Girish H A is an Information Technology and Security professional with over 17 years of experience in identity and access management programs and security operations at Fortune 500 companies. He has managed multi-million dollar programs and teams of over 200 people. Girish has expertise in identity and access management technologies from vendors such as IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, and CyberArk. He holds certifications in deployment, ITIL, and auditing and has led initiatives that have realized savings and benefits of over $300 million. Currently, Girish is the Director of Technology and Security Management at Gavin Technologies, where he oversees transitions, operations, and development projects.

1. Synopsis
Girish H A Email: hagirish@gmail.com
LinkedIn: in.linkedin.com/in/GirishHA Phone: +91-98457 07334
Summary:
Information Technology and Security professional with over 17 years of experience ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500
corporations. Techno-Commercial professional with proven ability to oversee transitions, technology operations, plan and
lead enterprise-level development and deployment initiatives. Persuasive verbal and written communication skills
compliment a proven ability to multi-task, maintain an organized approach, and ensure success - even when faced with high-
pressure or high-risk situations.
Competencies:
 Managing multi-million dollar Identity and Access
Management programs
 Executing multi-million dollar Identity and Access
Management programs
 Team Building and Talent Acquisition
 Stakeholder Management
 Bridge between Business and IT
 Technology:
Identity &
Access
Management
IBM: TIM, TAMeB, TAM-eSSO, TAMOS
Oracle: OIM, OAM
Microsoft: ILM 2007, FIM 2010 and R2
CyberArk: PIM suite
Directory IBM TDS, MS AD, Oracle OID
Apps and DB IBM WAS, MS IIS, IBM DB2, MS-SQL
Governance,
Risk &
Compliance
Archer and CyberArk
Regulatory
Compliance
SOX, ISO270001 and BS7799
Security Tools
ArcSight, Fortify, ESM, ITA, UPM, URM,
SafeGuard and Detect-IT
Quality Six Sigma (Yellow Belt) and LEAN
Operating
System
Windows, Unix, AS400 and Tandem
Key Achievements:
 Managed Privileged Access CIGLS (Compliance
Initiative at Group Level Significance) worth £150m
for a leading financial institution.
 Executed IT Security Strategic program leading to a
savings of £80m for a leading insurance company.
 Managed consolidation/transition security
operations and user administration program from
12 geographies leading to a savings of £70m.
 Managed and executed Security Authentication as
a utility program deriving benefits worth £100m.
 Executed assessment of over 700+ applications for
onboarding to an Identity and Access Management
solution deriving benefits worth $68m for a leading
financial institution.
 Executed development of PowerShell based scripts
to generate security posture across 4000+
infrastructure servers to derive efficiency worth
$50m for a leading financial institution.
 Played key role in managing audit remediation
programs to ensure audit satisfactory.
 Managed a team size of over 200, spread across
India, UK and Singapore
 Played key role in Transformation, Workforce
Management and In-Sourcing for a leading
Financial Institution
 Contributed in setting up Identity and Access
Management practice from 1 to 27
Professional History:
 Gavin Technologies: 2012 - Till Date
o Director - Technology and Security
Management
 Barclays Technology Center India: 2010 - 2012
o IT Infrastructure Manager (Global Head of
Authentication Services and India
Executive for Middleware Technologies)
 Gavin Technologies: 2009 - 2010
o VP - Technology and Security Management
 Wipro Technologies: 2007 - 2009
o Engagement Manager
 From Nov 1997 till May 2007 (Reverse
Chronological Order):
o VP – IAM Practice – Indusface
Consulting
o GM – Security Business Unit – Ilantus
Technologies
o Manager – IT Security – IT-365 (Standard
Chartered Bank)
o Security Consultant – Global Software
o Technical Support Executive – IBM Global
Services
Education and Certifications:
 Bachelors of Commerce: Bangalore University
2000
 Diploma in Electronics and
Telecommunications: Karnataka Technical
Education Board 1997
 Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli
Access Manager for eBusiness v6.0 by IBM
 ITIL Foundation Certified Professional by HP
Quantum
 BS7799 Lead Auditor by BSI India