferred Team’
• Internal Awareness: Showcased products in all internal technical shows , in MSIT MBR demonstrated to CEO SteveB -
Security Liaison Program Manager–Original Equipment Manufacturer IT, Microsoft IT
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
February 2006 — April 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Manage Business Group’s Compliance Programs in liaison with InfoSec, BUSL (Business Unit Security Liaison) Score card and it’s rhythm of communications to stakeholders
Key responsibilities
• Deployment: Manage the deployment process for major launch cycles, ensuring compliance
• Future guidance: Understand security risk posture, analyze past compliance and provide guidance to peers
• Process Management: Definition and gap identification, communication and training
• Project Roadmap: Visioning and help align it with revenue, resourcing forecasts
• Expectation Management: Establish Statement of Work (SoW) to identify clear customer engagement deliverables
• Accountability: Establish Project RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) chart
• CIO Bug reduction: Targeted to clear off the pending list of un-submitted CIO exceptions, achieved the target by perfectly coordinating with ACE team and app team PMs, Developers. Established a strong process and rigid practices around this for regular rhythm
• Process Improvement: Tried adapting lot of process improvements like PS-VSTF bug migration, FXcop Integration with VSTF, Threat model implementation, Mandated ACE trainings, etc
Achievements
• Best Practice: Built a Project Management Community across the company to share best practices.
• Took the Business Group to the top 2nd spot in overall IT compliance
• Accolade by Senior OEM Management for driving BUSL Process well and turning the pending bug list into zero. Well supported by PM, Architect community for Application simplification efforts -
Operations Analyst –Original Equipment Manufacturer IT, Microsoft IT
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
November 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Provided technical T3 Production LoB applications support to end customers, Owned Business Security Admin function and manage Quarterly Releases Deployments
Key responsibilities
• People management: Manage user support team members and groom them technically on production issues
• Release and Role management: Manage Quarterly Releases and perform system Smoke Tests, Big 3 audits post rels.
• Mentor new analysts throughout globe on the OEM business unit computer systems and infrastructure.
• Be a SOX SME, participate in bi-annual audits to validate about SOX policy & applications are designed per SODA.
Achievements
• OEM Quality Award for delivering key quality improvement deliverables in SA space of OEM Support like Primus drive, SharePoint adoption and Role up Automation
• Chance was given to support Mission critical OEM Apps due to exceptional research knowledge on databases
• Took care of EPP Portal team co-ordinations, OSIT and transition projects from Reno, Microsoft Licensing (MSLI)
• Built OEM Business group’s core cluster web server and resolved long pending sharepoint issues
• Remotely managed nine user support (Tier 2) members sitting in Dublin and guided them efficiently
• Defined T1 Processes and policies, managed pilot activities, identified solution for a foreign Character Issue
• Took care of CPE/ Customer Service of tier 1 escalations, Top 20 OEM special Servicing engagement
• Established a strong knowledge transition and training process
• Owned Business Security Administration (BSA) function in short time frame
• Came up with process deck and implemented MOO user administration related activities along with escalations from Tier 1 on CA and AR users.
• Portal Role up automation: Automated 40 hours of work by implementing a automated system of SQL jobs, DTS packages, linked servers
• Approval request by Knowledge Base: Completed short-term MOO enhancements through KB that directly addressed key customer complaints -
Trainee Software Development Engineer –Services IT, Microsoft IT
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
February 2004 — July 2004 (6 months)
Develop Customer Satisfaction Tool improving CustomerPartner Experience
Key responsibilities
• Software Development: Develop internal applications management reporting system, Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) system and Clarify team collaboration system
• Coordinate a career development programme for all support engineers by establishing a technical community
• Represent Global SIT group in requirements gathering of Microsoft’s new internal survey system, Consensus 3.0
• Evangelize MS technologies among academic community
Achievements
• Conceptualized and ran a successful MCDBA community for all SQL support engineers with their own contributions
• Developed relationships with local technical peer organizations SQLCON, MUGH to improve team technical maturity
• Participated in India academic evangelist team by understanding competitive Database products in depth
• Took care of system management of two mission critical websites -
Trainee Research Engineer – Infrastructure Systems and Network Management, Global Software Group
Motorola
(Public Company; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
July 2003 — December 2003 (6 months)
Researched open source database by benchmarking to replace Oracle
Key responsibilities
• Identify open source database to replace the proprietary database in DOCSIS Device Manager (DDM)
• Get expose to tools and products like NMS/EMS, Java, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Solaris and ClearCase
• Learn Java GUI Architecture Design, SNMP configuration & Control of Network Devices (CM,CMTS)
• Gather implementation experience in DOCSIS Standards & Cable Modems
• Gather strong skills in writing UNIX shell scripts and Makefiles
• Prepare Test Plans, Specifications, Design Test Suites, White box Testing.
