Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

• A joint development foundation serving as the center for development, discussion, and management of all activities required to create and maintain a decentralized identity platform composed of interoperable protocols, formats, and code outputs.

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

• The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance plans to change the nature of authentication by developing specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that supplant reliance on passwords to securely authenticate users of online services. This new standard for security devices and browser plugins will allow any website or cloud application to interface with a broad variety of existing and future FIDO-enabled devices that the user has for online security.

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

• Kantara Initiative: Bridging and harmonizing the identity community with actions that will help ensure secure, identity-based, online interactions while preventing misuse of personal information so that networks will become privacy protecting and more natively trustworthy environments.

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Official Member of Forbes Technology Council & Advisory Team. Forbes is an American business magazine. Published bi-weekly, it features original articles on technology, communications, science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, finance and investing topics. I focus on the intersection of technology and business with an emphasis of where computer science meets social science. My publications would include insights on Big Data, Agile BI, Operational Intelligence, Analytics, Technology Leadership, and Data Science.

Jun 2018 – Dec 2023 · 5 yrs 6 mos

• The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance connects Fortune 500 enterprises, startups, academics, and technology vendors with Ethereum subject matter experts. Together, we will learn from and build upon the only smart contract supporting blockchain currently running in real-world production – Ethereum – to define enterprise-grade software capable of handling the most complex, highly demanding applications at the speed of business.

Jun 2018 – Dec 2023 · 5 yrs 6 mos

• The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) – a voluntary, public-private partnership built around the National Strategies for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) – is the only independent body dedicated to redefining how people and organizations identify themselves online, by fostering the creation of privacy-enhancing trusted digital identities. We’re working to bring all netizens – consumers, educational institutions, online businesses and governments alike – into the thriving marketplace for strong, secure online identity credentials.
• Developed at the behest of the President in April 2011, the NSTIC envisions an online environment where individuals can choose from a variety of credentials to use in lieu of passwords for interactions conducted across the internet. To satisfy the NSTIC – and pass muster with the IDESG’s high standards – all identity solutions must be:
• 1. Privacy-enhancing and voluntary;
• 2. Secure and resilient;
• 3. Interoperable; and
• 4. Cost-effective and easy to use.

Jun 2018 – Sep 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Techstars is a global ecosystem of founders, mentors, investors, and corporate partners who work together to create a network of support that lasts throughout your entrepreneurial journey. The Techstars Toronto Accelerator is Techstars’ first Canadian accelerator program. It has a horizontal focus & will operate similar to our other city programs. The Toronto-Waterloo/Kitchener startup market is full of innovation, mentors & capital – the exact ingredients for a successful accelerator.

Jun 2018 – Sep 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• As a mentor, I am privileged to work with some of the brightest, innovative minds on their startups and existing businesses. Guiding them through the challenges of starting and growing a business covers many topics, such as product design, team building, raising finances and choosing advisers. This is a wonderful opportunity to support Canadian innovation/growth, and work with motivated, intelligent business owners.

May 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 10 mos · Mississauga, ON, Canada

• BlockID by 1Kosmos revolutionizes identity management, enabling people and companies to escape from the legacy systems of paper-based documents and move into a true digital identity with unprecedented privacy, security, transparency and individual rights by leveraging the power of blockchain technology.
• In today’s $4 trillion digital economy where money can be sent across the world in milliseconds and everything from buying food to submitting a job application has moved online, simply proving who you are to those who genuinely need to know has remained stubbornly rooted in the legacy age of paper.
• Try opening a bank account, applying for a government service or even buying a SIM card for a mobile device, and you’ll need to provide a physical ID such as a driver’s license that’s then scanned or photocopied to satisfy regulatory requirements. The online world is even more chaotic. The average person has over 50 digital identities, each stored by a different company or government organization in siloed identity management (IDM) systems. Security protections range from strong to barely existent.
• Maintaining valid information across these multiple stores can be challenging for individuals and companies alike. Worse still, users have little or no control over their own digital identity information.
• BlockID by 1Kosmos is the answer to these challenges. It’s a revolutionary new technology that enables users to store their identity data in a secure digital identity safe on their own mobile devices, and provide it easily to those who need to access and validate it.

Jun 2013 – May 2018 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• As a key member of the Identity Management Implementation team, I provide consulting services on new initiatives (small to large of varying complexity). Assess, research and analyze business and system needs, exploring alternative options to recommend technology solutions and designs that meet sponsor needs and PLC deliverable's including component re-usability, data sharing and security. Develop proposals for senior management. Leads detailed design phases for small to large projects/ programs identifying, tracking and resolving technical issues. Prepare high level and detailed technical specifications for small to medium projects in accordance with PLC, security and architecture documentation objectives. Together with Project Manager, determines best mix of development, interfacing applications, third party vendor solutions to meet business requirements and project objectives. Contribute to successful project completion by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies. Develop criteria for and participates in the evaluation of 3rd party vendors and software as well as due diligence exercises. Organize and participates in walkthrough reviews of all technical specifications, programs and unit test plans. Develop, code, document and execute unit test, system, integration and acceptance test using different languages and testing tools for functions of high complexity. Ensure adequate technical documentation and training. Develop detailed plans and accurate estimates for completion of build, system testing and implementation phases of project. Develop master distribution lists, implementation and contingency plans ensuring verification is performed. Manage joint development, testing and plans and co-ordinates implementations. Manage the detail aspects of day-to-day operations with 3rd party vendors.

