Robert Fox
Performance-driven CIO / CTO / CISO, Senior Program Manager and Information Security Evangelist
Experience
Nov 2023 - Present
1 year 8 months Fridolfing, Germany
Interim Group CISO
Rosenberger Group
- Rosenberger is one of the world‘s leading manufacturers of impedance-controlled and optical connectivity solutions. Providing solutions in high-frequency, high-voltage, and fiber-optic technology for mobile communication networks, data centers, test & measurement applications, automotive electronics, as well as high-voltage contact systems, medical electronics, and aerospace engineering. Acting as Interim Group CISO responsible for building out a global Information Security Team, ISMS, strategy, and processes to deliver industry standards based on TiSAX, NIS2 & ISO27001.
Feb 2022 - Sep 2022
8 months Hamburg, Germany
Interim Group CIO
amedes-Gruppe
- The Amedes Group offers interdisciplinary and medical-diagnostic services for patients, resident doctors, and clinics at more than 90 locations in Germany, Belgium, Austria, and Dubai
- Acting as Interim Group CIO
- Assisting in a large T&T Process since recently being acquired
- Establishing a growth strategy and bringing IT closer to business, with a focus on security and infrastructure
- Deployed AI-based security technology
- Vendor & Contract Management
- Mission-critical Laboratory Information System (LIS)
Nov 2020 - Jul 2021
9 months Karlsruhe, Germany
Interim Manager Information Security
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
- Information Security strategic role supporting a large change program (Cloud First Strategy) creating a new Trading platform
- Advising executive management and supporting KRITIS / ISO 27001 activities including ISMS, pen-tests, asset inventories, data protection, vendor & 3rd party management, etc.
- Focus on Organizational & Operational strategic targets related to Information Security & Regulatory compliance (GRC)
Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
7 months Hamburg, Germany
Interim Head of Systems Design and Delivery
Vattenfall
- Operational Management and Department Development for a team of over 30+ professionals in 3 countries (SE, NL, DE) - maintaining operational SLAs, Solution Designing and Operational Readiness
- Management Consulting and Mentoring
- Large scale change programs including large Security program
- Shaping strategy and restructuring a highly critical department for future mode of operations (FMO) - furthering ITSM & ITIL maturity and efficiency
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
6 months Germany
Interim Group CISO
Nordex Group
- Acting as Group level CISO, managing the implementation of an ISO 27001 certification and subsequent ISMS deployment world wide.
- Building out the existing Security Organization and target operating model, raising awareness and establishing Cyber Security / InfoSec strategy for digitization, IoT & Industry 4.0 initiatives - supporting CIO & Executive Board.
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
6 months Essen, Germany
Interim Head of Cyber Security Architecture & Solutions
innogy SE
- Facilitating the build out of a newly formed, international Cyber Security Architecture & Solutions focused team - integrated with Corporate IT & Group level security - to help establish a group wide Security Architecture and creating the baseline security controls and policies.
Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
1 year Essen, Germany
Interim Service Delivery Manager
innogy SE
- Energy sector
- Large scale, global first generation Data Center outsourcing deal
- Acting as Interim Service Delivery Manager executing the handover of a complex Transition / Transformation Program into BAU (Business as Usual) operations
- Including ITIL v3, Vendor & Stakeholder Management, Service Catalog, etc.
Jan 2015 - Apr 2016
1 year 4 monthsInterim Head of IT
Balfour Beatty Rail
- Engineering Company - Answering directly to the MD of Finance, responsible for entire IT Operations, Personnel, Special Projects & IT Budget
- Key areas: SAP Environment, Carve-Out activities and multiple TSAs (Technical Services Agreements)
- Crisis Management
- Industry (4.0) Security / SCADA
- T&T activities
- CAD Development
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015
3 months Eschborn, Germany
Lead Cyber Security Manager
Deutsche Bank
- Large scale, complex Global Outsourcing Transformation program
- Multiple vendors
- Working for the CISO organization performing complex contract reviews
- Liaising between UK & Germany
- Vendor & Stakeholder management
- Engagement with other project streams to establish security standards for the Bank
Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
3 monthsInterim Manager / NW Tower Lead / Global Transformation Program
Hewlett-Packard
- Acting as a stand-in NW Tower Lead on a Global Transformation Program for a German Bank
- Crisis Management
- Managing a team of 40+ individuals, Organizational & Process re-engineering
- 2nd generation outsourcing conversion
- Greenfield Data Center consolidation and migration
- Including reduction of existing CMO Estate
- Build out of dual redundant DCs with Private Cloud Architecture
Oct 2013 - Apr 2014
7 months Glinde, Germany
Senior T&T Project Manager
DeLaval
- Deploying Next Generation Firewall technologies globally (106 locations) replacing existing SPI Firewall products - driven by the Security Management to improve security awareness and security profile.
