Vantage Systems, Inc.

Providing cybersecurity guidance and support for the GOES-R Ground System Engineering Project, a collaborative NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) program of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.

Senior Information Technology Security Officer

IPRO

(Joined IPRO through acquisition of ZyLAB)

Director Cloud Solutions

ZyLAB

Responsible for Security and Information Assurance for North American Region.
Designed Internal Auditing program in support of ISO 27001 certification. Conducted Internal Audits for certifications and annual checks of controls for compliance and continuous process improvement. Member of Security Steering Committee which developed, maintained and continuously improved upon security policies and programs for International SaaS software company. Achieved ISO 27001, Cloud Security Alliance - Star 1, and SOC2 Type 2 certifications.

Cyber Security Specialist/Internal Auditor

Responsible for delivering customer success for SaaS and On-Prem clients throughout North America by managing a team of consultants, support technicians, project managers and trainiers who provide the highest quality of services delivery in implementations, upgrades, customizations, consulting engagements, and training activities. Promotes and maintains the highest level of processes, best practices and knowledge sharing within the department to ensure that the quality and consistency of delivery is outstanding at all times with focus on the customer experience.

Director of Professional Services & Operations, North America

CIBER Federal

Information Assurance Manager (Acting/Interim): Appointed Acting IAM, by US Army Judge Advocate General. Responsible for ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, verification, protection and non-repudiation of information processed by the US Army, Office of The Judge Advocate General information systems. Developed and implement Information Assurance (IA) plans, security policies, standards, and architectures and provided guidance to and exercise technical control over subordinate IA systems officers and Legal Technology Management Officers. Advised OTJAG Chief Information Officer on IA policy, procedures, threats, requirements, resources, and solutions. Developed and maintained OTJAG IA and AIS Security Program, including OTJAG Standard Operating Procedures, designed to minimize security risk.

•	Successfully navigated DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), Authority to Operate (ATO) and TIGS (Tenant in Good Standing)
•	Created and led Information Assurance Working Group for Information Security Professionals

Information Assurance Manager

CIBER/CRGT

Program Manager supporting the US Army, Office of The Judge Advocate General, IT Division, managing two IT Services contracts, valued at $5,000,000 annually. Responsible for technical and software development, project management analysis, personnel management, records management and all technical matters relating to the support of JAGCNET and other JAG automated systems. 

•	Directed software application design and development, system design, software app design, applications management, installation, maintenance, software support, technical writing, help desk support, network and systems administration, quality assurance, and quality control. 
•	Led a team of 30 contractors in application development, systems administration, network administration, cybersecurity, systems integration, service desk & help desk management all in support of customer success.
•	Managed tools and applications supporting eDiscovery, Investigations, Litigations Support, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Knowledge Management, IT Service Management, Project Management 
•	Applied industry best practices for project and program management, IT Service Management, and implemented process standardization and continuous improvement

Senior Project Manager

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

Responsible for supporting production servers and administrative clients for company and customer use. 

•	Developed and deployed images for both production and training purposes. 
•	Performed basic and advanced software, network and hardware troubleshooting as well as system updates and upgrades
•	Evaluated new products through thorough software evaluation and testing, and worked with budget and policy teams to align acquisitions with strategic initiatives
•	Designed, implemented and maintained SharePoint Portal Server for employees and partners
•	Implemented Microsoft Project Server for Project Management

System Administrator

Taught Technical Classes, Business Skills Lessons and Certification Courses to corporate and government audiences in both public and private class settings. Supervised team of professional Technical and Corporate Instructors.

•	Supervised and mentored instructors, monitored development, evaluated performance, and provided guidance for growth. 
•	Rapidly learned and mastered new and emerging computer technology, and effectively communicated complex and challenging topics in easily consumable and digestible lessons
•	"Instructor of the Year" for New Horizons, Washington, DC 2004 and 2006
•	14 times ranked in the monthly "Top Ten New Horizons Instructors Worldwide" based on student evaluations

Senior Technical Instructor

Converse International School of Languages

Academic Coordinator/Head Teacher: Taught all levels of English as a Foreign Language classes, conversation classes, exam preparation courses and business executive training classes while overseeing Instructor Team.
•	Responsible for Managed company staffing needs by hiring and supervising instructor personnel. 
•	Built course schedule, assigned duties, and evaluated employee performance. 
•	Designed and directed a new international executive business program. 
•	Managed and improved student intake and placement processes and supporting database application.

Academic Coordinator - Head Teacher

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

Assistant Language Teacher (JET Programme Participant)

An experienced leader of high-performing teams with over 20 years in the Information Technology field and a background in Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence, I have a passion for facilitating individual, team , and customer success through education, technology and inspired solutions.

Jay Schneider, PMP, CEDS, CISSP

U.S. Department of State

Foreign Service Officer

Saputo Inc.

Director of Innovation

DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER INSIGHTS (November 2014 - Present)

The Insights function provides thought leadership that influences brand strategy, category management, business development, innovation, and strategic planning efforts.  

