Dee Kimata
Details
Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business
2018 : 2020
Finance
Creighton University
2007 : 2011
Study Abroad Program
Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) Center
2008 : 2008
2020 : Present
Schneider Electric
Director - Cybersecurity Services
Innovation project selected as part of Schneider Electric's VC organization. The project focused on building an OT cybersecurity risk management platform. As a team we drove the project from ideation stage through to a prototype.
2022 : 2022
Portend Cybersecurity
Co-Founder
Effective product manager responsible for the cybersecurity portfolio of products and services and commercial operations for that portfolio. Delivered 40% + growth in orders and 1.5x growth in pipeline year over year for the past 3 years consecutively.
2019 : 2020
ABB
Global Product Manager - Cybersecurity (Energy Industries)
2017 : 2019
ABB
Global Product Manager - Cybersecurity & Collaborative Operations (Power Generation)
Experienced senior consultant within the KPMG Advisory Practice who assisted clients to strengthen their security posture through various services such as policy/standard development, gap assessments, remediation roadmaps, etc. Additionally, participated in business development activities to grow the customer base of the firm.
2016 : 2017
KPMG
Consultant - Cybersecurity Services
Skills
Access, Accounting, Business Process Improvement, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Cyber-security, Data Analysis, Finance, Information Technology, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Process Improvement, Product Management, Product Marketing, Program Management, Project Management, Public Speaking, Recruiting, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Security, Security Compliance, SharePoint, Strategy, Vendor Management
About
As Global Director of Offer Management, Dee is responsible for the cybersecurity offer portfolio, ensuring that customer cybersecurity needs are met through Schneider Electric’s (SE) solution/service packages and its partnerships with vendors. Prior to joining SE, Dee spent 3 years at ABB as the Global Product Manager for Cybersecurity managing the cybersecurity portfolio and driving the go-to-market strategy. Additionally, Dee spent 5 ½ years at General Electric and held several positions ranging from project management, IT governance and audit, and industrial cybersecurity technical program management. Following her time at GE, she worked as a cybersecurity strategy consultant at KPMG assisting clients to strengthen their cybersecurity posture through policy and standard development and implementation, gap assessments, remediation roadmaps, etc. Dee holds a Bachelors degree in Finance from Creighton University and an MBA from Rice University. With her business background and experience in technology, Dee is known for effectively finding the sweet spot between technology and driving business objectives.
Areas of expertise: Cybersecurity strategy, product management excellence, business development, and executive communication.
Passions: Travel/culture, music, women in technology
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