• Maintain development environment for a large team and administrate multi-sites as a Clear Case Admin
Achievements
• Selected among 200 final year students for this internship and coordinated a team of 2 programmers
• Only student from the institute got opportunity to work on this six months Motorola research Internship project
• Project got selected for special demo to Mrs. Padmashree Warrior, Senior VP and CTO, Motorola Inc
• Got an article published in Milestone, a bi-monthly technical mag. of MIEL titled “Benchmarking Databases”
• Worked towards this essential cost-cutting project for the MIEL’s world-class flagship DDM product
• Done performance analysis and wrote evaluation guidelines and worked on Benchmark suite evaluating all DBs.
• Planned and setup a regular software build and backup process for the development team
• Accumulated strong engineering skills with a product oriented approach and ability to work under aggressive schedules with strong emphasis on quality
• Invited as only student speaker for BangLinux, biggest open source conference and gave a speech on “Open source Databases-Present & It’s future” -
Research Engineer Language Technology Research Center
International Institute of Information Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
April 2003 — June 2003 (3 months)
Worked with Tamil Machine Translation team of University of Hyderabad for porting Shakti(http://shakti.iiit.net) to Tamil
Key responsibilities
• Partner with Tamil Machine Translation team of University of Hyderabad and LTRC, IIIT-Hyderabad
• Explore feasibility of porting an Example based MT system translating from the languages English to Tamil
Achievements
• Involved in this early research phase of flagship research project Shakti
• Got selected to this long-term projects sheerly because of the interest in the interest in language and technology
• Developed modules like Parser, Guessing modules -
Telecom Trainee Usha Martin Academy of Telecom Technology
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
April 2002 — June 2002 (3 months)
Learnt different concepts of Telecom and Worked on trainee projects
Key responsibilities
•Learn different concepts of Telecom from Senior Telecom industry researchers and IIT Madras EEE Professors and thoroughly trained, worked on different trainee projects.
Achievements
•Have done 4 different courses
• Optical Networking
• Modern Telecom Networks
• Convergent Networking
• Wireless & Mobile
•Got opportunity to pursue industrial mini projects in all of those courses -
Student Press Correspondent/Photographer-Anandha Vikatan
Vikatan Publishing Solutions
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
July 2000 — June 2001 (1 year )
Got selected among 2000 students and wrote lots of articles, cover stories
Key responsibilities
• Write articles in the magazines published by the Vikatan group, Junior Vikatan, Chutti Vikatan, Aval Vikatan, Naanayam Vikatan, Sakthi Vikatan, Motor Vikatan and Pasumai Vikatan
• Maintain the integrity while presenting articles as Vikatan is the No.1 Tamil weekly and leading publishing group.
Achievements
• Got selected for this programme because of very good writing skills and photography knowledge
• Represented many public issues and got it rectified through the power of media
Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Education
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Anna University
Masters in Business Administration , Technology and General Management , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
SEMESTER 1
DBA1601: Management concepts
DBA1602: Statistics for Management
DBA1603: Economic Foundations of Business Environment
DBA1604: Organizational Behaviour
DBA1605: Communication Skills
DBA1606: Accounting For Management
DBA1607: Legal Aspects of Business
SEMESTER 2
DBA1651: Production Management
DBA1652: Marketing Management
DBA1653: Human Resource Management
DBA1654: Financial Management
DBA1655: Management Information System
DBA1656: Quality Management
DBA1657: Research Methods In Business -
International Institute of Information Technology
Master of Technology (MS) , Computer Science Engineering , 2002 — 2004
Only student from the institute got opportunity
• during third semester itself to work on a six months Motorola Internship,
• during fourth semester with Microsoft again and
• 2 months summer research internship experience at LTRC-IIIT
CGPA MAJORS: 8.2/10
SPECIALIZATION: DATABASES & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, LANGUAGE COMPUTING
CONFERENCE
“Open Source Databases: Present and Future”
S.Shanmugavel, Motorola Labs
Proceeding of Linux Bangalore Conference, December 2003
Invited as only student speaker for BangLinux, biggest open source conference
PUBLICATIONS
“Benchmarking Databases”
S.Shanmugavel, Dr.P.K.Reddy, G.Bhaskar Rao
Proceeding of IEEE Annual Convention and Exhibition, December 2003
Winner of IEEE National level Technical paper contest- Activities and Societies:
- • Student member of IEEE
• Student member of ACM
• Volunteer of Andhra Pradesh Technology Leadership Council
• Active student member of Kani Thamizh Sangam
• Active member IIIT Chapter of SEI Software Process Improvement Network
• Active Google translator for "Google in Your Language"
• Technical Member of India Chapter of the Internet Society
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Bharathidasan University
Bachelor of Engineering (BS) , Information Technology , 1998 — 2002
Final Year Project
Guide Mr.S.GuruBaskaran, Senior Software Engineer
Client Dept of IT, JJCET, Trichy
Duration Nov 17 2001 – May 17 2002
Project Title Livmon-Live Monitoring System
Environment Visual Studio 6.0, TCP/IP and Windows NT
Abstract This project was done as a work for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of BE degree trying to establish simultaneous recording option monitoring many rooms from a central place.
