1. BRENDEN BROWN | LAKE VILLA, IL | brenbrown43@gmail.com | 312.493.6186
Objective:
To pursue a career growth opportunity within a respected company that values employees and work-life
balance, where I can develop skill sets by partnering with the business and clients. I want to work for a
company that not only values their clients, but also values employees for their talent, desire, and integrity.
Achievements
 Centralized access provisioning process and rectified separation of duties (manage-access) audit
exceptions in one of the leading electronic equipment company’s PeopleSoft HR and Financial
systems, saving a multimillion dollar client contract from termination within 25 days.
 Exceeded client contractual commitments/obligations by planning with executive and
management-level colleagues and implementing business process improvement initiatives, for
example, automation of manual processes requiring human intervention into self-service solutions
saving thousands of dollars from spending.
Core Skills and Values:
- Analytical/Research – Able to assess a situation, seek multiple perspectives, gather more
information when necessary, identify and address key issues.
- Communication – Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information
verbally and in writing.
- Leadership/Management – Goal-driven department lead who maintains a productive climate and
confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches teammates to meet high performance standards.
- Problem Solving/Reasoning/Creativity – Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable
solutions and resolve complaints.
Technical Skills:
- High-level understanding of 7-layer OSI model, VPNs, IP networking/routing, network and
transport protocols TCP/IP, IPv4/6, ICMP, R/ARP, DNS, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SNMP, SSH,
DHCP
Languages/Protocols Tools/Applications (not limited to) Operating Systems
ASP.NET w/ C# Adobe Acrobat Professional IBM z/OS
Javascript Cognos Access Manager (BI Tools) Novell Directory
HTML Citrix Access Management Console – XenApp Services/eDirectory
JCL IBM Lotus Notes 6.5 Unix (Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10)
SQL MS Office – Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Windows (XP, 2000, 2003, 7)
SSH OneNote, Outlook, Visio
TSO Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and
Enterprise Manager
Novell ConsoleOne
Novell Identity Manager and DirXML
Oracle SQLDeveloper/SQL Plus
PeopleSoft versions 8 through 9 (PS
Application Designer and Query) / HCM
Ruby on Rails
SecureCRT and SecureFX
Sun Identity Manager
Vanguard / RACF
Microsoft Active Directory / Terminal Server

2. Work Experience:
November 2011 – Present: Aon Corporation | Lincolnshire, IL
Global Physical Security Systems Specialist, Corporate Security & Safety
• Responsible for the safety and security of all Aon facilities, in charge of managing security center and
guard operations, establish protocols, respond to incidents, collaborate with HR representatives and
conduct investigations related to physical security incidents to ensure a safe working environment.
• Manage and administer regional physical security systems and equipment, to include, but not limited
to: access control and alarm monitoring, CCTV/video recording systems, and communication systems
• Manage and coordinate regional service repairs, preventive maintenance, inventory and replacement
schedules for security systems and equipment
• Establish and maintain written standards and guidelines for security systems and equipment to ensure
operability, reliability and consistent application of security standards is maintained
• Utilize system database reporting tools to create, modify and maintain customized security reports that
meet company, client and regulatory reporting requirements and audits
• Perform quality assurance database reviews, analysis and reporting
• Perform system programming on system installation projects, including hardware and software
upgrades, and change management maintenance of systems
• Perform regional security bid specifications; review bids, analyze costs and provide guidance to
approved proposals and installation.
July 2006 – November 2011: Aon Corporation (formerly Hewitt Associates, LLC) | Lincolnshire, IL
Technology Support Analyst, Identity & Access Management
• Represent the Information Security Management organization on projects including:
o On-boarded internal and external users access to non/proprietary applications
o Exceeded client contractual commitments/obligations by planning with management,
implementing business process improvement initiatives such as manual process automation
decrease in human intervention to prevent errors in administration and implemented into self-
service solutions.
o Right-shoring business processes to foster global competitiveness.
o Top leader in identifying and analyzing security risks, specifying system requirements and
procedural measures to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of client data.
o Administered and managed technical and information security programs, projects, and
resources worldwide.
o Presented solution propositions to executives, managers, and leaders in all lines of businesses
within the organization.
o Created role-based security access for internal colleague’s access to IT resources
• Created and administered reports for terminated users, employee role transfers, and segregation of
duties conflicts in multiple platforms and applications used by the enterprise. Ensure risk mitigation by
communicating issues to risk owners.
• Multi-tasked and prioritized on a daily basis to meet business requirements within established service
level agreements. Identified opportunities within business processes preventing exceptional client
service in a timely manner. Consulted with product owners and compliance team to create
documentation, provide training and subject matter expertise, and guaranteed first-call resolution for
Aon Hewitt’s IT helpdesk.
• Collaborated with business units within Technology organization to create training program for the IS
Security department. Actively trained new team members to adequately support/perform job
responsibilities.

3. September 2005 – July 2006: Spherion on Premise: Hewitt Associates, LLC | Lincolnshire, IL
Data Security Administrator
• Administered access requests to the associate and client population to applications and systems
including applications delivered through Citrix Presentation Server, Siebel, server access via LDAP
(Active Directory and Novell eDirectory), and applications that require RSA authentication.
• Administered monthly associate transfer process to ensure access appropriateness to comply with
Sarbanes Oxley regulation for financial applications hosted on UNIX servers and Oracle databases.
Education:
March 2012 | Midwest Security Conference | Lisle, IL
Summer 2007 – Fall 2011 | B.S. in Information Systems, DePaul University | Chicago, IL
- Obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Information Systems at the College of Computing &
Digital Media and graduated with GPA of 3.0 (actual 2.991).
Fall 2005 – Summer 2007 | College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL
- Attended courses half-time while working full time.
July/August 2004 | National Youth Leadership Forum-Technology | Silicon Valley, CA
2001 - 2005 | Antioch Community High School | Antioch, IL
- Graduated top 9% of my class with high honors
Areas of Interest: Computers, Sports, Fitness, Horseback riding and showing
References: Available upon request.