Peter L. Higgins
Managing Director & Chief Risk Officer
HigginsP (at) 1SecureAudit.com
Peter L. Higgins, a 25-year veteran in the Information Technology industry and a ISO 27001 Certified Lead Auditor, founded the firm. He started his career with Harris Corporation and has managed teams in small boutique management consulting firms and systems integrators. Most recently, his projects have included Information Risk Strategy Execution, Corporate Enterprise Security Intelligence, and the Critical Infrastructure Resiliency domains. In his role at 1SecureAudit, Peter is responsible for the delivery of an Operational Risk Management Framework and to analyze and manage new threats in clients' operations in the face of increasing loss events. Peter has contributed to the growth of two ABS Capital Partners portfolio companies since 1999 as a founding employee of Simplexity, Inc. that was later sold to wireless infrastructure provider InPhonic, Inc. for $20 million in early 2002. As a Director at Cyveillance, Inc., his projects involved Enterprise eBusiness Intelligence solutions for the Fortune 50. He is a Member of the CISO Executive Forum, a Professional Member of the Risk Management Association (RMA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and also ACP, the leading global association for expertise among business continuity management practitioners and contingency professionals. He is a Graduate of the FBI Citizens' Academy -Washington Field Office and Member of InfraGard, protecting the United States Critical Infrastructures including Membership with the Maryland Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC). Peter has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and a Master's Certificate in Information Technology Project Management from George Washington University's School of Business and Public Management.
David Bailey
Senior Partner & Chief Security Officer
Bailey_D (at) 1SecureAudit.com
David Bailey has over two decades of business and technology integration experience with firms like Accenture, Deloitte & Touche, GTE, American Airlines and DHL Worldwide Express. David was based in Paris and managed design, procurement, and deployment functions pertaining to secure Global B2B and B2C e-commerce Intranet and Extranet architectures. He started his information systems career managing risks for the US Navy helping them secure their networks while possessing a TOP Secret (SCI) Security Clearance. David oversees our consultants across the world making sure our projects are delivered on time and within budget. David is an active member of the Project Management Institute and holds a Bachelors of Science in Technical Business Management and Associate of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology from the State University of New York. He is also a Graduate, U.S. Navy Advanced Electronics Technology Program.
Our VP, Practice Directors
They are leaders in their professional fields of expertise. These include individuals who have decades of experience from organizations such as the Big Four Accounting firms, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, TD Bank, UnitedHealthcare, Discovery Health, LECG, Crowe Chizek, Accenture, US Navy, US Army, SAIC, Ciber, CIA, DIA, Cigital, Virginia Urban Rescue Task Force One, Fairfax County Fire Department and numerous Fortune 500 companies in the Critical Infrastructure sectors. Many have advanced degrees, MBA's, JD's, PhD's and have written books and published papers focused on their respective thought leadership. Certifications such as CPA, CFSA, CFE, CISA, CBCP, CISSP, EnCE, NSA-IEM and NSA-IAM are the norm. The leadership of our VP, Practice Directors, Project Leaders and Senior Consultants extends to their industry associations where they are current and former chapter leaders in ACFE, SIA, IIA, GARP, ASIS, AICPA, ISSA, ISACA IAFC, AND INFRAGARD.