Kurt Manske

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Executive Summary

Accomplished information technology executive with more than fifteen years’ experience in IT management and leadership roles. Kurt has built, managed, and maintained resilient and secure infrastructure, applications, and solutions in highly compliant environments. Experienced in performing program management oversight and delivery of complex technology and security solutions and projects. Effective working with, collaborating with, and communicating technology issues and challenges with executive teams and leaders throughout organizations, ensuring on-time and on-budget project delivery. Thorough understanding of risk, compliance, finance, and business management processes and methodologies.

Professional Experience

Vice President/Chief Information Officer QTS Realty Trust February 2014 to Present Director Grant Thornton September 2007 to February 2014 Senior Project Manager BKD, LLP August 2005 to September 2007 Technology Consulting Services Project Manager RSM McGladrey August 2004 to August 2005 Client Services Project Manager PricewaterhouseCoopers August 1997 to August 2002

Skills, Certs, NFP, Etc.

Information Technology Management and Leadership Executive-level organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills Strategic plan development, aligning technologies with business processes, objectives, needs, and requirements Recruiting, leading, retaining, and developing geographically diverse teams In-depth understanding of financial budgets and ability to effectively manage to those budgets Project oversight and management, fostering effective teams, and leading implementation change initiatives CyberSecurity and Regulatory Compliance Experience Developing, managing, and maintaining architectures and processes that comply with PCI-DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, FISMA, FedRAMP, SOX, and HIPAA Working with regulatory agencies and auditors to desired regulatory and business outcomes Compliance and information security business process re-engineering and improvement CyberSecurity SOC and incident response management Risk-based CyberSecurity strategic plan development and execution Education and Certifications MBA; Baker University 1997 Bachelor of Science - Accounting; Baker University 1992 Bachelor of Science - Economics; Baker University 1992 Non-Profit Involement Childrens Mercy Hospital Kansas City River Trails Baker University Alumni Board of Directors