Matt Willis

Background

About Matt Willis

SENIOR-LEVEL EXECUTIVE SALES/CLIENT RELATIONS – MANAGED SERVICES - CONSULTING – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT An energetic and passionate leader in technical sales, management and consulting offers expertise in driving global teams to achieve business objectives related to information security, revenue performance, and profitability. Manages large-scale projects and programs aimed at securing infrastructures and technical capabilities of external clients. Excels in building strong teams from the ground up and leading international/multicultural staff in sales and delivery for clients worldwide. Drives companies to achieve risk, security & compliance goals in cost effective manner. Select Career Highlights • Performed vCISO engagements for clients in various industries, creating security programs, multi-year security roadmaps, identifying cybersecurity opportunities throughout territory and targeted accounts from managed services EDR, varied consulting engagements and risk automation functionality. Communicated strategies to C-level executives, senior leadership and board members utilizing risk management techniques, including compromise situations, and consideration for public company readiness. • Directed a $5M operating budget for Trustwave and a client base ranging from global/multinational enterprises to small businesses in every business vertical; grew team performance from scratch to $12M in annual revenue. • Led projects and Trustwave’s on-site team for the largest compromised credit card processor (at the time) to achieve PCI standard compliance in a two-month period.