Michael Chan

Security lead for Generative AI and Identity

Role
Principal Security Architect at Target
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Michael Chan

Michael Chan has comprehensive experience in generative AI security, cloud identity, and architecture. Formerly a lead consultant, he\'s helped Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in their security journey to the cloud.

Experience

  1. Principal Security Architect

    Target

    Apr 2025 — Present

    Help Target secure their AI/ML workloads, including GCP\'s Vertex AI, OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and SaaS vendors in the GenAI space* Define secure patterns for AI/ML access in GCP around Vertex AI, BigQuery, GCS, and more (just about everything in the OWASP Top Ten for LLMs)* Define and advise regarding the AI-specific security risks, such as hallucinations, direct and indirect prompt injections, and more* Define AI guidance and secure implementation for Target business and developer teams* Define AI guidance and secure implementation for AI Agents, Agentic AI, and MCP

Education

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Bachelors, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Computer Science Minor

    1993 — 1998

Skills

  • Tomcat
  • Operating Systems
  • Perl
  • Amazon Web Services (Aws)
  • Scalability
  • Software Engineering
  • Networking
  • Tcp/Ip
  • Oracle
  • Ibm Aix
  • Cloud Computing
  • Computer Security
  • Xml
  • Security
  • Enterprise Software
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Devops
  • Solaris
  • Aix
  • High Availability
  • Java
  • Ruby
  • Sql
  • Linux
  • Jira
  • Algorithms
  • Software Development
  • Architectures
  • Apache
  • Troubleshooting
  • Virtualization
  • System Architecture
  • Unix
  • System Automation
  • Distributed Systems
  • Integration
  • Shell Scripting

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