Michale Evans

About Michale Evans

A technology and security leader with over 20 years of experience in solving business and technology problems and leading organizations through technological change. A passionate thought leader with a diverse career that began with serving on a cybersecurity unit in the US Air Force, then grew to include development of cybersecurity strategies across a wide range of industries including aviation, insurance, retail, finance, government, and technology. Proven track record and experience in leading strategic initiatives, including cloud migrations, threat and vulnerability management, incident response, and cyber risk management. Passion for leading and building high-performance teams.Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Management from Aspen University and Graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelors of Science. An member of several organizations that operate at both a local and global level, to include Infragard and Agora.

Experience

1. Vciso

   Cyber Risk Opportunities Llc

   Jan 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Accountable for setting clear technical vision by presenting effective implementation strategies that consider the organizational impact and it’s culture in a way that minimizes resistance to change.Provide thought leadership, guidance, and hands-on technical expertise for business, technology, and cybersecurity initiatives such as operations, strategies, standards, and metrics based on capacity, cost, and risk.Responsible for delivering technical expertise through collaboration with high-performance teams that consist of technical and non-technical personnel to accomplish projects on time and within budget by fostering teamwork, ensuring proper executive sponsorship for projects, and by guiding the organizational change process.Serve as a trusted adviser for both existing customers and perspective clients through consultation services ranging from strategic planning to technical deep dive and working sessions.

Education

• Community College of the Air Force

  AS, Information Technology

• Code Fellows

  Software Development

  2016 — 2016

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), WED

• Aspen University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Information Management

  2010 — 2012

• Pierce College

  Associate of Science (A.S.)

• Duke University

  Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

  2023 — 2023

Skills

• Cisco Technologies
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Nist
• Application Security
• Incident Response
• Ids
• Operating Systems
• Security Awareness
• Security Architecture Design
• Business Continuity
• Antivirus
• Checkpoint
• Penetration Testing
• IT Audit
• Security Audits
• Servers
• Itil
• Firewalls
• Risk Assessment
• Comptia
• Dns
• Computer Forensics
• Information Assurance
• Network Security
• Computer Security
• Security Policy
• Incident Management
• Switches
• Vulnerability Management
• System Administration
• Cissp
• Disaster Recovery
• Active Directory
• Information Security
• Virtualization
• Routers
• Information Technology
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Ips
• Vmware