Kendric D. Stewart, Ph.D.

225-***-**** ad2e8k@r.postjobfree.com

Strengths: Methodical, Intentional, Strategic Focused

Professional Summary

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nterprising, analytics results driven, data-oriented, technically skilled, flexible and visioner leader. Leverages knowledge of cooperate practices to provide exemplary leadership and guidance for the development and implementation of high quality projects and strategic initiatives. Demonstrates integrity, credibility, confidentiality, and responsibility in all interactions. Seeks out possibilities, develops new ideas, and effectively moves them forward. Creative, innovative and takes advantage of opportunities, while identifying the necessity of working with limited resources and in alignment with the strategic directions. Consults appropriately; thoroughly collects data, and analyzes problem in context of organizational goals; uses sound judgment, builds consensus, makes independent decisions appropriately; implements solutions appropriately. Successful manager and leader, advisor and community builder with a deep commitment to collaboration in support of diverse constituencies to create welcoming and inclusive environments, fostering genuine connections among students, faculty, administrators and alumni. Proven track record of formulating a vision; conveying expectations; negotiating viable courses of action; bringing energy, enthusiasm and passion to empower others, and together, achieving positive results.

Core Competencies

Portfolio & Asset Management Strategic Planning Institutional Advancement (Public Relations and Development) Budget & Resource Allocation IT Security Management Employee Recruitment IT enterprise architecture Project Management Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities IT Security tools and implementation Blackbaud (AlmaBase) Raiser’s Edge

Research Interests

Student Development Fundraising Retention of Students Retention of Black Males in College Community Outreach Risk assessments & compliance Disaster recovery

Professional Overview

Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA

A Historically Black College and University that offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees, with more than 7,000 students.

Executive Director of Alumni Federation June 2022-present

Manage, coordinate, and provide leadership and direction for personnel in the Offices of Alumni Affairs. Work as an Liaison for the System Foundation, Alumni Affairs, University personnel and students. Work with Financial Aid, Admissions and Registrar Office’s to meet the universities enrollment and retention goals. Provide guidance to the multiple offices, assuring that it is an effective partner in recruitment, yield, and retention activities; provide leadership for the college's marketing efforts to support the college's mission and to inform key constituencies about the college's appeal, achievements, and priorities; coordinate areas relevant to recruitment, building and drawing upon capacity throughout the college, including admissions, financial aid, marketing and media relations, as well as faculty, staff, and students. Develop a strong working relationship with these colleagues, and external partners, to develop and implement effective partnerships; work with the campus cabinets and other personnel to develop, implement, and evaluate processes for enrollment; develop, maintain and apply appropriate research techniques, data resources, and information technologies to enhance marketing and enrollment management; and contribute recruitment and marketing initiatives to the campus' Enrollment Management strategic plan.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Alumni Engagement increased attendance at alumni events, programs, and membership.

●Fundraising and Resource Development effectively engaged alumni in philanthropic activities and increased fundraising efforts.

●Cultivate relationships with alumni who have the potential to provide financial support to the institution.

●Collaborate with academic departments, student affairs, development officers, and other stakeholders to align alumni engagement initiatives with the mission of the university.

●Alumni Network expanding base of active alumni who are involved in supporting the institution’s goal and contributing to the success of current students.

●Measure Goals using analytics to identify metrics such as increased alumni participation rates, improved alumni satisfaction surveys, or increased alumni support for institutional initiatives.

Director of Alumni Affairs June 2022-present

Gift officer of the investment portfolio for the Southern University Foundation.

●Developed and implemented strategic investment plans aligned with the foundation's financial objectives, resulting in increases in portfolio value over 2 years.

●Conducted comprehensive market research and risk assessments to identify investment opportunities and mitigate potential downsides.

●Collaborated with internal stakeholders and external investment partners to ensure alignment with the foundation's mission and values.

●Regularly provided detailed performance reports and updates to the Board of Directors, demonstrating transparency and accountability.

●Implemented portfolio rebalancing strategies to optimize asset allocation and maintain a diversified investment portfolio.

●Successfully navigated market fluctuations and economic challenges to preserve and grow the foundation's assets.

Stanford Children’s hospital, Menlo Park, CA

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is the largest health care system in the San Francisco Bay Area—and one of the few in the country—exclusively dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care.

Director IT Security Operations/interim CISO 2019-2022

Demonstrated expertise in establishing and implementing large information security programs. Designed and implemented automated tool based vulnerability management framework that continuously monitors and detects Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. Performed evaluations and selections of IT security tool and successfully implemented IT security systems to protect the vulnerability integrity, and confidentiality of critical business information and information systems.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Introduced risk assessment frameworks and risk analysis process for all products and services including IT, Operations, and Third Party vendors.

●Collaborated with various departments and Business Owners to accomplish the IAM Roadmap which included upgrades to the IAM program and systems, including RBAC, automated provisioning, deprovisioning, certification, and reporting.

●Reviewed reports and provided management response on issues up to and including recommendations for systems and controls.

