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Abiodun Bello

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Technology strategist and cybersecurity researcher with 18+ years of progressive leadership in enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud architecture, and information security across telecommunications, financial services, and healthcare sectors.

Abiodun Bello
Cybersecurity
Cloud Architect
ML Researcher

Who I Am

I am a technology strategist and cybersecurity researcher with a demonstrated capacity to translate complex technical challenges into strategic, data-driven solutions that drive organizational resilience, regulatory compliance, and measurable business outcomes.

Currently pursuing an MSc in Information Technology Management (Cybersecurity Analytics) at Oakland University, where I serve as a Graduate Research Assistant, I am conducting active research in machine learning-driven credit risk modeling and healthcare cybersecurity policy.

My 18-year career spans the full spectrum from hands-on systems administration to board-level IT strategy across South Africa, Nigeria, and the United States — always bridging technical depth with stakeholder accessibility.

18+ Years Experience
15 Engineers Led
500+ Employees Trained
5 Publications (2025)

Personal Info

  • Name: Abiodun Bello
  • Academic: wbello@oakland.edu
  • Personal: yomi.bello@hotmail.com
  • Location: Rochester, MI
  • Role: Technology Leader & Cybersecurity Researcher
  • Status: MSc Candidate (Expected 2027)
  • Availability: Open to Senior / Academic Roles

Education

Master of Science — Information Technology Management

Oakland University, School of Business Administration — Rochester, MI

Expected 2027

Concentration: Cybersecurity Analytics  |  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of e-Learning & Instructional Support

Thesis research: Machine learning models for financial risk prediction; healthcare authentication security policy development.
Coursework: Data Mining & Predictive Analytics, Information Security Management, Database Systems, AI in MIS, Digital Forensics.

Cybersecurity Analytics GRA Thesis Track

Master of Business Administration — IT Management

Lake Erie College, School of Business Administration — Painesville, OH

Completed 2025

Strategic focus on technology governance, enterprise risk management, and digital transformation leadership.

Coursework: Business Analytics, Financial Analytics, Strategic Business Analysis, Information Management, Database Systems, AI in Marketing, Cybersecurity.

Technology Governance Enterprise Risk Digital Transformation

Bachelor of Technology — Meteorology

Federal University of Technology, Akure — Nigeria

Undergraduate

Projects-track research: Initiation of West African squall line; Meteofrance climate forecasting.

Atmospheric Sciences Climate Forecasting

Skills & Technologies

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (EC2, S3, IAM) Azure Sentinel Huawei Cloud Docker VMware vSphere Hyper-V SD-WAN MPLS CloudFormation

Cybersecurity

OWASP ZAP Splunk SIEM Nessus Wireshark IDS/IPS Zero Trust Architecture Penetration Testing Digital Forensics MITRE ATT&CK

Data Analytics & ML

SAS Enterprise / Base STAT92%
R (Statistical Modeling)85%
Python / ML Pipelines80%
SQL / Database Systems88%

Frameworks & Standards

NIST CSF ISO 27001/27002 ISO 31000 HIPAA COBIT ITIL v4 PCI-DSS SOX NDPR

IT Governance & Leadership

Enterprise Risk Management IT Strategic Planning Vendor Management ($4M+) Budget Optimization C-Suite Briefings Change Management Cross-functional Team Leadership

Research Methods

Comparative Experimental Design Statistical Hypothesis Testing Audit-Based Policy Analysis Case Study Methodology Literature Synthesis

Project Management

Hybrid Agile/Waterfall WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) RACI Matrix Critical Path Method (CPM) Gantt Chart Planning FMEA Risk Assessment NPV / ROI / Payback Analysis ISO 31000 Risk Management STARS Compliance
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional — In Progress
CISM Certified Information Security Manager — In Progress
Graduate Research Assistantship Oakland University, Dept. of e-Learning & Instructional Support, 2025–Present

Research Projects

Healthcare EHR Authentication Security Policy

Developed a comprehensive ISSP for a 250-bed hospital, identifying 37 credential-sharing incidents per quarter and 38% weak password prevalence. Policy targeted reduction of shared logins from 37/qtr to <4/qtr and MFA compliance from 77% to 100%. Deliverables: 60-page research paper, 24-slide executive presentation.

