Michael K. Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

• Cybersecurity leader for the Emerson global cybersecurity risk program and cybersecurity strategy, responsible for leading the global team in identifying, assessing and managing risks to Emerson assets, and developing.
• Launched the review of 118 previously accepted risks, closing 88, transferring 30 into the new automated risk register, and eliminating legacy excel based risk registers.
• Drove the consolidation of 133 risks into unified risk register and optimized risk management processes by creating a single process to address all risk and automating it in ServiceNow.
• Streamlined reporting of risks in scope of the Enterprise ISO 27001 program reducing the time needed to conduct a management review of risks by 50%.
• Created Enterprise risk framework and risk assessment framework enabling proactive identification and management of cyber risks.
• Visualized Emerson’s layered defense and threats via tailored bowtie risk assessment, enhancing the ability to discuss and identify risks.

Kansas City, MO, US

• Strategic leader for Cybersecurity, focused on the creation, implementation, and operations of the cybersecurity program. Responsible for strategy, GRC, vulnerability management, cybersecurity awareness, policy and.
• Transformed KCS’ cybersecurity posture and culture by creating and implementing a business focused cybersecurity program based on NIST.
• Led the development and implementation of 4 key enterprise strategies including Cyber security, Identity and Access Management, DevSecOps, and Cloud Security
• Assigned as lead architect successfully facilitated the launch of the new identity provider and SSO bringing multifactor authentication and adaptive authentication to over 5,000 employees across two countries including.
• Led and transformed vulnerability management program reducing vulnerabilities across the enterprise by 51%.
• Collaborated with Internal Audit, significantly increasing compliance across all aspects of security

Washington, DC, US

Key leader responsible for designing, building, securing, and managing all information technology in support of operations and managing the information technology and cybersecurity strategies. Standardized project processes, tools and techniques, ensuring compliance and improving the end-to-end system development lifecycle. Executed weekly program audits.

Reston, VA, US

Deputy Cybersecurity Team Lead, established the secure software development life cycle for the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Ensured the secure design and implementation of applications and infrastructure for the agency. Wrote and consulted on the strategy and detailed roadmap to modernize the FSA’s software and infrastructure security.

Shawnee Mission, KS, US

Drove organizational adoption and compliance to the cybersecurity program through awareness programs, governance, and assessments. Lead key IT infrastructure and cybersecurity projects.

Lexington, Virginia, US

Led a 12 man team with distinction at the Virginia Military Institute. Managing the accountability of over 1200 students, the running of a 24 hour 7 day a week guard team, and updating and refining standard operating procedures.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Applied Mathematics

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Assurance And Security With A Concentration In Network Defense