Dan G.

About Dan G.

Two decades of experience involving healthcare and financial industries have imbued me with versatility & broad-spectrum experience as a security and infrastructure professional. Hands-on experience in preventing, detecting, and responding to real-world threats. From architecture to engineering to operations, I understand the full scope and impact of enterprise security controls and confidently assist businesses in assessing and mitigating risk.I am an experienced IT & Infosec professional, currently working as a Senior IT Risk & Security Analyst for a Fortune 50 financial company. Previously, my experience included supporting all of the server-based applications (both on-prem and cloud-based) for a midsized financial institution.When not working at my IT job, I can be found riding on fire trucks with the Wake New Hope Fire Department. In addition to the above, I have been selected to present at both regional and national conferences and have been published in EMSWorld, EMS1.com, and EMSDirector, and presented at FDIC/JEMSConn

Experience

1. Public Safety Presentation Specialist

   Professional Speakers

   Oct 2018 — Present · US

   Dan\'s proficient knowledge and experience within public safety has allowed him to educate his fellow professionals about several topics, including social media use by agencies and individuals, sleep deprivation, special event medicine, and recruitment & retention in public safety agencies. He has also presented on clinical topics, such as hemophilia, and treating pediatric patients with autism, and has expanded into the information security realm with a presentation on how to prevent ransomware infections at public safety agencies.Dan\'s goal is to improve the state of public safety agencies, improve operations, and leave the industry in a better position than he found it.

Education

• Syracuse University School of Information Studies

  Bachelors of Science, Information Systems, History

• Western Governors University

  Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity & Information Assurance

• Fayetteville State University

  Graduate Level Professional Certificate, Cybersecurity Management