HIPAANISTISSP FrameworkMFA Policy

Web Application Vulnerability Assessment

Conducted OWASP ZAP scans of AWS EC2-hosted applications, identifying 1 high-risk, 5 medium-risk, and 11 low/informational vulnerabilities (17 total). Produced technical reports with CVSS scoring, attack vector analysis, and 72-hour remediation timelines, plus executive briefing decks.

OWASP ZAPAWS EC2CVSSPen Testing

Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Investigated industrial espionage cases using GPS-based evidence analysis, identifying employee visits to three competitor HQs (Ford, GM, Stellantis). Analyzed FBI-recovered dark web data for PII/PHI classification under Michigan MCL 445.72 data breach notification law.

Digital ForensicsGPS EvidenceMCL 445.72PII/PHI

Predictive Statistical Modeling Portfolio (SAS)

Built multiple regression for automotive pricing (R² = 0.89, 4 significant predictors), logistic regression for IT workforce performance (experience 3× stronger than training), and multivariate competitive pricing analysis ($45 per-route competitive impact).

SASRegressionPredictive Modeling

Cryptographic Algorithm Analysis

Completed substitution-permutation network exercises demonstrating mastery of XOR operations, bit-level transformations, and encryption round structures. Verified correctness of every transformation stage through programmatic validation, reinforcing foundational principles applied in real-world security protocol design.

CryptographyXOR / Bit OpsSPNEncryption Rounds

AI & Cybersecurity in MIS — Literature Synthesis

Synthesized five peer-reviewed articles examining AI-driven security management, producing a 14-page report identifying seven integrative insights, including convergence of security and business intelligence, predictive governance frameworks, and socio-technical implementation challenges.

AI in SecurityLiterature ReviewGovernance Frameworks

GreenLeaf Clinic — Information Systems Risk Analysis

Conducted a full ISO 31000 risk assessment of GreenLeaf Clinic's Appointment Management System. Identified and scored four critical risks using a Threat–Vulnerability–Asset (TVA) worksheet and FMEA methodology (risk appetite = 15). Selected User Access Control as the optimal safeguard (ROSI: 355%), implementing RBAC with Manager, Receptionist, and Doctor roles, account lockout policies, and demonstrated SQL injection exploitation on a prototype built in ASP/HTML with a Microsoft Access backend.

ISO 31000FMEARBAC SQL InjectionASP/HTMLMicrosoft Access

Campus Sustainability Dashboard & Engagement Platform

Led "The Innovators" team as Project Manager & Technical Lead on a 14-month, $185K initiative to deliver a university-wide sustainability tracking platform aligned with STARS compliance. Delivered full project governance artifacts: WBS with 49 sub-deliverables across 15 activities, RACI matrix, Gantt chart, and critical path analysis (A→B→C→D→F→J→K→L→M→N→O — 61 weeks). Financial analysis yielded 110.8% ROI, NPV of $97,549, and a 3-year payback period using a Hybrid Waterfall/Agile methodology.

Project ManagementAgile/ScrumWBS RACI MatrixGantt ChartCPM NPV/ROISTARS Compliance

Publications & Technical Writing

Target: Journal of Medical Systems, Springer

Strengthening Authentication and Credential Management in Healthcare: A Case Study of EHR Access Control at Teesside Community Hospital

Bello, W. (2025) — Research paper prepared for journal submission

Target: Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier

Machine Learning Models for Credit Card Default Prediction: A Comparative Analysis of Ensemble and Statistical Methods

Bello, W., Martins, J., & Siddiqui, H. (2025) — Research paper prepared for journal submission

Oakland University

Integrating Cybersecurity Intelligence with Data Analytics: A Synthesis of AI-Driven Security Management Frameworks

Bello, W. (2025) — Integrated research report

Oakland University

Web Application Vulnerability Assessment: OWASP ZAP Analysis of Cloud-Hosted Infrastructure

Bello, W. (2025) — Technical report with executive briefing

Oakland University

Digital Forensics Investigation: GPS-Based Evidence Analysis in Industrial Espionage Cases

Bello, W. (2025) — Case study and forensic report

Conference Activity & Professional Development

Target conference submissions:

AMIA Annual Symposium (Healthcare Cybersecurity) KDD (Machine Learning Applications) IEEE S&P (Security & Privacy) HIMSS (Health IT)

Active engagement & continuous development:

