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
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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, LAN�s,
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 university�s 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
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