Experience

Premier Credit Union

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • May 2022 - Present



General Dynamics Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Security Analyst Senior Advisor

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Assist in completing compliance, data privacy and security risk assessments for entities obtaining data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Chronic Condition Data Warehouse (CCW). The specific program is the Qualified Entity Certification Program (QECP) administered by Index Analytics. Evaluate applications to the QECP program using the CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS) framework. Maintain a formalized process in Salesforce to evaluate security and privacy risks for entities.



NewWave Telecom & Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Information Security Analyst Senior Advisor

  • Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

  West Des Moines, Iowa, United States Assisted in completing compliance, data privacy and security risk assessments for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Chronic Condition Data Warehouse (CCW). Provided security guidance and requirements for capability enhancements of the warehouse, such as cloud functionality/processing and digital data downloads, via Security Impact Assessments (SIAs). Assisted in other required annual assessments for the program including Security Control Assessments (SCA) and Adaptive Capabilities… Show more Assisted in completing compliance, data privacy and security risk assessments for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Chronic Condition Data Warehouse (CCW). Provided security guidance and requirements for capability enhancements of the warehouse, such as cloud functionality/processing and digital data downloads, via Security Impact Assessments (SIAs). Assisted in other required annual assessments for the program including Security Control Assessments (SCA) and Adaptive Capabilities Testing (ACT). Show less



General Dynamics Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Security Analyst Senior Advisor

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2020

  Assisted in completing compliance, data privacy and security risk assessments for entities obtaining data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Chronic Condition Data Warehouse (CCW). The specific programs included the Qualified Entity Certification Program (QECP) administered by Index Analytics and the Data Management Program (DMP) administered by the Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC). Evaluated applications to the QECP and DMP programs using the CMS Acceptable Risk… Show more Assisted in completing compliance, data privacy and security risk assessments for entities obtaining data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Chronic Condition Data Warehouse (CCW). The specific programs included the Qualified Entity Certification Program (QECP) administered by Index Analytics and the Data Management Program (DMP) administered by the Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC). Evaluated applications to the QECP and DMP programs using the CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS) framework. Established a formalized process to evaluate security and privacy risks for cloud environment vendors. Effectively used other available security frameworks (HITRUST, ISO 27001, NIST 800-173) to develop assessment alternatives for the programs. Show less



FBL Financial Group Inc

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Services Manager - Business Continuity, Senior Staff IT Auditor, SOX Auditor

  • Jan 2006 - Nov 2016

  Responsible for all aspects of Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, IT system audits and MAR/SOX section 404 compliance. Included business impact analysis, risk and control matrix implementation, testing, gap and observation reporting, policy and procedure maintenance, and external audit verification where appropriate. Enhanced strong human relations skills by interacting with managers and staff within all levels of FBL from both IT and business units to build and maintain a robust business… Show more Responsible for all aspects of Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, IT system audits and MAR/SOX section 404 compliance. Included business impact analysis, risk and control matrix implementation, testing, gap and observation reporting, policy and procedure maintenance, and external audit verification where appropriate. Enhanced strong human relations skills by interacting with managers and staff within all levels of FBL from both IT and business units to build and maintain a robust business continuity program. Established baseline disaster recovery evaluation metrics based on Lean Six Sigma to efficiently evaluate exercise results and focus future funding and efforts on exposed variances. Developed quality review process to ensure ongoing compliance with established policies and standards. Performed system audits and vulnerability assessments to further validate compliance. Effectively used security frameworks (ISO 27001 and NIST) to develop internal policies and procedures to strengthen overall IT Governance. Assisted with contract negotiations of external parties to ensure facilities and tools were available to recover systems and employee operations. Show less



Magellan Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jun 2003 - Dec 2005

  Led general ledger maintenance, auditing and control (SOX) processes, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, payroll verification, Medicaid claims processing, and budgeting for the Iowa Care Management Center. Daily use of Lawson reporting software, Hyperion budgeting software, and SQL database queries and analysis. Improved cost savings by transferring claims processing to the claims shop in Maryland Heights, MO. Research and analysis led to the cancellation of unnecessary… Show more Led general ledger maintenance, auditing and control (SOX) processes, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, payroll verification, Medicaid claims processing, and budgeting for the Iowa Care Management Center. Daily use of Lawson reporting software, Hyperion budgeting software, and SQL database queries and analysis. Improved cost savings by transferring claims processing to the claims shop in Maryland Heights, MO. Research and analysis led to the cancellation of unnecessary program payments saving $17,000 per year. Improved efficiency and accuracy of month-end reporting by creating a linked system of Excel spreadsheets. Show less



Principal Financial Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Analyst, Assistant Underwriter

  • Jun 1995 - Feb 2002

  Responsible for coding, testing, debugging, and documenting programs for the Government Reporting and Compliance team in Pension Business Systems. Ensured code met government requirements for IRS and PBGC annual plan filings. Also analyzed goals of defined benefit clients to determine if plan design continued to meet the customer’s vision. Handled plan termination process for defined benefit customers and advised clients on plan mergers, spin-offs, and contract rewrites where appropriate… Show more Responsible for coding, testing, debugging, and documenting programs for the Government Reporting and Compliance team in Pension Business Systems. Ensured code met government requirements for IRS and PBGC annual plan filings. Also analyzed goals of defined benefit clients to determine if plan design continued to meet the customer’s vision. Handled plan termination process for defined benefit customers and advised clients on plan mergers, spin-offs, and contract rewrites where appropriate. Handled system investigations to determine revisions for more efficient code resulting in rewriting error code to reduce processing time and produce cost savings. Promoted cross department interaction to advance overall interests of the company and increased terminating plan asset conservation by 10%. Developed Microsoft Excel application to ensure accuracy and timeliness for Flexible Pension Investments Rewrite Proposals resulting in proposal timing going from 14 business days to 8, generating $1,200 additional profit per case. Show less