Frequently Asked Questions

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I am  skilled at conducting comprehensive analysis, risk assessments and due  diligence across critical business applications/systems/tools security  and controls in mission critical financial services institutions. I have  an investigative mentality to conduct comprehensive research ensuring  adherence to strict regulatory compliance. I proactively implement risk  mitigation practices and IT controls that safeguard the organization. I  work with external auditors to investigate findings and provide prompt  remediation. I seek opportunities to streamline and automate processes  creating more efficiency, accuracy, and productivity while reducing  costs and minimizing vulnerabilities.  

As a highly analytical professional, I have  expertise in eliciting, analyzing, and defining business requirements to  identify business needs and develop strategic technology roadmaps. I  conduct  gap analysis to ascertain and mitigate gaps in processes and  systems employing strong business acumen to transform and align IT  systems and tools with business needs. My broad experience across  multiple mergers and acquisitions focused on seamlessly integrating  people, processes, and systems is unparalleled. I am a collaborative  leader who mentors/leads IT teams and communicates with  technical/non-technical staff. 

Expertise in Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC), IT Governance, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Internal Controls, Application Security, IT Audit, Evidence Collection, Research Skills, Internal Investigations, Remediation, Regulatory Compliance, Project Management, Program Management, Documentation, Reporting, Cross-Team Collaboration, Deadline Management, Troubleshooting, Issue Resolution Management, Requirements Gathering, Team Leadership, System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), Computer Software Training, VMWare, IBM iSeries, Help Desk Support, Oracle Database, PL/SQL, MySQL, Windows Server, Windows Desktop Administration, MAC, HP-UX, SUN, UNIX, Red Hat LINUX, Scripting, PowerShell, Splunk, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile, First Line of Defense.

A Master's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Cyvbersecurity from Grand Canyon University.

A Master's Postgraduate certificate in Cloud Computing from Texas McCombs School of BusinessTexas McCombs School of Business and Great Learning.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University.