Christy Preen
Information Technology & Security Executive
Plano,TX
Summary
Senior leader with 20+ years of Information Technology and leadership experience, including 16+ years leading Information Security function and team for a Fortune 250 company. Experience transforming and managing enterprise-wide programs, portfolios, and products in Information Security and IT. Adept at delivering process re-engineering to improve program productivity and leading multiple concurrent projects. Seeking senior consultant opportunities (virtual CISO, Program Management, Infosec/ IT) or opportunities in IT Leadership (VP Enterprise Applications, VP PMO).
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Founder and Principal
Elevate IT Solutions
Plano, TX
04.2022 - Current
- Provide IT consulting and solutions for defining strategy and road maps, improving productivity and efficiency, selection and procurement assistance for technology solutions, and process re-engineering/ automation
- Offer cybersecurity consulting involving virtual CISO programs, IT compliance and risk program assistance, incident response program development and implementation, road map and budget development, scorecard design and communication, and executive-level presentation or business value translation support
- Deliver product and program management solutions across industries and subjects, including vendor management and implementation, leading product development and operations, and developing product strategy and road maps
- GRAIL, Inc. - 7/2022-current - Manage customer third party risk program. Automated and improved accuracy and turnaround of requests by 50%
- Tenet Healthcare - 7/2022-12/2022 - Reduced potential IT SOX compliance findings and provided consulting in IT Audit & Compliance
Chief Information Security Officer - Vice President, IS
Tenet Healthcare
Dallas, TX
08.2003 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Promoted five times, ultimately to top information security position
- Established and headed Tenet's centralized Information Security program and team
- Led strategy, program and project management, branding, enterprise culture, vendor selection and management, and team building and management
- Managed budget and forecasting, with annual budget of 15MM+ annually
- Managed industry-leading Identity and Access Management (IAM) practice for over 100K users including full life cycle of IAM processes and products
- Responsible for product management of IAM products and execution of business and technical strategy
- Accountability for Tenet's network and infrastructure security program, inclusive of strategy, product management for 30+ tools, road map execution, and operations of over 130K endpoints
- Led Security Awareness program in charge of training, phishing, and producing communications/ artifacts for all levels of organization and over 100K users
- Directed IT Audit & Compliance initiatives for standards and regulations including HIPAA, PCI, and Sarbanes-Oxley
- Liaised with stakeholder department leaders and external auditors on organizational policies, audits, and ongoing operations
- Oversaw cybersecurity incident response including enterprise plan, policies/ playbooks, cultural adoption, communication, table-top exercises, and incident management
- Presented regularly to Board of Directors and executive leadership team
- Contributed as member of Gartner Security Best Practices council, NH-ISAC
- Spoke during several web and public speaking functions
Business Analyst/ Program Manager
Perot Systems
Plano, TX
12.2001 - 08.2003
- Managed several concurrent projects with average budget of $200K
- Completed an IAM application rollout to over 120 hospitals, delivering process improvements, new system integrations, and automation of manual processes
- Spearheaded product management for 8+ workflow and business process management products including communications, vendor management, metrics/ reporting, development, and productions support
- Conducted requests for proposals (RFPs) and product evaluations to select vendors for search engines, direct marketing suppliers, and web analytic software
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business/ MIS
The University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX 08.1998 - 08.2001
Skills
Executive Leadership
Risk Management and Planning
Vendor & Contract Management
Healthcare Informatics
Software and Application Development
Process Engineering & Automation
Product & Technology Management
Program & Value Management
Team Leadership
Strategic Planning
Certification
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Timeline
Founder and Principal
Elevate IT Solutions
04.2022 - Current
Chief Information Security Officer - Vice President, IS
Tenet Healthcare
08.2003 - 03.2022
Business Analyst/ Program Manager
Perot Systems
12.2001 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Science - Business/ MIS
The University of Texas At Dallas
08.1998 - 08.2001
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Healthcare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
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