At Threat.Technology we track over 100,000 infosec, cyber security, military and cyber startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Florida, United States based VP’ operating in the Security space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Robert Duffy
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration of L3 Harris Technologies
Robert L. (Bob) Duffy is senior vice president of Human Resources and Administration for Harris Corporation. Duffy is responsible for planning and implementing Harris’ Human Resources and Administrative organizations’ global strategy. He directs the development of the company’s workforce, including talent acquisition, leadership development and training, employee relations, and compensation as well as benefits. He has oversight of real estate; environmental, health, and safety; corporate relations; communications/public relations; and global security. Mr. Duffy possesses over 25 years of human resources leadership experience. He came to Harris in 2012 from United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he held domestic and international leadership positions of increasing responsibility since joining the company in 1998. He most recently served as vice president of Human Resources for the company’s $7 billion Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Previously he served in similar roles within the company’s Fire & Security, Carrier, Hamilton Sundstrand, and Pratt & Whitney operations. Prior to joining UTC, Duffy held human resources management positions with Royal Dutch Shell and the James River Corporation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in management and technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving our customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports customers in more than 125 countries, has approximately $8 billion in annual revenue and 22,000 employees worldwide. The company is organized into four business segments: Communication Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems, Electronic Systems, and Critical Networks.
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About L3 Harris Technologies: L3 Harris is a proven leader in tactical communications, geospatial systems, air traffic management, avionics, and space and intelligence.
John Burger
Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President of Infrastructure of ReliaQuest
John Burge is the chief information security officer at ReliaQuest.
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About ReliaQuest: ReliaQuest provides a SaaS security platform designed to minimize data loss and business disruptions.
Jake Wells
SVP Solutions Architecture of Flashpoint
Jake Wells is Director of Operations at Flashpoint. Jake Wells serves as the lead on technical production, managing the integration of our subject matter expert and engineering teams, and assists with product and business development. With nearly a decade of experience as both a producer and consumer of cyber threat intelligence in the public and private sectors, Jake Wells has unique insight into ensuring that customers receive relevant and actionable information. From 2009 to 2015, Jake Wells served as a senior intelligence analyst for the NYPD, where he managed counterterrorism and intelligence-led criminal investigations. As the lead analyst in the Cyber Intelligence Unit, he substantially enhanced the group’s threat intelligence capabilities and represented the NYPD when engaging with government agencies from around the world. Previously, he worked as an analyst for the SITE Intelligence Group providing Deep Web intelligence to commercial and government clients. A 2015 Madison Policy Forum Military-Business Cybersecurity fellow, Jake Wells holds an MA from Columbia University, a BA from Emory University, and studied Arabic in Syria.
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About Flashpoint: Flashpoint is the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence.
Baxtex McElroy
VP & General Manager of Jacobs
Baxtex McElroy is the VP and General Manager of Operations at Jacobs Engineering S.A. and brings over 45 years of experience in engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and government contingency operations. He has held other key responsibilities and roles at companies such as Fluor and Arabian American Oil Company, including positions on the executive, program & project management, construction, and the operations and maintenance of industrial and commercial facilities. In addition, Buck has managed supporting manpower, logistics development, and training. Baxter McElroy also brings experience in facilities design and specification, as design manager and coordinator, client representative and operability and maintainability consultant. Buck also served many roles in the United States Navy, including staff civil engineer and design engineer.
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About Jacobs: Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Michelle Wheeler
SVP, Consortium of Prove (formerly Payfone)
Michelle Wheeler brings more than 25 years of experience in the communications and financial services markets to XOR with deep experience in risk and analytics. Wheeler’s career has focused on enabling start-up companies to expand their business through direct and indirect sales and marketing. She is a CFCA Board member, long-term member of TRMA and has previously served on Utica College’s Economic Crime Institute board.
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About Prove (formerly Payfone): Prove is the modern way of proving identity with just a phone.
