* Executive Leadership (VP, Director, Officer, CISO, Practice Manager) * Corporate Security Strategist / Architect *Enterprise Procurement *Corporate Contract Rationalization *IT Transformational Change Leadership *Security and risk analysis program leader * Global - IT / Telecommunications / Internet / Intranet / E-Commerce * System & Network Architecture, Engineering, Implementation, Integration Executive responsible for overall IT risk management, mitigation strategies and compensating controls. Accountable to forecast, manage and lead all IT planning, execution and architecture of the organization. National speaker and conference chair on security zoning, virtualization, and dynamic provisioning strategies for security on demand infrastructures. Lecturer to the Department of Homeland Security, National Guard, US Secret Service and private sector. Specialties:Negotiations, technical architecture, security design, risk management, transformational leadership, project management

Practice Director and CSO, Infrastructure, Security and Risk @ At the Ascend, we provide senior level IT mentoring, full IT architectural leadership and transformational change programs. Our client focus is on enterprises in that time of "event driven change" whether it is an IPO, Merger, Divestiture or a Significant Product Launch. My practice area within the Ascend specifically focuses on strategy, architecture in risk within several go to market initiatives such as: Interim CSO / CTO engagements (6 months to 2 years) IT Risk Management and Security Assessments Cloud, Outsourcing and Data Center Strategic Planning Next generation IT portfolio evolutions focused on virtualized infrastructures From May 2010 to Present (5 years 6 months) Chicago, South Florida & New York CityChief Risk Officer / Chief Security Officer (Reed Elsevier Americas) and CRO/CSO Accuity, Inc. @ Serving Accuity in a hybridized role that covers the functions of the Chief Security Officer (CSO), the IT Strategy and Planning function for the full IT portfolio (CTO function) and the role of Chief Procurement Officer leading all IT contract and sourcing functions over $100k in scope. From July 2010 to July 2012 (2 years 1 month) Greater Chicago AreaChief Security Officer @ From June 2007 to October 2008 (1 year 5 months) Interim Chief Technology Architect @ Served the Chief Technology Officer during an interim transformational period at Safeco while they were hiring a new CIO and CTO. Performed the functions of Chief Technology Architect on the West Coast while commuting for my MBA in Chicago, IL. From April 2006 to July 2006 (4 months) Director, Security and Infrastructure Architecture @ From April 2003 to April 2006 (3 years 1 month) Security Architect @ From 2000 to 2002 (2 years)

MBA, Executive Leadership, Advanced Negotiations @ University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business From 2005 to 2007 D. Moritz is skilled in: Risk Management, Project Management, Technical Architecture, Change Management, Integration, Strategic Negotiations, Information Security..., Strategic Leadership, Technical Leadership, Security Architecture..., Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Legal Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX Compliancy, FISMA, Glba, ITIL, Network Architecture, Data Centre Architecture, Security, Program Management, Enterprise Software, Data Center, Team Building, Vendor Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, IT Strategy, Telecommunications, Management, Governance, Security Management, CISSP, IT Management, Identity Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Outsourcing, Virtualization, Information Technology, Information Security, Business Continuity, Network Security, Cloud Computing, E-commerce, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure