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Development & IT Consultation with Sam A.

4.9 · 50 reviews

Development & IT Consultation with Sam A.

4.9 · 50 reviews

1. SOC2 / HIPAA / ISO 27001/ PCI / NIST: Readiness: Gap assessment, policies, automation, & audit support
2. Threat Analysis & Protection: Latest threats, vulnerabilities, and protection strategies for SaaS/cloud.
3. Incident Response Consulting : Crisis support, breach containment, and recovery planning.
4. Cloud Security Review: AWS, Vanta, access controls, encryption, and compliance mapping.
5. Compliance Tooling Strategy: Vanta/Drata configuration, custom evidence pipelines, automation.
6. AI Governance (Healthcare/Fintech): HIPAA + AI, model security, customer questionnaire support.
Get personalized advice on:
Cybersecurity & Data Protection soc 2 report hipaa email security pci dss web app penetration testing

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About Sam

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Fractional Compliance & Security Expert | SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI | CISSP
100% Job Success
4.9  (50 reviews)
Gilroy, United States - 7:44 pm local time
I'm Sam – your Fractional Compliance Expert. I help fintech and healthcare firms navigate complex tech stacks to pass SOC 2, HIPAA, AI, PCI, and NIST audits without slowing down engineering velocity.

One recent result: Helped a fintech startup pass their SOC 2 Type II audit in 5 months, unlocking a stalled $3M enterprise deal by eliminating alert fatigue, resolving boundary scoping issues, and managing the auditor relationship end-to-end.

What I do (Hands-on execution, not just advice):

Audit Readiness: End-to-end preparation for SOC 2, PCI-DSS, NIST, and HIPAA.

Federal & Defense Hardening: NIST 800-53 / 800-171 engineering for Cloud Enclaves, CUI, and IL4 environments (AWS GovCloud, GCP, Azure).

Technical Security: Web, API, and cloud penetration testing, network/firewall configuration, and application security reviews.

SecDevOps & Infrastructure: Hardening CI/CD pipelines, deploying Policy-as-Code, and securing enterprise identity layers (Google Workspace & Microsoft 365).

Available for Fractional vCISO leadership to align your compliance framework with active revenue generation.

My Track Record:
★ 14+ SOC 2 Type II audits – 100% first-time pass rate.
★ 8+ early-stage startups – taken from absolute scratch to audit-ready in 4 to 6 weeks.
★ Former DoD Cyber Specialist | CISSP, CISM, GIAC.

What Clients Say:
“Sam stepped in during a high-pressure procurement crunch, spoke the language of our engineering team, and delivered an airtight technical framework that completely satisfied our enterprise buyer's security committee.” — SaaS Founder

🔥 The Low-Risk, High-Velocity Kickoff:

$4,500 Fixed Fee: The Strategic Scoping & Gap Assessment (7-Day Turnaround)
• Includes: Comprehensive boundary mapping, automated tool configuration review (Vanta/Drata), existing policy analysis, and a clear, defensive remediation roadmap.
• No hourly billing ambiguities. No hidden consulting fees.

👉 Click "Message" or "Invite to Job" to eliminate your compliance bottlenecks. I'll review your objectives and send over a tailored, one-page Statement of Work (SOW) within 24 hours.

What to expect

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    Before the consultation

    Here’s what Sam will need to know before you meet

    1. To better assist you, please answer the following questions: What prompted your request? Can you provide some context to help me understand your situation? How can I best support you?
    2. What specific pain points or challenges have you already encountered with compliance? For example: alert fatigue, manual evidence collection, failed audits, customer questionnaire delays.
    3. Are you the final decision‑maker, or do you need to involve others (e.g., board, co‑founder, legal)? This helps me understand the approval process and timeline.

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    Zachary M.
    5.0
    Apr 16, 2025
    Sam gave us some great information to work with and clearly put a lot of effort into pre and post meeting research and reporting.
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    Luke A.
    5.0
    Feb 18, 2025
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    Kelly M.
    5.0
    Nov 13, 2024
    I am very happy with the quality of the work and Sam's knowledge.