- Involved in product & vendor selection process in addition to moving to a MSSP (Managed Security Services Provider) model.
- Log Management strategy and also performance issues globally including WAN acceleration.
- Additionally providing Management Consultancy to help improve Project Management processes.
Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
4 months Germany
Management Consultant / Senior PM
Getronics
- Performed analysis on a Transition & Transformation Program and presented a report to executive management
- Involved crisis management and strategic planning
- Worked together with various partners like KPN (Holland) & Connectis (Switzerland)
- In addition to the end client in Switzerland
- Extensive travel to Holland, Hungary, Switzerland, and Germany
Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
4 monthsSenior IT Rollout / Project Manager
BMW
- IT-Project & Rollout Management for BMW i brand for eMobility, covering 41 global markets
- Mobility services and networked car technologies (Connected Drive)
Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
7 monthsSenior / Lead Infrastructure Architect / PM
Bombardier Transportation
- Working with Executive IS management to establish a comprehensive Capability Framework Maturity model - intended to establish & maintain company wide policies and IS standards - conform with Enterprise Architecture, and to establish documentation management & approval processes & IT Governance. This involved also external outsourcing partner management as well.
May 2011 - Aug 2011
4 months Paderborn, Germany
Senior PM & Management Consultant
Wincor Nixdorf
- Working directly for the CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) under the CIO on a PCI-DSS related project implementing a SIEM solution (ArcSight), in addition to establishing company-wide configuration standards and operating manuals
- Technologies like VMware, Linux/Unix, FW, IDS, Vuln-scans, NetAPP, Windows Server products, and Datacenter technologies
Mar 2011 - May 2011
3 monthsSenior Management Consultant
Engel Karton + Papier GmbH
- Working directly with the executive management, performed a needs-analysis regarding a Video Conferencing solution
- Performed market research and product selection
- Implemented the chosen solution
Feb 2011 - Mar 2011
2 monthsSenior Architect & PM
Wincor Nixdorf Portavis
- Short assignment working with the Service Development Manager on a due-diligence for Architecture management consulting project
Nov 2010 - Dec 2010
2 monthsSenior Systems Manager
Ericsson Mobile Money
- Short term assignment to research payment terminal technologies and direct bank protocols using ISO 20022 & 8583 standards for a Mobile Money platform.
May 2010 - Jul 2010
3 monthsLead Solution Architect
Lloyds TSB - Bank of Scotland (HBOS)
- Senior Solution Architecture role managing a team of SME architects supporting a large greenfield deployment project to establish a new online bank outside of Europe.
- Using Oracle Flexcube banking system - leading the E2E (End to End) design and architecture
Apr 2010 - May 2010
2 monthsSenior Analyst
HRE Group
- Short term analysis role supporting a complex Liquidity Risk reporting and Transformation project
Oct 2009 - Dec 2009
3 monthsSenior Project Manager
Suhrkamp Verlag AG
- Senior Project Manager responsible for various IT transition and business continuity projects
- Company move project and mail transition from Linux to Exchange.
Dec 2008 - Apr 2009
5 monthsSenior Project Manager
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
- Large scale Datawarehouse project for securities regulation reporting Europewide
- DB2 / AIX / SQW technologies
- MiFID, WpHMV & Meldewesen §9 WPHG EU reporting system
- XML data delivery database project for European Union Regulatory authorities (CESR)
Jun 2008 - Dec 2008
7 monthsSenior Project Manager / Platform Transition
Zurich Financial Services
- Managing a transition / transformation of outsourcing service partners for a 58,000 desktop service delivery project.
- Global responsibility.
