James

Details

Education: • Master’s in Computer Science (MS), Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia
• BBA in Management Information Systems, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia
• (ISC)2 CISSP Certification License # 479650

Experience: Solutions-focused IT Leader who builds trust and gains stakeholder buy-in across complex multicultural, diverse organizations. Motivated, innovative, and dynamic IT executive with expertise building and executing strategies to maximize quality, profitability, and long-term results in alignment with business objectives. Intuitive leader with robust business acumen able to forge solid alliances with cross-functional peers, end-users, and stakeholders; passionate mentor with an aptitude for acquiring and retaining talent, motivating teams to exceed goals. Analytical, highly adaptable, and proactive with talent for launching programs to enable continuous improvement. Dynamic, CISSP certified Chief Information Security Officer and proven IT leader with over 20 plus years’ experience building, transforming, and delivering successful IT and cybersecurity programs.

Years of Experience: 20

Spoken Language: English

Skills

 Strategic | Technology Roadmaps
 Cybersecurity
 Team Leadership
 Security and Privacy Alignment with the Business Service Management
 Enterprise Architecture
 Cloud Solutions
 Budget Management and Control
 Quality Assurance
 Training & Development
 Speaking & Presentations

 Vendor Relations
 Solution Innovation
 Diversity & Inclusion
 Risk Mitigation | Data Security
 Business Continuity | Disaster Recovery
 Incident Response
 Project Management
 Governance
 Multicultural Teams
 Information Security Committee
 GRC, Privacy, Regulatory, and Security Frameworks (NIST, HIPAA, SOX, SOC II, PCI, ISO, GDPR, CCP

About

• Strategic Planning: Collaborated on a strategic IT assessment of MSM evaluating the current technology landscape and its alignment to overall organizational goals.
• Cost Management: Structured cost reduction through managed vendors and contractors
• Continuous Improvement: Transformed information security and modernized security operations and cyber management.
• Quality: Reduced number of major incidents resulting in significant improvement to system availability across business-critical platforms.
• Partnership: Collaborated with owners, executive managers, boards of trustees, and employees at all levels to influence decisions to best apply I.T. and Cybersecurity standards.