Jan 2013 – Jun 2013 · 5 mos · Mississauga

• Provides oversight, guidance, mentoring and direction in all IT architecture domains pertaining to application, data, technology, network and security for new and enhanced system implementation and development. Work on integration across multiple platforms and multiple software packages. Perform evaluations and selection of infrastructure components to deliver business solutions and ensure technical compliance to City architecture and standards. Research emerging technologies, deliver proof of concept initiatives, develop and document frameworks, solution alternatives, approaches and recommendations that address approved project or enhancement scope and business requirements. Work with the Architecture Team to formulate, design and implement the Enterprise Architecture and Technology Roadmap to support the IT Strategic Plan (eg. Open Data, Bring Your Own Device, Mobile Applications, Cloud Computing, Self Service, Security and Risk Management Program, Business Continuity, etc.). Ensure alignment with IT target state architecture and technology roadmap and leverage IT investments across the enterprise. Create project specific deliverables such as solution alternatives and recommendations, solution blueprints, roadmaps and infrastructure requirements documents. Present the solution alternatives, recommendations and return on investment to the Business and IT stakeholders for approval.

Oct 2010 – Jul 2017 · 6 yrs 9 mos · 3030 Thomas Street, Mississauga, Ontario - L5M0R4

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• We live in a society where pizza gets to your home faster than the police. ~Anonymous
• And I don't cook, either. Not as long as they still deliver pizza. ~Tiger Woods
• Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around. ~Anna Quindlen
• Then I did Mystic Pizza, just to do something I wasn't fat in. ~Vincent D'Onofrio
• I make myself pizza if it comes down to that drastic measurement. ~Corey Haim
• The perfect lover is one who turns into a pizza at 4:00 a.m. ~Charles Pierce
• No one could have prepared for me BBQ on pizza. I mean, both are great. But together? It was incredible. ~Pau Gasol

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 · 3 yrs

• Was responsible for enterprise architecture and delivery framework components with emphasis on security & compliance. Was also responsible for all Identity & Access Management deployment architectures in multi-tenant infrastructures. Executive Architect well versed in Enterprise Architecture (EA), Enterprise Security Architecture (ESA) and Identity driven Integrated ESA. Subject Matter expert in Integrated Identity Infrastructure that includes IDM, IAM, Entitlement Management, Risk Management, RBAC, Audit, Compliance, etc., and the Integration of this Infrastructure for Cloud Security, DataCenter Security, Network Security, Application Security and Data Security.

Sep 2009 – Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Advise industry leading security consultancy focused on software assurance, penetration testing, GRC, SCADA and solving some of the toughest infosec problems facing enterprises. Working as a advisory board member, I've been principally involved in the development and formalization of systems and methodologies for managing information assets with respect to privacy and security concerns. I am also significantly involved in developing the pre-seed stage company preparing it for Angel investors, grants and structured finance. Further to that, I also provide expert guidance on a variety of topics pertaining to Information Security, Compliance and Privacy to clients as needed.
• Additionally my focus also revolves around bringing to life the secure cloud hosting infrastructure with cloud storage and PKI driven access control to public and private cloud services running at BastionHost's primary datacenter in Halifax, NS.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 · 4 yrs

• Extensive professional service and escalation management experiences for major Fortune 200 customers across the U.S. Provide scalable, highly available and performing solutions with reduced risks and maintenance costs.
• Qualities:
• Independent and leadership with team-work spirits.
• Customer satisfaction oriented while avoiding risk-increasing short-term solutions.
• Technology focusing but in scope with the higher level business goals.
• Promoting creative ideas, innovative solutions and new releases with risk management.
• Professional services experiences:
• Helping customers discover and identify true business needs.
• Gathering and reviewing business requirements.
• Scalability, high availability and security related consulting.
• Product life-cycle management and maintenance consulting.
• Integration solutions in compatible with legacy and existing environments and products.
• Project task prioritization and project phasing consulting.
• Consulting for go-live and back-out strategies and risk profiling and management.
• Mentoring, knowledge transfer and training
• Information technology experiences:
• Architecture and designing custom solutions based on high-level business requirements.
• Implementing custom designs and developing custom codes.
• Designing and performing smoke testing, user acceptance testing, load testing and regression testing.
• Information and data visualization
• Leadership and management experiences:
• PMO ability and experiences
• Tech lead experiences
• Mentoring and lecturing Specialties
• SAS 9.1, Oracle BI EE 10g, Oracle Analytics, Facebook API, Web 2.0, iPhone, OpenGL, Sun Identity Manager, Role Manager, Directory Server, Netbeans, Glassfish, Web Space, Meta-Directory, Id Sync, C/C++, Objective C, Java, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Perl, Shell, awk/sed, SQL Unix, LInux, BSD, HP/UX
• Other expertise:
• Financial services and industry domain knowledge
• Macromolecular and pharmaceutical sciences knowledge

Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · 2 yrs

• Primarily in Identity Management solutions design, and technical investigations, performance enhancements, go-live production strategies planning, and software product enhancement recommendations, customer relationship and expectation management, project milestone and phasing recommendation, etc.
• Primary products:
• Access Manager / OpenSSO
• Identity Manager
• Directory Server (DSEE & OpenDS) and Directory Proxy Server
• Identity Synchronization for Windows
• Other products:
• Sun Role Manager
• Sun Application Server, Glassfish, Tomcat, WebSphere
• MySQL, Oracle, SAP HR, PeopleSoft HR
• Active Directory
• Solaris 9 and 10, Linux
• Java Message Queue

Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 · 1 yr

• One of Sun's leading experts in LDAP: design, architecture, deployment, benchmarking and investigating troublesome systems. Participated in most of Sun's largest Directory Services (LDAP) deployments and had a leading design and benchmarking role for 10 years. Designed, deployed and implemented large-scale (25 millions of users and more) Directory Services solutions and is an expert in architecture of these large-scale systems.
• Expert in Sun Directory Server, Sun Messaging Server, and OpenSSO. Noted expert in Solaris Operating System and TCP/IP. Highly skilled in use of the Java, C and C++ programming languages.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2003 · 1 yr

• Managed the professional services consulting practice for security and identity management solutions. Customer facing role product presentations, demos, pre-sales workshops, business analysis workshops, architecture workshops, interface between business and technical stakeholders, RFI, RFQ, RFP and ITTs, Deal Scoping and where appropriate work closely with 3rd party suppliers, channel partners and system integrators and other parts of the organisation drive business and revenue.
• Domain expert in Role Management (role attestation, role mining, role provisioning, certification, NIST role models), Identity Management (provisioning, de-provisioning, password management, Workflow, SMPL), Access Management (RBAC, Web SSO, Enterprise SSO, Federated SSO, OpenID, SAML, Liberty Alliance, XACML, JAAS), Directory Services (LDAPv3) as well as PKI, OCSP Responder, Biometrics (BioAPI, PIV/HSPD-12), Timestamp Servers, Smartcards. Domain knowledge of GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance), Sarbains-Oxleys, ISO 2700*, ISO7498-2 and other related standards

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 · 2 yrs

• Senior Object-Oriented Information Systems Architect & Methodologist experienced in leading world class projects using the Unified Process and teaching/mentoring project teams in Project Management, Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC) and processes including Change and Configuration Management, Requirements Management, Analysis, Design, Implementation and Test Management using UP and UML since their initial releases on a variety of platforms and frameworks. Has taught, mentored and consulted at the Federal Emergency management Agency (FEMA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Red Cross, SAIC, Goldman Sachs, Southern California Edison, Progressive Insurance and US Department of Labor in their transitions and adoption of advanced SDLC processes and technologies. Can contribute heavily to any organization in both software process and development engineering.
• Specialties: Software Engineering and Software Development Lifecyle Methodologies

Jan 1996 – Jan 1999 · 3 yrs

• Involved and Responsible for Design, Development, Testing, Deployment and Post Production Support Activities of the System.
• Involved and Responsible for the Creation of Materialized views and Performance Tuning of SQL.
• Responsible for creating Test Scripts and Test Scenarios for the Reports.
• Involved in System Integration, System & User Acceptance Testing of the Reports & Discoverer Reports.
• Responsible for Design, Development, Customization and Integration of Workflows as per the Business Requirements.
• Created Adhoc and customized approximately 20+ Reports using data mart data. Some of them include Purchase Summary Report by Category, Overdue Vendor Shipments Report, Budget Variance Report, Transaction Detail Report and On Hand Inventory Report.
• Documenting the Modules under AIM standards, Client Specific Standards for different application functionality.

Jan 1995 – Jan 1996 · 1 yr

• The job include teaching, project guidance, supervision of laboratory work of the students, syllabus design, instruction design, supervision and maintenance of computer lab, and other administrative work assigned by the institute.
• Teaching courses:
• Oracle PL/SQL programming
• Oracle Designer and Developer
• SQL Server Administrator and Design
• Software Quality Management
• Java Programming Language