David W. Samara, Cissp, Pmp, M.S. Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

Woodinville, Washington, Us

Acquisition of Ember River by Redapt to expand MSP/Cloud Service Provider Cybersecurity services. Continuing to engage in both Delivery and Pre-Sales support of Small to global Fortune-500/1000 client Cybersecurity needs in Private/Public corporations, academia, municipalities, infrastructure programs, and intelligence agency initiatives bringing Strategic Advisory, IoT / OT Security, and Regulatory Readiness.

Supporting global Fortune-500/1000 client Cybersecurity needs in Private/Public corporations, academia, municipalities, infrastructure programs, and intelligence agency initiatives with Strategic Advisory, IoT / OT Security, and Regulatory Readiness.

Our Mission - Advancing digital identity with uncompromising security and real-time intelligence.Our purpose - Fortify the foundation of Identity in the digital realm by evolving the nature of zero-trust. We seek to redefine the standards of zero-trust by establishing a holistic view of users’ digital presence and integrating external threat intelligence into a unified understanding of your organization. For nearly a decade, over 2 million users across 75 countries have protected their identities with Itatem (Identity Banking solution) and Ember Intel Threat Intelligence. Our Services - --Identity Banking - User authentication, off-network identity data storage, and credential protection for your users in either a standalone authenticator or IAM augmentation role. --Threat Intelligence - Live Threat Intelligence feed and dashboard for standalone users or integration with SIEM/SOAR/TIP tools. --Incident Response - Authenticate into business-critical infrastructure during incident remediation with trusted off-network credentials. --Integrated Identity Intelligence - Combines all 3 Ember Intel services into one consolidated offering for maximum impact and insight. https://emberintel.com/services

San Diego, Ca, Us

Board purpose: Serve as a bridge between Industry and the MIS Department of the SDSU Fowler College of Business.

San Diego, Ca, Us

300-level, graduation-requirement; IT Networks & Cybersecurity (and Job/Role Networking)

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, Us

-Directing multi-$Million PMO Department planning/ops/budget; 5 directs, Delivery Teams, Clients-Lead; 20+ multi-level B2B Clients/teams; Cloud/schedule/fix/escalation: Audit, vCISO, Tech Svcs-Risk Assess/Advise; Regulatory compliance, Emerging Tech; NIST/SOC/HIPAA/HITRUST/CCPA/ISO/++-2x led success; 3rd-party software vendor rollout; Security Tests | SIEM (Security Info & Event Mgt.)

San Diego, California, Us

-20+ start-to-finish B2B SaaS teams: Audit/vCISO/MSSP (Mg'd Security Services), Security Testing-Budget, Schedule, Escalation, Quality, Matrixed teams, Cross-disciplinary/Client environments-Led successful 3rd-party security vendor rollout; auto-Security Testing software; Client debriefs-Led 3rd-party SIEM (Security Infor & Event Management) system partnership dev/tech installs-Sectors; Life Sci (Bio/Medtech), Finance, Gaming, Tech, Federal/Local Gov, Energy, Marketing, more-Collaborating with department leadership to shape Delivery Team operations vision & futures-Dept. Mentor; Intro operations, train roles & responsibilities, educate regarding framework impacts -Assessment areas: HIPAA, HITRUST (Healthcare), CCPA/GDPR (Privacy), PCI (Payment Card), CIS CSC (Critical Security Controls), NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology), CMMC (Department of Defense "Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification"), NERC-CIP (Energy sector)

San Diego, California, Us

-20+ start-to-finish B2B SaaS teams: Audit/vCISO/MSSP (Mg'd Security Services), Security Testing-Budget, Schedule, Escalation, Quality, Matrixed teams, Cross-disciplinary/Client environments-Led successful 3rd-party security vendor rollout; auto-Security Testing software; Client debriefs-Led 3rd-party SIEM (Security Infor & Event Management) system partnership dev/tech installs-Sectors; Life Sci (Bio/Medtech), Finance, Gaming, Tech, Federal/Local Gov, Energy, Marketing, more-Collaborating with department leadership to shape Delivery Team operations vision & futures-Assessment areas: HIPAA, HITRUST (Healthcare), CCPA/GDPR (Privacy), PCI (Payment Card), CIS CSC (Critical Security Controls), NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology), CMMC (Department of Defense "Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification"), NERC-CIP (Energy sector)

South San Francisco, California, Us

∙IT/OT systems; Delta V, Syncade, SAP, device-specific software∙cGMP / SOP production; BioPharmaceutical anti-cancer product lines (Avastin, Actemra)∙Cell Culture sampling & Bioanalysis; setup of 120-15K liter Bioreactors; Clean Room∙Use & Maintenance of lab machines/devices

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

Brought on post-Merger/Acquisition to grow line of business & restore Employee confidence ∙Drove $15M+ portfolio growth; shaped Bids/wins ($21M+/15+ Contracts); 100+ directs∙Created 5 Vendor agreements; Business Development; Develop/Execute strategy∙Retained 6 key directs, cultivated team morale, post-merger/acquisition; Fin./IT/Software∙Company: $4B annual Revenue; 14K Employees; Global/Remote ops; various Cloud tools

