Dino develops and manages Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs with rationalized local, state, and federal regulatory requirements such as NIST, ISO, HiTECH, HiTrust, SOC, CMMC, OT SCADA, and Fed RAMP. Earning his Compliance Systems Management Certificate from Cornell Law Center and as a certified HiTrust Practitioner, he has led many teams through the daunting task of compliance attestation, routinely producing qualified results with the distinction of passing faultless audits.
His extensive career in governance and compliance began in the Public Health Department of the United States Air Force, USAF, in the late 1990s. There, he conducted compliance audits and examinations worldwide under HIPAA, OSHA, FDA, USDA, EPA, and DOE guidelines in the interest of the Department of Defense and NATO.
As a journalist, writer, and editor for the Oklahoma Small Business News, he covered local and federal government interests and emerging technology, giving him a unique perspective on the impact of governing oversight on thriving and developing businesses.
He graduated Suma Cum Laude from the University of North Texas with a concentration in Cybersecurity and Criminology and is a member of the National Honors Society for Criminal Justice. Currently, Dino is enrolled in the University of Houston’s Master's Degree program for Cybersecurity. Thank you for your time and consideration. I am looking forward to our first meeting.
Agile GRC will reduce the cost of cybersecurity, strengthen compliance, enhance awarness, reinforce security, and increase your return on investment. The primary directive of a mature GRC management capability is to deliver effectiveness, efficiency, and agility across all attestation plataforms and rational security operations. This requires a strategy that connects the enterprise, business units, processes, transactions and information to enable transparency, discipline, and control of the ecosystem of risks and controls across the extended enterprise.leverages best-in-class compliance systems for information technology and operational technology security departments, providing CISO-type services such as auditing, pen-testing, readiness assessments, tabletop disaster assessments, and risk assessments for operations and vendors. They develop corporate governing documents like information security policies and procedures, Business Continuity Plans, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plans, and Corrective Action Plans.
Governance Risk & Compliance Manager for a healthcare billing company reporting to the COO, CIO, In-House Counsel, and CISO. Interfaced with and influenced stakeholders, balancing business needs vs. technical constraints and driving clarity in ambiguous situations, and developed the Governance Risk & Compliance program under NIST Controls and HIPAA Security Standards. Delivered the company's first HiTrust Validated Assessment within nine months, and subsequent flawless annual recertification.
Founder & Publisher for a non-profit book publishing company helping independent publishers and self-published authors essential writing/editing/marketing skills.
Acquisitions Editor and Publisher for Texas historical non-fiction and true crime books and novels and the Managing Editor for 6 imprints with a $1.2 million budget. Negotiated print and distribution contracts and increased sales revenues by an average of 165% annually to positive cash flow within two years, and innovated business development services for authors and bookstores. Reducing overhead by 43% and maintained a growth rate of 18%.
Produced 19 social media web pages with 248,000 total followers, 1,243,000-page views, and over 43,600 unique visitors per month with a 12% annual growth rate. Built foundations for 16 Influencer campaigns, attracting tens of thousands of followers and brand-loyal customers each month, and developed the Sales and Marketing Tradeshow, "BALLYPALOOZA."
Part-time Manager and Editor for two columns for a local weekly 26-page paper focused on state and regional business, politics, capital events, and technology. I helped increase circulation by 600% to 26,000, gaining a 3 to 5 pass-through rate and revenue by 250%. Co-hosted weekly 1-hour Oklahoma Small Business radio program, reaching 120,000 listeners each week. Increased net revenues by 80%.
Architected and developed SQL database applications, DB2, dBase III-IV, & PARADOX for telcos, cell phone providers, banks and financial institutions, real estate management, retail franchise operations, and construction projects. Developed the PERKULATOR on Microsoft ASP.NET & MS SQL, a Knowledge Management System, and provided technical documentation architecture and content in XML DITA Open Toolkit for HTML5, Microsoft Compiled HTML Help, Markdown, XSL, Ant, and XSL-FO.
Managed Occupational and Public Health operations in Europe, England, Middle East and East Asia, investigating and reporting Occupational illnesses/injuries and compliance issues to OSHA and EPA authorities, inspecting hazardous storage facilities and maintenance, nuclear maintenance, and transfer facilities in compliance with the Dept of Energy. Supervised Public Health and Sanitation inspections and investigations of public facilities, food service operations, swimming pools, water treatment plants, and hotels for compliance with USDA and FDA guidelines and was instrumental in implementing HACCP Certification process for the Air Force. Directed and trained personnel on Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and localized epidemics; authored and published over 120 agency operating procedures and technical manuals covering Occupational and Public Health management and inspections and training manuals.
Dino Price has a brilliant mind and a gift of beautiful orchestration of the english vocabulary. As we have worked together through HITRUST requirements and submissions, It has been an honor to work with Dino professionally while witnessing his outstanding works of art. Professionally in his realm of work, he is second to none. So if your organization needs a talented writer whether for organizational policy writing or regulatory compliance, rest assured... You found your man.
I worked closely with Dino at Cedar Gate Technologies for close to a year. During that time, Dino consistently exhibited an incredible work ethic and proved to be a person of high character. Dino’s vast knowledge of HiTrust, governance and compliance were critical contributions to the successful completions of two major enterprise wide IT projects that I personally managed.
He authored and managed Cedar Gate’s policies and procedures which were certified under HiTrust v9.2 controls for our governance program. His experience and unique qualifications are the foundations of Cedar Gate’s GRC Program. He has recently completed and delivered a flawless HiTrust Interim Assessment for 2021, and a new HiTrust Assessment under v9.3, and Cedar Gate’s first SOC II, Type II Assessment. I have been constantly amazed with Dino’s performance and quality of his work. It is characteristic of Dino to produce impeccable instruments, documents, and work products.
Governance Risk and Compliance Architect
