Lloyd Evans 🌩

CEO

Austin, Texas, United States8 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built successful GRC and application security program from scratch.
  • Led security automation efforts for highly regulated industries.
  • Architected security processes for U.S. Air Force's Kessel Run.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in federal and healthcare sectors.

Contact

levans@rise8.usLinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Application SecurityCloud SecurityCybersecurityRisk ManagementInformation TechnologyMilitary Leadership

Other Skills

AWS ComplianceAWS SecurityAmazon Web Services (AWS)Application ArchitecturesApplication Security AssessmentsAutomated ComplianceAutomated System Security Plan GenerationCI/CD PipelinesCloud InfrastructureContainer HardeningContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Customer EngagementCustomer ServiceData EngineeringDefense-in-Depth

About

Lloyd brings more than a decade of experience spanning cybersecurity, leadership, and IT to his role as Vice President of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) at Aquia. Lloyd is a U.S. Air Force veteran and has supported federal agencies including the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). During his career, Lloyd has built a highly successful engineering-based GRC and application security program from the ground up for a leading federal platform as a service (PaaS). He's established cloud security and vulnerability management programs as well as led security automation efforts for highly regulated industries. Lloyd also architected security processes for the toolchain program at the U.S. Air Force's Kessel Run software factory. He currently leads the Continuous Authority to Operate program automating authorization and assessment capabilities for a forward leaning federal agency. Lloyd holds multiple certifications including the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+), AWS Security Specialty, AWS Developer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, and Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA). Lloyd studied Aerospace Engineering at both the United States Air Force Academy and Arizona State University. With an entrepreneurial spirit, Lloyd builds scalable business processes and hiring practices as he grows the GRC practice for Aquia. In his free time, Lloyd enjoys training for and competing in Ironman Triathlons out of Austin, TX.

Experience

8 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
4 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Aquia

3 roles

Vice President of Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Promoted

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Mar 2024 · 11 mos

  • Leading delivery of Governance, Risk, and Compliance across the public and commercial sector.

Principal Information Systems Security Officer

Sep 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Principal ISSO for a large Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) leading the delivery for security and compliance solutions spanning Container Hardening, Automated Compliance, CI/CD Pipelines, and Cloud Infrastructure capabilities to accelerate secure application delivery speed and authorization.
  • Tech Lead for platform security automation team leading application security, security engineering, and compliance initiatives including vulnerability management, automated system security plan generation utilizing OSCAL, Kubernetes security tooling implementations, AWS compliance and configuration, and security controls inheritance.
Container HardeningAutomated ComplianceCI/CD PipelinesCloud InfrastructureVulnerability ManagementAutomated System Security Plan Generation+5

Kessel run

Cyber Security Engineer

Dec 2019 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Cyber Security Engineer for the Air Force's Kessel Run Program designing product security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and application architectures while developing detailed policies, standards, and documentation utilizing lean startup, agile, and risk-management principles to secure multilevel sensitive data, applications, and enterprise services.
Product Security AssessmentsVulnerability AnalysisApplication ArchitecturesPolicies and Standards DevelopmentCybersecurityRisk Management

Tdmk digital

Cyber Security Engineer

Dec 2019 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Boston Area

Us navy

Information Technology Specialist

Jun 2019 – Dec 2019 · 6 mos · NAWS China Lake, Ridgecrest, California

  • Information Technology Specialist supporting data engineering, secure environments, and defense-in-depth for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, F-16, Michelson Lab, Naval Marine Corp Intranet, and various Department of Defense aerospace and propulsion programs at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Data EngineeringSecure EnvironmentsDefense-in-DepthInformation TechnologyCybersecurity

Life cycle engineering

Cyber Security Intern

Oct 2018 – Apr 2019 · 6 mos · Charleston, South Carolina Area

  • Department of Defense SkillBridge Internship Program with Life Cycle Engineering
  • Trained Cyber Security skill-sets in network security, monitoring and analysis, incident response, and software development through mentorship and direct experience implementing and hardening Microsoft and Linux servers with DISA STIG compliance
  • System Administrator for internal network; top down implementation of a secure networking environment including intrusion detection/intrusion prevention, secure VPN capabilities, and firewall configuration resulting in secure operation of Linux and Windows server assets
Network SecurityMonitoring and AnalysisIncident ResponseSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

United states air force

Aerospace Logistics

Apr 2017 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs · Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

  • Leader, coordinator, and team member; developed mastery of calm decision making, cross-functional team dynamics, risk management frameworks, and effective leadership strategies while overseeing 6,000 aircraft missions and $7.6 billion of organizational assets resulting in error-free execution and team-wide recognition with yearly awards
Risk ManagementLeadershipTeam CoordinationMilitary Leadership

Education

United States Air Force Academy

Aerospace Engineering

Arizona State University

Aerospace Engineering

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