Abhay Bakshi — CEO

I am a senior technology and operations executive with extensive global experience (U.S., Europe, and India) in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. I excel in building and leading technology teams, managing complex technology projects, and driving long-term growth in healthcare, finance, telecom and commerce domains. #Cybersecurity #AI #Infosec #Privacy 🎓DEGREES 🎓 MS (Research Thesis) Computer Engineering, USA BS Electronics Engineering 📚 BOOKS 📚 600 pages: Object Oriented Programming using C++ (McGraw Hill Education) - 3 Drafts Amazon KDP: <3 in 2025 <-- Coming up, Watch for this space> 🔖CERTIFICATIONS 🔖 CompTIA: Linux+ (Plus) Beta (XK1-006) (Jan 2025) CompTIA: Security+ (SY0-701) (2024) Google: Cybersecurity (2024) ISC2: CISSP (pursuing) CTU in Prague: Intensive(14 Weeks) Security Masterclass (Sept 2024-Dec 2024) Simply Cyber: Branding Yourself for a Cyber Career (2024) SAFe®: Scaled Agile Framework® Agilist (SAFe® Agilist) (2015) Oracle: Sun Certified Java SE 6 Programmer (2009) 🤝🌐COMMUNITY SKILLS🌐🤝 Tech Meetup Organizer (Washington DC / DMV area, 6,000+ Members) Conference Presenter - Simply Cyber Con (Charleston, SC, USA: 2024 Edition - In-Person) In-person Mentor / Lecturer (Professional AWS Workforce Program - George Mason Univ GMU) Visiting Professor (Local Colleges - NVCC, Private) Content Creator (📹 YouTube / Twitter / Instagram / Blog / Discord Community - in progress)

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and AI expert with extensive experience in education and technology sectors.

Location: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Experience: 22 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Cybersecurity
Ai
Appsec
Cloud Security
Hipaa

Career Highlights

Senior technology executive with global experience in diverse sectors.
Expert in building and leading technology teams.
Proven track record in managing complex technology projects.

Work Experience

Accredited Private College (Higher Education, Virginia) | Undisclosed

VP - Cybersecurity & AI Programs | Higher Education Advisor | Workforce-Aligned Security Education (2 yrs 1 mo)

Nortech North America Inc

Health and well-being (1 yr)

Senior IT and Cybersecurity Professional (8 yrs 11 mos)

Gurujus Infotech

Senior Security and Cloud Principal (2 yrs)

Activ Doctors Online France

Head IT (HIPPA EHRs, InfoSec, RESTful APIs, Secure Mobile and Web Apps, Endpoint/Data Security) (5 mos)

Neova Solutions

Mobile AppSec UI/UX Lead (Product Design, RESTful APIs, Secure Coding, OAuth, XSS, DoS) (4 mos)

Self-employed

Java, Server-Side JavaScript (NodeJS), DevOps and Cloud Advocate, Corporate Educator (1 yr 1 mo)

AEGIS.net, Inc.

Senior Security, Integration and Software Engineer (HIPPA EHRs, TLS 1.x CA, SAML, Java Cryptography) (3 yrs 4 mos)

Fannie Mae

Senior Applications Engineer (Secure Finance Domain, Highly Accurate & Proficient Enterprise Java) (1 yr)

InfoQ

Author and Senior Content Developer at Java Developers and Research Community (5 yrs 10 mos)

Smithsonian Institution

Senior Project Lead (Enterprise Arch, Event Management Solutions, Real-time Analytics & Reports) (2 yrs)

Verizon Telecommunications

Enterprise Applications Integration Architect (Distributed Dev, SOAP-XML-WSDL, Java EE, API Interop) (2 yrs)

Freddie Mac

Senior Web Infrastructure Applications Engineer, Lead (1 yr)

McGraw Hill Higher Education

Book Author - Object Oriented Programming (C++, Draft: 600 pages, 15 Chapters) (1 yr)

US Pharmacopeia

Senior Software Engineer Team Lead (HIPPA Patient EHRs, Product Design, Enterprise Java Patterns) (4 yrs)

DIGITAL HARBOR, Inc.

