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Ken Watson
Director IT, Tucker Powersports
Location: Grapevine, TX United States
Joined: Jun 1st, 2020

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University of Ill at Urbana-Champaign class of 1982

Undergrad Major: Mathematics

Northwestern Univ class of 1988

Grad Major: Marketing

Experience

I currently work with Tucker Powersports as Director IT
I have years of experience working in the Computers, Software industry.

Principal, Information Security | Watson Global Solution LLC
From January 2024 to Current • 2 year(s)
Provides cybersecurity expertise and technical support focused on process and business improvement opportunities, including security risk assessments.

Director, Information Technology | Tucker PowerSports
From April 2023 to October 2023 • 0 year(s)
Led IT team for national distributor through B2B to B2C digital transformation, managing cybersecurity incidents and implementing new sales channels with Amazon, Shopify, and Auto Zone.

Director | EVERBRIDGE
From July 2020 to November 2022 • 2 year(s)
Provided cross-functional consulting to financial services clients with complex regulatory commitments, leading digital transformation initiatives and consistently exceeding quarterly sales goals.

Vice President, Information Technology | Larson Financial Group
From July 2017 to March 2020 • 3 year(s)
Commanded IT team supporting $2+ billion asset wealth management firm, protecting financial assets against FINRA regulatory mandates using Salesforce and cloud-based applications.

Vulnerability Management Leader | Synchrony Financial (GE Capital)
From September 2012 to June 2017 • 5 year(s)
Led global team crafting enterprise-wide encryption and cyber security for databases and applications, performing security assessments for customer-facing web and mobile applications supporting $10B+ in online loans.

Principal and Practice Lead | The Thrower Group
From January 2010 to September 2012 • 2 year(s)
Led boutique IT consultancy for Product Quality and Service, serving as PMO lead for Fortune 500 subsidiary's multi-million-dollar cyber security initiatives.

Vice President, Global Compliance and Risk Management | KCI (now Acelity)
From October 2008 to January 2010 • 2 year(s)
Built global team for concurrent initiatives, led $100M IT capital sourcing, and developed team that passed FDA, SOX, PCI, and European audits.

Risk Management Director | United States Gypsum (USG) Corporation
From February 2002 to October 2008 • 6 year(s)
Established enterprise-wide security, change management, and regulatory compliance direction, championing $3M+ SOX remediation effort.

Manager, Central Region | Deloitte & TouchÃ©, LLP
From February 1997 to October 2002 • 5 year(s)
Led CRM design, build and implementation for customer service centers, including client pursuits and process re-design at public and private companies.

Product Manager | Ameritech, Inc. (now AT&T)
From February 1995 to February 1997 • 2 year(s)
Provided policy and implementation of Ameritech's long-distance data services including access services, private lines, and packet services.

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