●Developed and implemented enterprise security strategy and framework that consist of strategically integrated elements of NIST risk management and Cybersecurity frameworks, Sans Critical Controls, ISO 27001, and COBIT for Information security.

●Resolved compliance issue with automation and safe guards.

●Led team of technical product management functions including business requirements elaboration, systems and process flow analysis, meeting critical milestones and deliverables that are on time and scoped out of the box.

●Aligned budget and fiscal decision-making with strategic planning for the division.

●Cultivated and enhanced partnerships with key external constituent groups.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and a not-for-profit health insurance provider. Blue Cross LA offers a wide variety of healthcare, dental, life insurance and Medicare coverage. The company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Manager of Identity Access Management 2016-2019

15+ years in Enterprise Security focused on Identity & Access Management (requirements and use case analysis, solution design, product)

Selected Accomplishments:

●Performed gap analysis to determine key risk factors, developed action plans, and implemented necessary enhancements to remediate issues concerning access management.

●Demonstrated capabilities in understanding the clients’ business environment and map the requirements into IAM solutions and proactively suggest alternatives as and when required.

●Collaborated with various departments and Business Owners to accomplish the IAM Roadmap which included upgrades to the IAM program and systems, including RBAC, automated provisioning, de-provisioning, certification, and reporting.

● Fostered and promoted processes for project management methodologies such as Agile and waterfall.

●Designed, established, and maintained technical product management functions including business requirements elaboration, systems, and process flow analysis, meeting critical milestones and deliverables that are time and scope boxed.

●Management of IT Programs including SailPoint, Active Directory, Service Now, Ping, Box, and other security applications.

●Led evaluations, selection and implementation of the following tools: governance, risk & compliance (GRC), security information and event management (SIEM), automated vulnerability management, and Data loss Prevention (DLP).

Director of Identity access (financials) 2014-2016

Directed technical staff whose job was to configure systems and applications, design, develop, and implement software and application solutions for Care Management and Clinical Affairs that integrate with other organizational systems and applications.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Established and maintained strategic direction and overall governance, as well as technical operations support, of the Jiva transaction engine supporting the Consumer Direct and Mid-sized group strategic business units.

●Created and implemented an effective compliance review program to detect, prevent and resolve issues that fail to meet federal and state regulations, and mandates.

●Evaluated and tested applications and software development procedures. Ensured programs functions according to user requirements and established guidelines. Authored and revised quality standards and test programs.

●Established and maintained redesign of business plan, targeting C2C sites directly. Developed and introduced strategic plan to market services to C2C sites led large-scale consulting projects involving B2B solutions, data warehousing, and wireless technologies. Developed strategies and architecture, and performed proposal preparation, construction, and partner technology evaluations.

Sr. Process engineer 2013-2014

Led planning, and implementation process of documentation of business and technical capabilities.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Discovered, validated, and documented BCBSLA value streams, high-level enterprise capabilities, and value stream behaviors and supporting activities.

●Collaborated across multi-function teams and personnel to obtain clarity of content and purpose regarding the impact of technology and the business areas.

●Assisted business partners with development of initial and/or final business case proposals for submission to the appropriate review and approval authority and to lead development of business requirements for assigned corporate projects.

●Developed documentation including project scope definition, objectives, and estimated resource requirements, costs, benefits, and timelines.

●Defined and documents policies and processes and practices related to Business Architecture responsibilities.

●Performed project manager duties when supplemental project support is required. Individual functions independently within limited guidelines under broad supervision.

●Managed planning all phases of small to moderate size projects using BCBSLA's adopted project management processes and procedures to meet organizational and/or departmental goals and project specific time and quality goals.

Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance corporation

The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is a nonprofit organization created to provide insurance products for residential and commercial property applicants who are in good faith entitled, but unable, to procure insurance through the voluntary insurance marketplace.

Director of Identity Access Management 2012-2013

Served as the Director of IAM strategist and tactician with emphasis on advancing and managing access to tools and applications

Selected Accomplishments:

●Created and established strategic customer-centric conceptual model. Rationalized consumer lending sites, redesigned major business processes, and implemented new technology platform that linked internal systems to Internet. Introduced new front and back-office processes to enhance customer service.

●Formulated market entry strategy and business case for major client services firm, to support development of permanent practice in new market. Defined market is potential, targeted customers, and mapped client’s expertise in relation to market needs. Performed competitor analyses. Prepared multiple market entry alternatives with individual cost and return estimates.

●Managed financial analysis and building financial models experience, including management of senior staff.

●Identified business and technology needs required for implementation of enterprise technology solution. Coordinated efforts of technical teams and ensured testing complete and all requirements met.

●Assisted sales teams with client acquisition and conducted major presentations personally. Worked closely with clients to determine requirements and provide information on products and services.

●Deployed automated patch management tools and software update tools for operating system and software/applications on all systems for which such tools are available and safe.

morgan Stanley-smith barney

Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment Management and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in more than 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals

Sr. Consultant, new York 2011-2012

Identified training and development needs within the organization through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with managers; designed and expanded training and development programs based on the needs of the organization ion and the individual; developed effective induction programs; conducted appraisals; devised individual learning plans; produced training materials for in-house courses; managed the delivery of training and development programs; monitored and reviewed the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with managers; and ensured that statutory training requirements were met.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Facilitated systems training to Front Line Staff, Financial Advisors, Personal Bankers, and managers. Participated in weekly management routines and escalate issues and trends.

