Peter Robichau

Technologist

Author

Thinker

Speaker

Leader

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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

Aspirations:
Fly Fisherman, Alpine Vagabond

Coffee:
2 cups a day, never after lunch

Travel:
26 Countries, 37 US States (and counting)

RESUME | VITA

A professional and personal snapshot …

Professional

Experience

2012 - Present

Owner

Category 3 Partners

I run a boutique consulting firm specializing in technology, risk management and organizational transformation.

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

Certified Change Management Practitioner - PROSCI
Certified Information Systems and Security Professional - ISC(2)
Certified Chief Information Security Officer - EC Council
Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI
Certified Network Expert (CNX-A) - NetScout
Microsoft Certified Professional
... and others

Skills and Stregths

Kornferry™ Emotional & SOCIAL COMPETENCY Index (ESCI)

Self-Awareness

84%
Self Management

91%
Social Awareness

89%
Relationship Managment

87%
Cognitive

84%

Languages

English (US)
Southern English (US)
French

Clifton™ StreNgths
(TOP FIVE)

Futuristic
Strategic
Ideation
Maximizer
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.

Fact Finder = EXPLAIN (4)
Follow Through = ADAPT (3)
Quick Start = INNOVATE (9)
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.

Areas of Practice:

Organizational Leadership

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!

Tech | Cyber | Risk

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.

Research

If you have a topic that you would like to explore through deep, thoughtful research, let me know (technology, ethics, business & organizational change)

AI & Ethics

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

Blog

January 23, 2019 Stop your Yapping! (Why shorter is always better.)

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July 29, 2015 The “Add-on” Family Vacation – Logistics

Vacations are sometimes born out of necessity – we’re going to a family reunion, a wedding, to visit family etc.,…

July 28, 2015 Family Vacation for the Business Traveler

If you are like me, when you work hard in your profession, when you take a family vacation you want…