Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Training
Hobbies and Interests
Languages
Timeline
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JOHAN BOECKX

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Summary

  • Analytic thinking , organized and ambitious Information Security officer with focus on network and security. My goal is to bring in my expertise and knowledge in network and security, in order to develop security plans and implement security programs and services to big organizations to help them to build defense layers.
  • I am a Security Officer equipped with good communication skills . Skilled in problem-solving and conflict resolution with knowledge of law enforcement investigations. Trustworthy and committed to honest interactions with supervisors, employees and customers.

Overview

26
years of professional experience

Work History

KOMATSU EUROPE
Vilvoorde

Security Officer and Group Manager IS
01.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • 2023 : building new department Security Office + hiring Security Analyst
  • Moving Security from ICT to Corporate level within Komatsu. OT assessments in 2023 in the production plants , including supply chain security.
  • Setting up European CSIRT and Worldwide Global SIRT. Managing tabletop exercises on a corporate level.
  • a few projects : Setting up system for security assessments of Suppliers, building ISMS, CIS reviews and pentesting
  • 2022 : moved to 100% Security Officer
  • 2021 : ISO 27001 project for compliance with NIS and NIS2 legislation: Setting up ISMS, policies, and standards on an enterprise level, ensuring compliance with ISO 27001 and
  • 2020 : Combined function : Security Officer and Group Manager IS (Infrastructure)

KOMATSU EUROPE

Teamloader NSC : Network, Security, Collaboration
01.2013 - 04.2020

Job overview

  • Starting in 2018, the focus was more on security: implementation of new solutions, Proofpoint for email security, and Office 365 ATP for endpoint; migration of Cisco VoIP to Office 365, including MS Teams, AVI, and Vmware Loadbalancing.
  • 2017 : we set up security audits with pentests, improved our SOC, and established a strategy regarding GDPR. We also started Security Awareness Trainings in all European sites, in collaboration with the audit department.
  • 2015 - 2017 : RFP Datacenter migration Verizon to BT and Wan migrations of the mpls backbone and network related services + implementation
  • Job as team lead evolved more to implementation of processes and management team, budget planning, and project planning.
  • Communication and security reporting with Japan (KLTD), integration of new sites in the Komatsu Europe environment
  • 2015 : set up of a Siem solution (Qradar IBM) and the set-up of an internal SOC (Security Operating Center) , with support of an external Soc.
  • 2013 - 2014: Management of critical network and security projects, for example: migrations of PBX to Cisco Call Manager VoIP system, migration of Checkpoint firewalls to Palo Alto firewalls, setting up remote access systems, and URL filtering systems.
  • 2013 : Management of NSC (Network, Security, Collaboration) as Team Leader under European Infrastructure manager : started as a local network team and moved to an integrated European NSC team of 6 people. Tasks evolved from network team to tasks like active directory, Office 365 suite, Cloud services, and security tasks.

KOMATSU EUROPE
Vilvoorde

T-Systems Consultant : Network/security
01.2010 - 12.2013

Job overview

  • 2010: Started as consultant of Intelco and outsourced to T-systems with the goal to become an MPLS backbone engineer in Munich for T-Systems.
  • The first day, I had to go to Komatsu for emergency reasons to network survival situation at Komatsu
  • After two years, the contract was taken over by Komatsu.
  • Started with managing network at Komatsu Vilvoorde including managing Checkpoint firewalls, proxies, Wi-Fi, HP switches, ... and moved more and more with increase of responsabilities. My internal job was building a network/security team withing Komatsu Europe.

PSAHNN
Antwerp

Senior Network-Admin
01.2008 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Responsible routing/switching Psahnn in the network team at PSAHNN
  • Management datacenter environment Napelsstraat, Deurganckdok: ASA firewalls, routers, Cisco switches.
  • Example of projects : implementation wifi project cranes in field, migration project + integration Psahnn, Integration Zeebrugge/Antwerp, migration project of new sites in central datacenter.

CAPGEMINI

Senior Network Admin
04.2008 - 08.2008

Job overview

- Responsable for Network/Security Cap Gemini Belgium

- Unix admin for Solaris/Sun servers

- Senior Consultant at ING Belgium

PENTAIR

Network Admin
10.2007 - 04.2008

Job overview

- Network admin for European MPLS backbone.

- Security admin Checkpoint firewalls (IP appliances)

- Managing European Cisco network : switching + wifi environment

EASYNET BELGIUM

System Engineer, Network Engineer, Security Engineer
01.2000 - 10.2007

Job overview

  • Started in 2000 as Network engineer : support for adsl lines and general 2Nd line support
  • 2002 - 2004 : Field engineer, installing routers and integration networks
  • 2004 - 2006 : security engineer for managed firewall project Watchguard
  • 2007 - 2008 : managed firewall project on Netscreen/Juniper

Planet internet

1st line and 2Nd line helpdesk
01.1999 - 01.2000

Job overview

- Support analogue and ISDN lines.

- Customer support : starting 1st line to 2nd line

- Analyze and set up migration from analog models to ADSL.

Education

SINT ELIGIUSINSTITUUT /KDG

A6/A1 (BACHELOR) ECONOMIC HIGH SCHOOL, CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION
06.1990

University Overview

Sint Jozefsinstituut, Merksem

06.1988

University Overview

Skills

  • Analytic and strategic thinking
  • Ambitious and teamplayer
  • Fast learner
  • Good knowledge of structural security development
  • Report Writing
  • Infrastructure development
  • Department management
  • Security planning and implementation
  • Group management
  • Security infrastructure : firewalls, cloud securty, Reverse proxy, Loadbalancers
  • Siem solution (Qradar IBM) and SOC development
  • Security Planning
  • Proofpoint for email security
  • Office 365 ATP for endpoint security
  • Security audits with pentests
  • Security Awareness Trainings

Training

Training
  • All type of Cevora trainings regarding managing teams
  • Prince II project management
  • Itil 3 training and certification
  • Cisco trainings CCNA and CCNP : routing/switching, Nexus trainings
  • CCISP training
  • GDPR training
  • Ethical hacking trainings
  • All Palo Alto trainings

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies and Interests
  • Literature
  • Table tennis and other sports
  • Politics
  • Travelling

Languages

Dutch
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
French
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
German
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Security Officer and Group Manager IS
KOMATSU EUROPE
01.2020 - Current
Teamloader NSC : Network, Security, Collaboration
KOMATSU EUROPE
01.2013 - 04.2020
T-Systems Consultant : Network/security
KOMATSU EUROPE
01.2010 - 12.2013
Senior Network Admin
CAPGEMINI
04.2008 - 08.2008
Senior Network-Admin
PSAHNN
01.2008 - 01.2010
Network Admin
PENTAIR
10.2007 - 04.2008
System Engineer, Network Engineer, Security Engineer
EASYNET BELGIUM
01.2000 - 10.2007
1st line and 2Nd line helpdesk
Planet internet
01.1999 - 01.2000
SINT ELIGIUSINSTITUUT /KDG
A6/A1 (BACHELOR) ECONOMIC HIGH SCHOOL, CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION
Sint Jozefsinstituut, Merksem
JOHAN BOECKX