MELVIL MCLEOD
Greater Portmore, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Summary
A highly skilled professional with 26+ years experience in tax administration, revenue fraud audit/investigation and intelligence operations. Possess a wide range of skill with a proven track record in general investigations and complex cyber crime investigations including security incidents and data breach investigations, information security, cyber/enterprise risk, development and delivery of content for security and risk awareness. Offering global management skills and real-world solutions to global organizations. Knowledgeable Executive with background in law enforcement and proven track record of managing highly skilled teams across Intelligence, Investigations and Security. Known for effective communication and keen situational awareness.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence and Cybercrime
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
05.2022 - Current
Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence & Cyber crime
- Provide oversight and technical advice to a team of highly skilled professionals
- Develop and guide policy initiative to improve and maintain the integrity of the revenue departments
- Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence & Cyber
Director, Intelligence
Ministry of Finance
05.2018 - 05.2022
Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence Unit
- Manage and coordinate the daily operations of the Intelligence unit
- Developed and implemented Revenue Protection Department’s Intelligence Programme and Cyber crime Programme
- Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence Unit
Senior Special Investigator
Ministry of Finance
08.2016 - 04.2018
Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence Unit
- Supervised activities of the Intelligence unit;
- Lead major cyber crime investigation valued at JMD$1.32 billion;
- Conducted IT Audit on several TAJ information systems identifying several vulnerabilities and made recommendations for solution to same
- Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence Unit
Revenue Investigator (Team Lead)
Ministry of Finance
07.2009 - 07.2016
Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence Unit
- Contributed significantly to the development of Revenue Protection Department’s intelligence arm by producing insightful intelligence reports to counter revenue crime;
- Improved security on Waiver & Concession Database
- Revenue Protection Department | Intelligence Unit
Intelligence Officer
Tax Administration Jamaica
07.2005 - 06.2009
Tax Fraud Investigations Unit
- Developed the Tax Fraud Database Management System (TFDBMS)
- Lead research on the underground tax economy leading to the identification of new taxpayers
- Tax Fraud Investigations Unit
Education
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Information and Technology Management
01.2018
Corporate Finance
Accounting for Managers
Business Ethics in a Global Context
Strategy Business and Analysis
Marketing Design and Operations
Organisational Behaiour
Managing Information Technology Systems
Knowledge Management
Dissertation: Information Systems Security Management
- How Roles and Responsibilities of Management, IT Support, and General Staff Influences Internal Information Systems Security Management: The Tax Administration Jamaica Experience - Research Project
BACHELORS DEGREE - Computer Science (Major MIS)
01.2006
Skills
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Organizing
- Strategic Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Content Development
- Training
- Case Management
- Cyber crime Investigation
- Information Security
- Risk Management
- Information Management
- Knowledge Management
Certification
- ISO 31000 Certified Internal Controls Risk Analyst (CICRA), Certified Information Security TM, 09/01/17
- ISO 31000 Enterprise Risk Management and Policy Development, Certified Information Security TM, 08/01/17
- Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyser | CCPA
- Cellebrite Certified Logical Operator | CCLO
- Cellebrite Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED), 2016
- AccessData Certified Examiner | ACE, AccessData Forensic Group TM, 2014
- Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator | CHFI, Electronic Commerce (EC) – Council Certified Training TM, 2013
- Principles of Information Security and Digital Forensics, Mindshare Resources LLC, 2013
- Leadership and Management
- Financial Investigations Techniques
- Intelligence Gathering and Analysis
- Caribbean Regional Drug Law Enforcement and Training Centre, 2009, 2013, 2015
Affiliation
Systems Administration, Networking and Security (SANS) Institute, Member
References
- Senior Superintendent Cleon March, Major Investigation Division, JCF, 322-9977
- Doctor Ramon Shavello, Medical Practitioner, Cumberland Medical, 746-6077
Research and Publication
Completed research “How roles and responsibilities of management, ICT and general staff influence internal information systems security management?”: The Tax Administration Jamaica Experience.
Reading and writing content for training
I develop content for intelligence, investigation, taxation , digital forensics, and cybercrime training
Timeline
Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence and Cybercrime - Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
05.2022 - Current
Director, Intelligence - Ministry of Finance
05.2018 - 05.2022
Senior Special Investigator - Ministry of Finance
08.2016 - 04.2018
Revenue Investigator (Team Lead) - Ministry of Finance
07.2009 - 07.2016
Intelligence Officer - Tax Administration Jamaica
07.2005 - 06.2009
University of Leicester - MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Information and Technology Management
Alaggapa University/Excelsior College - BACHELORS DEGREE, Computer Science (Major MIS)
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