Preethi R

Privacy Engineer @American Airlines

Dallas, TX, US

Launched and managed Privacy by Design assessments for IT application teams using OneTrust, identifying potential risks and collaborating with stakeholders to implement mitigation strategies in alignment with GDPR and other data privacy regulations. Assisted the Privacy Office with Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) by conducting deep dives into data processing operations, identifying gaps, and ensuring accurate documentation of data flows, purposes, and legal bases.Created Power BI dashboards to track key privacy risk metrics, providing actionable insights to leadership and supporting compliance efforts across American Airlines. Developed a Country Requirements app using Power Apps to help the Privacy Office track global privacy policies, review timelines, and automate reminders via Power Automate, ensuring compliance with GDPR and international privacy laws. Conducted PII scans on databases using BigID, scheduled differential scans, and built alert dashboards to notify teams of new findings, enhancing privacy oversight at American Airlines. Designed a holistic Privacy Program dashboard to consolidate metrics from assessments, privacy matters, DSARs, and privacy portal activity, offering a unified view of privacy program performance. Facilitated collaboration between IT and the Privacy Office to bridge operational gaps and uphold GDPR standards across organizational processes.

MS Ramaiah university of applied sciences

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communications Engineering

University of Illinois Chicago

Master's degree, Management Information Systems, General