Jesse Martinez

I am a passionate IT team leader with over 25 years of Information Technology experience working with private and publicly traded companies.  A proven leader with a track record for designing, developing and managing world-class, global service organizations and IT compliance programs for companies requiring compliance expertise in SOX, HIPAA and GDPR environments.

• Over 20 years working within SOX and FDA compliant IT organizations, with the last 15 in leadership positions.
• Expert at designing and leading IT SOX Compliance and Governance programs including IT policies, procedures, reviews and audit programs.
• Executive-Level SOX Program Assessments  
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) identification and implementation
• GDPR Program Management and Implementation
• Strategic Development of IT-SOX Policies and Processes
• High-level relationship builder with company stakeholders of all levels, particularly C-level executives.
• Highly skilled at aligning IT groups with corporate goals to achieve overall success for the company and specific groups.
• Over a decade managing IT risk-based Change Management programs within SOX, FDA and HIPAA regulated environments where meeting SOX 404a/b and CFR21, Part 11 compliance requirements is required.
• SOC-1/2; SSAE 18 Vendor Reviews, ensuring company considerations align with auditor recommendations.
• Keen  project management skills working with all levels of internal stakeholders, vendors and external resources.
• Expert at building compliance policies and SOPs
• Expert at negotiating and managing company-wide software licensing and support agreements with vendors
• Skilled in creating IT Service Catalogues, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Knowledge Base libraries for customers.
• Over 15 years of senior IT leadership within FDA and SEC controlled environments.  
• Customer-centric focus geared toward best-in-class IT service delivery and IT Project Management. 
• Expert level design and implementation of ITIL-based Service Desk functions.
• Executive-level use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and SLA metrics to affect improvements within IT teams.
• Skilled in developing short and long-term IT Roadmaps aligned with key corporate initiatives.
• Manage IT departmental planning, budgets, procurement and vendor relationships.
• Experienced with cloud computing and migrations of applications to and from cloud environments.

BS, Business Management