Rick Imai
Staff Technical Program Manager | Director, Technical Program Management
What I Bring
Threat Detection & Security Platforms
Detection engineering platforms, IOC pipelines, security data platforms, and regulated delivery across threat detection, identity, and protection domains.
Platform Scaling & Governance
Turning fragmented systems into scalable, well-governed platforms
Platform Modernization
Legacy-to-cloud transformations across architecture, migration, and governance
Cross-Org Program Ownership
End-to-end ownership of complex initiatives with multi-year roadmaps and executive visibility
Senior TPM Leadership
20+ years leading security, data, and infrastructure across enterprise environments
FinOps & Cloud Cost Control
Governed $50M+ annual cloud spend via allocation, showback, and optimization
Selected Work & Impact
Representative programs across security, finance, and infrastructure, each paired with measurable outcomes.
IOC Detection Platform
24 hr → 30 sec
investigation time
Basin FinOps & Retention
$10M+/yr
avoided cost • 76 PB deleted
LLM Cost Simulator
3 wks → 15 min
financial analysis cycle
P&L Automation Platform
Day 12 → Day 7
month-end close (MEC)
CMMI Maturity Uplift
+0.76
maturity score increase
Cloud Cost Governance
$50M+/yr
budget governed
What I'm Looking For
Infrastructure Governance & FinOps
Roles owning cost, scale, and reliability across large cloud platforms
Security Data Platforms
Programs supporting compliance, detection, and security operations at scale
Portfolio / Program Leadership
Staff- or Director-level ownership across multiple initiatives and teams
Ideal fit: Organizations building large-scale data platforms or formalizing governance and FinOps at enterprise scale.
How I Work
I treat cost, reliability, scale, and detection fidelity as design inputs — not after-the-fact optimizations. Strong programs start with clear ownership, measurable outcomes, and systems engineers and analysts can operate confidently.