James Reid
Vcio @NexusTek
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WORK HISTORY
Vcio @NexusTek
Strategic Consultant & Advisor with extensive experience in various industries, including specialty retail, hospitality, technology, healthcare R&D, manufacturing, distribution, banking & finance, consumer lending, software, infrastructure, SaaS/cloud, non-profit & fundraising, and managed services. I specialize in aligning technology and business objectives to reduce costs, improve agility, and increase ROI. My people-focused leadership and commitment to continual improvement help organizations create a risk-based cybersecurity culture. Key functions: Business-technology alignment: Develop strategic roadmaps to enable growth and support business objectives while ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical data. Organizational health assessment: Evaluate functional maturity, technical capabilities, and staffing; create resource and individual growth plans. IT team oversight: Strategically managed clients\' IT teams and managed service providers across network, telecom, cloud, cybersecurity, DevOps, and end-user technologies. Resource planning and budgeting: Implement resource planning, capacity planning, and hardware lifecycle management to improve predictability and reduce unnecessary expenses. Cybersecurity assessment: Develop information security roadmaps and end-user cybersecurity training programs. Compliance management: Oversee compliance with HIPAA, PCI, CMMC, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulations; assess and remediate gaps. And implement solutions to improve security posture and user awareness. Digital transformation: Enable IT modernization, cloud migration & optimization, and data center consolidation to improve agility and increase cost savings.
EDUCATION
Front Range Community College
Computer Science, General Studies
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Psychology
SKILLS
ABOUT JAMES REID
CIO, CISO || CISSP || Business-IT Alignment, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, IT…
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