John J. Trinckes

John ("Jay") Trinckes, Jr., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, is the Vice President of Information Security for Ohio Shared Information Services (OSIS), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that assists Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) with IT and security related services along with full adoption of NextGen's suite of financial/clinical solutions. Jay has previously worked as a senior information security consultant and authored The Executive MBA in Information Security, published by CRC Press, 2009. Trinckes has developed enterprise-level information security management programs for multiple clients along with conducting countless successful internal/ external vulnerability/penetration assessments and other specific technical compliance audits. Trinckes has been instrumental in developing policies/procedures, audit plans, compliance assessments, business impact analysis, and business continuity and disaster recovery plans for several clients. He also conducts security awareness training and other presentations related to information security.

Trinckes is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). Trinckes provides a unique perspective to compliance as a result of his previous work experience as an information security risk analyst, IT manager, system administrator, and a previous law enforcement officer.

Trinckes graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration/ management information systems from the Union Institute and University with a 4.0 GPA and is currently working on multiple network- and security-related certifications. Trinckes is a member of numerous highly recognized security industry associations such as the FBI's InfraGardŽ, Information Systems Audit and Controls Association (ISACAŽ), and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2).

When Trinckes is not consulting or writing books, he likes to spend his spare time cooking, working out with his wife, and playing video games with his kids.