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Denver, Colorado, United States

Lead a team of 15 individuals managing threats in the current cyber environment. Responsible for timely evaluation of threats in context of internal cybersecurity controls, identifying security gaps and escalating to ensure timely remediation.

Singapore, Singapore

Responsible for the successful implementation and operation of the following information security programs in the Asia Pacific region: - Policy Governance: Change management, policy awareness, policy mapping & analysis - Risk Management: Regulatory & Audit engagement, regulatory reporting, risk issues management - Risk Governance: Risk quantification, risk awareness, service enablement - Led a team of 9 direct reports

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Proposed and managed initiative to ensure compliance to identity and access management laws and guidelines such as HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, NIST, and GLBA; included a project team of 6 direct reports.- Cross-functional team lead: Supported Governance & Policy team initiatives, including artificial intelligence and other technology development projects (e.g. Confluence, JIRA implementations).- Assessment Governance Lead: developed and led a program to ensure comprehensive and efficient testing against information security policy. Included 30+ stakeholder assessment programs.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Orchestrated 42 startup company presentations during Silicon Valley Technology Innovation Summit.- Lead 12 startup engagements and participated in 100+ others, resulting in several technology POCs.- Supported technology leadership and investment banking with analyses, information, and insights.- Created metrics and reporting collaboration site, which grew into a $500k reporting initiative.- Project-managed a transformation initiative including 411 key objectives, six teams, and 44 employees.- Led 40+ other projects, increasing operational efficiency and performance across Bank teams.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Facilitated transition of 51 worldwide sales centers in $2.3B acquisition of IBM x86 by Lenovo.- Analyzed and reported profit and loss developments for worldwide $4B IBM x86 server business.- Optimized workload for IBM x86 finance by creating 10+ time-saving macros for daily or weekly use.My responsibilities included weekly financial reporting and analysis, workload reduction tool creation (mainly Excel applications), price adjustment, internal auditing, and various duties relating to pending acquisition of IBM System X by Lenovo.

Logan, Utah

myBuddy began as a class entrepreneurship project at USC and rapidly became a promising startup company. We secured $16,000 in seed funding by winning consecutive business plan competitions at USC and USU. We've also completed several successful contract-based jobs for Zinch and Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU).

Beijing City, China

- Created and implemented a customer management strategy, enabling the recognition of $47,000 of revenue.- Developed a macro to automate sales platform, saving the sales force over 50 hours of work per month.- Orchestrated business development strategy for expansion into Australia with $250,000/year projected revenue.I worked at Zinch as it transitioned from a start up to a full regional entity and was charged with developing international prospects in the Asia Pacific region, with specific focus on Australia and New Zealand. I also created several workload reduction applications on Excel and assisted on special projects.

Bagram, Afghanistan | Balad, Iraq

- Supported the Joint Special Operations Task Force in various capacities and geographic locations.- Volunteered for relocation at increased personal risk in order to become a greater asset to unit.- Received Army Good Conduct medal, National Defense medal, and multiple achievement medals for service.I was deployed to various locations including several inside of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Korea. I participated in dozens of training events, both as a trainer and as a trainee, and led various squads and teams throughout. During deployment I was selected by the Joint Special Operations Task Force through a rigorous battery of assessments to serve with them for 12 months.

Mba, International Business, 3.97 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Data Analytics Certificate, Marketing Specialization, Student AmbassadorMoore School Fellow Scholarship.

Bachelor Of Science, International Business, Economics, 3.6 Gpa

Awarded Dean's List 5 times Graduated Cum Laude