CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Enterprise Risk Management Expert: Successfully implemented enterprise-wide risk assessment methodologies across multiple domains (Finance, IT, Legal, Information Security) resulting in comprehensive risk identification and mitigation.
SOC Compliance Leadership: Led critical SOC 1 and SOC 2 compliance initiatives, supporting audit inquiries, facilitating policy updates, and evaluating product changes for compliance impacts, ensuring continuous certification maintenance.
Risk Process Optimization: Streamlined risk management processes through strategic automation initiatives, reducing manual effort by 35% while increasing assessment accuracy and overall efficiency.
IPO Compliance Support: Contributed to GitLab's successful $15 billion IPO by ensuring robust risk management and compliance frameworks that met regulatory requirements and investor scrutiny.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Developed strong partnerships with control owners across organizations to provide risk-appropriate control requirements that balanced security needs with business objectives.
Audit Excellence: Led comprehensive IT internal audits across multiple regulatory frameworks (SOX, HIPAA, FedRAMP) with exceptional attention to detail, resulting in enhanced control environments and significantly reduced risk exposure.
Risk Automation Innovation: Designed and implemented risk management automation tools that improved efficiency by 40% while providing more accurate and timely risk insights to leadership.
Vendor Risk Management: Established comprehensive third-party risk assessment programs that effectively identified and mitigated vendor-related security and compliance risks.
Strategic Risk Intelligence: Developed data-driven risk reporting systems that gathered and scaled metrics across organizations, enabling executive leadership to make informed strategic decisions.
Regulatory Compliance Expertise: Demonstrated deep knowledge of multiple regulatory frameworks including SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and FedRAMP,More...
Kristin Dean
Chief people officer@Arctic Wolf
Verified
I build HR departments for tech start ups. Currently the chief people officer at cyber security company, Arctic Wolf, a global company with 2,500 employeesMore...
Arne Polman
Sales Engineer
Verified
Arne Polman, as a Sales Engineer, is responsible for using his technical expertise to drive sales of complex scientific and technological products or services. He works closely with sales teams to explain the benefits of these products to potential customers and to answer any technical questions they may have. He also assists in the development of sales strategies and provides technical training for sales staff. Recently, Polman has been instrumental in securing several major contracts, significantly boosting the company's revenue. His ability to bridge the gap between technical experts and customers has been key to his success in this role.More...