Allison Howard
Jeannette,USA
Summary
Knowledgeable Security Professional with robust background in managing cybersecurity operations and enhancing security protocols. Proven track record of implementing strategic measures that safeguard organizational assets. Demonstrated proficiency in threat analysis and incident response, showcasing strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
MEDICAL DEVICE CYBERSECURITY MANAGER
Tempus AI
07.2023 - Current
- Coordinate cybersecurity activities for medical devices, both FDA approved and in various stages of submission and design
- Review FDA guidance documents and align policies and processes with the most current guidance
- Complete risk assessments, identify potential risks, and establish remediation activities
- Establish requirements for pre-market activities, submissions, and continuous monitoring following the post-market guidance
- Assist in the monitoring of vulnerabilities and assist in the direction of remediation actions
- Hire and manage contractors and consultants
HEAD OF SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Tempus AI
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Continued responsibilities of Mpirik until July 2023
HEAD OF SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Mpirik, Acquired by Tempus AI
08.2020 - 03.2023
- Promoted from Security and Compliance Lead (August 2021)
- Acquired by Tempus in March of 2023
- Established direction and priorities for the development of the compliance program including technological enhancement, policy and process improvement, and certifications
- Established the framework for administrative, physical and technical controls to support the overall compliance program and ensured adherence to HIPAA for internal and external audits
- Developed training resources to address HIPAA compliance, policy and process, and secure coding processes for up to 25 employees
- Worked cross-departmentally to ensure that each business unit complied with policy and process, and ensured the compliance program is supporting each business unit appropriately
- Created and managed a $400,000 annual budget for the compliance program
- Successfully led the company to HITRUST certification
- Maintained information security systems such as mobile device management, endpoint detection and response, and antivirus
OPERATIONS MANAGER, RISK AND COMPLIANCE
Petuum, Inc.
12.2017 - 07.2020
- Promoted from Document Controller (Mar 2019)
- Oversaw $360,000 annual operations budget by strategizing with the C-Suite, meeting quarterly with Finance & Accounting, and collaborating daily with Product Development, DevOps, Engineering, IT, HR, and Recruiting
- Directed inbound immigration for 42% international staff by co-developing long-term hiring strategies for skills gaps and geography, drafting employment contracts with the legal team, onboarding new hires, auditing and submitting work visas/green cards/I-9’s, and managing up to two coordinators
- Developed dashboards such as a tracker for visa immigration expirations and an executive overview of project statuses, deliverables, hours, and financials including training product managers and the finance team
- Fundamentally improved organization by designing SharePoint architecture, uploading all physical documents and Dropbox files, managing access, maintaining database integrity, and handling requests using JIRA
- Saved company $50,000 annually by transitioning immigration portfolio from a California law firm to a local one
- Wrote corporate policies for and trained up to 96 colleagues on client onboarding, business continuity, domestic and Chinese cybersecurity, data collection/transfer/storage, and more by conducting research, creating presentations, and consulting with domestic and overseas law firms
OPERATIONS LEAD
PNC Bank North America
05.2015 - 12.2017
- Promoted from Collateral Processor, Paper Release (Sep 2016)
- Merged three vastly different departments for home, vehicle, and commercial leasing and mortgages resulting in reducing error rates from daily to 1 ever and time to locate files from up to 7 hours to instant by learning all 3 systems, overhauling and revising policies, and training the company
- Assigned daily work to 9 employees, hired 2 more, led morning huddles, liaised with 6 business units, confirmed loan closure and no outstanding risks for 40-50 boxes of documents monthly, and tracked daily to monthly KPI’s
- Provided exceptional customer service and internal support including training and regularly coaching teams
- Met bi-weekly with Senior Manager and/or Assistant Director for high potential leadership training
Education
MASTER OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE - Records Management, Archiving and Preservation Concentration
University of Pittsburgh
05.2013
BACHELOR OF ARTS - ENGLISH
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
05.2010
Skills
- KPI Reporting
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Managing People
- Endpoint security
- Log analysis
- Security information and event management
- Security awareness training
- Access control
- Data protection
- Two-factor authentication
- Identity management
- Security policy development
- Training
- Writing Policies
- Enforcing Policies
- Risk Assessments
- Device management
- JIRA
- Trello
- GitHub
- Tower
- Visual Studio Code
- Kandji
- Jamf
- BitDefender
- Avast
Professionalassociations
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), 2019-01-01, Present
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), 2022-01-01, Present
Timeline
MEDICAL DEVICE CYBERSECURITY MANAGER
Tempus AI
07.2023 - Current
HEAD OF SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Tempus AI
03.2023 - 07.2023
HEAD OF SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Mpirik, Acquired by Tempus AI
08.2020 - 03.2023
OPERATIONS MANAGER, RISK AND COMPLIANCE
Petuum, Inc.
12.2017 - 07.2020
OPERATIONS LEAD
PNC Bank North America
05.2015 - 12.2017
BACHELOR OF ARTS - ENGLISH
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
MASTER OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE - Records Management, Archiving and Preservation Concentration
University of Pittsburgh