Apr 2008 - Jun 2008
3 monthsSenior Infrastructure Project Manager
comdirect bank AG
- Senior Project Manager utilizing CMMI standards for datacenter relocation, disaster recovery, and business continuity RZ/SAN projects.
May 2007 - Nov 2007
7 monthsSenior Strategy Consultant
RWE Trading
- RWE Trading was the Energy trading arm of RWE Group.
- I performed several high profile projects including an assurance review for a multi-million pound ECM, WorkFlow and DMS project (for the back office) and presented a strategic report to upper management.
- I was also leading a Best In Class initiative to improve the infrastructure and service delivery streams, and performed a strategic study on “deal capture” systems & technologies used across the Front Office.
May 2006 - Dec 2006
8 monthsSenior Solution Architect / PM
IBM
- Starting as a Senior Network & Security Architect, I was responsible for design, strategy and project management for several consolidation projects moving over 1500 bank specific applications in over 12 data centers being consolidated into two “super” data centers.
- Then I moved on to a Senior Project Manager role responsible for deploying a large scale, pan-Scandinavian Proxy solution (using Bluecoat products) for the banks 45000 users.
- Budget responsibility of €12M.
Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
3 yearsDirector IT
etvice GmbH
- Working for a Financial Services company specializing in software and consulting services, I acquired several large scale projects on a pan-European basis generating a large portion of the companies’ revenue.
- Key accounts were IBM, Nordea Bank, Dionex, Lycos Europe, Berelsmann, Marquard und Bahls and Bankhaus Wölbern.
- Please see the Contracting Experience document for more details. (www.etvice.com German website)
Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
1 yearInterim CTO
First-e Bancorp PLC
- Established the entire IT organisation structure, TDA and Security Policy standards - including the data center strategy and consolidation.
Jan 1991 - Present
34 years 6 months Germany
Sole Proprietor
Fox Consulting Services
- Principal Independent Consultant
- Interim Senior / Executive Manager (CIO / CTO / CISO)
- Multi industry and Global Experience with expertise in Cyber & Information Security, Infrastructure, Architecture & Networking
- Large scale Transition / Transformations
Summary
- 25+ Jahre Erfahrung in der Technologie - Mehrfache Industrie
- Senior & Executive Interims Management bis zu CTO / CIO / CISO Ebenen
- Linienführungs- und Projektleitungserfahrung bis 150 Mitarbeiter
- Direkt Budget Verantwortung (OPEX & CAPEX) bis zu €100+ Mio
- Prägung und Weiterentwicklung von Teamarbeit
- Nachweisliche Erfolgsbilanz mit aggressiven Startups bis zu Globalen Organisationen
- Senior IT-Projekt & Programm-Management (PMI / Prince II / ITIL / ITSM)
- Durchsetzungsvermögen, Entscheidungskompetenz, Projektleitungsfähigkeit
- Carve-Out, M&A, Krisen Mgmt. & Organisation Restrukturieren Erfahrung
- Großes Transition- und Transformations-, Rollout- und Change- Programme
- Höhe Fach IT/EDV-Kernkompetenz (mit Schwerpunkt Infrastruktur, Netzwerke, Architektur und Sicherheit)
Personale Kompetenz
- Starke zwischenmenschliche-, Kommunikations-, Präsentation und Vortrags-sicher
- Außergewöhnliche Beziehungen und "Stakeholder"Mgmt. Fähigkeiten (extern/intern)
- Starke Kundenorientierung – Ausgeprägte Ergebnis u. Lösungs- u. Zielorientierung
- Analytische, strategische, konzeptionelle und strukturierendes Denkweise
- Multikulturelle Erfahrung (weltweit) & Interkulturelle Sensibilität
- Zuverlässig, Konsequent, Belastbar und sehr Verantwortungsbewusst
- Ausgezeichnete HR / Teambuilding / Personen u. Führungsqualitäten
- Englisch (Muttersprache) und kompetente Deutschkenntnisse
- Humor als intelligente "Über"-Lebensstrategie
Languages
English
Native
German
Intermediate
Education
Oct 1984 - Jun 1988
Universität
Informatik · Germany
Certifications & licenses
ITIL
ITSM
PMI
Prince II
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