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Brandon Allen

@brandonallen

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Senior risk and TPRM analyst securing vendor, access, and AI governance controls.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead audit-ready third-party, access, and AI governance work—turning evidence into risk registers, driving remediation, and partnering cross-functionally to make secure, responsible AI use routine at enterprise scale.

I’m a senior risk and TPRM analyst with 10+ years across consulting, military, and higher-education environments. I translate questionnaires, technical evidence, access data, and control gaps into risk-register updates, remediation actions, audit-ready documentation, and leadership reporting.

I’ve completed 100+ third-party risk assessments and 1,500+ quality evaluations, including auditing access-control records for 500+ users and analyzing recurring incidents for root causes and corrective actions. I also bring hands-on prompt engineering and AI-assisted workflow experience with ChatGPT and Claude, with a focus on AI governance, responsible-use guardrails, and AI-specific threat scenarios.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Analyst / POD Lead

Protiviti

Aug 2021 - Apr 2025 (3 years 8 months)

Conducted 100+ third-party risk assessments by reviewing questionnaires, policies, technical evidence, and compliance documentation, and tracked remediation through closure. Completed 1,500+ quality evaluations, built risk trackers and dashboards using SQL/Power BI/ProcessUnity/Smartsheet/Excel, and led a 13-person team supporting a public-assistance program.

Issue Inventories remediation Audit Evidence Data Validation Anomaly Detection Root Cause Analysis Smartsheet Excel SQL Power BI ProcessUnity Dashboarding

Store Clerk

Tractor Supply Company

Dec 2020 - Aug 2021 (8 months)

Worked as a Store Clerk at Tractor Supply Company.

Administrative Support Assistant

Xavier University

Aug 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Maintained confidential student and program records, validated information accuracy, and supported administrative workflows. Coordinated appointments and communications and triaged issues to support events and timely follow-through with campus stakeholders.

Administrative Support Appointment Coordination Event Support

Security Officer

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

May 2019 - Oct 2019 (5 months)

Worked as a Security Officer at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

Information Technology Specialist (25B)

U.S. Army Reserve

Jun 2016 - Oct 2019 (3 years 4 months)

Audited access-control frameworks and system records supporting 500+ users, validating authorization, permissions, least-privilege alignment, and evidence completeness. Analyzed account and permission data to detect anomalies and control gaps, and reviewed 50+ weekly incidents to produce root-cause and escalation/trend reporting.

Least Privilege Anomaly Detection Root Cause Analysis Network Configuration Validation Routers ACLs Firewalls VPN Incident Escalation

PATRIOT Fire Control Operator (14E)

U.S. Army

Apr 2012 - Nov 2015 (3 years 7 months)

Audited mission-critical system outputs, configurations, and control indicators to identify vulnerabilities, deviations, and operational risk. Analyzed performance patterns and fault indicators, helped sustain 95% equipment readiness, and led and trained teams of 4-8 soldiers on data validation and evidence accuracy.

Vulnerability and Deviation Identification Operational Risk Equipment Readiness Tracking Team Leadership Training

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

D. Russell Lee Career Technology Center

CompTIA & Cisco Technical Certifications, Graphic Design & Commercial Arts (Technical Certifications)

2018 - 2021

Completed technical certifications including CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, and Server+, as well as Cisco CCENT, CCNA Routing & Switching, and CCNP (earned in 2018; Security+ expired in 2021).