I run a boutique consulting firm specializing in technology, risk management and organizational transformation.
Peter Robichau
Technologist
Author
Thinker
Speaker
Leader
Peter Robichau
Technologist
Author
Thinker
Speaker
Leader
About me ...
Hello! I’m Peter Robichau.
I am a business leader, technologist, and writer, and thanks to fiber optics, modern collaboration tools and a nearby airport, I am able operate out of a small hamlet in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. I work with organizations and their leaders wherever they are (sometimes in person, virtually when possible) to solve their most challenging problems.
- Age: Always 25 (at heart)
- Residence: USA, Southeast
- OPEN TO: A challenge (tempt me)
- CITIZENSHIP: The World
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."
The Dalai Lama
Quoting an African Proverb
Fun Facts:
Music:
Paul, Joni, Nancy, Leo, Lyle & friends
Paul, Joni, Nancy, Leo, Lyle & friends
Aspirations:
Fly Fisherman, Alpine Vagabond
Fly Fisherman, Alpine Vagabond
Coffee:
2 cups a day, never after lunch
2 cups a day, never after lunch
Travel:
26 Countries, 37 US States (and counting)
26 Countries, 37 US States (and counting)
RESUME | VITA
A professional and personal snapshot …
Professional
Experience
2012 - Present
Owner
Category 3 Partners
1996 - 2012
Technologist
All the roles, many places.
With over 15 years in technology operations, I've done most "things" from systems and networks to architecture and administration.
2010 - Present
Public Speaker
Venues large and small
I've had the honor of speaking on topics such as data privacy, history and cyber security in forums ranging from conferences and professional gatherings to academic symposia at UNC and Princeton.
2009 - Present
Author
Publications large and small
I've written for journals, newspapers and large publishers on topics ranging from social ethics to data privacy and security.
Education
HBS
Cambridge, MA, USA
Certificate - Organizational Leadership
St. Vladimir's
New York, USA
Masters - Religion and Theology
Columbia Intl. University
SC, USA
Bachelor of Science - Humanities
Certifications
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Certified Change Management Practitioner - PROSCI
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Certified Information Systems and Security Professional - ISC(2)
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Certified Chief Information Security Officer - EC Council
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Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI
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Certified Network Expert (CNX-A) - NetScout
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Microsoft Certified Professional
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... and others
Skills and Stregths
Kornferry™ Emotional & SOCIAL COMPETENCY Index (ESCI)
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Self-Awareness84%
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Self Management91%
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Social Awareness89%
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Relationship Managment87%
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Cognitive84%
Languages
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English (US)
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Southern English (US)
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French
Clifton™ StreNgths
(TOP FIVE)
(TOP FIVE)
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Futuristic
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Strategic
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Ideation
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Maximizer
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Activator
Kolbe™ A Index
I am uniquely able to take on future-oriented challenges. I lead the way to visionary possibilities and create what others said couldn’t be done. I’ll say “Yes” before I even know the end of the question – then turn it into a productive adventure.I spend a great amount of my time and energy taking on high-potential challenges and jumping into uncertainties. For me, failure is not a waste of time. It’s an essential ingredient to my discovery of truth.
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Fact Finder = EXPLAIN (4)
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Follow Through = ADAPT (3)
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Quick Start = INNOVATE (9)
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Implementor = ENVISION (3)
Working Genius™ (Table Group)
Working Genius
I / G
INVENTION/GALVANIZING
Naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from:
* Creating original and novel ideas and solutions.
* Rallying people and inspiring them to take action around ideas, projects, or tasks.
Working Competency
D / E
DISCERNMENT/ENABLEMENT
Capable of and don’t mind using intuition and instincts to:
* Evaluate and assess ideas or plans.
* Provide others with encouragement and assistance for projects and tasks.
Working Frustration
W / T
WONDER/TENACITY
Not naturally gifted at and don’t derive energy and joy from:
* Pondering the possibility of greater potential and opportunity in a given situation.
* Pushing projects and tasks through to completion to ensure that the desired results are achieved.
Testimonials
Peter is a great asset to a team when structure is needed or optimization is a goal.
He was extremely results-driven and process-oriented.
Peter has great depth of industry and data security knowledge.
His technical knowledge and leadership skills were a tremendous asset not only to our organization, but the entire community we serve.
He's got a great mix of domain expertise and business focus ... people like him are few and far between.
Peter is proactive and does not shy away from challenges.
He is unafraid of stepping outside of his comfort zone and working with new concepts and technology.
He was extremely results-driven and process-oriented.
Peter has great depth of industry and data security knowledge.
His technical knowledge and leadership skills were a tremendous asset not only to our organization, but the entire community we serve.
He's got a great mix of domain expertise and business focus ... people like him are few and far between.
Peter is proactive and does not shy away from challenges.
He is unafraid of stepping outside of his comfort zone and working with new concepts and technology.
Areas of Practice:
I am a problem-solver and strategist at heart, and I would be happy to discuss how I might be able to help you solve your most complex organizational challenges!
I have a great depth of experience with enterprise technologies, cyber security, and risk management. I’m happy to consider helping you strategize about your needs.
If you have a topic that you would like to explore through deep, thoughtful research, let me know (technology, ethics, business & organizational change)
I’ve been investing a lot of time in the field of ethics as it relates to artificial intelligence and machine learning. If you wrestling with this complex topic, I’d be happy to start a conversation.
Publications:
Healthcare Information Privacy and Security [Apress/Springer Business]
Peter’s 2014 publication is a comprehensive treatment of data privacy and protected health records. It is still being used in universities across the nation as a textbook in health law and clinical informatics.
Awards and Commendations
CISO Hall of Fame Award (US)
Issued by EC-Council: June 1, 2023
EC Council sponsors the Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of Fame Award annually, honoring the top 50 Certified CISOs globally.
Nuggets of wisdom we'd all do well to internalize...
"I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."
Estella (to Pip)
Dickens in Great Expectations
"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument."
William G. McAdoo
US Senator (CA) 1933-38
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts."
Mark Twain
Innocents Abroad
"For just as with alcoholics a fresh bottle of wine becomes an excuse for drinking, so also those who are recently grown rich, and have acquired great possessions, desire more of the same, nursing the sickness with perpetual addition."
Saint Basil the Great
To the Rich
"Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love."
Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace
"Most People do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply."
Stephen Covey
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
"A wonderful fact to reflect on, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other."
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Emperor of France
"There's a faith that knows itself as faith, Proyas, and there's faith that confuses itself for knowledge. The first embraces uncertainty, acknowledges the mysteriousness of God ... the second embraces certainty and only pays lip service to God's mystery. It begets intolerance, hatred, violence."
R. Scott Bakkar
The Darkness That Comes Before
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