●Facilitated merger acquisition training for over 6,000 employees. Delivered Virtual Training via LiveMeeting and Instructor Led Training. Training audience included existing and new hire mortgage fulfillment personnel.

●Coached non-performers on 1-on-1 level; partner with managers to determine desired employee goals; conduct role playing techniques to pinpoint weaknesses and strengths.

●Facilitated recruitment, hiring, training, and employee orientation. Maintained new hire and termination records, conducted exit interviews, and supervised employee relations and recognition programs.

●Analyzed user requirements and issues, develop solutions involving automation of processing.

Wells Fargo Bank,

Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and internationally. The company has operations in 35 countries with over 70 million customers globally.

Sr. Consultant, California 2008-2011

Identified training and development needs within the organization through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with managers; designed and expanded training and development programs based on the needs of the organization ion and the individual; developed effective induction programs; conducted appraisals; devised individual learning plans; produced training materials for in-house courses; managed the delivery of training and development programs; monitored and reviewed the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with managers; and ensured that statutory training requirements were met.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Designed and implemented sales and business development strategies for this startup venture that specializes in providing online dispute resolution services for Internet-based B2B and C2C transactions.

●Designed business plan, targeting C2C sites directly.

●Developed and introduced strategic plans to market services to C2C sites such as eBay, PayPal, and over one dozen others.

●Initiated channel relationships such as website integration, electronic and print marketing backend technical integration, training, and on-going relationship management.

●Identified business and technology needs required for implementation of enterprise technology solution. Coordinated efforts of technical teams and ensured testing complete and all requirements met.

●Managed business development, account management, online marketing, sales, and sales support.

●Hired, trained, and supervised sales, viral marketing, channel management teams. Managed P&L and budgets.

State of Louisiana, road home, baton rouge

The Road Home was a program funded by the U.S. government that provided federal grant money to help Louisiana residents rebuild or sell houses severely damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This federally funded program was administered by the State of Louisiana.

Appeals Analyst 2007-2010

Identified training and development needs within the organization through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with managers; designed and expanded training and development programs based on the needs of the organization ion and the individual; developed effective induction programs; conducted appraisals; devised individual learning plans; produced training materials for in-house courses; managed the delivery of training and development programs; monitored and reviewed the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with managers; and ensured that statutory training requirements were met.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Designed and implemented sales and business development strategies for this startup venture that specializes in providing online dispute resolution services for Internet-based B2B and C2C transactions.

●Verified Homeowners', Flood and FEMA insurance proceeds and identify duplicate payments according to federal policies.

●Provided analysis of insurance proceeds for all applicants to determine duplication of benefits according to federal policies.

●Collaborated and communicated with Insurance Companies, Attorneys and Applicants.

●Processed procurements for HUD requirements for eligibility of funding prior to award; processed policies based around best value and socioeconomic status.

●Developed market plan from conception to conclusion.

●Established documented process for training, researching, and resolving multiple issues-Additional Compensation Grants, Reviewing Appraisals, Insurance, Estimated cost of Damage.

United States Army

The U.S. Army is a uniformed service of the United States and is part of the Department of the Army, which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the Army (SECARMY) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the Army (CSA) who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the Regular Army (USA) was 480,893 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) had 336,129 soldiers and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the U.S. Army was 1,005,725 soldiers. The branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the United States.

Infantry Soldier, IT Security

Infantry soldiers are trained to engage and neutralize enemy combatants in international armed conflicts, or as peacekeepers in international interventions. In times of peace, a soldier will spend their career honing their skills in training. When deployed, a soldier's duties may be to patrol areas for security or to seek out enemy combatants, post guard duty, conduct military attacks and defense, as well as escort and engage in protective duties.

Selected Accomplishments:

●Managed domestic and international infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, telecommunications, and business applications. Reviewed and implemented new technologies. Designed, established, and maintained WAN.

●Designed, implemented, and maintained security controls in alignment with the Army’s risk policy and tolerance levels to support objectives.

●Provided documentation and training to ensure security controls are effectively performed Developed communication plans for leadership abroad.

●Lead 500+ staff members, managed reporting for unit during garrison and wartime.

●Evaluated new technologies and recommend extension, expansion, and update of technology standards, practices, and methodologies.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Urban Forestry, Concentration: IT/Environmental Policy using GIS and statistical analysis, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, La. Dissertation Research: Utilization of GIS for Characterization of Land Use and Pollution in Washington Parish, Louisiana

Master of Arts (MA), Political Science, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, La

Bachelor of Science (BS), Urban Forestry, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, La

Professional Certifications

ITIL Framework Certified

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Agile Methodologies

STEM Analytics

Business Architecture Certified

Industries Served

Healthcare

Federal Government

Financial Services

College/University

Manufacturing

State Government

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