Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA

Current

IT Management Cycle Program Manager and IT Governance Advocate at Sun Microsystems

Past

IT Policy Administrator and COBIT Adoption Driver at Sun Microsystems, Inc.
IT Operations Business Technologist at Sun Microsystems
Business Analyst at Sun Microsystems

Chief, Administration and Military Personnel at Dept of Army, OPM-SANG (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Chief Trainer at Vinnell Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
US Army Soldier at locations throughout the world including Viet Nam, Germany, Japan, and the US

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Education

University of Colorado - Denver
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Helix High School

Saint Catherine's Military School

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

IT Governance Institute

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Summary

Tenacious leader experienced at delivering systemic improvements in how Information Technology (IT) activities are planned and managed. Evangelist for acceptance, adoption and adaptation of the complementary use of integrated industry-accepted frameworks and methodologies, such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001/2, Six Sigma, M_o_R, PRINCE2, TOGAF, etc, to better sustain and extend the enterprise's strategy. Specialist in building strong IT Governance and IT Management frameworks that focus on strategic alignment, value delivery, resource management, risk management, and performance measurement.

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Specialties:

* Governance of Enterprise IT - CGEIT® - Apr 2008
* Expert contributor/reviewer for ISACA pubs: COBIT 4.0 & 4.1; IT Assurance Guide; COBIT Control Practices; IT Governance Implementation Guide; IT Control Objectives for Sarbanes-Oxley (2nd Ed)
* ISACA Accredited Trainer - COBIT Foundation & Implementing IT Governance
* Six Sigma - Certified Green Belt-Sep 2004
* ITIL - Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management-Jan 2003
* Program Management - Prince2 Registered Practitioner-Apr 2003

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Experience

IT Management Cycle Program Manager and IT Governance Advocate

Sun Microsystems

(Public Company; JAVA; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

- Drove improvement in the IT organization's strategic focus by adapting material from the work done by Drs Kaplan and Norton on Strategy Management and the Balanced Scorecard (The Execution Premium, 2008)
- Improved integration of IT planning and management activities by defining, documenting and managing what we call the "IT Management Cycle". It leverages industry-accepted frameworks and recognizes the cyclical nature of planning and management activities.
- Improved performance management by focusing on, and institutionalizing, activities that measure and check progress against plans.
- Improved process health assessments by adapting material from the ISACA's IT Assurance Guide to create Process Check Worksheets for use in facilitated sessions.
- Brought enterprise-wide focus to IT Risk Management by developing the ERM-aligned Sun IT Risk Management Framework and Process based on industry-accepted practices and research.
IT Policy Administrator and COBIT Adoption Driver

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

(Public Company; JAVA; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2003 — February 2007 (4 years 1 month)

IT Policy Administrator and COBIT Adoption Driver at Sun Microsystems, Inc.
February 2003 to February 2007
- Improved IT Policy awareness and compliance by defining, documenting, and managing the process that governed IT policy creation, communication, periodic recertification, and retirement
- Increased acceptance and adoption of industry-accepted frameworks (i.e., COBIT, ITIL, etc.) with an on-demand webinar describing the Sun IT process improvement approach that demonstrated the value & complementary nature of the frameworks & methodologies (2006)
- Contributed to Sun's initial response to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) legislation (2004-2005); developed training materials, identified initial set of IT general, application, and entity level controls
- Led a Six Sigma project which resulted in an IT Internal Control Adequacy Assessment Process that integrated early SOX controls and the COBIT framework (2004)
IT Operations Business Technologist

Sun Microsystems

(Public Company; JAVA; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2002 — February 2003 (8 months)

Designed and implemented problem management process based on ITIL v2.
Business Analyst

Sun Microsystems

(Public Company; JAVA; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1999 — June 2002 (2 years 11 months)

Progressively more responsible positions focused on driving adoption of process standardization and performance measurement to improve quality and overall performance.
Chief, Administration and Military Personnel

Dept of Army, OPM-SANG (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Military industry)

April 1996 — May 1997 (1 year 2 months)

Provided administrative support and human resource services to a multinational population of approximately 300 employees and their families. Interpreted, developed, and implemented policies and procedures for human resource management programs, official travel services, internal and external mail service, and family schooling program. Provided counselling and support to families forced to leave Saudi Arabia after the boming of the Khobar Towers.
Chief Trainer

Vinnell Arabia (Saudi Arabia)

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)

1992 — 1996 (4 years )

Provided advice and training to the Saudi Arabian National Guard on how to modernize their Human Resource Management and Information Systems.
US Army Soldier

locations throughout the world including Viet Nam, Germany, Japan, and the US

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

August 1968 — August 1992 (24 years 1 month)

Increasingly responsible positions from personnel clerk to Director of Administration and Personnel for stateside and overseas organizations with multinational military and civilian work forces. Developed and wrote implementing directives and manuals for local programs and policies in various locations. Supervised the provision of a full range of personnel and administrative support to soldiers and their families.

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Education

University of Colorado - Denver

MS , Information Systems , January 1999 — May 2001
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

BS , Occupational Education , September 1975 — August 1979
Helix High School

1962 — 1966
Saint Catherine's Military School

1955 — 1957

Additional Information

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Websites:

IT Governance Institute

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Interests:

IT Governance; COBIT; ITIL; Prince2; corporate training; genealogy

Bob Frelinger, CGEIT, CISA’s Groups:

Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Member, Rocky Mountain Local Interest Group - IT Service Management Forum
Member, ISACA IT Governance Credential Task Force (2006 - 2007)
Member, ISACA CGEIT Certification Board (2007 - 2008)
Member, Program Committee, ISACA IT Governance and Compliance Conference (2007)
Presenter, ISACA IT Governance and Compliance Conference (2007)
Presenter, IT Governance Institute-Japan Opening Ceremony (2006)
Presenter, ISACA COBIT User Convention (2004 & 2005)