James Fasawe is an experienced IT Compliance Analyst and RFP Analyst currently working at Vertex Inc. since January 2023, where responsibilities include collaborating across departments on risk and IT compliance matters and conducting IT security, data, and privacy controls assessments using the NIST Framework. Prior to this role, James served as an IT Compliance Analyst and IT Auditor at JP from December 2020 to December 2022, focusing on IT General Controls assessments. Previous experience also includes working as an IT Audit Analyst and Risk Analyst at UPS from March 2017 to November 2019, where assistance was provided in risk assessments and the development of mitigation strategies. James holds a Master of Science degree in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Federal University of Technology Akure.