Dustin Nelson Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Partner with business and technology teams to perform risk analysis and ensure projects adhere to enterprise IT and OT security standards.
• Conduct security vendor risk assessments for third party vendors and suppliers.
• Research and develop cyber security risk scenarios for nuclear energy plants.
• Create and maintain the NIST System Security Plan (SSP) for Xcel nuclear energy plants.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external business partners.
• Develop and conduct annual required cybersecurity tabletop drills for Monticello and Prairie Island CSIRT teams.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Develop the strategy components for security programs (e.g. security architecture, threat intel, vulnerability management) through requirements gathering. Includes program charters and blueprints.
• Lead workshops with senior business leaders to perform current-state cyber and physical security standard reviews. Update security standards to address evolving threats and minimize enterprise risk.
• Partner across Xcel’s security organization to adopt security controls driven by risk-based decision making.
• Drive the creation and adherence of corporate policy which defines roles and responsibilities for effective management of security, emergency strategies, and programs across the organization.

Arlington, VA, US

• The primary point-of-contact for Clango’s managed services customers (Legal and Financial Services). Provided maintenance and administration of customers’ CyberArk environment.
• Provided Tier 2 technical support for Federal customers (multiple agencies), including those with specialized networks (DISA STIG, NIPR, SIPR). Rotated being on-call to provide 24x7 support for Critical and Severe cases.
• Conducted every aspect of CyberArk installation, configuration, support, and recovery, including fresh installs, upgrades of existing installations, troubleshooting, customizations, DR setup/testing, and recovery.
• Created customized training materials and user guides.

Saint Paul, MN, US

• Managed IT-related projects for the Integrated Food Safety System grant and oversee all phases of development. Projects include website, mobile app, and database development, and web-based solutions for information.
• Oversaw daily operations to ensure projects run according to scope, schedule and cost.
• Supported leadership in the development of project proposals, budgets and contracts.
• Provided stakeholders with reports on milestones, task completion and measures of assigned projects.
• Conducted customer requirements gathering, create wireframes and flow diagrams to help improve processes.
• Managed projects using both Agile and traditional project management methodologies.

Minnesota, 55077, US

• Created information security awareness training program modules for privileged administrators on CHS internal network.
• Interviewed stakeholders to determine training objectives and develop materials to support training objectives.
• Planned and scheduled the launch of the security awareness training program to target audience.
• Developed a presentation highlighting project results and deliver to CHS executives and key decisionmakers

Minong, WI, US

Provided regulatory guidance to internal and external stakeholders. Interpreted and applied food labeling regulations to products based on FDA, USDA, and state laws. Managed follow up and resolution process for consumer complaints as well as other product quality issues. Worked cross-functionally with the marketing, sales, logistics and procurement teams..

Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Health Lodge Support Staff (May-August 2008)
• Drove medics to various backcountry locations to help with medical issues/emergencies
• Assisted both doctors and medical students with their everyday tasks, such as making rounds with patients
• Taught wilderness first aid classes to crewsRock Climbing Instructor, (May - August 2005, 2007)
• Explained, taught, and showed participants (groups of six to 30+) the fundamentals of rock climbing

Master Of Science (Ms), Security Technologies

Mph, Public Health

Ba, Nutrition