Ron Francis Email & Phone Number

Loveland, Co, Us

Loveland, Colorado, United States

Ron created and is weekend host for the “Peace Love Moto” podcast. As an avid motorcycle adventure rider with a passion for spreading a positive image for the sport, his podcast focuses on Mindful approaches to riding for self-help while demonstrating compassion for others through random acts of kindness.

Global

First Line Leader of Global Teams supporting IBM CIO initiatives. My teams in the US and EMEA support Security Compliance and Asset Management for the IBM Global Account.

Estes Park, Colorado, United States

Through Green Jeep Tours in Estes Park, Colorado, we explore the wonders and thrills of Rocky Mountain National Park with guests from around the world. A very interactive and educational journey through some of the most beautiful spaces on Earth. A video portion of my tour was featured by Grammy Award Winner James Taylor during his 2022 world tour.

Award-winning online and classroom instructor of both undergraduate and graduate level courses including Cyber Security, Computer Information Systems and Adult Studies Seminars within the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. - 2019 Outstanding Faculty of the Year – CCU School of Business and Technology - Dean’s Gold Star for Excellence in Teaching – CCU School of Business and Technology - Classroom and Online course management and development

Boulder, Colorado

Technical security compliance leader for IBM Global Accounts, responsible for insuring software security standards compliance, security staff leadership and audit readiness for global teams. Featured roles included:-IT Security Compliance Leader-Corporate Audit Focal-IBM Boulder Executive Briefing Center presenter-Security Educator and Mentor-Agile Foundations Instructor for the IBM Boulder Campus-Global security tools testing and deployment leader-MS Office product suite expertise - Creator of executive presentations

Fort Collins, Colorado

I paused my Corporate IT career to give back to our community through my local church, supporting the Fort Collins Rescue Mission, ESL instructor for Colorado State University International students, Connection Groups coordinator, creating classes, and connecting those with resources with those in need. This was one of the most rewarding experiences in my career.

Global

Cyber Security Program DeploymentOversaw the deployment and staff education for secured Linux desktop environments for our SA personnel world-wide, reporting those results to the IBM executive leadership. Corporate Security Audit FocalGlobal team representative to Corporate Auditors demonstrating compliance with IBM software security standards in large scale server configurations around the globe.Technical Vitality CouncilDelivered technical presentations to IBM Boulder campus-wide audiences and Executive presentations to visiting IBM customers. Represented IBM to a US Congressman concerning IBM's considerations for technical job classifications.Colorado State University Industrial Advisory BoardJoining IT leaders from Google, Microsoft, HP, Intel, and other large corporations, I presented IT seminars and mock interviews for students within Colorado State University's College of Engineering and College of Business.Global Skills Assessment LeaderReporting to the Vice President of Server Services, led GEO Skills Representatives world-wide in the evaluation of technical skills for more than 52,000 IBM personnel, identifying educational opportunities through a newly deployed skills assessment tool.UNIX Server Deployment, Security, and Quality AssuranceLed in the deployment, administration, security compliance and quality assurance of AIX and Linux based systems world-wide within IBM attaining technical achievement awards and technical certifications in each area.

Masters Degree, Corporate Curriculum And Instruction

Activities and Societies: Corporate Instructor Certificate, Outstanding Graduate Student and Commencement SpeakerEducation - MA.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems