Jesus Fernandez
Freedom
Summary
Security and Cyber Risk professional with experience leading IT risk assessments, enterprise vendor management, access governance, incident readiness, and operational resilience across regulated environments. Trusted partner to IT and leadership in translating technical risk into business impact, regulatory alignment, and informed risk decisions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Information Security Specialist
Verve Credit Union
Oshkosh
09.2024 - Current
- Lead organization-wide IT and cyber risk assessments, translating technical findings into business impact and control recommendations for management.
- Advise leadership on risk treatment decisions by evaluating residual risk against regulatory expectations and organizational risk appetite
- Own user access governance for critical systems, including periodic access reviews, segregation-of-duties validation, and remediation tracking.
- Coordinate incident response planning and tabletop exercises to validate readiness and meet regulatory guidance.
- Support business Continuity and disaster recovery governance
- Own the vendor management business function, overseeing third-party risk assessments, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring across the vendor lifecycle.
Risk Management Specialist
Capital Credit Union
Green Bay
10.2018 - 09.2024
- Performed computer system and vendor risk assessments, leveraging tools such as BitSight, reviewing due diligence, and partnering with IT to address identified risk and control gaps.
- Developed and maintained business continuity plans to support organizational resilience and regulatory requirements.
- Led user access reviews for key systems, ensuring access appropriateness and strengthening security posture.
- Supported incident response readiness by maintaining incident triage procedures and coordinating updates with IT and stakeholders
Education
Associate of Science - Forensic Science
Fox Valley Technical COllege
Appleton06-2014
Skills
- IT & Cyber Risk Assessment
- Risk Governance & Treatment Decisions
- User Access Governance
- Third-Party Risk Management
- Incident Response
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Governance
- Cybersecurity Risk Frameworks (NIST, ISO, COBIT)
Certification
CRISC - In Progress | Expected 2026
Timeline
Information Security Specialist
Verve Credit Union
09.2024 - Current
Risk Management Specialist
Capital Credit Union
10.2018 - 09.2024
Associate of Science - Forensic Science
Fox Valley Technical COllege