Official Bio: Senior security leader, with over 16 years’ experience in information security engineering and architecture. Experienced in leading teams both from a project management and technical perspective, defining security roadmaps, understanding business requirements, engineering secure solutions, security testing & evaluations, and designing & testing business continuity/disaster recovery solutions for a variety of clients to include small security boutiques to large government contractors. Strong relationships with business teams to include executive level management, helping them understand how security can be used as a business enabler.

Certifications include: CISSP, CRISC, CISM, C|CISO and ITIL 2011 Foundation.

Outside of work, I am an avid community leader holding positions on several neighborhood committees, an amateur podcast host, and blogger. Additionally, I stay active by taking martial arts (I am currently a level 6 Krav Maga student and phase A certified instructor).

Con Bio: Not sure if I have “hacked all the things” but I am doing my part to “drink all the booze” Work Experience – “Jack of all trades”, I have done it all from hands-on engineering to high level infosec leadership and everything in between. 16+ yrs of infosec experience – just proves I am old and hopefully wise. Certifications – Yes I have them (CISSP, CRISC, CISM, C|CISO and ITIL 2011 Foundation), but no one cares unless you are hiring – are you hiring? Speaking Experience – I teach Infosec at local community college and speak at cons, mini cons, and meet-ups so I am comfortable and more importantly entertaining in front of an audience. Derby Experience – Unfortunately couldn’t make DerbyCon #1 but did attend the Reunion (#2), Got my hugs (I am very huggable teddy bear), gave some hugs, and totally got zombified. Certified Bad Ass – Level 6 (brown belt) student and certified instructor in Krav Maga.