Frank St. John
Executive Vice President, Missiles and Fire Control of Lockheed Martin
Frank A. St. John is Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) business area. MFC develops, manufactures and supports advanced combat, missile, rocket and energy systems and provides technical services and logistics support for military customers that include the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Special Operations Forces and dozens of foreign nations. Commercial programs include products and services for the global civil nuclear power industry, microgrids, renewable energy solutions and energy storage. Lockheed Martin’s Board of Directors appointed him to this position in January 2018. During his 30-plus years with Lockheed Martin, St John has held numerous leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President & Deputy, Programs for MFC. In this role, he was responsible for assuring MFC’s lines of business successfully met the company’s commitments and responsibilities to its customers, shareholders and the corporation. All MFC lines of business Vice Presidents and Program Performance aligned under his leadership to ensure MFC maintained strong, positive relationships with its customers and maximized collaboration across the business. Prior to that role, St. John was MFC’s Vice President of Orlando Operations and Tactical Missiles/Combat Maneuver Systems. He was the lead executive for the MFC Orlando campus and led the business, operational and financial responsibility for Tactical Missiles/Combat Maneuver Systems. He was responsible for leading the corporation’s endeavors in the areas of Precision Fires, Close Combat Systems, Ground Vehicles, Advanced Programs and Tactical Missiles. St John’s prior responsibilities included leadership roles of increasing responsibility in Engineering and then Program Management on programs such as Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM), Joint Common Missile (JCM) and Longbow Missile and Fire Control Radar. He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.
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About Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is a security company engaged in the research, development, and manufacture of advanced technology systems and products.
Nathaniel Fogg
Senior Vice President of Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Development of Centerra Group
Nathaniel Fogg is SVP for Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Development at Centerra Group. Mr. Fogg is responsible for all aspects of deal sourcing and execution for acquisition targets. He also provides support in the areas of strategy and business development. In this role Mr. Fogg coordinates closely with the CEO of Centerra as well as with the deal team at A&M Capital Partners. Prior to joining Centerra, Mr. Fogg was a Principal, Partner, and charter member of the Chertoff Group, a boutique advisory and M&A firm specializing in national security markets. During his tenure with Chertoff, he led the firm’s Private Equity M&A Advisory Practice and founded Chertoff Capital, the firm’s Investment Banking arm and registered broker dealer. Previously, Mr. Fogg held roles with Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Fogg also served at the Department of Homeland Security in the Bush ’43 Administration as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer at FEMA, helping to restore the agency’s reputation and image post-Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Fogg began his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving on various ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets as a Surface Warfare Officer. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Yale University.
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About Centerra Group: Centerra Group, LLC, a global government & critical infrastructure services company.
Marcia B. Aldrich
Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Centerra Group
Marcia B. Aldrich is the Sr. Vice President of Human Resources for Centerra. Ms. Aldrich joined the Company in 1987 and has served in various Corporate Human Resources positions, including Human Resources Generalist, Manager, Compensation and Benefits and Director of Employee Relations. In 2013 Ms. Aldrich was promoted to her current position of Sr. Vice President, Human Resources. This role encompasses oversight for Employee Benefits, Employee Relations, Talent Management, Compliance, and Labor Relations, the latter of which was assumed from December, 2012. Ms. Aldrich is responsible for setting human resources direction through policies and procedures, and providing leadership in developing and executing human resources strategy in support of the overall business plan. She works closely with the executive management team on HR initiatives to continuously promote the organization’s culture of an Employer of Choice. Prior to joining Centerra, Ms. Aldrich worked as an HR Generalist for a temporary staffing agency for three years. Ms. Aldrich is a graduate of Florida International University, where she was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management.
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About Centerra Group: Centerra Group, LLC, a global government & critical infrastructure services company.
Jeffrey Taylor
VP Corp Accounting of Tech Data
Jeff Taylor is the VP Corp Accounting at Tech Data.
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About Tech Data: Tech Data is an end-to-end distributor of technology products, services, and solutions.
Beth E. Simonetti
EVP & CHRO of Tech Data
Beth Simonetti is the EVP & CHRO at Tech Data.
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About Tech Data: Tech Data is an end-to-end distributor of technology products, services, and solutions.