*Global Approach: Spearheaded global initiative to modernize content management approach valued at $3MM by eliminating duplicate research, enabling smart search for archived knowledge estate, and facilitating best practice sharing across five divisions on three continents.

*Team Leadership:  Promoted to lead combined US Insights team upon merger of cheese and dairy business units; secured senior leadership support for plan to close skill gaps in data science and research lifecycle management.

*Budget Management:  Annually optimize multi-million dollar syndicated data budget using zero-based approach to balance traditional data sources with new and emerging ones.

*Research/Innovation:  Conducted in-home ethnographies as part of front-end innovation process that generated 24 new product concepts for creams categories; ideation approach pivoted to virtual methodologies at start of pandemic.

MANAGER OF CONSUMER INSIGHTS (December 2011 - October 2014)

*Developed foodservice category management solution linked to winning 72MM pounds of new business.

*Collaborated with menu development teams at leading restaurants to influence customer dessert and specialty beverage strategies.

*Awards: Best of Sales Service “BOSS” (2012) and Star of Saputo (2013).

INSIGHTS MANAGER ON ASSIGNMENT FROM IRI (March 2011 - December 2011)

ENGAGEMENT MANAGER ON ASSIGNMENT FROM DENUOSOURCE (August 2010 - February 2011)

Insights Roles (Manager to Director)

MBAs Without Borders

MBAEC (MBA Enterprise Corps) is a 15-month program to expose recent MBA graduates to business challenges in emerging markets.  Centro de Apoio Empresarial (CAE) is a public-private partnership linking Angolan-owned small businesses to contract opportunities with multinational energy companies (BP, Exxon, Chevron, TOTAL).    

*In Benguela Province, stood-up CAE's first regional office by hiring local staff, building relationships with 30+ new client companies, and delivering a small business training program (all work conducted in Portuguese).

*In Luanda, managed team of four Angolan consultants to optimize CAE's service delivery model by conducting segmentation analysis on 900+ Luanda-area companies.

*Reduced time to produce monthly reports to one day from one week and simultaneously improved accuracy by migrating the process to Microsoft Access.

*Supported international business development initiatives of local embassies (Brazil, Argentina, UK, USA) by linking Angolan small businesses to trade missions interested in forming JV partnerships.

Small Business Advisor

Starbucks

Influenced decision to expand retail operations in emerging Latin American markets with comprehensive research reports covering country risk analysis and coffee consumer insights.

MBA Intern - Global Business Development

Gap, Inc.

REAL ESTATE STRATEGY MANAGER (December 2004 - June 2006)
*Developed new sales forecasting methodology to quantify impact of Outlet stores on Branded stores; approach enabled cross-divisional support for expanding Outlet opportunities. 
*Drove market planning process that optimized financial performance of cross-brand real estate portfolio in all major US and Canadian markets.

REAL ESTATE FINANCE MANAGER (April 2003 - December 2004)
REAL ESTATE FINANCE SENIOR ANALYST (April 2002 - March 2003)
REAL ESTATE FINANCE ANALYST (February 2001 - March 2002)
*Optimized real estate portfolio profitability through rigorous financial evaluation (IRR, NPV, EVA) of new and existing real estate assets at Banana Republic; presented recommended actions to Brand CFO and Senior Vice President of operations.

Manager, Real Estate Strategy

GMAC Commercial Mortgage

Led the due diligence process to select demographic and market data vendors for a new corporate market research intranet capability.

Project Manager

Deloitte Consulting

Industry Experience:  
Aerospace & Defense, Entertainment, Insurance, and Public Education.

Projects:  
ERP Implementations, Process Reengineering, Travel Policy Development, and Bus Route Optimization.

Associate Consultant

Consumer & Market Insights | Data Synthesis & Storytelling | Market Research Methodologies | Country Risk Analysis | Emerging Market Experience (Africa, Brazil) | Cross-Cultural Team Management | International Development | Portuguese Language


Jeremy is a global citizen who has traveled to over ninety countries and has worked for major brands in CPG food/beverage, retail, and consulting industries.
 
Currently Jeremy is Director of US Insights at Saputo, a publicly-traded (TSX: SAP) top ten global dairy processor.  In the director role, he manages a team of insights professionals and develops relationships with the country’s largest food retail, distribution, and restaurant brands.  
 
Jeremy’s strengths include growing sales through category management and consumer insights in the CPG industry (Saputo), leading retail site selection strategy and finance teams (Gap Inc.), and developing local supplier capacity in the global energy industry (BP, Chevron, Esso, and Sonangol).  

In addition, Jeremy has worked in management consulting for Deloitte in a variety of industries including insurance, defense contracting, entertainment, and public education.

Outside of work, Jeremy is an advisory board member at Baal Dan Charities supporting some of the developing world's most vulnerable children by providing access to clean water, food, and education.  He is a former board member of both the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) and Dallas Black Tie Dinner, the nation's largest fundraising event supporting LGBTQ+ organizations.    
 
Jeremy has a triple major in math, economics, and geography from Northwestern and an MBA from Thunderbird (ranked #1 in international business).

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