Ron Williams

Current

Technical Strategy at IBM Corporation
Principal Architect - Access and Federated Identity Management at IBM Corporation

Past

Sr. Security Architect at DASCOM, Inc.
Sr. Security Architect at Kaiser Permanente
Sr. Strategic Planner at Kaiser Permanente

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Education

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Industry

Computer Software

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Ron Williams’s Summary

With over 18 years in information technology, software development, and security architecture, my job is to identify optimal solutions to system problems, both human and digital.

I have a track record of providing innovative solutions in healthcare, finance, and retail venues. I am focused on achieving defined objectives in the simplest way possible. Observing, analyzing, and optimizing organizational and digital systems is the biggest value I provide my organization and those of my customers.

Ron Williams’s Specialties:

Solution and Deployment Architectures for Global Enterprises in Finance, Healthcare, Retail, and Military.
Fast assessment of organization effectiveness against defined organizational and/or project objectives.
Achieving demonstrable security objectives, not "security theater."

Ron Williams’s Experience

Technical Strategy

IBM Corporation

(Computer Software industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Evaluation and assessment of technology partners and providers; analysis and recommendation of technology related to potential business relationships; alignment with IBM technical and business strategies.
Principal Architect - Access and Federated Identity Management

IBM Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

I design and lead the development of our access and federated identity management products, and consult with executive and development management concerning adjacent security areas.

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Ron Williams’s Interests:

Jesus Christ, music, history, literature, photograhpy, worship, security technology, architecture (all kinds), capital formation and expansion, asset identification and acquisition, the blues, jazz

Ron Williams’s Groups:

IEEE, Church of the Hills - Austin Texas, Computer Security Institute, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Oasis Open - XACML and Web Services Secure Exchange TCs, the Open Group Security and Identity Management Forums, Vineyard Christian Fellowship