Feb 2024 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Cyber, Data & Privacy

Oct 2020 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Core focus on risk management, information security and data privacy topics
• Assisting large-complex organizations with their risk & compliance objectives
• Leading engagements with complex scope, with >50 products and >100 locations
• Leading third party/internal audits basis ISO, SOC2, NIST, CSA and other frameworks as well as
• managing the complete cycle of audit processes (i.e. planning to report delivery)
• Assisting organizations in defining and implementing the compliance strategies and control
• processes focusing People, Process and Technology
• Advising organizations on data privacy principles by leveraging on IEC 27701:2019, GDPR with
• principal focus on Data deletion, PII disclosure notification, sub-contracted PII processing etc.
• Responsible for managing client relationships and growing the key client engagements from
• various sectors (Fortune 500)
• Managing a team of >25 members, with diverse backgrounds and nationalities
• Trainer of ISO lead implementer/auditor topics

Oct 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs

Oct 2016 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Lead Auditor for certifications against ISO/IEC 27001:2013 - Information Security Management
• Systems.
• Lead implementer of management system frameworks as per various ISO standards.
• Performed and lead several assessments against security and privacy controls for various organizations.
• Key focus on cloud-based services.
• Expertise in performing integrated framework audits based on various compliance
• requirements/standards.

Sep 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs

• Main focus on:
• Certification audits for internationally recognized standards ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security,
• ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 22301 Business Continuity, ISO 20000 Service Management , ISO
• 27018 Security and Privacy in Public cloud, CSA STAR certifications, ISO 14001 Environmental
• Management, OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety
• Implementation of Management System frameworks as per various standards
• Performing gap analysis to assess the readiness towards certification(s)
• Conducting Risk Assessments

Feb 2014 – Aug 2014 · 6 mos

• The internship was combined with a master thesis project. The topic of thesis being 'Stakeholders perspective of Mobile Payment Platforms'. The aim of this research was to develop a bigger picture of mobile payment platforms from the viewpoint of numerous actors involved in the mobile payments industry, to compare their preferences and reflect on the strategic implications.
• The perspectives of these actors were taken on 4 main categories i.e. Technological, Organization, Strategic and Economic. These 4 areas of focus further included different criteria.
• The results were achieved using a quantitative approach called 'Analytic Hierarchy Process' which makes use of surveys and interviews.
• About 45 participants took part in the research, many of them belonging to different industries.
• The internship/thesis was completed with a public presentation
• .
• Apart from thesis project, this internship has been a great platform to get acquainted with advisory services of the organization. Additionally, a training on ISMS Lead Implementer was undertaken during the course of internship with an aim to understand the Information Security Management Systems.

Oct 2013 – Oct 2013 · 0 mo · Delft Area, Netherlands

Jun 2013 – Dec 2013 · 6 mos · Delft Area, Netherlands

• Assisted on various research projects.
• Analyzed the factors behind emergence of a dominant standard in a standards battle between different products/technologies. Focused primarily on technology patterns and business ecosystems.
• Another project related to platform wars in the field of smart grids. The project consisted of tasks like researching about the relevant standards in smart metering & Home Energy Management Systems, conducting a stakeholder analysis, investigating social values & norms influencing the acceptance of the technology.
• My work took place under the supervision of Dr. G. (Geerten) van de Kaa, Assistant Professor ,
• Strategy and Innovation,TU Delft

Aug 2011 – Jul 2012 · 11 mos · Jaipur Area, India

• Worked as a System's Engineer in a team project for enhancement of website for U.S. Fashion retail chain, Nordstrom,Inc. My contribution was mainly on requirement analysis of the technical tasks.Also underwent an extensive training program at Infosys Limited, Mysore. This training was a great opportunity to develop and improve my software as well as team-working skills.

Jun 2010 – Aug 2010 · 2 mos · Chandigarh Area, India

• Training in Philips Electronics India Limited, Light factory under Global Technology Development(GTD) centre for Compact Fluorescent Lamps. GTD is a centre focusing on innovations and it investigates the lighting market and the changing trends.I worked on various test procedures performed on CFL's to improve their quality with respect to different market segments and also analyzed the internal circuitory of CFL's. This training was great platform in learning out ways to make technology cost efficient by optimizing the techniques.