Donna M.

About Donna M.

Effective senior leader with 30+ years of experience working in Information Technology, specializing in security, and ensuring integrity and confidentiality of sensitive data, as well as a proven ability to balance business needs via Information Technology Cyber Security. Additional leadership and expertise in business, risk assessment, compliance, and governance. Accomplished in communication, training, marketing, presentations, and negotiations. More than 15 of those 30+ years has been leading cyber incident response activities; performing forensic analysis and imaging, expert witness testimony, reverse engineering malware, utilizing advance social engineering techniques, detecting and responding to cyber security compromises ranging from Hacktivism to Advance Persistence Threat (APT) attacks, risk assessments and developing strategies for mitigating web applications and host-based vulnerabilities. Scripting experience – PowerShell, Perl, Python, Basic, SQL and HTMLSuccessful mentor of 12 individuals aspiring to join the cyber security field.Teach cyber security awareness to seniors and elementary students. Participate each year in the National Teach-In day for the Pinellas County school systems to speak to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders about cyber security online. Once a year I teach a cyber security awareness class for retirees at a retirement center and each year the class only has standing room only. Supporter of Women in Defense and STEM initiatives and participate on local planning committees.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Federal Information Systems, Inc

   Nov 2023 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

Education

• American InterContinental University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology

  2006