Kelly Walsh Email & Phone Number

Wappingers Falls, Ny, Us

Newburgh, Ny, Us

Oversaw the Information Technology Department and Cybersecurity Governance. Formalized and managed the Project Portfolio (seeing over 80% of projects scheduled for 2023-24 through to completion, ontime and under budget). Developed and documented robust Information Security Program, including internal cybersecurity governance assessment and enhancement process. Inventoried contractual commitments and formalized elements of the annual operating and capital budgeting process, drafted long-term technology refresh plan. Initiated review of Student Information System focusing on processes, documentation, cross-training, and pain points across the student life cycle. Effectively engaged faculty, staff, and students and initiated collaboration across the institution to enhance communication, transparency, and the delivery of services, earning the trust of those we serve and support.

White Plains, Ny, Us

After occupying the role of CISO informally since late 2018, I was recognized with the formal title at the start of 2020 (in addition to my primary role as CIO). In this role I oversaw the development, implementation, and enforcement of information security standards and procedures and direct strategy, operations and the budget for the protection of enterprise information assets. I conducted IT risk evaluations and audits and security incident investigations, and reported regularly to the President, her Cabinet, and college Board Liaisons on cyber security governance efforts, projects, actions, policies, plans, incidents, training, etc.

White Plains, Ny, Us

Collaborative leader with excellent record of delivering projects on time and within budget, controlling costs, optimizing processes and workflow, and communicating across business units to understand requirements and innovate solutions. Experienced at leveraging emerging information technologies and management best practices to facilitate continuous improvement and transformative leadership. Often called on to take ownership of cross-departmental projects, bringing colleagues together to plan for and manage change.

White Plains, Ny, Us

Teaching Digital Literacy and Business courses in multiple modalities several times a year. Served as Subject Matter Expert and Instructional Designer, developing re-designed "Digital Literacy in the Workplace" course in traditional/ground, hybrid, and online modalities.

When I became CIO at The College of Westchester, I looked to embrace the evolving relationship between technology and teaching. I combined this conviction with an entrepreneurial interest and an enjoyment of research and writing and created this website/blog in 2009. Over the years, EmergingEdTech evolved into an online community receiving up to 90,000 unique visitors per month from across the spectrum of grades K to 16+, and earned consistent media recognition (note: site was discontinued in 2023, a listing of media recognition sources is available for review). I conducted ongoing research and interviews to inform and develop site content, wrote hundreds of articles, and developed a network of collaborators who contributed additional content. My work with EmergingEdTech led to numerous related undertakings including the development of an interactive online training course delivered to hundreds of educators, and dozens of professional presentations and training sessions at schools and conferences across the country.

I conducted in-depth research and developed topics for a recurring column in a well-established higher education publication. I researched relevant literature and emerging trends, interviewed Subject Matter Experts, and synthesized gathered information to craft insightful articles. I focused on analyzing the evolving relationship between technology and higher education, delivering well-researched, engaging content that addressed key developments and challenges in the field. (https://universitybusiness.com/?s=kelly+walsh).

Cortlandt Manor, Ny, Us

Select Accomplishments:• Over 90% of IT projects completed on time, within budget over 4 year period.• Continually reduced I.T. expense budget for 4 consecutive years, realizing 24% reduction over period, through tech. innovations, contract renegotiations, staff consolidations, etc. • Architected reporting application that consolidated 6 apps into 1, replacing hundreds of paper reports with on-demand user run report models. Managed project, developed training materials, conducted training. • Redeveloped aged custom Control Data Peer Review app, reducing data entry req. by 60%, and decreasing batch report generation from 2 day process to 2 hour process. Internal development of app. completed at approx. 35% of costs quoted for vendor developed or purchased app's.• Replaced outdated e-mail infrastructure with internally hosted MS Exchange solution, realizing 14 month ROI compared to external implementation of same system. Reduced e-mail based Help Desk requests by over 66%.

• Overhauled business app suite, upgraded network. One of first challenges faced upon joining co. was implementation of new business app suite (Macola Progression series), and complete network infrastructure replacement. Completed within targeted 9 month timeframe. • Created dept. workflow management model, and tools & processes to manage work flow, providing efficient, transparent labor planning, and easy capture and analysis of over 90% of labor utilization (“time accounting”).• Replaced weekly paper sales reports with e-mail based data warehousing application. App delivered custom data sets to sales managers & representatives via email, enabling them to run dozens of reports on demand. Eliminated thousands of dollars of monthly paper report delivery costs, and many hours of labor to generate reports, while providing far more flexible and current reporting capabilities to the sales organization.

• Assisted in managing computer and communications systems in the organization’s seven U.S. based facilities. Involved in managing vendor relationships and contracts, coordinating equipment and application purchase requests across divisions, managing inventory of computing equipment, etc.• Played critical role in establishing new manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina – coordinated purchase & install of network infrastructure & equipment, trained local support personnel, coordinated implementation of bar-code automated inventory control system.• Worked on requirements def., specification, testing, & rollout of enhancements to custom business app suite running on HP 3000 minicomputer.• Managed, expanded, enhanced computing communications network, utilizing multiplexors and dedicated point-to-point circuits to connect remote offices to centralized HP 3000 minicomputer, and a Novell Network based LAN for PC connectivity in the corporate office.

Mba, With Specialization In Finance

Computer Science

Bs, Mathematics With Computer Science Minor

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