David Banes
Sydney, Australia		  

Senior IT Security Management
Industry Representative & Media Spokesperson.
 26 Years IT/Computing Experience, 15 in Security.

SUMMARY  
   
   
   
AFFILIATIONS 2004 - Present Internet Industry Association (IIA) Board Member
  2004 - Present IIA Authentication Virtual task Force Technical Lead
2001 - Present Internet Industry Assoc, Cyber crime Task Force Member
2000 - Present Association of anti-Virus Asia Researchers (AVAR). Vice President
  2002 - Present Australian Anti-virus Research Forum (AAVRF) Founding Member
       
     
     
TARGET JOB Target Job Title: IT Security, Senior/Exec Management, Strategic.
Desired Job Type: Permanent
Desired Salary: Negotiable
Description of my perfect job:
Senior security management or senior business management in a security focused company or department within a company.
Career Level Exec Management/Director of staff or business unit
Date of Availability: From 1 to 3 months
     
     
     
TARGET COMPANY Company Size: No Preference
Category: Information Security Technology
Description of the company I would like to work for:
One needing to analyse and improve their IT security or who needs a reputable IT Security expert or spokesperson, to manage and build internal and customer facing IT and IT security systems, products or services.
   
     
     
TARGET LOCATIONS Relocate: Yes
Sydney Australia  
  London UK  
  Boston USA  
       
     
     
WORK STATUS Australia I am authorised to work in this country for any employer.
  UK I am authorised to work in this country for any employer.
  USA I have previously been granted an RE2 work visa which has now expired.
     
       
       
EXPERIENCE 2003 - Present MessageLabs
http://www.messagelabs.com/		 Sydney, Australia
  Technical Director, Asia Pacific  
 

Company spokesperson, technology evangelist and industry facing representative. Develop strategies and provide advice to allow the company to make informed decisions on product and service direction.

Responsible for internal(IS, IT etc) and customer facing(infrastructure, pre and post sales support) technical issues,

       
  1997 - 2003 Symantec
http://www.symantec.com.au/ 		Sydney, Australia
Regional Manager, Symantec Security Response, Asia

I managed Symantec's Security Response team in Sydney covering the Asia Pacific Region. We delivered solutions for new 'blended' threats and produce written analysis of these threats. Examples of our work are the detection, repair and fix tools for CodeRed, W32.Nimda, W32.Sircam, W32.Bugbear and many more. We also developed automation systems for Symantec's California based 24x7 virus analysis facility contributing significantly to the teams productivity.

I have contributed at security seminars and conferences as a panel member and security expert. I talk to corporate clients and the media about IT security issues, protection strategies and associated issues such as security policies. I have also trained Symantec technical support, consulting and sales engineers in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

I was a PR contact in for the Asia Pacific region for Symantec, often quoted on key Internet security related issues. I was editor of the Symantec Security Response Newsletter, an electronic and printed computer security related newsletter which is distributed globally to over 270,000+ subscribers in five languages.

N otable achievements are;

Pulling together law enforcement, ISP's and Banking representatives to discuss the impact of the W32.Bugbear worm on Australia's financial networks and to offer expert security advise.

Acting on high profile media opportunities, such as appearing on national live TV to discuss IT security issues, regular live radio and traditional print media interviews.


Building a world class team of engineers that contribute significantly to Symantec's global security response capabilities.

Being approached by SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) to be a SANS Mentor in Sydney.
   
2001 - 2004 Cleartext Pty Ltd
http://www.cleartext.com.au/ 		Sydney, Australia
Co-Founder, Managing Director

Cleartext was established in July 2001 to specialise in developing secure messaging and data encryption products.  The companies aim was to enable private communications and secure data transfer between individuals and organisations, using industry standard encryption, data protection and authentication. CipherIM, the first product, a secure enterprise Instant Messaging solution has been evaluated by more than 100 organisations around the world.

My role as majority share holder was to develop a company strategy to bring these products to market and provide the infrastructure, funding, mentoring and diverse business skills required for a start-up business venture. I brought the company through start-up, establishing bricks and mortar office, online presence, business planning, legal, finance and regulatory processes (Cleartext had an Australian Government Cryptography Export Licence) as well as preparing the company for and managing the process of raising venture capital within Australia.

Interested parties can obtain an Information Memorandum containing full business planning and financial's on request.

