Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Results-driven servant leader with expertise delivering enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategies, enterprise risk management, security engineering, and security operations. Proven record with regulatory compliance (SEC, PCI-DSS, SOX, privacy, and industry specific), mitigating sophisticated adversary attacks with breach remediation experience, and aligning cybersecurity initiatives with business goals. Trusted advisor known for fostering collaboration across C-suite, boardrooms, and external partners. Passionate about building high-performing teams and embedding security within digital transformation strategies to drive business growth and resilience.
Providing cybersecurity advisory and expertise for the development and incorporation of cybersecurity artifacts into The Feld Group Institute’s business and technology transformation, leadership, and dialogue frameworks and associated intellectual capital materials.
Oversaw strategic direction and execution of cybersecurity and technology operations to safeguard data and business functions. Domain accountability included enterprise information security governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, privacy technical controls, business/cyber resilience (covering business continuity and disaster recovery), vulnerability management, threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, digital fraud, network and endpoint security engineering, identity and access management, edge security/bot prevention, reliability engineering, test engineering, service desk, computer operations, asset/facilities management, and IT service management. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, the Board of Directors, external partners, law enforcement, and industry groups.
Oversaw strategic direction and execution of cybersecurity to safeguard data and business functions. Domain accountability included enterprise information security governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, privacy technical controls, business/cyber resilience (covering business continuity and disaster recovery), vulnerability management, threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, digital fraud, network and endpoint security engineering, identity and access management, and edge security/bot prevention. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, the Board of Directors, external partners, law enforcement, and industry groups.
Executed company-wide comprehensive security strategies to protect business operations, data, and aircraft. Domain accountability included enterprise information security governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, privacy technical controls, vulnerability management, security software development, threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, network and endpoint security engineering, identity and access management, and edge security/bot prevention. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, the Board of Directors, external partners, law enforcement, and industry groups.
Executed company-wide comprehensive security strategies to protect business operations, data, and aircraft. Domain accountability included enterprise information security governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, privacy technical controls, vulnerability management, security software development, threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, network and endpoint security engineering, identity and access management, and edge security/bot prevention. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, the Board of Directors, external partners, law enforcement, and industry groups.
Leadership accountability included restaurant and corporate service desks, enterprise applications (inclusive of financials, supply chain, real estate management, and human resources), I.T. quality assurance, restaurant technology deployments, application maintenance/support, and key I.T. service management functions: change management, configuration management, knowledge management, incident management, request fulfillment, problem management, and access management. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, external partners, and industry groups.
Led IT strategy and enterprise architecture initiatives while delivering IT innovation, research, and software development efforts. Responsibilities included building out first-ever organizational enterprise architecture competencies and leading a team of architects and supplier partner resources in defining the enterprise architectural framework, I.T. innovation/research and development, partnering with executive leaders to interpret how business capabilities will impact I.T., defining and maintaining technical standards and a forward looking I.T. strategy/architectural roadmap covering server and network systems, applications, integrations, data/information, and information security, defining and maintaining enterprise architecture governance via the Enterprise Architecture Board, establishing business cases, liaising with and supporting domestic and global franchise partners, and ultimately assuring I.T. is ahead of the business on I.T. solutions. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, external partners, and industry groups.
In addition to existing I.T. Strategy and Enterprise Architecture responsibilities (October 2012 – February 2015), provided interim leadership over application development, application support, and program management teams covering web systems (internal and external), restaurant online ordering (e-commerce), business intelligence and analytics, integrations, master data management, restaurant technology systems (front of house and back of house covering point of sale, inventory management, kitchen display systems, tabletop tablets, table management/reservations, and team member scheduling), financial systems, human capital systems, real estate management systems, and supply chain systems. Coached and empowered people, developed team members, and engaged with C-suite executives, external partners, and industry groups.