NORMAN R. BOTTOM, Ph.D. CPP, CFE, CST, FCPP, CCO, CCISM Board Certified In Security Management Board Certified In Counterespionage & Information Security Post Office Box 164509, Miami, FL 33116-4509 TEL: (305) 254-7006; FAX: (305) 254-9662 <normanrat_private> Summary of Qualifications Multi-disciplinary Approach: People skills, and people influence, coupled with technological skills, and understanding of process and logistics of InfoSec practices. (Prior residence in Japan, Germany, and England. Extensive travel Near East, Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) Designer of widely used WAECUP Human Factors Protocol. Full understading of both Logical and Physical Security. Management (Soft) Skills. Merging technology with business functionality. ROI models. User-friendly policy and procedures. Role-playing training. Risk analysis (to include people problems). A fundamental understanding of business to include Disaster Planning & Recovery techniques. Hard (Logical) Skills: Host and perimeter defense, firewalls, intrusion detection software, honeypots, password protection, encryption, backups, log analysis, L0phtCrack, Crack, PGP, malicious software, Wi-FI networks, LANs, Windows NT & Linux security, forensic crime scene investigation, etc.. Related Experience Director, Certified Counterespionage & Information Security Manager (CCISM) Program for the Espionage Research Institute (ERI) Full charge of this distance learning certification. Wrote the original seven modules (copyrighted). Supervise candidates. Grade exams and surveys. Award certifications. ERI is located in Maryland; however, I operate the certification from my Miami office.(2001 - ) Director, Certified Confidentiality Officer (CCO) Program for Business Espionage Controls & Countermeasures Association (BECCA) Full charge of this distance learning certification. rewrote the original five modules. Supervise candidates. Grade exams and surveys. BECCA is defunct; however, I still operate the certification program from my Miami office. This program is being phased out; however, I will continue to operate the program while candidates are finishing up. (1999 - ) Professional Security Consultant & I-Way Cop (Full-Time), Miami, FL Provided advice to universities, medical college, townships, banks, malls, hospitals, Miami metro-rail system; architects, builders, etc. Testified in state and federal courts as an expert in private security personnel, policies, procedures, hardware. 1982 2001 Professor of Security Subjects & Director of Graduate Studies Full-Time) and Consultant, East Tennessee State Univ., Johnson City, TN; Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI; Indiana University of PA, Indiana, PA Surveyed computer security at one universitys request. Arranged for new course in computer security to be offered in school of business at one university. Invited speaker to computer groups. Managerial Experience Currently Director, Certified Counterespionage & Information Security Manager (CCISM) Program, sponsored by the Espionage Research Institute (ERI). Director, Certified Confidentiality Officer (CCO) Program, sponsored by the Business Espionage Controls & Countermeasures Association (BECCA). General Manager, Metalimport, Ltd., Bedford Row, London, England Actual title was operations manager (equivalent to our general manager). Supervised 45 employees. This company sold commemorative medals in gold and silver. We arranged designs, arranged for coins to be struck, and sold the coin sets. Manager and VP, Arundel Investigative Agency, Inc., Severna Park, MD and Wash., D.C. This agency was owned by D.d. Shatraw (retired FBI) and held the FIDELIFACTS Franchise for pre-promotional and pre-employment investigation. Conducted investigations in the US and in Canada. Performed consulting work for various clients. Director of Security, Miami-Dade Community College System, Miami, FL First district level security director In charge of security for all five sites. Previously, each of the five had its own independent security department, composed student security aides, off-duty police, and proprietary guards. Performed training at the Southeast Institute of Criminal Justice, training police officers and security personnel. Arranged for collection and reporting of crime statistics. Board Chairman, International Foundation of Protection Officers, Inc., Calgary, Canada As first board chairman, was responsible for promoting the program. Spoke to security groups in Australia, Germany, and in the US. Wrote Manual chapter. President, Academy of Security Educators & Trainers, Inc., Lucerne Mines, PA Was first president and chairman of the board. Promoted and directed the organization. Recruited board members. Taught in the Certified Security Trainer Program. Spoke at annual meetings. Chairman, Security/Crime Prevention Section, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, D.C. Served as counselor, then board chairman for two terms. Was responsible for directing and promoting the section. Strengths Ability to serve as Chief (corporate) Security Officer or Senior Consultant/Team Leader Understanding the marketplace, to include sales and consulting Development of ethics in these troubled times Training of employees, technical, and non-technical, on InfoSec measures Security evaluation and risk management Team building, personnel management and leadership Designer of the widely used WAECUP (Human Factors) Protocol Understanding of technical countermeasures to information attacks (CIA) User-friendly policy and procedures (ensuring psychological acceptance) Disaster Planning and Recovery (Emergency Management) Writing Author of Information Security and Ethics Sections in The Security Encyclopedia, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993. Co-author of Industrial Espionage, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1984. (Forward written by the late William Colby, former head of the CIA). Speaker and author on information security. Articles on InfoSec in Computers & Security (Holland); The Protection Officer (Canada); The Police Journal (England); Security Management , The Business Espionage Report, and elsewhere. Training & Active Certifications CCISM - Certified Counterespionage & Information Security Manager Espionage Research Institute (ERI) Security Essentials SANS CCO Certified Confidentiality Officer Business Espionage Controls & Countermeasures Association (BECCA) FCPP Certified Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner (State of FL) CFE Certified Fraud Examiner Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) CPP Certified Protection Professional American Society for Industrial Security, Intl., Inc. (ASIS) CST Certified Security Trainer, Academy of Security Educators & Trainers (ASET) Formal Education Ph.D. Government (Claremont Graduate School) MA Cultural Anthropology (Claremont Graduate School) BA English (Texas Tech) CERT. Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary (In Progress) TEL:305.254.7006 FAX: 305. 254.9662 P.O. Box 164509, Miami, FL 33116-4509 Prayer is Worship ! Psalm 32:7-8
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