Kristi Richardson
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LinkedIn User
Kristi was my direct leader for more than 2 years and led the Business Technology/IT function at Braun Intertec Corporation. Kristi maintained a balanced and exemplary approach to her leadership with a perfect blend of empowerment, flexibility and accountability for her team. Kristi always led me with empathy and is indeed one the best leaders I have worked for. During my tenure working for Kristi, I always felt motivated to accomplish the objectives of our team and the organization. I highly recommend her for leadership roles.
Charlie B.
Kristi Richardson, in my opinion, is one of the best IT Directors you could ever work for. She teaches and mentors as opposed to dictating. Kristi provides her IT team members with the tools and resources to be successful. She genuinely cares about colleagues and strives to be professional and committed to the success of all projects. The IT world is constantly changing and Kristi is always aware of new technology; is creative when solving business challenges, and is proactive anticipating rather than reacting. I am thankful for her partnership as we work together to support her IT staffing needs at Braun Intertec.
LinkedIn User
Kristi was my direct leader for more than 2 years and led the Business Technology/IT function at Braun Intertec Corporation. Kristi maintained a balanced and exemplary approach to her leadership with a perfect blend of empowerment, flexibility and accountability for her team. Kristi always led me with empathy and is indeed one the best leaders I have worked for. During my tenure working for Kristi, I always felt motivated to accomplish the objectives of our team and the organization. I highly recommend her for leadership roles.
Charlie B.
Kristi Richardson, in my opinion, is one of the best IT Directors you could ever work for. She teaches and mentors as opposed to dictating. Kristi provides her IT team members with the tools and resources to be successful. She genuinely cares about colleagues and strives to be professional and committed to the success of all projects. The IT world is constantly changing and Kristi is always aware of new technology; is creative when solving business challenges, and is proactive anticipating rather than reacting. I am thankful for her partnership as we work together to support her IT staffing needs at Braun Intertec.
LinkedIn User
Kristi was my direct leader for more than 2 years and led the Business Technology/IT function at Braun Intertec Corporation. Kristi maintained a balanced and exemplary approach to her leadership with a perfect blend of empowerment, flexibility and accountability for her team. Kristi always led me with empathy and is indeed one the best leaders I have worked for. During my tenure working for Kristi, I always felt motivated to accomplish the objectives of our team and the organization. I highly recommend her for leadership roles.
Charlie B.
Kristi Richardson, in my opinion, is one of the best IT Directors you could ever work for. She teaches and mentors as opposed to dictating. Kristi provides her IT team members with the tools and resources to be successful. She genuinely cares about colleagues and strives to be professional and committed to the success of all projects. The IT world is constantly changing and Kristi is always aware of new technology; is creative when solving business challenges, and is proactive anticipating rather than reacting. I am thankful for her partnership as we work together to support her IT staffing needs at Braun Intertec.
LinkedIn User
Kristi was my direct leader for more than 2 years and led the Business Technology/IT function at Braun Intertec Corporation. Kristi maintained a balanced and exemplary approach to her leadership with a perfect blend of empowerment, flexibility and accountability for her team. Kristi always led me with empathy and is indeed one the best leaders I have worked for. During my tenure working for Kristi, I always felt motivated to accomplish the objectives of our team and the organization. I highly recommend her for leadership roles.
Charlie B.
Kristi Richardson, in my opinion, is one of the best IT Directors you could ever work for. She teaches and mentors as opposed to dictating. Kristi provides her IT team members with the tools and resources to be successful. She genuinely cares about colleagues and strives to be professional and committed to the success of all projects. The IT world is constantly changing and Kristi is always aware of new technology; is creative when solving business challenges, and is proactive anticipating rather than reacting. I am thankful for her partnership as we work together to support her IT staffing needs at Braun Intertec.
Credentials
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(ISC)2 Security CISSP (ISC2-CISSP)
(ISC)²Jul, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundations v3
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PCIP
PCI Security Standards CouncilAug, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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CWT
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United States
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Travel Arrangements
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr Director of Network Services
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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Oct 2020 - Present
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InfraGard
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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Jul 2020 - Present
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Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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Oct 2019 - Present
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Braun Intertec Corporation
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Of Information Technology
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Dec 2019 - Aug 2022
Functioning CIO/CISOMost senior IT position responsible for Project Management, Security, Infrastructure, Application Development and Support
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Infrastructure and Operations Manager
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Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
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SUPERVALU
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United States
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Wholesale
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Network Services
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Aug 2017 - Feb 2019
Provided leadership and strategic direction for UNFI/Supervalu's network and security infrastructure.Led a team of managers, network engineers and managed service providers.Created and delivered a “Managed WAN” professional service to several retail clients.Led the implementation of a new DMZ and DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management platform.Participated in PCI audit activities and primary contact for Network Services.
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Senior Network Manager
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2017
Led the Network Appliance team responsible for Firewalls, F5 load balancers, DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management, Voice and Collaboration (WebEx and Jabber Infrastructure) and network management tools.
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Tata Consultancy Services
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Program Manager
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Nov 2014 - Jul 2015
Responsible for the delivery of network projects on the Cargill account. Managed a team of Project Managers and Network Engineers, both onshore and offshore. Responsible for the delivery of network projects on the Cargill account. Managed a team of Project Managers and Network Engineers, both onshore and offshore.
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Cargill
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Director, Global Networks
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Oct 2006 - Nov 2014
Technology Management Leader - Leading a global team of 4 supervisors and 33 technicians - Providing global oversight for Engineering and technology management of all network technologies - Leading audit remediation and risk management activities within Global Networks - Aligning the Global Networks team with Global IT activities - Managing an IT budget of $4 million Engineering and Implementation Manager - Led a team of 5 supervisors and 45 technicians in North America and Latin America - Provided oversight for design and implementation of all network technologies in North America and Latin America - Successfully moved and consolidated two corporate data centers and associated circuits, LAN and networking equipment to a new global data center - Coordinated the outsourcing of router management in North America and collaborated in the global outsourcing initiative Global LAN Manager - Managed a team of 11 technical analysts that supported 4000+ wired and wireless LAN devices in North America - Performed the Service Manager duties for the LAN Services in North America - Successfully grew the service by over 100% through the recruitment of additional business units - Developed relationships with vendors to assist in remote implementations - Actively participated in the Global Network Services leadership team planning and strategy meetings
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Cargill
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Supervisor
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1994 - 2006
Client Team Supervisor - Lead a team of 11 technical analysts that managed a computing environment of 3000+ devices - Provided Incident facilitation and resolution - Managed large scale rollout for of desktops and laptops as part of a Total Cost of Ownership initiative - Actively engaged as a key member of the outsourcing initiative, providing business unit data and knowledge to the project team - Successfully transitioned the team’s activities to the outsourced provider. Help Desk Supervisor - Managed help desk and user administration services for a customer base of 3000+. - Daily support of operational needs, processes and collaboration between internal IT teams. - Leveraged local university students through a cooperative learning program - Maintained metrics driven performance levels that exceeded industry best practices - Budgeting and forecasting initiatives.
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Education
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2003 - 2005
Wichita State University
Masters, Business Administraton -
1990 - 1994
Bethany College
Bachelors, Mathematics
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