Philosophy: When IT and Security are doing their jobs correctly, no one notices because everything just works. Show works better than tell, every time. Summary:Andy is a straight shootin', boot-wearin’ native Texan who delivers results through effective communication, collaboration, and partnership. He is a seasoned executive and recognized technology leader with a passion for security and an earned reputation for confronting and solving tough problems. He is a front-line leader with experience managing large coalitions of disparate stakeholders across almost 3 decades of progressive responsibility spanning every aspect of the enterprise.Andy is a business partner and advocate with a strong background in large scale organizations, applied research, business administration, enterprise systems, business continuity, procurement, fiscal and strategic planning, information security management. In short, Andy understands technology and how to use it to run and support the business. One of the things he is most well known for is incident response. He built the plan and led the successful response to the August 2019 ransomware attack that impacted 23 local municipalities across Texas. He is adaptable, cool under pressure, and navigates ambiguity well by actively listening, knowing when to take initiative and when to ask for help.Andy is a prolific and compelling public speaker who enjoys discussing technology and security issues ranging from privacy and IoT to education and cyberwarfare. He is a collaboration master and transformational servant leader who knows that for tech to succeed we build systems to fit and serve people. A broad experience, education, and exposure provide a breadth of perspective and depth of capabilities that few others can offer. Delivered results in an array of industries from oil and gas, to banking, retail, government, higher education, research, law enforcement, technology, services, and more. Able to see the big picture and understand how all the pieces of the enterprise information puzzle work together to drive business.
Listed skills include Training, Security, Public Speaking, Project Management, and 62 others.