Christopher Neu
Education:
Certificate
Kelley School of Business - Kelley Partnership for Leadership Development Program
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
MBA
Information Systems Concentration
Indiana University Southeast
BA
Accounting
University of Southern Indiana
Experience:
- Represent IT to the Board of Directors' Audit Committee during quarterly meetings with the focus being Cybersecurity
- Responsible for identifying, assessing, and developing information technology security strategies across the enterprise
- Develop, maintain and publish up-to-date information security policies, standards and guidelines
- Role expanded in 2019 to include Data Privacy Officer (DPO) duties for the enterprise as well as risk management and the governance of enterprise IT.
2019 : Present
Kimball International
Director - Cybersecurity, Risk, & Governance (CDPSE); Chief Privacy Officer
Teaching load consists of introductory and advanced (capstone) classes : Cybercrime, Accounting, Business Finance, Communications and Networking, Programming Logic and Design, Systems Development, Programming in Visual Database, Retailing, Principles of Marketing Salesmanship, Database Management/SQL, Personal Adjustment to Business, Operations Management, Integrated Business Project, Computer Concepts, Money & Banking, Credit & Collections, Real Estate Finance, Investments, Financial Institutions, Introduction to Business, Small Business Administration.
In 2012, I was approached to set-up and create five online Finance classes as a means for the University to continue offering an associate degree in the area of Finance. I completed this work and taught all five of these online classes for the two years following their creation for VU.
1999 :
Vincennes University
Adjunct/Assistant Professor
- Direct strategy, operations, and budget toward protecting assets of the enterprise as a newly-formed publicly-traded company now trading under the symbol KBAL.
- Used NIST framework to determine and set priorities for Information Security
- Educated users on Behavior-Based Information Security strategy using a multi-vector approach : in-person road-shows, online education, phish testing, and restroom signage
- Assisted Kimball's Security Engineer in authoring Security Incident Response Plan (SIRP) including semi-annual table-top test exercises
- Managed the implementation of NTT's Solutionary product to provide outsourced SIEM services for the enterprise
2015 : 2019
Kimball International
Director - Information Security (CGEIT, CRISC, CCISO)
I lead the teams responsible for managing our information technology infrastructure including the following corporate functional areas : databases, mass data storage, server operating systems, hardware, all SAP landscapes including ERP, Business Warehouse, the SAP ERP basis layer, desktop, intranet, internet and application development, the global Help Desk, batch/off-hours scheduling and monitoring, and the global e-mail system.
Member of the spin IT management team for when the Electronics division of Kimball International was spun-off into a separate legal entity in 2014.
2013 : 2015
Kimball International
Director - Computing Infrastructure
Led the teams responsible for managing our information technology infrastructure. Oversaw the following corporate functional areas : databases, mass data storage, server operating systems, hardware, all SAP landscapes including ERP, Business Warehouse, the SAP ERP basis layer, desktop, intranet, internet and application development, and the global e-mail system.
Responsible for developing strategies that support our current IT environment as well as setting direction, planning the execution, and managing the change involved with embracing new and emerging technologies. http : //www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000003983
While I have extensive enterprise IT experience, my education in accounting and finance allow me to make the connection between business and IT.
Organizationally, I report to the CIO of Kimball International and am part of Kimball's Liaison Committee.
2013 : 2013
Kimball International
Director - IT Enterprise Architecture
Company: Kimball International
Years of Experience: 31