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Matt R.

Director of Engineering

Orlando, FL, United States21 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in technology and cybersecurity leadership.
  • Proven track record in delivering business-enabling security programs.
  • Active mentor in the security community.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned CISO with expertise in cybersecurity across various industries including SaaS and FinTech.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud SecurityInformation SecurityTeam LeadershipSecurity Operations

Other Skills

SafeguardsNYDFSAmazon Web Services (AWS)ChatGPTCloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)SOC 2ManagementDatadogSASTHIPAAMicrosoft AzureSoftware TestingITILMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Agile Methodologies

About

Authentic and entrepreneurial CISO and Head of IT with 20+ years’ experience in technology and cyber security, 10+ as a leader. Demonstrated track record of delivering business-enabling security programs in a variety of industries including FinTech, Mortgage, SaaS startups, Education, and Government. Drives top-line growth by understanding the concerns of clients’ and partners’ technical leadership and using the security program to build trust. Facilitates collaborative and consensus driven cultures that promote learning and improve teams’ communication skills with debate in a psychologically safe space. Actively supports the security community through mentoring colleagues and university students. Security Leadership: Board Reporting, Vendor Negotiation, Enterprise Security, Application/Product Security, Security Operations, Data Privacy, Identity & Access Management, Security M&A Due Diligence, Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, ZeroTrust, Data Loss Prevention, Detection Engineering and Response, Change Management, Vulnerability Management, GRC, Data Governance, Employee Education, Enterprise Risk Management, Incident Response, Insider Threat, Secure Software Development Lifecycle, and policy development. Compliance: NIST, ISO27001, SOC2 (Type I & Type II), CIS 8.0, GDPR, CPRA, HIPAA, CJIS, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), FERPA, GLBA, FTC Safeguards, PCI, NYDFS Part 500 Technology: On prem, hybrid, multi-cloud, cloud native | SaaS, PaaS, IaaS | AWS, Azure | Linux, Mac OS, Windows | Firewalls, WAF, CSPM, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IAM, DLP, ZTNA, CASB, PAM, JIT, Generative AI Certifications: ISC2 CISSP | ISACA CISM CDPSE | AWS CCP | ComTIA A+ Security+

Experience

21 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Credible

Director of Information Security

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Remote

SafeguardsNYDFSAmazon Web Services (AWS)ChatGPTCloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Cloud Security+1

Simplenexus

2 roles

Director of Information Security and Technology

Promoted

Aug 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • Established security team with three strategic tribes; SOC (aligned with IT), GRC (aligned with Legal), and EngSec (aligned with Development). Each tribe provides subject matter expertise and tactical guidance to their aligned department ensuring projects are implemented according to policy.
SOC 2Information SecurityManagementTeam Leadership

Security Architect

Jan 2021Jul 2021 · 6 mos · Remote

  • As the first full-time security hire, I established a risk-based approach to patch & vulnerability management. As Security Architect I performed gap analysis and implemented AWS security tools to secure our product. As Security Guild Lead I provided training to the Engineering organization.
SOC 2Information SecurityAmazon Web Services (AWS)DatadogSASTCloud Security

Solano county

Information Security Principal

Jun 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Fairfield, CA

  • Led migration of on-prem antivirus to cloud managed version for 4500 endpoints and 250 servers. Conducted confidential forensic investigations and discovery on devices and accounts. Performed audits of passwords, data compliance, etc. Prepared $180k budget item adopted by Board of Supervisors.
ManagementInformation SecurityHIPAASecurity OperationsMicrosoft Azure

Simplifile

3 roles

Information Security Analyst

Dec 2016May 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

SOC 2Information Security

QA Lead - Security and APIs

Jun 2011Dec 2016 · 5 yrs 6 mos

Information SecurityManagementSoftware Testing

Manager of Support

Nov 2008Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Management

Brigham young university

Information Technology Support Analyst

Jan 2005Oct 2008 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Provo, Utah, United States

Affiliated computer services

System Technician

May 2002Dec 2002 · 7 mos

Education

Brigham Young University

Bachelor of Science - BS — Psychology

University of the Cumberlands

Master of Science - MS — Information Systems Security

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