Gil Ribeiro
Senior Information Security Specialist | ISO 27001
Salary / Daily rate
Braga, Portugal
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Information Security Specialist with 5+ years implementing ISO 27001 and TISAX compliance in automotive industry. Successfully established comprehensive ISMS frameworks, led SAP ERP migrations, and managed global network operations for major corporations. Expert in cybersecurity risk management and regulatory compliance to secure your business.
Work experience
Aptiv
Feb 2020 - Jul 2025
5 years 6 months
Hybrid
Local Information Security Manager
Mar 2020 - Jul 2025
5 years 5 months
Hybrid
Implementation of VDA-ISA (TISAX) at the local site, achieving compliance with the automotive industry's Information Security standard through: - Effective coordination and reporting to Top Management - Establishment of a fully functional TISAX-based ISMS - Successful internal and external audits and follow-up actions - Design and deployment of comprehensive InfoSec policies - Implementation and control of a robust InfoSec Risk Management framework - Establishment of an InfoSec Incident Management process - Planning and execution of InfoSec training and awareness initiatives Site lead for SAP ERP system migration
Systems Certification Engineer
Feb 2020 - May 2025
5 years 4 months
Hybrid
- Coordination of certification and homologation for several automotive projects - Budget planning and management for certification and recertification of these projects
Career break
Gilly Ribeiro musicFreelance
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
5 months
Working on pending musical projects (writing, recording and producing new and existing songs). - http://www.youtube.com/user/GillyGuitar/
Senior IT Consultant
NOS SGPS
Mar 2019 - Aug 2019
6 months
Matosinhos, Portugal
Project management for Sonae MC (Continente): - Analysis and rebuild of the global Wi-Fi network - Design and deployment of governance processes (ITIL-based) for implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Wi-Fi network
NOC Operations Manager
Fujitsu Portugal
Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
6 months
Braga, Portugal
- Network Operations Center (NOC) Operations Manager for the Audi/Volkswagen group - Buildup of the NOC team, according to project design - Mentoring and leadership of operational and processual teams - Team training and individual career planning and advisory - Implementation of the customer’s network management processes (ITIL-based) in close-proximity with the on-site teams - Interaction and cooperation with customer’s IT Operations Managers and IT Service Delivery Managers to maximize service delivery efficiency - Remote monitoring of the customer’s network
Regional Network Engineering Manager
Aptiv
Dec 2017 - Jul 2018
8 months
- Technical and project manager for the South America continent (Argentina, Brazil and Honduras) - Cooperation and negotiation with local IT Service Delivery Managers - Coordination of local technical and operational teams - Articulation of the networking infrastructure convergence with the company’s customers and suppliers - Design and deployment of local area network switching infrastructures - Design, deployment and management of global network security solutions
Delphi
Aug 2014 - Dec 2017
3 years 5 months
Braga Area, Portugal
Regional Network Engineering Manager
Aug 2014 - Dec 2017
3 years 5 months
Braga Area, Portugal
- Technical and project manager for the South America continent (Argentina, Brazil and Honduras) - Cooperation and negotiation with local IT Service Delivery Managers - Coordination of local technical and operational teams - Articulation of the networking infrastructure convergence with the company’s customers and suppliers - Design and deployment of local area network switching infrastructures - Design, deployment and management of global network security solutions
Global Network Operations Manager
Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
1 year 6 months
Braga Area, Portugal
- Global coordination and management of the Network Operations Center (NOC) - Project and task articulation with the NOC team members - Company pivotal point for the NOC managed service - Training planning for the NOC team
Fastcall
Feb 2010 - Jul 2014
4 years 6 months
Porto Area, Portugal
Senior Project Manager
Jan 2013 - Jul 2014
1 year 7 months
Porto Area, Portugal
- Outsourcing at REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais - Outsourcing at Sonae Distribuição
Technical Consultant
Feb 2010 - Dec 2012
2 years 11 months
Porto Area, Portugal
Outsourcing at Portugal Telecom.
Senior Systems Engineer
REN
Sep 2013 - Jul 2014
11 months
Ermesinde, Portugal
- Management of IP/MPLS network infrastructure - Management of LAN (switch based) and WLAN infrastructures - Management of VoIP/IPTel systems - Solution architect (in collaboration with the Project Management team)
Systems Engineer
Sonae Distribuição
Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
8 months
Matosinhos, Portugal
- Management of WAN network infrastructure - Management of LAN infrastructures - Management of VoIP/IPTel systems - Support team (in collaboration with the Helpdesk/Servicedesk team)
Systems Engineer
Portugal Telecom
Apr 2007 - Dec 2012
5 years 9 months
16034 Portofino, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy
Technical manager (as a member of the network engineering team)
Systems Engineer
IkonID
Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
1 year 1 month
Porto Area, Portugal
Design and implementation of several IP Telephony projects based on Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express Implementation of complementary systems for use on Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express IP Telephony systems: unified messaging (Cisco Unity), billing (M.E.IP.S., EasyLynq), call routing and processing (Cisco CRS, StoneVoice Application Suite), XML application development Implementation of e-mail and database systems Service provider network implementation, operation and management (Portugal Telecom, ONI Telecom, Novis, AIR Telecom) Technical manager (as a member of the network engineering team) in Portugal Telecom Implementation of wireless networks and wireless network managment systems
Telindus Belgacom ICT
Mar 2003 - Dec 2008
5 years 10 months
Porto Area, Portugal
Systems Engineer
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
3 years
Porto Area, Portugal
Design and implementation of several IP Telephony projects based on Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express Implementation of complementary systems for use on Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express IP Telephony systems: unified messaging (Cisco Unity), billing (M.E.IP.S., EasyLynq), call routing and processing (Cisco CRS, StoneVoice Application Suite), XML application development Implementation of e-mail and database systems Service provider network implementation, operation and management (Portugal Telecom, ONI Telecom, Novis, AIR Telecom) Technical manager (as a member of the network engineering team) in Portugal Telecom Implementation of wireless networks and wireless network managment systems
Systems Engineer
Oct 2003 - Dec 2005
2 years 3 months
Porto Area, Portugal
Design and implementation of several IP Telephony projects based on Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express Implementation of complementary systems for use on Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express IP Telephony systems: unified messaging (Cisco Unity), billing (M.E.IP.S., EasyLynq), call routing and processing (Cisco CRS, StoneVoice Application Suite), XML application development Implementation of e-mail and database systems Service provider network implementation, operation and management (Portugal Telecom, ONI Telecom, Novis, AIR Telecom) Technical manager (as a member of the network engineering team) in Portugal Telecom Implementation of wireless networks and wireless network managment systems
Engineering Internship
Mar 2003 - Oct 2003
8 months
Lisbon Area, Portugal
Implementation of complementary systems for use on Cisco CallManager IP Telephony systems: billing (M.E.IP.S.), XML application development
Education
Universidade do Minho
Masters
2008 - 2009
1 year 1 month
Escola de Jazz de Braga
Electric Guitar
2006 - 2007
1 year 1 month
Universidade do Minho
Licenciate
1998 - 2003
5 years 1 month
University of Cambridge
Licenciate
1988 - 1997
9 years 1 month