   
1996 - Present Cool Bananas ventures
http://www.coolbananas.com.au/ 		Sydney, Australia
The Boss

Cool Bananas is a really a hobby, it was initially setup to supplement my income but is now really just a place holder for friends and small businesses who want help establishing an online presence.

   
1997 East Coast Software Melbourne, Australia
Marketing Manager
I worked for East Coast Software in a Marketing role, producing business plans to bring new products on board, managing press campaigns, trade shows etc; these products included encryption, anti-virus and firewall software.
   
1996 - 1997 Loadplan Pty Ltd. Melbourne, Australia
Technical Marketing Manager
I came out to Australia to help Loadplan expand their business as the Dr Solomon's distributor. I developed critical internal systems, such as production, customer support procedures and quality standards. I also helped develop customer communications (PR etc), new products and assisted corporate sales staff in a pre and post sales support role.
   
1994 - 1995 S&S Software International Inc (Dr Solomon's) Boston, USA
VP, Operations & Customer Service
I opened the US office servicing the Americas. I set up customer service/technical support, boxed product production and was responsible for all internal business systems.

I worked closely with the VP of Sales & Marketing to help build an effective team covering corporate and channel sales as well as effective marketing and PR campaigns. This was done on or ahead of agreed schedules and within budget.
   
1989 - 1994 S&S International PLC, UK (Dr Solomon's) Aylesbury, UK
I held various positions joining as the 9th employee and left when the company had revenues of $30M/annum and was later sold for $640M. The majority of my time was in Product Management. To quote the Managing Director at the time I left the company, "David... was a significant contributor to the success of Dr Solomon's". My positions are listed below in reverse order.

Head of Product Management.
I set up the product manager department, recruited a team of eight professional Product Managers, planned and implemented a successful product diversification program. This team effectively managed the company's software solutions which consisted of anti-virus, encryption, access control and software auditing products. We worked closely with the Sales and Marketing departments to develop various sales, marketing and PR activities including, sales support material, sales training materials, direct mail and upgrade programmes, advertising, user group events, corporate focus groups, packaging, product bundles and product reviews etc.

Product Manager, Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
I was a key contributor in influencing Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit's strategic direction for several years. This product had 80% UK market share ahead of McAfee and Norton Anti-Virus and was seen as the leading enterprise product.

Research & Development Manager.
I was managing a team of developers for Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit. I project managed a 6 month project schedule, on time, for a major rewrite, to produce the company's first Windows version of the product. I introduced standards for documentation, source code control and project- based timetables.

Technical Support Manager.
I was responsible for setting up, staffing and managing the company's Technical Support department focusing on customer satisfaction by implementing rapid, quality support systems using in house developed call centre software. Support and software engineering staff where rotated on the phone queues, this dramatically improves software quality and support team members skill levels.
   
1985 - 1988 Whitbread plc London, UK
Unit Manager
Whitbread is a major national brewer in the UK (inc Pizza Hut and TGI's franchises). I started as a part time barman, moved up to relief management then opened a $2.5m Cafe Bar in the centre of London as Unit Manager.
   
               
SKILLS Skill Type   Skill Level   Last Used   Experiance
               
  Business Management   Proficient   Currently Used   10 years
  Product Management   Expert   Currently Used   12 years
  Project Management   Expert   Currently Used   13 years
  Team Management   Expert   Currently Used   18 years
  IT Security   Expert   Currently Used   12 years
  Anti-Virus Technology   Expert   Currently Used   13 years
  (Object) Pascal   Proficient   2 years ago   20 years
  C, C++,   Intermediate   6 years ago   1 years
  DOS/Macro Virus Analysis   Intermediate   13\3 years ago   2 years
  Tarmac Rallying :)   Intermediate   8 months ago   5 years
               
   
   
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION &
INTERESTS

Multiple company awards for excellence. speaker and panel member at IT Security Conferences.

My interests are; movies, science, eating out, cooking, cycling, motor sport (competitor) and classic cars, sailing(18 racing skiff enthusiast, crewed a 31' for the Sydney BMW Winter Series in 1998), cryptography, software development for the Internet(e.g. Anti-Spam client, Encrypted Client Server Instant Messaging programs), photography, digital art and travel.

OBJECTIVE To move into an IT Security role that is challenging, preferably with a small/medium sized dynamic organisation or smaller group within a multi-national corporation. At best with a high level of autonomy, at least with well defined roles and responsibilities that can be measured and are realistically achievable with a high degree of commitment.