He has been a key player in numerous enterprise level projects at several companies and has a deep passion for the software engineering craft. Ryan has to deal with security issues on a daily basis such as access control to applications, databases and encryption at rest and in transit. He graduated with a Master of Science in Information Assurance at University of Dallas in 2011 and he also holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas. Ryan passed the CISSP in 2012 and is currently working on his CPES for the new cycle of 2015 – 2018. He is currently a Developer Consultant for a firm that develops custom software and solutions for various clients.