Jim O'Connell

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Fine Arts

The College of William and Mary





Security - CISSP

ISC2

2016 :



Advanced Leadership Course

University of Virginia Darden School of Business

2007



Computer Programming

Chubb Institute





The Looking Glass Experience

Center for Creative Leadership

2010

Experience: CISO at Old Dominion Freight Line - A leading, less-than-truckload (“LTL”), union-free motor carrier providing regional, inter-regional and national LTL services through a single integrated organization.

► PROVIDE STRATEGIC SECURITY LEADERSHIP – evangelize Information Security Strategy, Vision, and Necessity throughout the Corporation

► TECHNICAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT – led multiple, critical Security initiatives to achievement of goals

► PRIVACY AND IT COMPLIANCE ACCOUNTABILITIES – acquired accountabilities related to Corporate Privacy and IT Compliance in addition to Information Security responsibilities.

► INDUSTRY ALIGNMENT – aligned policies, standards, and assessments to the NIST framework

► ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE – assumed accountability for implementing and leading an Enterprise Architecture practice

► KEY ACHIEVEMENTS :

Quantified Security Maturity via alignment to the NIST Framework and developed a Cyber Security Roadmap to achieve desired, 3-year Cyber Maturity Target

Increased CMMI NIST Cybersecurity Framework score by 1.4 points in a twelve-month period

Provide regular communications to IT and Senior Business Leaders and the Board of Directors relative to Security, Privacy, and Risk events and progress

Successful rollout of ongoing Phishing Testing, Security Training, and Security Communications corporate-wide

Significantly elevated the Corporate Security posture through implementation of significant Patching and Penetration Test programs

Assumed accountability for Privacy and IT Compliance programs - developing and maturing the artifacts, tools, and processes

Provide Risk Management services relative to Vendors and Partners, including the assessment and treatment for risks that may result from partners, consultants and other service providers

Grow Strength of Information Security Team through education, mentoring, cross-training, goal alignment, and effective communications

2020 : Present

Old Dominion Freight Line

CISO - Director of Information Security

Boutique Consulting firm focused on Program Management, Infrastructure, and Security.

• PROVIDED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT – and information security consulting services.

• TECHNICAL AND PROJECT LEADERSHIP – multiple UCaaS implementations for Major Retailers.



• LED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INTEGRATION INITIATIVE - for major hospitality service corporation acquisition including security, process, applications, business requirements, and technology.



• RESPONSIBLE FOR HIPAA SECURITY REVIEW INITIATIVE- for mid-size consulting firm entering the health care services field.

2016 : 2020

Vizital

Chief Technology Officer/Owner

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼-𝗶𝘁-𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀.

• RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTING - >5000 Retail Stores, 51 Distribution Centers, 3 Data Centers, and Cloud Infrastructure including Compute, Cloud, Storage, Security Operations, and Networks.

• LEADING TEAM OF >150 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS - through an organizational and technical turnaround enabling the business to increase its eCommerce and In-store sales, distribution effectiveness, analytics capabilities, call center productivity, and investment benefits.

• SUCCESSFULLY LED UPGRADES TO AREAS OF OBSOLESCENCE - Accounting for >75% of operating environment effectively leveraging data center and cloud to increase operating capabilities and service levels.

2017 : 2019

Advance Auto Parts

Sr. Director Infrastructure Architecture and Engineering

𝗜𝗧 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗔.

• REPORTED TO CTO & CISO WHILE MANAGING 30 DIRECT REPORTS - mandated to lead rebuilding of entire enterprise architecture organization, revitalize alliances across 12 reserve banks, the Board of Governors, and 15 businesses across EA group, and create sustainable strategy, architecture, and standards processes to support the central banking System of the United States.

• LED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATION – including primary responsibility for creation and publication of the Federal Reserve security strategy, security framework, security roadmap, and security community of practice. Represented the CISO on system level governance groups comprised of bank and business executives – including the information management leadership team, the application development leadership team, the design review board, and the architecture review board.

• CHAMPIONED MULTIPLE IT SYSTEM STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS – through the creation, publication, security integration, and adoption of cloud, Mobile Application Development, Secure Mobility, Browser, Resilience, ESB/Integration, Multi-Factor Authentication, Enterprise Security, Information Management, End Point, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Reference Architecture, Virtualization, and Enterprise Storage.

2012 : 2016

Federal Reserve System

Chief Architect – Head of Enterprise Technology and Security Architecture

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 $𝟴.𝟱𝗕+ 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯.𝟯𝗞 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀.

• PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP AND REPORTED TO CIO – oversight of >200 reports and >$40M annual budget. Injected business and IT management expertise in driving strategic turnarounds, multiple mergers, and consolidations to improve capacity and service delivery while slashing costs.

2005 : 2011

Genworth Financial

Vice President of IT, Enterprise Services and IT Operations

Company: Old Dominion Freight Line

Years of Experience: 18