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Portland, Or, Us

Mountain View, Wy, Us

Stealth mode startup

Portland, Oregon, Us

Building economic development for Oregon’s AI startup ecosystem. In this role, I’ve met with elected leaders on Capitol Hill, set strategic priorities for AI, and moderated VC/founder panels.

Portland, Oregon, Us

2-term Board member. Chair, Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee. Member, Finance Committee.DoveLewis is a regionally & nationally recognized emergency veterinary practice with 200+ employees who have served 750,000+ patients. Vet care is a $38Bn sector of the $147Bn pet industry (APPA, 2023).

Bay Area, Ca, Us

As technical co-founder, I led all technical functions incl. Research & Development, Product, Security & IT.PrivacyCode.ai is the next generation of SaaS for privacy engineering & management. The platform uses AI and machine learning (ML) to transform complex privacy policies into consumable tasks for business & technical teams in the enterprise.

Advisor turned co-founder and head of Product

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Director of Product, Cloud Security Engine -- I owned of a portfolio of 4 products -- including iOS/Android static & dynamic analysis engines that power Lookout’s industry-leading cloud security platform. Drove delivery of mobile & cloud security solutions in close partnership w/ Engineering, Machine Learning, Product, Sales and Marketing teams. Director of Product, Security Research -- I owned the Threat Intelligence platform that powers threat detection on 200 million Lookout customer devices. Co-author on mobile threat and mobile advanced persistent threats (APT) research and discoveries.

Founded a security/privacy consultancy to guide clients on strategies to securely create value from data. Built product and cloud strategic plans, product development guidance and advisory.Clients spanned Health IT, event management, mobile and cloud.

Pleasanton, California, Us

Created, structured and led Information Security & Risk Management team in a rapidly-growing cloud service provider. • Built Infosec & Risk Management function from the ground-up. • Created and executed on roadmaps to mature the program. • Assessed enterprise security risk for the Board and C-suite.• Ensured Infosec controls in support of audit frameworks, e.g., SOC1, SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI.• Wrote security checklists, reframed security awareness strategy, and oversaw revamping of RBAC/identity frameworks and vendor security.

Irving, Texas, Us

Helped to shape and advance McKesson’s strategy around information uses and protection. • Led enterprise projects and managed a team in the expansion of the global privacy program.• Provided thought leadership to c-suite to further develop strategic direction and externally to support policy positions. • Operational lead for a privacy maturity model and 5-year strategic plan. • Built enterprise-wide Privacy by Design (PbD) and data strategy initiatives.

Austin, Texas, Us

Led Oracle’s global privacy and North America information security teams. Reported to Oracle’s Global VP for Information Security; dotted-line to Chief Privacy Strategist. Held positions with increasing responsibility and global reach.• Advised and partnered with stakeholders across the business, including in M&As, and developed corporate strategies for reducing risks related to emerging threats.• Delivered dozens of solutions to measure, quantify and mitigate risk, incl. privacy impact assessments (PIA), risk assessment frameworks, and security guidelines.• Led data privacy and cyber-security discussions with public policy makers and government ministers.

Austin, Texas, Us

Established Oracle’s global privacy program and led global privacy oversight across the company. Managed team focused on managing privacy and information protection across Oracle.• Advised on information protection and architecture in IT implementations, business processes, product solutions and SaaS-hosted services.• Wrote white papers, executive briefings and detailed reports• Led investigations and Incident Response; advised on privacy incidents, forensic investigations and eDiscovery.

Austin, Texas, Us

Managed Oracle9i and Oracle10g Database security solutions—authentication, fine-grained access control, encryption, auditing and secure-by-default. Subject matter expert on database security. • Delivered product releases, ran beta programs, built demos, wrote white papers, taught security courses, delivered technical presentations, performed competitive analyses.• Constructed Oracle Database positioning around privacy.• Teamed with teamed security architect to develop business plan and evangelize a new security product (now a shipping product).

Austin, Texas, Us

Managed Oracle's flagship network security product, and delivered 10 product releases on 30+ platforms. • Managed network security features, encryption, 2-factor authentication, SSO, Kerberos, and biometrics.• Brought new solutions to market, including Oracle’s PKI, SSL, RADIUS, and LDAP integration.

• Helped bring to market Psion’s next-generation handheld computer, the Series5. • Worked in London headquarters and in the US, and held positions in Marketing, developer program management, and retail/channel sales.

Master'S Degree, Master Of Information And Cybersecurity

Bachelor'S Degree