Diane Gandara
Details
Business Administration, Concentration in Mgmt
San Jose State University
CyberSecurity Training - Prep for CompTIA Security+
Exxoteck
Studying for the CCSP & CISSP
Silicon Valley Networker empowering Men & Women to embrace their problem solving skills across AI
Empower of females in AI + Cybersecurity to speak across security of Apps, Emerging Tech + Cloud
Core Competencies :
Consistent, assertive high performing Professional credited with combining services, marketing and business development expertise to deliver substantial revenue growth in highly competitive, fast paced, business markets. Current exxperience spans working with clients across Security Consulting best practices and Services. Formerly sold into all key domains of IT across Strategy, Applications & Operations
Job Skills :
16+ years of Direct & Indirect Sales Experience
Effective in business with large Enterprise customers, small and medium businesses
Relationship Builder with C-Level Executives (CISO's, CSO's Executives, Community Leaders, etc.,)
Silicon Valley Networker, ISSA Member, Smart Cities Conference Volunteer & ISSA Conference Planner
Always looking for interesting Speakers to jockey into conferences
Able to work diligently, independently and remotely with cross functional team members
Positive mentality for helping others that drives positive results
Partner friendly attitude & resourceful in cross pollination
Knowledgeable in : AI/ML, Mobile, Security, Cloud, AWS, Openstack, Agile, IoT, etc.,
Enjoys and thrives in fast paced, high growth and rapidly changing environments
Familiar with various CRM Tools : Oracle, Siebel, Salesforce.com, etc.,
Familiar with Google Suite
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security Educated
Cybersecurity Conference, Planning experienced
Marketing Coordination, Promos, Social Media
I understand Software Security, Application Security , Network Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Mobile, Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Application Lifecycle Mgmt (ALM)/ (SDLC), Quality Assurance Testing, Manual/Functional Testing, Load Testing, Business Process Testing, Application Performance Monitoring, Containers, Microservices, Kubernetes, Virtualization, AWS, Azure, GCP, Data Center Operations, IT Service Management, IT Governance, Opensource, SDN, AWS, Openstack AI/ML. IoT, etc.
2019 : 2022
ioSENTRIX Security Consulting Services
Vice President Of Sales
Avocado Systems is the #1 Real-Time Application Security Platform that's revolutionizing threat protection with ML and a deterministic approach to Application ensuring that security stays with the application on into the database, preventing breaches, ransomware and lateral movement before it would happen. We do this across any applications, any platform, any hybrid or public cloud or data center, on or off premise, 24 X7 and at runtime! Learn how you can achieve Application Security Protection, Segmentation and Compliance, all on the same platform.
Learn how we stop threat spreads real-time, prevent lateral movement across layer 7 (for web applications, applications in containers, vm's or in serverless environments, giving you deep application visibility with zero false positives.
Uniquely powered by Application Discovery and Pico-Segmentation, Avocado’s Security Platform (ASP), eliminates zero day vulnerabilities and more when it comes to helping you reduce critical threats in your environment.
2019 : 2019
Avocado Systems. (ML Early innovator that does Layer 7 Application Security following it to Dbase)
Sr. Sales Director- North America
-Facilitator of helping students (mainly technical men and very few women) to learn to modernize in the digital economy and make the crossover to Cybersecurity, during a time when it was very difficult to do so. I would Mentor in aspects of security and resources to seek.
-With a focus in Cybersecurity, AI, Cloud, etc.,
-Experience Trialing Virtual Machines in AWS Marketplace
-Experience with PGP
-Assists in progression towards Certification in CompTIA Security+ before attempting CISSP
-Coordinate with industry professionals to help facilitate learning for students
-Cybersecurity Mentor to students coming from backgrounds in Networking, Help Desk, QA, Wireless, and retired Military Vets to help them with the cross over to Cybersecurity.
2016 : 2017
Exxoteck. (Course conducted by CISCO Fellow & Innovative StartUp)
Cybersecurity Mentor in Silicon Valley's Workforce Institutes, 1st Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Aspect Security is an Application Security Consulting firm based in Columbia, MD that serves the U.S. in helping world class organizations and government agencies to develop and improve their Application Security Programs beyond level one.
Services span Security Testing Services : Assessments in Penetration Testing, Secure Code Reviews, Architectural Threat Modeling. Program Services (roadmap strategies) to help stand up AppSec Security Programs (or moving them a level forward), and Security Awareness and Developer Training (ILT and CBT)
Specialties : Application/Software Security, Security Process Improvement, Process/Technology Automation : IBM AppScan Source, HP Fortify SCA, Contrast Security,
Penetration Testing, Code Reviews, Architectural Threat Modeling (Design Reviews)
Security within Agile practices
2016 : 2016
Aspect Security (Now E & Y)
Sales Executive
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence for Business, Business Alliances, Channel Partners, Cloud Computing, CRM, Data Center, Demand Generation, Digital Software Implementation, Direct Sales, Enterprise Software, Generative AI, ITIL, IT Service Management, Lead Generation, Management, Mobile Devices, Partner Management, Pre-sales, Professional Services, Program Management, SaaS, Sales, Sales Enablement, Salesforce.com, Sales Management, Sales Operations, Sales Process, Security, Selling, Software as a Service (SaaS), Solution Selling, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, Vendor Management
About
My expertise is in helping Fortune 500, Financial Companies to StartUps to take a holistic view of they improve their security posture across the SDLC.
My Volunteer work entails helping others with their Conference Planning Events that bring C-Level Executives, Speakers and Sponsors together for no-nonsense purposes that excels people meeting, partnering or working together for business or growth purposes.
On a professional level, I help folks with their strategic Program Services, Roadmap, Gap Analysis, Risk Assessments, Vulnerability Mgmt, Remediation, Security Controls testing across critical business Applications in Web, Mobile, Cloud Transformations. Services include Application Testing, Penetration Testing, Compromise Assessments, Cloud Pentesting, Secure Code Reviews, Threat Modeling, Architectural & Risk Analysis (Design Reviews), 3rd Party Testing, Cloud Pentesting, API Testing, Infrastructure Testing, Network Pentesting, Opensource, Fullstack, Thick Clients, Embedded Devices, IoT, OT, IIoT, ICS, conducting Phishing Tests, Ransomware Tests, Reverse Engineering, Endpoint Detection & Response, Security & Awareness Training or Customized Training and more.
In listed format:
Risk Management Services
Advisory Services
Security Program Services
Vulnerability Assessments
Penetration Testing across:
Web Applications
Cloud Applications
Mobile Applications
3rd Party Applications
Pentesting-as-a-Service
Network Penetration Testing
Compromise Assessments
Secure Code Reviews
Threat Modeling
Architectural & Risk Analysis/Design Reviews
Security Controls
DevOps/DevSecOps
Opensource
Static Analysis Testing (SAST)
Dynamic Analysis Testing (DAST)
Architecture Security
Infrastructure Security
FullStack
API Testing
IoT Testing
Industrial Control Systems, Scada, IIOT, OT)
Medical Device Testing
Embedded Devices
Endpoint Detection & Response
Managed Services
Security & Awareness Training
Phishing Tests
Customized Security Training
For Testers
For Engineers
For Mobile Personnel
For Architects
For Infrastructure
For C-Level Executives
Defensive Programming
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