• forming a security group by transferring employees from affected divisions and hiring from outside the Company
• planning the transition, via phone and onsite visits, with each divisions security person and management
• meeting with divisional clients to obtain documentation and training on specific applications
• developing an action plan for testing and cutover of divisional functions into the corporate group
• holding teleconferences to facilitate this centralization effort and agree on items to transition to various corporate groups
• establishing a common security request form for all divisions with division specific modifications allowed
• training the security staff to carry out divisional instructions
• creating a Lotus Notes Database with documentation necessary to complete any security request
• creating a Lotus Notes Database to track "Data Owners"
• creating a Lotus Notes Database to track security calls and requests
• establishing performance goals and using the tracking database to report on these performance standards
• developing standardized processes after transition

Additional responsibilities include:

• being the focal point for any Data Center Intranet activities as well as developing a home page and the link structure to be followed below that page
• coordinating and installating a second BMS Internet connection located in Evansville this required coordination with the PRI networking people
• interfacing with vendor to develop procedures to update configuration when needed
• updating the Domain Name Server for the Data Center subnet (requires UNIX knowledge and expertise)

Ongoing responsibilities include

• managing Corporate Security Services Group Staff
• planning, implementing, and coordinating many large and small projects related to security infrastructure on five MVS/ACF2 systems, one VM/ACF2 controlled system, one MVS/RACF system, five AS/400 systems, one Novell server, and some UNIX systems
• interfacing with auditors -- including responding to audit issues and upfront consultation on security-related issues
• developing and implementing a project to define all clients by the "Job Function" they perform to facilitate faster response to requests
• initiating a project for single sign-on -- proposed a plan which will save the Company approximately five million dollars in client time spent logging on the various systems in use today

While in this position successfully planned, coordinated, and implemented the merging of the SQUIBB VM system with the Midwest VM system. Implementation of this merger allowed the saving of significant monies in software, hardware and people costs.

While in this position successfully planned, coordinated, and implemented merger of the Eastern VM system with the Midwest VM system. Implementation of this merger allowed saving significant monies.