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Inver Grove Heights, MN

Collaborated with senior management to build a SOX framework by establishing and facilitating steering and operating committees focused on the remediation of CHS's material weakness. Evaluated, planned, designed, implemented and trained all of IT and key finance employees on IT General Controls in addition to performing enhanced business user access and.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Director of IT Service Delivery at Johnson Brothers Liquor Co, St. Paul, MN. Responsible for technology business leadership and vision in IT service delivery.

Eagan, MN

IT Management | Audit Management | SOX Compliance | Procurement | Contracts | Security Managed the SOX audit and periodic reviews, internal and external audits, and employee on-boarding and terminations compliance. Established automated SOX periodic review application using ServiceNow to manage review and evidence collection repositories. Responsible for.

Eagan, MN

• Silicon Graphics/Hewlett Packard Enterprise – Eagan, Minnesota, July, 1999 – 2018IT Security Audit & Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Manager (2009-2018)
• Responsible for managing and passing SOX ITGC compliance audits from 2009-2018.
• Ensured SOX ITGC controls effectively ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.
• Implemented customized SOX periodic review audit control management application using ITSM - ServiceNow.
• Managed 2 internal auditors as well as coordinated and managed the relationship with external auditors (KPMG, and Deloitte).
• Assured audit controls were closely aligned and in compliance with corporate IT policies and control narratives.

• Managed international IT operations for EMEA and Asia Pacific which consist of services for desktop support, tier 1 & 2 networking support, and mobile and land telecommunications support. Managed IT Security at SGI and.
• Implemented a layered security strategy and developed detailed system security plan for classified computer facilities as well as corporate security functions.
• Collaborate effectively with cross functional executive and management teams to streamline and simplify security and compliance risks.
• Manage the cyber security, infrastructure consolidation, and re-accreditation project of SGI’s federal secure information facilities while obtaining excellent ratings by the government.
• Implement multiple technologies such as encryption and phishing reporting to provide security solutions and reduce risk to the company.
• Lead and facilitate Widows security response team and maintain SGI’s cyber-security compliance policy.

Eagan, MN

Primary systems administrator for U.S. desktop services and SGI’s secure information facilities in Colorado and Maryland. Performed Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) duties for SGI which consist of accrediting and managing two DoD SCIFs and ensuring re-accreditation's were successful with "excellent" ratings.