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Rob S.

Rob S.

Bembridge, United Kingdom
100% Job Success
Top Rated Plus

PCI Compliance Expert, ISO 27001, GDPR and IT Security Consultant

IT Professional with over 30 years experience. 15+ years experience in web development. 8+ Years experience in PCI-DSS Consultation, including level 1 companies, working with QSA's to swiftly obtain compliance. For the past five years, I have been providing GDPR consultation to many small to medium-sized companies. Three years experience with ISO 27001 helping clients get and maintain ISO 27001 accredited certification. I spent 20 years working in various IT roles, mainly support, engineering, and web development, within one of the largest companies in the world. I was awarded Charted IT Professional status from the British Computer Society in July 2008. Since then, I have run my own company with a small team producing web-based platforms and services and offering freelance compliance consultation to small businesses. I have also worked as a CTO on several start-up projects managing their entire IT infrastructure and gaining valuable PCI compliance experience, essential to all e-commerce projects. Due to my experience and varied IT roles, I have a good knowledge of web design, programming, databases, security, SEO, troubleshooting, technical writing & more. I am a highly organised and reliable individual, utilising existing knowledge and experiences to find practical solutions to even the most complex project.
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Mar 22, 2023 - Apr 20, 2023

"Rob is a pro, and knew exactly what we needed from a PCI compliance standpoint. He was able to get our questionnaire completed and our procedures created quickly and supported us through compliance with our vendors."

Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jun 28, 2018 - Nov 4, 2022
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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 May 17, 2018 - Jul 13, 2022
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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 May 27, 2022 - Jun 9, 2022

"Rob was extremely helpful in setting up PCI compliance for us as well as talking us through the whole process. He want above and beyond for us and has helped us navigate through a big pain point. We will definitely use Rob's services in the future long term."

Private earnings
Rating is 3.7 out of 5.
3.70 Nov 25, 2019 - May 6, 2022
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Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jan 18, 2022 - Jan 20, 2022

"Rob was absolutely superb, pragmatic, consultative, knowledgeable and helped us navigate the PCI minefield with zero pain and quickly too - saving us loads of money. If you're looking for PCI help, Rob's your man. One of the best freelancing experiences I've had on here."

Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Nov 30, 2021 - Dec 6, 2021

"Rob was a tremendous help. We will use him for similar work in the future."

Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jul 21, 2021 - Oct 11, 2021

"It was a really good experience working with Rob. I definitely recommend him - very professional."

Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Jun 17, 2020 - Jun 3, 2021

"I was very grateful for Rob's guidance and patience in helping me craft a comprehensive set of GDPR policy and procedure documents for our organization."

Private earnings
Rating is 5 out of 5.
5.00 Aug 12, 2020 - Aug 31, 2020

"Don't hesitate to hire Rob. He's the real deal."

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Skills

  • Security Analysis
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  • GDPR
  • Information Security Audit
  • Risk Assessment
  • ISO 27001
  • Compliance
  • PCI
  • Website Security
  • Data Protection
  • PCI DSS
  • Information Security
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Data Privacy
  • Compliance Consultation

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