Kittie Pearson

About Kittie Pearson

Experienced technology leader with a demonstrated history of working in the food & beverages industry. Skilled in Data Privacy, Budgeting, Enterprise Risk Management, IT GRC, and Security Policy. Driving innovation across the globe in CPG (consumer packaged goods) technology solutions. Strong information technology professional with an MBA in International Business from High Point University.

Experience

1. Sr Director IT, Grc and Cpg Solutions

   Krispy Kreme

   Oct 2016 — Present · Winston-Salem, NC, US

   Manage internal and external IT resources, processes, and systems related to IT. Provide the strategic direction for these functions and leadership to the team including managing strategic goals and expectations, financial management and capacity planning. Develop and maintain enterprise IT strategy and roadmaps relative to the company\'s strategic goals.Financial Management - Manage capital and operational budget. Conduct budget review meetings with Finance to monitor spend against budget. Compliance management and adherence to management controls, policies and procedures.TPM - Oversee third party vendor management program, perform risk assessments, monitor compliance and SLAs. Liaison with corporate counsel to establish NDAs, CAs, MSAs, SOWs, etc. Manage TP data security requirements.Information Security - responsible for enterprise security awareness programs, corporate PCI compliance, applying NIST Cybersecurity framework aligned to internal security controls. Ensure continuous compliance with emerging security standards such as GDPR, DBN. Oversee vulnerability assessments and risk assessments of ecommerce and digital ecosystem products.CPG Technology Solutions - focused on strategic business objectives to expand revenue steams and improve operational efficiency, while reducing time and cost of development, deployment & maintenance.Delivering solutions to increase up-time and lowering total cost of ownership while supporting ongoing business requirements and improving asset management across the globe.

Education

• High Point University, Norcross Graduate School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business

  2002

• High Point University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  1998

Skills

• Leadership
• Data Privacy
• IT Strategy
• Volunteering
• Contract Management
• Compliance
• Vendor Management
• Lean IT
• Information Discovery
• Six Sigma
• Quality Auditing
• Business Continuity
• Information Security
• Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Physical Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Certified Information Privacy Professional
• Change Management
• Security Policy
• Project Management
• Data Governance
• Risk Management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Contract Negotiation
• Team Leadership
• Policy Analysis
• Budgets
• Litigation Support
• Sox Compliancy
• Consumer Package Goods
• Pci Dss
• IT Grc
• Legal Discovery
• Vendor Contracts
• Corporate Governance