Steve Struthers
VP Global Solutions and Alliances of Cylance
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About Cylance: Cylance is a global provider of cybersecurity products and services using A.I. and machine learning to solve security problems.
Pedro Paixao
General Manager and Vice President Latin America of Fortinet
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About Fortinet: Fortinet is a provider of network security appliances that include firewalls, security gateways, and complementary products.
Doug Hazelman
VP of Technical Marketing of MSP360
Doug Hazelman is the Senior Vice President and Chief Global Strategist at CoreView.
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About CoreView, MSP360: MSP360 provides a cost-effective cloud backup and disaster recovery solution to IT service providers, and businesses of all sizes.
Gary J Roberts
Vice President & General Manager of KLX, Inc.
Gary J. Roberts served as Vice President and General Manager, Energy Services Group at B/E Aerospace since April 2014 until December 16, 2014, when he joined KLX. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Mr. Roberts was the Chief Executive Officer of Vision Oil Tools, LLC, a private energy services company, from 2010 until the acquisition of its assets by B/E Aerospace. Before that, Mr. Roberts was General Manager for Complete Production Services, Inc. and worked for Weatherford International from 1991 to 2008, holding management positions with increasing levels of responsibility in Singapore, China, Indonesia and Qatar. Mr. Roberts brings to KLX over 30 years of oilfield services experience.
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About KLX, Inc.: KLX Inc. provides mission critical products and complex logistical solutions to support its customers’ high value assets.
Heather M Floyd
Vice President of Finance of KLX, Inc.
Heather Floyd has served as Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller at KLX Inc. since December 2014. Ms. Floyd is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 13 years of combined accounting, auditing, financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance experience. Prior to joining KLX Inc., Ms. Floyd served as Vice President-Internal Audit and Director, Financial Reporting & Internal Controls with B/E Aerospace, Inc., Audit Manager with Ernst & Young and in various accounting roles at Corporate Express, now a subsidiary of Staples.
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About KLX, Inc.: KLX Inc. provides mission critical products and complex logistical solutions to support its customers’ high value assets.
Heather M Floyd
Vice President of Finance of KLX, Inc.
Heather Floyd has served as Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller at KLX Inc. since December 2014. Ms. Floyd is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 13 years of combined accounting, auditing, financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance experience. Prior to joining KLX Inc., Ms. Floyd served as Vice President-Internal Audit and Director, Financial Reporting & Internal Controls with B/E Aerospace, Inc., Audit Manager with Ernst & Young and in various accounting roles at Corporate Express, now a subsidiary of Staples.
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About KLX, Inc.: KLX Inc. provides mission critical products and complex logistical solutions to support its customers’ high value assets.
Marcello Coltro
Senior Vice President Marketing, Digital & Creative of Comcast NBCUniversal
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About Comcast NBCUniversal, Comcast NBCUniversal: A media and entertainment company.
Lisa Young
Vice President of Service Delivery of Axio
Lisa Young is Vice President of Cyber Risk Engineering at Axio. Lisa’s responsibilities center on delivering all facets of Axio’s cyber risk engineering approach to clients, with a specific focus on program design and implementation. Previously, Lisa was a senior engineer at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Melon University, where she was a member of the Cyber Risk and Resilience Management Team. In this role, Lisa was responsible for teaching courses on risk and resilience management, including CERT- RMM, the OCTAVE® risk-based assessment method, and the Measuring What Matters: Security Metrics Workshop based on the G-Q-I-M methodology. Independent of her work at Axio, Lisa is an Adjunct Instructor at the CISO Institute for the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. She is an active member of The Society of Information Risk Analysts and is a frequent speaker at SIRACON. Also an active member of ISACA, Lisa is a regular contributor to the @ISACA publication and presents at various ISACA and CACS events worldwide. Lisa has a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of South Florida and a M.S. in Cybersecurity Public Policy from the University of Maryland University College. Lisa also maintains the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications.
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About Axio, ISACA: Axio is cyber resilience optimization company that provides a trusted, clear, actionable, and defensible means of managing cyber risk.
