Damyan Rapalov
Privacy Consultant & DPO
Delaware
CIPP/E, CIPM
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"Damyan has been instrumental to our company's success in navigating the regulatory challenges we face as a business. The in-depth, technical knowledge in the sphere of Privacy & Information Security as well as his commercial acumen make him a trustworthy adviser to have nowadays."
"We initially approached Damyan to consult on a project our Information Security team was spearheading, but as we got to explore his capabilities, we asked him to act as our DPO. We had come to realize that his educational background and versatile experience had equipped him with the ability to give contextual advice, balancing the scope of our legal obligations against our business objectives. He is a trustworthy adviser to have and one that has been instrumental to our success."
Work History
Shyield Consulting LLC
DPO & Privacy Consultant
Jul 2016 - Present
• Acting as a Virtual Privacy Officer/DPO to businesses and public bodies by rendering advice to leadership teams on issues such as auditing, policy creation, operational matters and so forth.
• Conducting privacy risk assessments and DPIAs on project-by-project basis to facilitate project completion while ensuring regulatory exposure is minimized.
Capital Consultancy Limited
Privacy Consultant & Data Protection Lead
Jul 2016 - Dec 2019
• Advised the company’s leadership on privacy governance matters and kick-started their compliance efforts through auditing and data mapping exercises, resulting in the maintenance of up-to-date information asset registers.
• Drafted the full suite of policies and ancillary documentation falling within the scope of the company’s privacy programme.
Mansion Group Limited
Compliance Specialist
Apr 2018 - Sep 2019
• Worked under direct reporting line to the company’s Director of Risk & Compliance and in partnership with the Legal & Compliance Manager/DPO, Risk Manager and AML Supervisor/Deputy MLRO.
• Spearheaded all RG initiatives by continuously processing RG reports, advising departmental leads on various RG issues, devising procedures for optimal handling of VIP accounts etc.