Pre-Final Year Academic Project @ JJCET
Resource Management Course Project “Control Chart Package"
Guide Mr.Sathya Ram, Project Leader, Wipro.
Client Dept of IT, JJCET, Trichy
Duration Sixth Semester of B.E
Environment Windows, VC++
Abstract A quality control chart Generator tool in C using statistical techniques though the initial team comprised of the three given members, the full restructured implementation was done by me- Activities and Societies:
- JJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CGPA: 7.3/10
• University Top scorer in Engineering Drawing
• Technical front: Official representative for "Tamil Internet 2003” held in Chennai
• Cultural front: President of the college fine arts society, Participated & secured a lot of prizes
• Literary front: Worked as Press Correspondent in Vikatan (leading Tamil weekly)
• Service front: Founder president of Student Exnora Programme & President of YRC in college
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Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School,Trichy
TamilNadu State Board Higher Secondary School Leaving Examination (10+2) , Tamil,English,Mathematics,Physics,Chemistry,Computer Science , 1996 — 1998
CGPA 7.5/10
TAMIL 77%
ENGLISH 81%
MATHEMATICS 69%
PHYSICS 64%
CHEMISTRY 70%
COMPUTER 92%
REG. NUMBER: 668798
March'1998- Activities and Societies:
- • Volunteer of National Service Scheme
• Leader of Junior Red Cross, unit of 550+ members
• Won many prizes in Inter School Tamil Oratorical competitions
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Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School,Trichy
TamilNadu State Board High School Leaving Examination (10) , Tamil,English,Mathematics,Science,Social Science , 1991 — 1996
CGPA 8.7/10
Tamil 88%
English 84%
Mathematics 100%
Science 85%
Social Science 78%
REG. NUMBER: 267632
March'1996- Activities and Societies:
- • Leader of Junior Red Cross for 3 continuous Years in High School and represented School along with the 550+ strong unit in various city social development activities.
• Winner of many intra and inter school Tamil Oratorical competitions, Aptitude tests
• School topper in Tamil, Mathematics during High School Public Examination
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Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Interests:
• Program Management, • Product Management • Project Management, PMBOK, Microsoft Project, • People Management, Performance, Development, Feedback, Coaching, Mentoring, Counseling • Information Security, • Compliance Management, • Architecture, • Group Management, • Test Management, • Operations Management, • Training Management, • Portfolio Management, • General Management, • Financial Management, • Strategic Planning, • Consulting, • Service optimization, • International Business, • Global Delivery, • Process Excellence, • Process Development, • Quality Management
Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Groups:
• Microsoft Hyderabad Social Service Group- Founding Member,
• Microsoft Hyderabad Cultural Club- Founding Member,
• Microsoft Hyderabad Expressionz Theatre- Founding Member,
• Project Management Institute, PMI Pearl City Chapter,
• Founder and Owner: Grass Root Project Management Community,
• itSMF Hyderabad Chapter-Core Committee Member,
• SPIN Hyderabad Chapter-Core Committee Volunteer
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Black Hat -
Certified Information Systems Auditor -
Microsoft Employees -
IIIT - Hyderabad Alumni -
Microsoft IT -
IBM co/ex workers independent group -
College of Engineering Guindy Alumni (CEG, Anna University) -
Microsoft Management Excellence Community -
Goal Achievers International Members -
JJCET trichy, Alumni -
itSMF India, Hyderabad
Shanmugavel Sankaran (shanmugavel@in.ibm.com)’s Honors:
• Identified as young icon in ‘Program Management’ across all businesses due to the passion exhibited for function
• Known for fast career growth and average tenure in each career stage is very less than normal
• Recognized as goto person for Program Management across MS Hyderabad due to the Grass Root PM Community
• Received rave reviews from external bodies like Hyderabad PMI chapter, itSMF chapter, SPIN chapter and QAI.
• Appreciated by recruitment team for coming up with MS IT India Referral SharePoint site in short span
• Specially thanked by college recruitment team for consistent support MS IT India campus recruitment
• Well known across company’s Hyderabad campus for conceptualizing and kicking off many activities in Social Service Group, Cultural Club, Movie Club and PMP Study group
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