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With a decade of experience in Program & Project Management and seven years in Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) consulting, I am a seasoned security professional who can handle complex business-facing client issues. I graduated in Cyber Defense, hold an MBA in Information Security, and am pursuing a master's in Cyber Security from Royal Holloway, University of London. As a Managing Security Consultant at IBM, I work as a Lead Security & Cyber Resilience Strategist at one of the three largest banks in Latin America. I have built up extensive experience in managing cyber security risk in both the first and second lines of defence. I have also established security programs from scratch and fostered a strong risk culture through cyber risk awareness. In addition, I possess a deep understanding of individual legal entities and multiple risk & security regulations, frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, 27701, 22301, 31000, ISA/IEC 62443, CIS Controls, PCI-DSS, ISF SGOP, ITIL, COBIT, BACEN, SOx, and more. I am passionate about cybersecurity and continuous learning, and I have achieved a number of high-quality industry certifications and certificates to underpin my professional development, including: → Fortinet NSE 7 - OT Security Architect; → ISO 22301:2019 - Business Continuity Management System Lead Auditor; → ISO/IEC 27001:2022 - Information Security Management System Lead Auditor; → ISO/IEC 27701:2019 - Privacy Information Management System Implementer; → ISO 31000:2018 - Risk Management Implementer; → Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSS BB). I am a native Portuguese speaker from Brazil and possess advanced proficiency in English (C2). Currently, I reside in Rio de Janeiro with my family. Feel free to get in touch with me if you share my passion for cybersecurity! Opinions are my own.