Ruth Ihenacho Email & Phone Number

United States

Accomplished Senior IT Manager with a proven track record of leading high-performance teams to deliver strategic technology solutions. Adept at aligning IT initiatives with business objectives, driving innovation, and ensuring optimal performance. Strong expertise in IT governance, infrastructure management, and project execution. Demonstrated success in.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Key Accomplishments:
• Executed and documented audits across critical IT facets, including cloud infrastructure, data management, and system architecture.
• Reviewed controls encompassing administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, ensuring HIPAA compliance and robust IT General Controls.
• Led audits for pivotal functions: application security, cybersecurity frameworks, IT risk management, and 3rd party risk assessments.
• Conducted specialized audits, including SOC Reports, RPA risk assessments, vendor management audits, and control mapping projects.
• Maintained meticulous audit documentation, ensuring the effective implementation of policies, and addressing compliance issues promptly.

United States

• Key Achievements:
• Generated concise executive summaries, closing conference agendas, and planning meeting memos, delivering precise insights into audit results, control deficiencies, and actionable improvement recommendations.
• Executed thorough reviews and audits covering IT general controls, application controls, information security, operational systems, and the systems development lifecycle.
• Cultivated transparent communication channels with control owners, ensuring regular updates on audit progress and addressing emerging concerns promptly.
• Advised on data protection measures to ensure alignment with GDPR requirements, enhancing the organization's global regulatory compliance.
• Enforced the implementation of policies, meticulously documenting processes for robust internal reviews and identifying compliance gaps.

United States

• Key Accomplishments:
• Ensured strict adherence to information security policies and procedures, conducting proactive analysis and testing of network infrastructure to promptly identify and rectify vulnerabilities.
• Managed departmental budget and staff scheduling, overseeing continuous improvement projects, and maintaining a comprehensive security technical architecture.
• Pioneered the creation and execution of impactful security awareness programs, fostering engagement across departments and advocating for information security education at all organizational levels.
• Identified and mitigated project risks, providing strategic technical guidance to analysts, associates, and contractors to ensure secure and compliant operations.
• Demonstrated profound expertise in national and international regulatory compliance and frameworks, including NIST, PCI, ISO, and other industry standards.