Michael Ruiz

Served as a trusted cybersecurity and TPRM subject matter expert, maturing TPRM and supply-chain lifecycle requirements by 80% and improving identity governance controls to boost security posture by 80%. Delivered data privacy improvements (50% compliance increase), elevated CMMI maturity from 2 to 4 in under a month, and increased internal compliance by 30% through optimized policy and procedure

Provided expert advisory support assessing business and technology risks, evaluating control effectiveness, and communicating audit findings and recommendations to stakeholders and audit leadership. Planned and executed multiple TPRM assessments to validate controls, identify vulnerabilities, and strengthen governance.

Led the company’s Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, integrating it with enterprise risk management and reducing third-party risk incidents by 90%. Streamlined vendor due diligence and assessments (70% faster), increased contract/security requirements compliance, reduced onboarding time by 75%, and operationalized continuous monitoring to cut post-onboarding incidents by 90%.

Led TPRM and supply-chain improvement engagements across multiple client environments, increasing program maturity globally and improving onboarding due diligence to raise risk awareness by 71%. Supported identity access management assessments and implemented security requirements into vendor contracts to reduce vendor risk and improve governance outcomes.

Executed internal and third-party cybersecurity risk assessments and contract negotiations, reducing GM Financial’s risk exposure by 44%. Improved TPRM workflows by 35%, increased vendor compliance by 26%, negotiated master service agreements and statements of work for $50K in corporate savings, and mentored junior risk team members (80% improvement).

Collaborated to establish a GRC Center of Competency and launched a security practice, leading information security projects and improving risk assessment artifact consistency and quality by 30%. Enhanced data segmentation and security environments and led security/privacy risk assessments, improving security and privacy posture by 32%.

Grade: GPA: 3.74

Earned a Master of Arts in Homeland Security. GPA reported as 3.74.

Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a double major in Entrepreneurship and International Business.