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Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

I support TrueNorth and it's Cyber Consulting practice by providing a variety of services to improve cybersecurity posture internally and with our served clients. I provide IT risk assessments, vulnerability scanning, training, policy, risk registry support, project & change planning, plus so much more.

• Provide small and medium businesses audit, assessment, and policy services.
• Guide and educate clients on understanding frameworks and standards that are required as downstream entities, provided assessment for key suppliers of SOX covered entities.
• Support organizations maintaining compliance with DFARS CUI supplier requirements utilizing NIST 800-171 and CMMC frameworks.
• Aid in the preparation of artifacts and creation of policies for SOC, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS auditor attestation.
• Help organizations understand strategies to manage IT risk profiles and build a program and response appropriate to their risk appetite and requirements.

• Documented artifacts validating training controls for PCI, HITRUST (HIPAA), SOX, SOC 2, and CMMC programs as related to security awareness training.
• Administered Proofpoint and built automation within LMS for new hire, quarterly security awareness training, and remediation assignments, achieving over 97% compliance.
• Maintained confidentiality when supporting HR investigations or employee coaching.
• Administered and reported on trends related to companywide employee performance and feedback, identified concerns to be addressed via executive leadership or training.
• Integrated O'Reilly Learning into the organization, built a culture where choice-based learning activities were embraced and engaged in on a daily basis by employees at all levels. Increased voluntary employee learning.

• Developed cybersecurity and system administration programming for underemployed individuals.
• Created course learning outcomes aligned with current and emerging workforce needs.
• Developed, monitored, and reported assessment instruments to measure learning and program success.
• Supported program graduates with job placement through industry relationships.
• Performed outreach education and training initiatives, including interviewing with five media outlets on cybersecurity stories.
• Maintained internal and lab IT assets.

• Led a team of 30 direct report faculty teaching undergraduate Business and IT courses.
• Aided in the development of curriculum through validation of industry standards, employer focus groups, and through consultation with faculty and peer institutions.
• Served on a State of Iowa committee to identify credentialing, engagement, and standards for all K-12 and community college students in the state.
• Resolved over 90% of student complaints as the first point of contact for issues originating within the department. Mediated between parties and provided resources and overview of student and employee rights processes.
• Responsible for ensuring that departmental, institution, and legal mandates were properly followed and executed.

• Taught Security, System Administration, Network, and Security Courses.
• Was an early adopter in moving all student coursework to AWS & Azure beginning FY 2012.
• Co-led a $150,000 blue-sky think tank initiative for cross campus innovation which established new curriculum such as additive manufacturing and genetics.

• Instructed students in computer networking, cybersecurity, server administration, and public cloud courses.
• Responsible for student advising, curriculum development, creating articulation agreements, and aiding in career placement activities.
• Responsible for managing assessment data, program budget, and outcomes reporting.

• Was an IT Manager in the financial sector and at a government funded non-profit.
• Built a technology consulting company to over 200 clients with four full-time employees.
• Reconciled and consolidated Microsoft Licensing for a Fortune 1000 organization which had acquired three different organizations, brought this under one master license, improving cost and ease of administration.

Masters, Information Systems Management

Bachelors, Business/Technology

Business and Technology coursework, including Management, Financial Management, Accounting, Project Management, Networking, Wireless.