Brought on to finish execution of a custom & time-critical IT/Security system project∙Economical $1M unique Tech Design; IT/Security system accreditation/configuration mgt.∙Facilitated Verification of Requirements/Needs analysis, Eng. Tech Review; Hard/Software∙Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process∙Company: $50 Million annual Revenue; 60 Employees; National operations; Contracting

Washington, Dc, Us

Executive-choice to lead a very challenging 14-month enterprise Cloud install for a new Client∙Prioritized portfolio projects; 2 on-prem $20M install/test/integrate; 5 Cloud data centers∙Partnered/deconflict 5+ in/external sub-Project schedules: Led 6/10/160, directs, Prime, Sub∙$$-conscious resource mgt; Status review/reports, Subject Matter Experts; consensus ldrshp∙Quality exceed/met; year+ Cyber/multi-Network/Satellite system; manufacture, ”clean room”∙6 Industrial production site strategy/comms; Facilitation, Collaboration, Servant Leadership∙Achieved 95% on-time installation, software testing, & normal functioning of critical systems

Washington, Dc, Us

Executive by-name choice to create a new strategic relationship in Space Operations∙Charter/scope (EVP-appointed) innovative corporate partnership, expansion, diversification∙Formed/facilitated (no budget) 40-person Working Group; Corporate, State Dept., International∙Collaborated/delegated pragmatic immediate actions, mitigated obstacles to end-goals∙Negotiated expectations w/ Corporate & International Exec's regarding employee utilization∙Produced/Hosted Exec summits, 2 years; Led 4 direct/matrixed in/out organization∙Engaged C-Suite; drafted pioneering Executive/Operational agreements for signature∙Saved $Millions Capex: delivered 5 Commercial/2 Foreign full-time, on-site experts; set future growth trend

Washington, Dc, Us

Executive-chosen on strength of performance to perform in a typically more senior role∙Provided 24/7 digital/video/voice/satellite; 5 Int’l mobile/dispersed organizations∙Under-budget prioritization; multi-vendor/secure comms; $30+ Million equipment suites∙Data Operations, Maintenance, Contingency, Continuity, Recovery∙Communications equipment Operations, Maintenance, Contingency, Continuity, Recovery∙System Operations, Maintenance, Scans∙Evaluated 17 IT/Cyber directs; Guided, Developed, Mentored∙Prudent leader, 200+ indirects; 21 data centers, 5,000-employee/5-organization enterprise;∙Established/Enforced Employee & Systems policies∙Ops Center manager; rotating 8-hour shifts, monitoring tactical events, notifying Executives∙Achieved 97% reliability; 8-months, 24/7, 3 continents, International high-stress Ops support

Washington, Dc, Us

∙Enabled Exec staff IT & 11 global, mobile, 5K-employee Client org’s; product availability∙Saved $Thousands of Opex: Tertiary role as DevOps for cross-organization lines of business∙Supervised IT Help Desk; Hard/Software support, Vulnerability correction, Customer solutions∙Facilitated Product Developer/System Administrator/Software Developers; weekly groups∙Diplomatically resolved program disconnects in support of remote/mobile/global Systems∙Delivered 30% increased availability to 55,000 geographically-dispersed Customers

Washington, Dc, Us

VP-chosen to pioneer the new "Knowledge Manager" role for regional logistics/training org.∙Accelerated Corporate IT/Business processes & alignments; web-based request process∙Redesigned web pages process/Influenced Stakeholders-Software engineers∙Ops Center manager; rotating 8-hour shifts, monitoring tactical events, notifying Executives∙Reduced process time, days-to-minutes, both in the immediate & for years following

Washington, Dc, Us

∙Created inaugural, secure, Int’l digital/analog architecture strategy; expeditionary environment∙Identified/Defined an Int'l nation-wide, Secure, current/future redundant IT architecture∙Actively led 3-5 directs/matrixed teams visiting U.S./Foreign Military bases∙Engaged stakeholders to champion new strategy; facilitated town hall meetings/interviews∙Accelerated delivery; in 4 months, mixed-Client base communications architecture strategy

Washington, Dc, Us

∙Airborne tactical Cyber platform Operator/Aircraft Navigator / U.S. Naval Flight Officer∙EA-6B "Prowler" tactical jet aircraft, Flight and Weapon System operations ∙Electronic Warfare systems planner; 3 different U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers∙Roles of increasing responsibility; Dept. Hd, Risk Mgt, Quality Assurance, Org. Safety, HR,∙Ops Center manager; rotating 8-hour shifts, monitoring tactical events, notifying Executives

M.S. Information Systems

M.S. Human Resources Management; Organizational Leadership (Certificate)

Certificate, Information System Security

Certificate, Chief Information Officer

B.A. Music Performance