Enterprise Security & API Management
Centralize authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement with IBM DataPower and API Connect. Reduce TCO by consolidating siloes and offloading XML/crypto to dedicated hardware.
Healthcare • Financial Services • High-Security Platforms
Senior Technology Leadership: Regulated, Mission-Critical Environments
20+ years delivering outcomes at scale: Complete lifecycle management of enterprise security gateways (IBM DataPower/APIC), accelerating automation (Ansible/Python), and guiding cloud/container modernization (OpenShift/AWS/Azure/GCP) for large and complex organizations. Built for executives who need predictability, compliance, and ROI.
IBM DataPower & API Connect
RedHat OpenShift
Ansible & Jenkins
Python • Django/DRF
Risk & Change Management
Executive Architecture
Services
Governed modernization for mission‑critical, high‑volume systems.
Cloud Modernization & Architecture
Migrate services to resilient, scalable containers on OpenShift and public clouds. Rationalize monoliths, standardize releases, and improve uptime.
Dev/Ops & Automation Excellence
Codify environments with Ansible, build CI/CD with Jenkins, and automate fleet operations with Python. Drive consistency and auditability.
Strategic Architecture Leadership
Translate executive objectives into roadmaps, budgets, and mentoring plans. Align engineering with finance and risk.
Core Expertise Pillars
Security, speed, and cost discipline for large and complex environments: expressed as measurable outcomes.
Enterprise Security Gateway
Value: Centralized perimeter defense & TCO reduction.
Tech: IBM DataPower, WS‑Security, AAA, cryptographic offload.
Metric: Near wire‑speed processing.
Cloud & Container Modernization
Value: Scalable, resilient application delivery.
Tech: RedHat OpenShift; AWS/Azure/GCP; containerization.
Metric: 50% reduction in deployment time.
Dev/Ops Automation & Governance
Value: Operational excellence and consistency.
Tech: Ansible, Jenkins, Python frameworks, MAST.
Metric: 80% reduction in manual intervention.
Strategic Architecture Leadership
Value: Vision, financial alignment, team development.
Tech: Solutions architecture, budgeting, mentoring.
Metric: 40% reduction in MTTR.
Enterprise Security Gateway (IBM DataPower)
- Central Policy Enforcement: Author, monitor, and enforce AAA, SLM, and WS‑Security once for all backends.
- Perimeter‑grade Security: Purpose‑built appliance for DMZ; secure‑by‑default, embedded OS, encrypted FS, tamper evident.
- XML Threat Defense: Streaming validation, schema enforcement, signature verification, and decryption offload.
- TCO Reduction: Replace multi‑layer stacks with firmware‑based updates and consistent operations.
Dev/Ops Accelerator & Cloud Path
- CI/CD Orchestration: Ansible and Jenkins pipelines for predictable releases.
- Fleet Monitoring: Custom Python frameworks for large gateway estates.
- Secure API Development: Django/DRF services that standardize encryption and policy updates.
- Container Transition: OpenShift reference patterns for resilient, autoscaled services.
Engagement Options
Clear entry points aligned to your timeline, budget, and risk.
Two‑Week Discovery Plan
$5,000 flat rate • 2 weeks. Stakeholder interviews, current‑state review, and a practical implementation plan, budget, and timeline. Includes identified risks, dependencies, and roadblocks (onboarding, access, data) with mitigation steps. Fixed scope. Implementation quoted separately.
Start a Discovery PlanHourly Consultation
$200/hr. Outcomes‑focused sessions for architecture, security, planning, or delivery. Receive a concise summary of recommendations and next steps.
Book a ConsultationAccess & Onboarding Expectations
To maintain delivery velocity and security, we align on access requirements at engagement start. Client onboarding (e.g., laptop provisioning, VPN/Citrix, SSO, least‑privilege accounts, and non‑production environments) may be required. We also support secure, contractor‑provided workstations for advisory‑only scopes, subject to client policy.
