Robert Furr
Details
Information and Operations Management
Mays Business School - Texas A&M University
2000 : 2004
Primary Leadership Development
US Army NCO Academy
2006 : 2006
2022 : Present
Experian
Cybersecurity Strategy Manager
2004 :
Building A Future
Co-Founder
- Managed an $8mm+ annual portfolio of cybersecurity projects and a global, multi-vendor team
- Prioritized and maintained an agile backlog and strategic five-year roadmap for cybersecurity projects
- Developed business cases, financial models, and briefings for the CIO, CDO, and CISO
- Conducted software rationalizations and managed vendor relationships
2016 : 2022
Large Regulated Utility
Cybersecurity Program Management Consultant
- Responsible for annual professional services, project delivery, and company development goals
- Exceeded annual sales quota / business development goals for eight years
- Led sales cycles and networked with prospects and client executives
- Developed business cases, statements of work, whitepapers, and marketing collateral
- Led the firm’s internal data analytics practice in Texas
- Trained consultants on data analytics and BigData topics
- Managed partnerships with product vendors
- Served as career counselor and reviewed performance of six junior consultants
2004 : 2022
Capco
Managing Principal
(formerly Energy Future Holdings)
2008 : 2016
Vistra Energy
Consultant / Senior Project Manager
Skills
Architecture, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Commodity Markets, Contract Management, Credit Risk, Crystal Reports, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, Database Design, Databases, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Warehouse Architecture, Data Warehousing, Disaster Recovery, Energy, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Software, ETL, ETRM, Governance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Integration, IT Management, IT Strategy, Leadership, Master Data Management, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Risk Management, SDLC, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Operations, Software Implementation, Software Project Management, Solution Architecture, SQL, SQL Server, Strategic Planning, T-SQL
About
Robert has been a management and technology consultant for more than 15 years and specializes in helping companies drive initiatives and build solutions that unlock value and achieve goals. Robert's experience covers a vast array of topics including business strategy, organizational transformation, program management, data analytics, cybersecurity, robotic process automation (RPA), and bankruptcy emergence.
Robert regularly works with executive stakeholders, functional business leads, and technology teams and often serves as a liaison between these groups. He leads cross-functional, global teams comprised of employees, vendors, and contractors. Robert has a passion for data, leadership experience in a variety of environments, and a strong motivation to set goals and work feverishly to achieve them.
Robert is a graduate of Texas A&M and Brown-Rudder Award recipient. He is a veteran of the Texas Army National Guard, where he served as a Staff Sergeant in telecommunications and deployed to Iraq. In his spare time, Robert enjoys spending time with his family, staying physically active, and occasionally podcasting.
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