Cris Williams, CISSP, CISM

Cris Williams, CISSP, CISM has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. Cris started their career in 1994 as Manager of Hotel Systems Architecture at Hilton Worldwide. In 2006, they were promoted to Director of Hotel Technology Engineering at Hilton, where they were responsible for the architecture, design, and operation of the compute infrastructure at almost 6000 hotels globally. In 2010, they worked as a Consultant for NexTech Solutions and TEKsystems, providing services for FedEx Information Security and UT Health Science Center Information Security respectively. In 2011, they were Project/Program Manager III at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services and Program Manager at Insight, overseeing the Enterprise Desktop and Server Management and Laptop Encryption teams. In 2012, they became the Owner of OneChoice Solutions LLC. Most recently, they have been serving as VP of Operations & Technology at Automation Designs & Solutions, Inc. since 2022.

Cris Williams, CISSP, CISM, attended Mississippi State University's College of Business and Industry, where they studied Business Management. Prior to that, they attended Kirk Academy.