OWASP Community Methodologies NIST CSF Updates MITRE ATT&CK Intelligence Sharing Cloud Security Architecture AI/ML for Cybersecurity Enterprise Risk Governance

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Oakland University, Dept. of Decision & Information Sciences — Rochester, MI

2025 – Present
  • Designed and executed a comparative ML study on credit card default prediction using a 30,000-record UCI dataset (Random Forest: 81.19% accuracy, projected $396M annual savings).
  • Authored a 60-page healthcare cybersecurity research paper on EHR authentication, identifying 37 credential-sharing incidents/quarter and 38% weak password prevalence.
  • Conducted OWASP ZAP vulnerability assessments on production cloud environments, identifying 17 security alerts with remediation roadmaps.
  • Performed digital forensics investigations under Michigan MCL 445.72, including GPS-based evidence analysis and PII/PHI breach classification.
ML / SAS / ROWASP ZAPDigital ForensicsPolicy Development

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect & IT Strategy Lead

BCX Group / Reflex Solutions — Johannesburg, South Africa

2018 – 2023
  • Directed end-to-end cloud migration of 200+ servers to hybrid cloud, reducing infrastructure costs by 35% and achieving 99.97% uptime.
  • Led 15-engineer cross-functional team designing a multi-region disaster recovery framework (<4-hour RTO, <1-hour RPO) for billing and CRM platforms.
  • Architected a zero-trust network security model across 12 data centers with SIEM integration (Splunk/Azure Sentinel), reducing MTTD by 60%.
  • Drove ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and NDPR/NCC compliance across all business units within 6 months.
  • Negotiated $4.2M annual vendor contracts (AWS, Azure, Huawei Cloud), reducing TCO by 22% through workload rebalancing.
  • Delivered quarterly IT risk briefings to C-suite and board-level technology committees.
AWSAzureZero TrustSplunkISO 27001

Senior Technical Consultant

NTS Africa / Dell Technologies — Lagos, Nigeria

2013 – 2018
  • Designed enterprise network architecture for 50,000+ concurrent users across West Africa (99.95% availability).
  • Led SOC buildout: IDS/IPS, firewall optimization, DDoS mitigation — reduced security incidents by 45% YoY.
  • Managed vulnerability assessment program covering 300+ endpoints with quarterly penetration testing.
  • Spearheaded $2.8M MPLS-to-SD-WAN migration across 35 offices, improving bandwidth efficiency by 40%.
  • Designed and delivered cybersecurity awareness training for 500+ employees, reducing phishing click-through from 24% to 6%.
SD-WANSOCIDS/IPSPen Testing

Systems Administrator & IT Operations Lead

Troyka Holdings / Insight Publicis — Lagos, Nigeria

2007 – 2013
  • Administered enterprise IT infrastructure (Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, VMware) for 3,000+ users across 50+ branches.
  • Led core banking system migration with Temenos and Finacle teams — zero-downtime cutover for 1.2M customer accounts.
  • Implemented IAM framework (RBAC, MFA, PAM), reducing unauthorized access incidents by 70%.
  • Designed automated backup and disaster recovery infrastructure, achieving 99.99% data integrity across geographically distributed data centers.
  • Managed IT service desk operations (ITIL framework), improving first-call resolution from 62% to 88% and reducing mean ticket resolution time by 35%.
Windows ServerVMwareActive DirectoryITILIAM

Leadership & Service

Graduate Research Assistant

Oakland University eLearning & Instructional Support — contributing to faculty-led research in cybersecurity analytics and applied machine learning for financial and healthcare domains.

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Directed teams of 8–15 engineers across cloud infrastructure, network security, and IT operations spanning three multinational organizations.

Cybersecurity Awareness Advocate

Designed and delivered enterprise security training for 500+ employees, driving measurable behavior change — phishing click-through rate reduced by 75%.

Technical Mentorship

Mentored junior engineers on cloud architecture best practices, security operations, and career development across Huawei, MainOne, and banking sector roles.

Academic Knowledge Dissemination

Produced multi-format research deliverables — technical papers, executive summaries, and presentations — bridging technical depth with stakeholder accessibility.

Get In Touch

I am actively seeking opportunities in senior cybersecurity leadership, academic research roles, or collaborative research partnerships. My inbox is always open.

Academic Email wbello@oakland.edu
Personal Email yomi.bello@hotmail.com
Location

Rochester, MI, USA