Strategic and Transformational Security and Compliance leader with over 20 years of IT, Security, and Compliance leadership. For the last 10 years, I've been developing and leading Global IT, Security, Compliance, and Support teams. I have a proven track record of building highly effective teams, establishing deep relationships across the organization, and driving business transformations, innovations, and effectiveness across information technology, information security, professional services, customer support, and cloud operations.My responsibilities have included developing, reorganizing, and leading global IT, SaaS, and PaaS operations teams, global customer SaaS deployments, global security operational strategies, and compliance departments (GRC). Experienced in SOC 1 type 2, SOC 2 type 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, Data Privacy laws, NIST 800 series, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST Privacy Framework, and NIST 27001. I have a strong sense of ownership and a business/entrepreneurial mindset. I adapt and thrive in fast-paced, constantly changing cloud environments. I have a relentless strategic and solution-focused mindset and thrive on solving problems, improving efficiency and effectiveness, enabling the business through technology, minimizing security and business risk, maximizing return on investment, focusing on continuous process improvements, and increasing security awareness across the organization. I am an inclusive, collaborative, driven implementer and leader who possesses the poise and ability to lead from the front while remaining calm, purposeful, and competent during high-pressure, high-stress, and high-stakes situations like incident responses. My qualifications include a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, a Master's Degree in Business Administration, and multiple industry certifications, including CISSP, CISA, CDPSE, and MCSE. As a Security Leader with a deep background in IT, I have honed the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences. This ensures that everyone is informed and included in the decision-making process.Personable, outgoing, collaborative, inclusive, driven, roll-up-your-sleeves leader.