Richard BLACKHAM

Identity controls in Entra ID, IGA and PAM are usually audited by the same platforms that run them, and AI agents and other non-human identities often fall outside governance entirely. Agentscopic provides independent identity assurance. It tests Entra ID configuration by extending the open-source Maester framework, discovers and assesses AI agent and non-human identities, and brings SailPoint and

- Replaced IBM ITIM with SailPoint IdentityIQ (on-prem) for 14,500 users across five continents, leading the team through design and deployment, including the joiner-mover-leaver lifecycle, access certifications, SoD rules and role model. Live in summer 2023. Wrote the IAM policies, standards, procedures and guidelines that supported Straumanns initial ISO 27001 certification, which was achieved.

- After DSV acquired Panalpina, integrated every Panalpina user into DSVs identity governance. Post-acquisition IAM integration

- Owned budget and resources for the SailPoint IdentityIQ design and deployment; 75,000 users onboarded and managed in IIQ, with joiner-mover-leaver automation, access certifications, SoD policy and role-based access. IGA architecture at scale

- Full accountability fo

- Reporting to the CISO, accountable for IGA (SailPoint IIQ), PAM (CyberArk) and MFA (Ping Identity), including joiner-mover-leaver, certification, SoD and role design for the SailPoint programme. IAM programme ownership

- Ran concurrent IAM projects delivered by Tata Consultancy Services and DXC; owned licence and consulting budgets. Vendor management

Organizational Change Management (OCM) Lead for Roche Corporate Identity Management project; a global replacement IAM platform for Roche and Genentech based on SailPoint IIQ. Google Mail and Calendar Provisioning Specialist for Roche 1Email/1Calendar project.

A greenfield pharmaceutical site needed full IAM and had FDA findings (21 CFR Part 11) to remediate: advised the client, guided the SailPoint IdentityIQ design and managed the development team.

Skills: GxP compliance, greenfield IGA

Founded and led an identity intelligence venture built on Microsoft Azure. Metaconomy Compliance Reporter: an affordable, Azure-hosted, self-service platform normalizing hybrid identity and access data, calculating governance risks, and delivering compliance reports to non-technical business users. I

Skills: Identity analytics, cloud identity

Program manager at an identity governance vendor launching Omada Identity Manager and modules. Analyst relations for positioning.

Skills: IGA

FASTPC, FASTPASSCORP, (DK0060568145)

Founder and CTO, FastPass: self-service password reset for Microsoft Identity Integration Server environments. As consultant: product manager for security products, Tivoli Certified Instructor and IBM Directory Integrator specialist.

FastPassCorp was a daughter company of ITInterGroup A/S until an IPO when it was listed on Nasdaq:FirstNorth.

Skills: Identit

Directory services and messaging architect across EMEA, including Novartis and ABB; technical lead for 12 IBM/Lotus staff at ABSAs Office of the CIO, covering 40,000 users in 400+ locations.

Skills: Directory architecture, technical leadership

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