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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

* Designed, launched, and supported global cloud native Privacy microservices (like GDPR, CCPA) to efficiently manage data access and deletion requests, enhancing user trust.* Collaborated with dev teams to proactively integrate security controls and requirements, fostering a secure and efficient development environment.* Performed in-depth code reviews to not only validate the use of secure coding practices but also preemptively identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.* Conducted penetration tests on essential services and applications to proactively safeguard them against potential threats.* Authored Information Security policies and championed the adoption of secure best practices, elevating the team's security standards.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

* Designed, built, and deployed microservice and front end UI for the ingestion of phishing campaign training data, which resulted in easy access to both overarching enterprise and detailed drill-down metrics for executives.* Performed in depth analysis on enterprise risk data in order to address root causes of thematic risk, leading to a more secure and informed organizational strategy.* Directed project teams towards technology solutions that not only met or exceeded regulatory and security standards, ensuring the organization stayed compliant and secure.* Forged strong partnerships with security and operational teams across the enterprise. Together, we prioritized and effectively remediated identified information security threats, bolstering overall organizational security posture.* Managed residual risk, ensuring a consistently maintained secure environment and peace of mind for stakeholders.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

* Conducted comprehensive information security assessments on third-party service providers, fortifying our external security partnerships and safeguarding shared data.* Delivered in-depth qualitative analysis on vendor security assessments, streamlining the remediation process of identified vulnerabilities and enhancing partnership security.* Performed on-site assessments of third parties, ensuring first-hand that controls met security requirements, thereby strengthening trust in our external collaborations.* Scrutinized and validated information security clauses in third-party contracts, verifying they were robust enough to protect organizational interests.* Diligently managed the residual information security risks related to third-party engagements, ensuring all service provider interactions remained within our accepted risk tolerance.

* Provided clear information security requirements for application development, infrastructure, and technology projects, ensuring all our initiatives met high-security benchmarks, resulting in solutions that not only met but surpassed security expectations.* Played a pivotal role in ensuring all projects were compliant and secure, reducing potential legal and operational risks by steering project teams toward technology solutions in line with regulatory and security requirements.* Managed residual information security risks associated with projects, in order to minimize any ongoing threat profile, safeguarding our organization's assets and reputation.

Minneapolis

* Through meticulous information security and privacy assessments of third-party service providers, I significantly bolstered the integrity and safety of our external collaborations.* Provided in-depth qualitative analysis of assessments and guidance on finding remediation for the whole team, I effectively reduced potential vulnerabilities, leading to stronger and more secure vendor relationships.* Developed and implemented processes in the RSA Archer eGRC platform resulting in more efficient governance, risk, and compliance operations, optimizing our organizational workflow.

* While overseeing the House DFL IT Department, I streamlined and optimized IT functions, contributing to a more effective and efficient legislative workflow.* By offering robust network administration and technical support to over 100 legislators and staff, I facilitated a seamless work environment with minimal disruptions, leading to increased operational efficiency.* Through the strategic deployment of hardware and software in a Windows environment, I provided a reliable IT framework, enhancing the overall work experience and productivity of users.

St. Paul, Mn

* Enhanced visualization and decision-making for legislators through the creation of detailed plans, maps, and layouts using GIS data.* Built political indexes, wrote formulae, ran queries and reports, and compiled data, providing legislators with tools that informed strategy and optimized decision-making processes.* Enhanced operational efficiency by administering all technical resources related to the DFL redistricting initiative, ensuring easy access and utilization of vital information.

St. Paul, Mn

* Delivered expert network administration for 160+ legislators and staff using Novell Network Client and iManager, ensuring seamless communication and optimized workflows.* Furnished comprehensive user support to 160+ legislators and staff, leading to fewer technical disruptions and a smoother operational experience for all.* Configured exchange clients on a range of smartphones, including Android, iPhone, Blackberry, and Palm, ensuring that members and staff remained connected and informed on-the-go.* Supporting and maintaining the Caucus Database, I ensured reliable access to vital information, ensuring easy access to vital information, which facilitated and augmented collaborative processes by staff.

Montclair, Ca

• Represented Assemblywoman McLeod in the public setting, staffed the Assembywoman at community events.• Answered questions regarding policy, issued statements, and presented resolutions in front of large audiences.• Planned events and coordinated with government officials and local organizations.• Intern Coordinator: developed our intern program, recruited interns, and oversaw their daily activities.