Senior Software Engineer (Enterprise Java, Secure Document Exchange, CORBA/IDL Programming) (1 yr)

Loki Technologies

Internet Application Developer (Enterprise Java, Secure Web, SQL DBMS APIs) (1 yr)

Astute Technology

Developer, Research Associate (C++, TCP/IP Programming, Online Multimedia Interface) (1 yr)

Education

M.S. at West Virginia University

B.E. at Savitribai Phule Pune University

Abhay Bakshi

CEO

Ashburn, Virginia, United States22 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Senior technology executive with global experience in diverse sectors.
Expert in building and leading technology teams.
Proven track record in managing complex technology projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and AI expert with extensive experience in education and technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

CybersecurityAiAppsecCloud SecurityHipaa

Other Skills

Curriculum DevelopmentProfessional Certification PathwaysIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Data Loss Prevention (DLP)Python (Programming Language)Network ApplianceSecurity Assertion Markup Language (SAML)PythonProduct DevelopmentData AnalyticsPKIWeb ApplicationsUI/UXAI/MLU.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

About

Experience

22 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Accredited private college (higher education, virginia) | undisclosed

VP - Cybersecurity & AI Programs | Higher Education Advisor | Workforce-Aligned Security Education

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States · On-site

Serving in a VP-level capacity, driving the design and launch of Cybersecurity and AI programs (this includes curriculum development, hands-on labs, workforce alignment, and professional certification pathways).
Creating student opportunities, including internships and scholarships, and planning partnerships with local private employers and government-aligned organizations (to enhance experiential learning).
==> Leading the next phase of growth: Assembling a team of instructors, with hiring beginning Summer 2026.

CybersecurityAICurriculum DevelopmentProfessional Certification Pathways

Nortech north america inc

2 roles

Health and well-being

Mar 2023 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr

Took a planned medical leave to address long-standing health matters through corrective and preventive procedures, followed by recovery. Also navigated a family bereavement during this period. Fully recovered and returned to full capacity.

Senior IT and Cybersecurity Professional

Jun 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

[ **Update**: Ad-hoc role post-pandemic (from early 2023) ]
AppSec: Componentized API and End-point Testing Suite <-- Contributed (hands-on) to a Cloud + On-Prem Framework that tests mobile and web endpoints and creates visual metrics.
InfoSec: Custom Network (based on Symantec DLP) Appliance <-- Managed its evolution (it comes pre-tested w/ upgrades, patches, and fixes for physical / virtual server software and underlying O/S, and is scalable to networks of any size.)
Product Development: An RDBMS Wrapper <-- Directed (hands-on) two Engineers. The wrapper transforms MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle data into reports w/ Real time Analytics. A lot of versatility is its uniqueness.
Taskforce Development: On-going professional Task Force initiatives for AWS employees and internal engineers. Python, Enterprise Java.
Community Engagement: Engaged three Meetup groups (total: ~6,000 members) on a weekly basis. Offered hands-on LIVE labs training - IAM (identity and access management - Okta), AppSec, SAML-based (SSO) labs, NodeJS, Python and more. Hosted in-person networking events twice a year.

AppSecCloud SecurityIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Data Loss Prevention (DLP)Python (Programming Language)Network Appliance+1

Gurujus infotech

Senior Security and Cloud Principal

Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs · Mumbai-Pune Metropolitan Area · On-site

Gurujus Infotech is a Technology Enabler, offering comprehensive IT, Security, Cloud, and AI/ML solutions for both Web and Mobile platforms. The company demonstrated consistent, gradual growth over the past 15 years. Gurujus employs a focused team of engineers and researchers across various experience levels. In my role, I contributed to the growth of a team of IT, Cybersecurity, and UI/UX engineers by designing and implementing solutions alongside them.

AppSecIdentity and Access Management (IAM)PKICloud SecurityWeb ApplicationsUI/UX+1

Activ doctors online france

Head IT (HIPPA EHRs, InfoSec, RESTful APIs, Secure Mobile and Web Apps, Endpoint/Data Security)

Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 5 mos · Mumbai-Pune Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)AppSecEncryptionEndpoint SecurityCommunication SkillsHIPAA

Neova solutions

Mobile AppSec UI/UX Lead (Product Design, RESTful APIs, Secure Coding, OAuth, XSS, DoS)

Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 · 4 mos · Mumbai-Pune Metropolitan Area · On-site

Self-employed

Java, Server-Side JavaScript (NodeJS), DevOps and Cloud Advocate, Corporate Educator

Jun 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai-Pune Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

Aegis.net, inc.

Senior Security, Integration and Software Engineer (HIPPA EHRs, TLS 1.x CA, SAML, Java Cryptography)

Jan 2010 – May 2013 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Rockville, Maryland, USA · On-site

Fannie mae

Senior Applications Engineer (Secure Finance Domain, Highly Accurate & Proficient Enterprise Java)

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr · Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site

Infoq

Author and Senior Content Developer at Java Developers and Research Community

Jun 2007 – Apr 2013 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Canada · Remote

Online contributing author for the Java Developers and Research Community at InfoQ.com. Published articles regarding innovative Java EE Frameworks and JavaScript technologies (https://www.infoq.com/profile/Abhay-Bakshi/).