Over 14 years, Mr. Swenson had the honor and privilege of consulting at 10 organizations in 7 industries on progressively complex and difficult problems in I.T. including: security, proj. mgmt., business analysis, data archival and governance, audit, web application launch and decommission, strategy, information security, data loss prevention, communication, and even board of directors’ change management. From governments, banks, insurance companies, minority-owned small businesses, marketing companies, technology companies, and healthcare companies, he has a wealth of abstract experience backed up by the knowledge from his 4 degrees and validated by his 40,000 followers (from LinkedIn, Twitter, and his blog). Impressively, the results are double-digit risk reductions, corrected strategic decisions, vetted process improvements, and $25+ million on average or more in savings per project, and in some instances, up to $175 million!
In 2016, while consulting at Optum, Mr. Swenson decided to go back to graduate school to pursue a second masters degree in Security Technologies at the University of MN’s renowned Technological Leadership Institute. This degree was completed in 2017 and positions Swenson as a creative and security savvy Sr. consultant to CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, and other business line leaders. His capstone was on “pre-cursor detection of data exfiltration” and included input from many of the regions CIOs, CISOs, CEOs, and state government leaders. His capstone advisor was technology and security pioneer Brian Isle of Adventium Labs.
As the desire for his contract consulting work has increased, he has continued to write and speak on how to achieve such great results. Often, he has been called upon to explain his process and style to organizations and people. While most accept it and get on board fast, some aren’t ready, mostly because they are stuck in the past due to confirmation bias. Two great technology leaders, Steve Jobs (Apple) and Carly Fiorina (HP) often described how doing things differently would have its detractors. Yet that is exactly why there is a need for Abstract Forward Consulting. With a heart to serve many organizations and people, we have synergized a hybrid blend of this process and experience to form a new consulting firm, one that puts abstract thinking first to reduce risk, improve security, and enhance business technology!
Proudly announcing: Abstract Forward Consulting, LLC.
Company Mission Statement: We use abstract thinking on security, risk, and technology problems to move business forward!
Company Vision: To be the premier provider of technology and security consulting services while making the world a better and safer place.
Main consulting service offerings for I.T. and business leaders:
- Cyber Security
- Risk Management
- Data Privacy
- Process Improvement
- Change Management
- Training
If you want to have a free exploratory conversation on how we can help your organization please contact us here or inbox me. As our business grows, we will announce more people and tactics to build a tidal wave to make your organization the best it can be!
Thanks to the community for your support!
Founder and CEO: Abstract Forward Consulting, LLC.
Jeremy Swenson, MBA MSST (Master of Science In Security Technologies)