about me

Cybersecurity / IT

Manager InfoSec / Prvacy
HITRUST Assessor / QA
Governance - Risk - Compliance
CISO - DPO

Music

Producer - Musician
Artist Development
"Real" Original Band
Music/Video Production

Food

"Cooks vs Cons" --Food Network
"Mattei Family Pizza"
Celebrity Chef
Food Blogger

Film

Producer - Actor
"One Night" Feature Film
Four Olives Productions
"Last Airbender" -- M. Night

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Results-driven IT, Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk, and Compliance executive with 25+ years of experience across diverse industries including, Biotech, Big Pharma, Life Sciences, Healthcare, and FinTech. A proven team builder and leader with experience in cultural change management, internal training, innovative service development, and sales training. Experience in business continuity planning, incident response, and disaster recovery. Strategic in optimizing security of data and assets. Orchestrates development, implementation, and enforcement of risk-based policies, procedures, standards, and regulations. Blends advanced technical, business, and analytical acumen to deliver high-impact solutions in alignment with budgets, timeframes, and specifications. Dynamic, resourceful, and driven with a work ethic that is passionate for creating and delivering programs and solutions to empower teams, organizations, and clients while delivering top of class customer service.
2018
2018 - Present | LAYER 8 SECURITY | Director Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Information Security and Privacy Program Development and Implementation
Virtual CISO for strategic partners
Head of Internal Compliance
Risk Management – HITRUST, HIPAA, NIST, ISO, SOC2, CIS, etc.
Risk Assessments and Gap Analysis
Technical Control Testing (e.g., HITRUST, PCI, SOC, ISO, NIST)

2016
2016 - 2018 | Private Consultant

Vulnerability Analyst, Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS)
Web Design: WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Network Administration, VPN Installations

2006
2006 - 2016 | IBM | SWAT TEAM GLOBAL TEAM MANAGER

● Led a specialized team of problem determination engineers (8 US, 5 EU, 2 AP)
● Developed standardized and automated environment review for root cause analysis which looked at the customer environment holistically
● Specialized in Worldwide Customer on-site Support
● Received highest review rating of one for five consecutive years

1990
1990 - 2006 | CSC, Soft Switch, LOTUS | API MANAGEMENT TEAM LEAD

Served as developer in C++, Lotus Notes, and Domino
WebSphere Portal, LDAP, DB2, Email, and Networking
Senior Software Engineer
Oracle DBA for Redundancy, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery
Design, code, test – Aegis Radar – Operational Readiness System
Server and memory management, IO and networking specialist

Professional Certifications

2000

Oracle University
Oracle DBA

2012

IBM
Management

2013

IBM
Networking

2018

CompTIA
Security+

2018

ICS2
HCISPP

2018

HITRUST
CCSFP / CHQP

Music

We had a great run or almost 20 years operating one . the largest studios on the east coast. 
So many memories and so may great artists.

mariano
Philly Sound Studios
Producer

"Real" has been one of my greatest joys.  Being able to express yourself via music is a gift to oneself and if you are luck - to others.

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Real
Original Band

Food

Nonna Gilda

It all started with finding her scribbled hand written recipes in the attic. This let me to recreating every one of her recipes. Nonna was with us for 97 years and was tasting and commenting on the recipes as long as she was with us. 

This lead to the Food Blog on Facebook and eventually let me to the Food Network’s – Cooks vs. Cons S1E11 “Candy Clash” and the opening of our family Pizzeria – “Mattei Family Pizza.”

Cooks vs Cons - Food Network

Contact me for Live Food Demonstrations or Private Parties

Film - Four Olives Productions

The Last airbender

M. Night Shyamalan

Definitely a bucket list item.  Not only being in a major motion picture but being on set not three feet from M. Night himsel.  Amazing experience.  Can you spot me in the film?

one night

Written, Produced and Starring: Fabian Farina

Associate Producer and Co-Star: Mariano Mattei

Available now on Amazon Prime!

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

New movie surrounding unconventional love story films in South Philadelphia

With South Philly as a backdrop, “One Night,” written by Fabian Farina, conveys the realities of love.
By
 Grace Maiorano