Executive Case Studies
Problem → Solution → Result, with quantifiable impact for large enterprises and upper mid-market leaders.
IT Modernization & Cloud Migration
Context: Global health insurer & retail pharmacy.
Problem: Monolithic releases blocked responsiveness; slow deployment cycles.
Solution: Transitioned to containers on OpenShift, automated APIC/DataPower subsystems with Ansible.
Result: 50% reduction in deployment time; improved uptime. Built a Python framework to monitor 300+ appliances.
Access Control & Data Protection
Context: International financial services & audit.
Problem: Needed stronger authentication and encryption standard governance.
Solution: Django/DRF API to automate encryption updates; “low‑code” framework for DataPower services.
Result: 80% reduction in manual security intervention; complex API integration time cut from 6 months to 3 weeks.
Enterprise System Interoperability
Context: Large automotive dealer services.
Problem: Fragmented systems with fragile data flows.
Solution: Defined integration requirements; introduced cloud‑based monitoring.
Result: Prevented service interruptions; ensured continuity via proactive health monitoring.
Software We Support
Field‑tested tools we implement, maintain, and support to accelerate secure delivery and reduce operational risk.
MAST — IBM DataPower Operations Toolkit
Automation‑first management for DataPower/APIC: policy deployment, configuration promotion, backup/restore, and environment provisioning via CI‑ready workflows. Native Ansible integration and auditing.
Delve — Data Wrangling & Search
Pipeline‑based query language, dashboards, and API for ingestion and exploration. Ideal for data validation, rapid troubleshooting, and lightweight analytics.
SIEMatic — Events, Dashboards & Alerts
Forthcoming security analytics platform built on Django/DRF. Agent/indexer architecture, interactive search and dashboards, modular command pipeline. McIndi is the official provider of commercial licenses and support. Currently in private alpha.
LogSieve — In‑Browser Log Exploration
MIT‑licensed. Lightweight, client‑side log exploration and filtering. Runs fully in the browser with no backend. Perfect for offline analysis in secure or air‑gapped environments.
Our Process
Phase‑gated, SOW‑backed delivery for predictability and auditability.
I. Kickoff
Objective: Formal alignment; scope and metrics set.
Deliverables: Project Plan (Schedule, WBS, Testing, Training, Transition).
II. Design
Objective: Requirements and blueprint.
Deliverables: Requirements, Site/Solution Design, Established Metrics.
III. Build
Objective: Development & integration.
Deliverables: Completed code, Detailed Testing Plan, Lab & Beta Testing Report.
IV. Implementation
Objective: Production deployment and 24×7 support to closure.
Deliverables: Deployed on client servers; hypercare.
V. Training
Objective: Client proficiency.
Deliverables: Training per approved plan.
VI. Handoff/Closure
Objective: Formal completion.
Deliverables: Documentation archive; Closure Report; Requirements Checklist.
Security & Change Governance
- Isolated testing environments; production data masked when required.
- Vulnerability scans and penetration testing with 30/60/90‑day SLAs by severity.
- Formal change management with approvals and back‑out procedures.
Partner & CTO: Authority
Led by a Senior Technology Leader with 20+ years designing, implementing, and optimizing mission‑critical systems across Healthcare and Financial Services. Proven at enterprise scale under regulatory scrutiny.
Industries & Scales: We serve large and complex organizations across healthcare, financial services, public sector, and upper mid-market.
At a Glance
- Headquarters: USA (remote‑first)
- Engagements: projects, advisory retainers, augmentation
- Focus: Regulated, mission-critical modernization, gateways, automation
Leaders
Brian Kearney — Senior technology leader across cloud infrastructure, automation engineering, secure API design, and enterprise integration. Comfortable from C‑suite to command line.
Clifford Bressette — Specialist in IBM DataPower, Splunk, and Python. 13+ years of DataPower architecture and administration; automation, performance tuning, and reliable services.
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