Calvin Skinner

Senior Director of Security & Compliance @Cantaloupe Inc

Atlanta, GA, US

Led cross-functional efforts to achieve SOC 2 Type II certification, aligning operations with all five Trust Services Criteria: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy through control implementation, risk assessments, and audit readiness.• Directed ISO 27001 certification by deploying an Information Security Management System (ISMS), coordinating policy development, risk evaluation, and internal audits in partnership with key stakeholders.• Managed the PCI DSS 4.0 transition, conducting a comprehensive gap analysis and driving collaborative remediation across departments to ensure full compliance with updated standards.• Built and led a cybersecurity team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement while implementing enterprise-wide security programs that enhanced threat detection and compliance posture.• Oversaw cloud security operations across AWS and Azure environments, ensuring resilient infrastructure and application protection through proactive monitoring and incident response coordination.• Maintained continuous compliance of the production Cardholder Data Environment (CDE), enforcing rigorous controls to meet PCI-DSS and other regulatory standards.• Implemented cloud-native security controls and automated monitoring solutions, enabling real-time threat detection and significantly reducing incident response times.• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders and business partners to ensure timely communication of findings and proactive resolution of issues ahead of audit cycles.• Balanced strategic vision with tactical execution, aligning operational plans with long-term security goals and immediate business needs to drive measurable outcomes.• Integrated security policies into a proprietary ChatGPT platform, enhancing organizational awareness and accessibility of compliance standards through innovative technology.

Southern Polytechnic State University

Masters, Computer Science

Southern Polytechnic State University

Masters, Management of Technology

Norfolk State University

Bachelors, Electronic Technology