About Radu
Seasoned Cybersecurity Executive with over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure, information security, and riskmanagement across banking, consulting, and international sectors. Proven track record as Head of Cybersecurity,Cybersecurity Advisory and external CISO, leading complex security programs aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR,DORA, and NIS regulations. Adept at designing and implementing ISMS frameworks, conducting audits, andmanaging crisis response exercises. Strong leadership in managing cross-functional teams, vendor relations, andstrategic cybersecurity initiatives. Certified CISSP, CISM,CRISC(in progress), ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, and PRINCE2Practitioner, with a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and enterprise security architecture. Committed todriving resilience, trust, and innovation in digital ecosystems.
Romanian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Bucharest (up to 50km)
Experience
- 3rdGen Solution S.R.LDirector of CybersecurityNovember 2023 - Today (2 years and 9 months)Corbeanca, IF, Romania• Create security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in accordance with ISO27001 and NIST for different clients;• Develop security plans and documentation for clients. The plan will be aproved by the management of the client company.• Participate on ISMS control audits. Assist clients to pass the audit.• Perform ISMS gap assessments to help clients for passing audit and obtain the certification.• Design security controls in accordance with company information security policies and standards for clients• Provide assistance in ISO 27001 for clients• Perform crisis management exercise for various clients• Perform assistance for NIS certification• Design and implementation of infrastructure and security environment• Security and vulnerability threat assessment for clients• Audit and security assessment for company clients• Process IT analysis and IT risk analysis (Procedures. Policies, and controls implementation) for clients• Data protection consultancy ( GDPR ) - training for company clients• Create Incident Management Response procedure for various clients• Create Disaster Recovery Plan and Procedure for various clients• Develop and coordinate Incident response exercise for clients• Develop security controls for the clients in the context of the clients company information security framework.• Perform risk assessments for various clients• Develop Information Security Management System (ISMS)procedures for clients• Develop conceptual, logical and physical security models as appropriate for clients• Participate on ISMS control audits. Assist clients to pass the audit.• Participate on GSMA control audits.Assist clients to pass the audit.
- Deloitte ConsultantaCyber Security Senior ManagerNovember 2021 - November 2023 (2 years)Bucharest, Romania• Business development - open new projects for company clients• Maintain relationship with the vendors - add new strategic vendors and create alliance with them in order to offer a complete cyber security solutions for the company clients• Cyber Security team management -organise and manage the cyber defence security team• Budget planning - Create and manage the projects budgets• Solution architect - Create cyber security architecture from different company clients in various projects• Project Management - acting as project manager in different cybersecurity projects• Solutions assessment for company clients in different projects• Develop security controls for the clients in the context of the clients company information security framework.• Perform risk assessments for various clients• Check Information Security Management System (ISMS)procedures for clients• Check security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in accordance with ISO27001 and NIST 800-53 for different clients;• Perform security assessments and audits for various clients.• Coordinate SailPoint implementation project for 3 financial institution• Define control register for a International Financial Company• Coordinate CyberArk PAM pilot implementation for a big Pharma company in Switzerland.
- 3rdGen Solution S.R.LDirector of CybersecurityJuly 2015 - November 2021 (6 years and 4 months)Corbeanca, IF, Romania• Coordinate and implement security projects (Fortinet ) for company clients• Coordinate and implement NetApp solutions ( FAS and E Series storage setup )• Maintain, develop and tuning servers environment Microsoft Active Directory setup and maintenance, VMware cluster implementation and maintenance, Centos and Ubuntu servers maintenance• Infrastructure and security consultancy to various clients• System Administration ( Active Directory) for the clients• Linux Administration for the existing company clients• Design and implementation of infrastructure and security environment• Security and vulnerability threat assessment for clients• Audit and security assessment for company clients Process IT analysis and IT risk analysis (Procedures. Policies, and controls implementation) for clients Data protection consultancy ( GDPR ) - training for company clients Create Incident Management Response procedure for various clients Create Disaster Recovery Plan and Procedure for various clients Develop and coordinate Incident response exercise for clients Veeam Backup Solutions implementation and administration for various company clients
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Education
- Bachelor's DegreePolitechnical University of Bucharest1997Bachelor's Degree
- ISO 27001 Lead AuditorTUV Austria2016ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Certifications
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional - CISSP CertificationISC22024
- Certified Information Security Manager -CISM CertificationISACA2025