Brie Deadman
Technology Management
Paw Paw,MI
Summary
Versatile Information Technology professional with experience ranging from building business relationships with IT counterparts, risk analysis, team management and project managing global initiatives. Strong background with IT SOX, Data Privacy and project management. Ability to effectively illustrate and facilitate technical information to non-technical groups at all organizational levels through strategic thinking and creativity that inspire people to work collaboratively as a team.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Project Management Office
Patrick Industries
4 2024 - Current
- Create and manage a project team to handle all incoming corporate function initiatives for Patrick Industries; successfully managed team budgets, and allocated resources to maximize productivity and balance.
- Help HRIS and Security teams to launch ServiceNow modules related to asset tracking, signing sign on and onboarding new employees
- Lead project to bring Patrick Industries into Microsoft CoPilot AI platform to modernize shop floors.
- Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements
Technology Governance Risk and Compliance Senior Analyst
Cargill
04.2022 - 04.2024
- Managed Security reviews for all of Human Resources, Global Communications, Sustainability, Research and Development, and Corporate Responsibility third parties to maintain a strong security posture between third parties and Cargill.
- Reviewed incoming projects for security risk, identify data privacy risks and provided IT security procedures where possible to allow implementations
- Assist 10-person team with testing of Microsoft products and developing Cargill's Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, developing policy, reviewing technology platforms, and making determinations on how teams can best utilize these opportunities.
- Redeveloped security position for and greater working relationships with Global Communications and Sustainability teams to better reflect updated technology and greater business opportunities for each group while maintaining corporate security posture.
IT Security PCI And Controls Manager
Whirlpool Corporation
04.2019 - 04.2022
- Managed IT audit program including internal and external audits of 121 SOX controls.
- Worked with all control owners to remediate and simplify any open audit issues and simplified overall process by recording all testing.
- Lead PCI compliance program to continue to obtain compliance for credit card security globally on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation.
- Implemented phone system technology that removed credit card information from being handled at call centers globally.
- Assisted IoT team with reviewing security risk with new platforms and appliances being developed within that space; worked to educate employees on corporate risk and IT controls so we were better able to pass annual IT audits.
- Adjunct lead for IT ERP/SAP audit which included 16 focus areas with 34 sub-test areas for Europe, Asia, Latin American and North American teams.
- Worked with subject matter experts to determine what data was needed, and which teams could best answer auditor questions.
- Worked on 5 person core team to document and assure that Whirlpool corporation was compliant with The California Privacy Act in all areas of the company and that no contact with consumer data is unaccounted for.
Sr. Analyst, Global IT Portfolio & Project Management
Whirlpool Corporation
03.2016 - 03.2019
- Developed and Implemented Portfolio and Project Management global processes, tools and services, based on business requirements.
- Implemented new tools within ServiceNow application incorporating business requirements, with developer abilities, and project requirements for over 2000 global users.
- Reported, Managed, and reconciled financial portfolio for all global IT teams with budgets totaling over 30 million dollars.
- Managed Concept to launch Projects including Time Keeping System, Data Center Conversion to the Cloud, Global Network Upgrades, SAP system integrations, HR System Upgrades and Google Domain conversions.
Sr. Analyst, Backup & Recovery, Global IT Operations
Whirlpool Corporation
12.2013 - 03.2016
- Lead offsite based team improving customer-based relationships by curtailing response times and driving down costs globally by 25%
- Managed concept to launch Global Backup and Recovery project initiative moving the company to a cloud based backup system saving over 1.6 million dollars annually
- Oversaw global data center teams to maintain all hardware, identify opportunities for repair/upgrade, and appropriate data center budget
- Developed and guided the global disaster recovery program, determining disaster readiness and reducing overall IT risk by 88%.
Manager, IT Operations
Stout
04.2011 - 11.2013
- Most highly rated manager in company based on peer reviews for customer service, job skills, management of team, and project completion.
- Grew a team of 5 that supported 285 users across the United States all technical electronic devices reducing the impact to the business.
- Budgeted, maintain and overhauled office IT equipment, server room and software upgrades with minimal user impact and a 30% increase in efficiency.
- Implemented Mobile Device Management solutions on all corporate and personal cell phones, avoiding IT audit and compliance risks around data breaches for financial institutions.
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship and Leadership focus
University of Illinois
Urbana, IllinoisMasters of Arts - Telecommunication and Information Technology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MichiganBachelor of Arts - Catholic Studies
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, MinnesotaPontifical University of St. Thomas
Rome, ItalySkills
Google and Microsoft Suits and Cloud knowledge
Artificial Intelligence with Knowledge of LLM, GenAI, & Machine learning
Security & Risk Management
Multi-site Operations
Problem Solving
Project Planning, Management and Development
Operations & Vendor Management
Agile and Waterfall Project Methodologies
Financial Forecasting
ServiceNow
Google and Microsoft Suits and Cloud knowledge
Certifications Coursework
- ITIL Certification Foundations
- MBA Completion with focus on Entrepreneurship and Leadership
- Digital Marketing and Media Certification - Completion Anticipated August 2024.
Timeline
Technology Governance Risk and Compliance Senior Analyst
Cargill
04.2022 - 04.2024
IT Security PCI And Controls Manager
Whirlpool Corporation
04.2019 - 04.2022
Sr. Analyst, Global IT Portfolio & Project Management
Whirlpool Corporation
03.2016 - 03.2019
Sr. Analyst, Backup & Recovery, Global IT Operations
Whirlpool Corporation
12.2013 - 03.2016
Manager, IT Operations
Stout
04.2011 - 11.2013
Senior Manager, Project Management Office
Patrick Industries
4 2024 - Current
Masters of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship and Leadership focus
University of Illinois
Masters of Arts - Telecommunication and Information Technology
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts - Catholic Studies
University of St. Thomas
Pontifical University of St. Thomas