Mark Taylor
Compliance Specialist
Summerville
Summary
Dynamic Compliance Specialist III at Santee Cooper with a proven track record in enhancing cybersecurity measures and ensuring regulatory compliance. Skilled in managing complex projects and fostering a culture of security awareness. Proficient in virtualization technologies and dedicated to inspiring teams to excel through effective leadership and collaboration.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Compliace Specialist III
Santee Cooper
07.2018 - Current
- Maintain Compliance with various organizations such as NERC and FERC. Also maintain OT Cybersecurity and infrastructure of Industrial Control Systems at Cross Generating Station and Jefferies Hydroelectric Generating Station.
- Implemented cybersecurity measures to protect operational technology, significantly enhancing system resilience against potential threats.
- Conducted regular vulnerability assessments, identifying and mitigating risks to ensure compliance with industry cybersecurity standards.
- Led training sessions for staff on cybersecurity best practices, fostering a culture of security awareness and compliance across the organization.
- Managed security tools and systems, ensuring optimal performance and timely updates to safeguard critical infrastructure.
- Assisted in the development of disaster recovery plans, ensuring business continuity in the event of cybersecurity breaches.
- Configured Cisco, Fortinet, Stratus, and other switches to protect our network from restricted access using vendor specific GUI's, and CLI via SSH.
- Managed Fortigate and Juniper firewalls to block and monitor traffic.
- Migrated multiple physical assets to Hyper-V and VMWare virtual servers for easier recovery and more centralized management.
- Implemented a thin client network using a linux based program to minimize the threat potential and only allow RDP from remote access locations.
Capital Projects Engineer II
Santee Cooper
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Provided technical expertise throughout all phases of the project, ensuring accurate execution of designs and specifications.
- Maintained records for each project and engineering discipline.
- Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.
- Completed construction tasks while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
- Managed the implementation of multiple control system installs and upgrades from initial logic formation, through factory acceptance testing, and finally installation and commissioning. Most notably is migrating a coal handling system at an electric generating station from multiple smaller Allen Bradley PLC's to a centralized Schneider Electric Foxboro DCS. Updated an Emerson DCS from Windows 7 and Server 8 to Windows 10 and Server 2018
- Attended outage meetings with department heads and plant management to communicate the limited access to equipment during upgrades and managed compartmentalization to make sure access to critical components were maintained throughout the process.
Sales and Project Manager
United Van Lines
06.1996 - 12.2011
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Started working for an United Van Lines after high school. Progressed through the industry from a packer, loader, driver, warehouse manager, and ultimately ended as a salesman for commercial sales, and managing the moves I sold with sometimes up to 35 crew members. Notable accounts that I was awarded was a major hospital in Cleveland, the Inventor's Hall of Fame in Akron OH, and copier moves for some major copier manufacturers.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Offered bound bids that were legally required not to exceed by 110% and successfully completed all these projects within the bid amount and retained all net profits for the company.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Computer Engineering
The Citadel
Charleston, South Carolina, SC06-2017
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
Trident Technical College
Charleston, South Carolina, SC 05.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Pastoral Ministry
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH 05.2001 -
Skills
- SE Foxboro and Emerson DCS Controls, Allen Bradley PLC, and GE Turbine Controls
- Solarwinds Network Performance Monitoring
- Experience with SQL Servers
- Experience with GFI LanGuard Tools
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Proficient with AutoCAD and generating construction drawings
- Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare vSphere ESXi, VMWare Workstation, and Virtual Box for virtualization
- Skilled Project Manager supervising multiple employees and contractors
Certification
GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF)
Timeline
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
10-2025
Compliace Specialist III
Santee Cooper
07.2018 - Current
GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF)
04-2018
Electrical Engineer FE (Fundamentals Exam)
06-2017
Capital Projects Engineer II
Santee Cooper
05.2016 - 07.2018
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
Trident Technical College
05.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Pastoral Ministry
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
05.2001 -
Sales and Project Manager
United Van Lines
06.1996 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Computer Engineering
The Citadel