Frédéric Collard
Platform Security
Salary / Daily rate
Brussels, Belgium
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Cybersecurity strategist with 20+ years of leadership experience specializing in enterprise security architecture and risk management. CISSP, CISM, and CCSP certified expert with proven success implementing comprehensive security frameworks at Euroclear, ING Belgium, and BNP Paribas Fortis. I combine technical expertise with business acumen to develop resilient security strategies that protect organizations from financial and reputational damage.
Work experience
Owner
Seceo
Oct 2013 - Present
13 years 1 month
Liège Area, Belgium
EuroclearFreelance
Oct 2017 - Present
9 years 1 month
Brussels, Belgium
Platform Security
Apr 2021 - Present
5 years 7 months
Brussels, Belgium
Design authority
Oct 2019 - Mar 2021
1 year 6 months
Brussels, Belgium
Consultant - Group security and Business resilience
Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
2 years 1 month
Brussels, Belgium
Cybersecurity senior consultant
ICT Control SA-NV
Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
1 year 7 months
Providing security governance and security architecture guidance to customers under direct supervision of Prof. Georges Ataya.
Cybersecurity Practice Leader
Infrabel
Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
1 year 7 months
Brussels, Belgium
Defined information and cyber security strategic transformation plan. Performed several risk analysis. Provided supports to infrastructure projects as security expert. Framework and standards: Cobit, ISO 27k series, NIST, CIS controls
Master Security Officer
ING Belgium
Feb 2015 - Mar 2016
1 year 2 months
Brussels, Belgium
Master security officer for Infrastructure and network domains. Incident manager
Contractor
Dimension Data
Oct 2013 - Mar 2016
2 years 6 months
Brussels, Belgium
Security & System Infrastructure Engineer
Delhaize Group
Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
1 year 6 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
Senior Network Security Engineer
BNP Paribas Fortis
Sep 2009 - Oct 2013
4 years 2 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
Managing network security devices such as PaloAlto, Checkpoint and Juniper firewalls, F5 load balancers and BlueCoat proxies. Defining policies on those devices to cope with business requirements. - several life cycle management projects; - deployment of new devices for new projects; - in charge of network security of the international network of the bank; - skilled troubleshhoter of network security related problems and incidents - advice on network security architecture and for writing of standards and policies.
IT security expert consultant
Aubay
Sep 2007 - Oct 2013
6 years 2 months
Working as a senior security consultant on different missions at the customers premises. As of today, missions are: - IT Security manager for the Belgian Federal police - Network Security architect for the Belgian Federal buildings agency - Senior network security engineer for BNP Paribas Fortis
Network security architect
Belgian Buildings Agency | Regie der Gebouwen | Régie des Bâtiments
May 2009 - Aug 2009
4 months
IT Security manager
Belgian Federal Police
Sep 2007 - Dec 2008
1 year 4 months
Network Engineer/Architect
NRB
Jun 2002 - Jul 2007
5 years 2 months
Security consultant
Approach
Sep 2001 - May 2002
9 months
Technology associate
Capco
Sep 2000 - Aug 2001
1 year
Junior security consultant
Clearstream
Oct 2000 - Jul 2001
10 months
London, UK
Trainee
Ubizen Aethis SA
Mar 2000 - Jul 2000
5 months
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Education
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Executive Master in IT management
2015 - 2017
2 years 1 month
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Executive Master in Cybersecurity and Information Risk
2015 - 2016
1 year 1 month
HEPL - Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège
Masters
1995 - 2000
5 years 1 month
Collège Saint Barthélemy
Certificat d'enseignement secondaire supérieur (C.E.S.S.)
1986 - 1993
7 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Issued: Sep 2022
Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™)
Issued: Aug 2020
CRISC
Issued: Aug 2014
Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM)
Issued: Apr 2012
Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA)
Issued: Sep 2010
CCNP routing and switching
Issued: Jan 2010
CCNA routing and switching
Issued: Jan 2010
ITIL foundations v3
Issued: Nov 2009
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Issued: Jun 2009
CCSE+
Issued: Oct 2003
CCSE
Issued: Sep 2003
CCSA
Issued: Aug 2003