Christopher S.
Vice President, Head of Information Technology @Cosm
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President, Head of Information Technology @Cosm
Los Angeles, CA, US
Cosm is a multisite immersive experience company building a new category of entertainment. I joined to build the IT and security organization from the ground up — and have spent the last four years doing exactly that across infrastructure, identity, security, AI, and enterprise systems.Key highlights:* Automated the full employee lifecycle through IAM/IGA transformation via Okta and HRIS integration, reducing manual provisioning by ~50% and achieving 100% compliance for lifecycle events* Implemented Zero Trust architecture, endpoint hardening, and a managed SOC/MDR program — shifting the organization from reactive to continuous threat monitoring* Spearheaded the company-wide rollout of Anthropic Claude, building the AI governance and risk framework from the ground up and leading org-wide training and enablement* Deployed AI-driven automation across infrastructure operations for misconfiguration detection, alert triage, and automated remediation — improving uptime, reliability, and security posture simultaneously* Led global infrastructure consolidation across multiple business units, reducing operational costs by ~30%* Pioneered zero-touch device provisioning via JAMF and Intune, cutting onboarding workload by 50%+* Drove a ~40% improvement in employee IT satisfaction scores through team development and service delivery improvements
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ABOUT CHRISTOPHER S.
I build technology organizations that scale, and secure them so they can.Over the past 15+ years, I\'ve led enterprise IT and information security across some of the most demanding environments in media and entertainment: creative studios, immersive experience companies, advertising agencies, and high-growth technology businesses. My work sits at the intersection of infrastructure, identity, security, and AI — and increasingly, at the table where technology strategy meets business outcomes.At Cosm, I\'ve rebuilt IT and security from the ground up across a multisite, multi-division organization. That\'s meant automating the full employee lifecycle through IAM/IGA transformation, standing up a Zero Trust architecture and SOC/MDR program, leading a company-wide rollout of Anthropic Claude with the governance framework to match, and implementing AI-driven automation that\'s improved platform uptime, reliability, and security posture simultaneously. My team delivers — and I\'ve built it to keep delivering without me in every room.Earlier in my career I led a $3M technology cost recapture at Ignition Creative, transitioned a 150-person studio to fully remote in five days at the onset of COVID-19, and built IAM and security frameworks that unlocked eligibility for studio and TPN-audited client engagements across the entertainment industry.I\'m a certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) with deep fluency in NIST CSF 2.0, Zero Trust, and AI governance frameworks. I\'ve presented to boards, supported investor due diligence, and partnered directly with executive leadership on technology strategy. I don\'t just run IT — I help organizations understand what their technology can do for them.If you\'re building something and need a technology executive who\'s done it before, I\'d love to connect.
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