Larry Carson Email & Phone Number

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

As Director, my primary responsibility was to mentor and manage 4 teams of security professionals in the US and UK across seniority levels. Our team's focus was to deliver a variety of application security services, including testing, securing DevOps, maturing secure SDLC processes, and training users on application security best practices. I also served as a key business contributor and account owner for high-profile customers.Some of my notable achievements from this role include: • Maintained 90%+ close rate on pre-sale customer consultations.• Leadership trusted me with ownership of high-profile technical customer relationships to identify appropriate partnership scope and ensure high-quality, efficient delivery.• Invited to contribute to expansion of the company reputation from delivering services in solely technical testing to all areas of application security.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

As Senior Manager, I managed a team of security consultants, coached direct reports through professional career development opportunities, and facilitated best-in-class training to cultivate an exceptionally performing team. Additionally, I supported the creation and growth of the Application Security Center of Excellence.Some key contributions from this role include: • Regularly achieved extraordinary project results through implementation of consistent, clear communication with customers surrounding goals, issues, and recommendations; and through performance of thorough technical Quality Assurance (QA) analysis.• Developed a successful training program for application development teams to inform staff on secure coding practices, to increase security awareness, and to decrease security risks associated with various SDLC development stages.• Invited as a Black Hat Conference Trainer twice to create and facilitate training on building and maturing internal application security (AppSec) programs.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

In this role, I performed expert-level security assessments and remediation testing in numerous pre-production environments for networks, systems, websites, and mobile applications. I was part of the team that launched the company-wide pen testing expansion and application security specialization. To help develop staff upon expansion, I created training materials on various areas of API and mobile application testing.My major contributions from this role were:• Led efforts to automate repetitive processes, increasing base testing coverage of APIs.• Advanced efforts to rebuild a pen test team and team culture across a region while maintaining adequate delivery of the full suite of pen testing services.• Substantially supported acquirement and establishment of key personnel relationships with the largest cloud service provider to foster ongoing application security, leading to 9+ years of successful continued partnership.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

In this leadership role, I collaborated with numerous internal and external development partners to design and build tools for client engagement and tech-enabling assessments to be utilized across all business service areas. To maintain optimal operations, I consistently evaluated security, impact, and efficiency of applications and tools developed for business.Notable achievements from this role: • Guided local and international teams in internal software development processes to support business service offerings and tools by serving as a content expert.• Developed and implemented technical documentation processes to deliver intended design diagrams, threat models, and use cases to other team members.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

In this role, I served as a consultant auditor / assessor for all company consulting services, with a primary focus on PCI and PA-DSS compliance. I initiated the company Application Security focus team prior to a shift in scope of work toward developing tools and services in support of business objectives.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

As Lead Software Developer, I supported all internal HR application development needs. I also served as an internal web and reporting developer, ensuring all operations remained in compliance.