Matt R. — Director of Engineering
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+
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned CISO with expertise in cybersecurity across various industries including SaaS and FinTech.
Location: Orlando, FL, United States
Experience: 21 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Cloud Security
- Information Security
- Team Leadership
- Security Operations
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in technology and cybersecurity leadership.
- Proven track record in delivering business-enabling security programs.
- Active mentor in the security community.
Work Experience
Credible
Director of Information Security (3 yrs 6 mos)
SimpleNexus
Director of Information Security and Technology (1 yr 3 mos)
Security Architect (6 mos)
Solano County
Information Security Principal (1 yr 6 mos)
Simplifile
Information Security Analyst (2 yrs 5 mos)
QA Lead - Security and APIs (5 yrs 6 mos)
Manager of Support (2 yrs 7 mos)
Brigham Young University
Information Technology Support Analyst (3 yrs 9 mos)
Affiliated Computer Services
System Technician (7 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS at Brigham Young University
Master of Science - MS at University of the Cumberlands