Robert Tucker
SVP Operations, Co-founder of Phiston Technologies
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About Phiston Technologies: Phiston Technologies, Inc. is a USA based technology research and development company dedicated to data destruction, Hard Drive Destroyer.
Joseph Conway
Vice President, PostgreSQL Engineering of Crunchy Data
Joe Conway is an innovative leader with broad experience in a wide array of disciplines and extensive international business exposure. He has been involved with PostgreSQL as a contributor since 2001. He is also the author and maintainer of a PostgreSQL procedural language handler for the R language, PL/R. Joe is currently VP, PostgreSQL Engineering at Crunchy Data, which specializes in PostgreSQL with a comprehensive range of services, including consulting, architectural and technical advice, software development, training, and personalized support.
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About Crunchy Data: Crunchy Data is a leading provider of trusted open source PostgreSQL and enterprise PostgreSQL support, technology and training.
Sean Hughes
Executive Vice President of Operations of Auxilio, Inc.
Sean Hughes joined Auxilio in 2014 as the Executive Vice President of Operations. Sean has over 25 years of experience in a variety of roles within mid to large healthcare delivery systems and has spent the last 15 years in a variety of senior Information Technology leadership roles. Sean has specialized in developing highly efficient and cost effective service delivery organizations utilizing technology coupled with process re-engineering to achieve business goals and strategies. His understanding of the business needs and challenges of today’s healthcare organizations, coupled with his personal experience as a key customer stakeholder of the Auxilio programs, positions Auxilio to deliver programs designed to meet the needs of our customers. Prior to joining Auxilio, Sean held a variety of key leadership roles for Catholic Health East (now Trinity Health) including VP of Service Management , VP Chief Information Service Administrative Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. His experience included daily accountabilities of service delivery across all customer locations, Service Level Management, Information Services strategy and execution, acquisitions and divestitures, financial management and reporting as well as the development and implementation of an Enterprise Information Security program.
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About Auxilio, Inc., CynergisTek, Vereco Healthcare Solutions: Provides comprehensive managed print, data security, IT risk and process development services for health care enterprises
Lenny Mansilla
Senior Vice President of Support Operations of Netsurion
Lenny joined the team in November 2014, and focuses on quality of the overall customer experience for managed security and technical support. Lenny has almost 20 years of leadership experience within information security, risk management, and service delivery. Lenny worked for EMC, a leading provider of cloud computing and big data products and solutions, from 2007 to 2014. He served in several leadership positions within the Global Security Organization. From 2003 to 2007, Lenny was the Information Security Manager for Verid (now RSA, the Security Division of EMC) a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of identity verification services. In his early career, Lenny was an IT consultant and auditor that worked with a variety of national and international organizations. Lenny holds a Bachelor’s degree in finance and a Master’s degree in MIS from Florida International University, Miami.
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About Netsurion: Netsurion is a provider of cloud-managed IT security services that protect small-and medium-sized business’ information.
Miguel Lopez
SVP & GM of Kaseya
Joining Kaseya in 2012, Miguel Lopez brings over 20 years of experience to his role as SVP and GM. In this position, he consults daily with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to help them solve their clients’ business problems with technology solutions. Prior to joining Kaseya, Miguel served as the director of consulting services for All Covered, a nationwide technology services company that is a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc. In 2008, All Covered acquired NetCor Technologies, a leading MSP that Miguel founded and managed since 1997.
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About Kaseya: Kaseya is an automation software provider that offers remote management software for the information technology industry.
Reed Harrison
VP of Marketing of HAWK Network Defense
Reed Harrison is VP Marketing at HAWK Network Defense.
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About Bitstream Innovations, HAWK Network Defense: HAWK Network Defense provides an innovative Big Data Security Analytics (BDSA) platform.
Mike McWilliams
President & Chief Executive Officer(Vice President) of Red Hawk Fire & Security
Mike is a 20-year veteran of the Fire and Life Safety industry. Prior to being designated President and CEO, Mike had a proven record serving Red Hawk as Vice-President Operations and as Regional VP Northeast Region. He has a strong background in leading strategic change in sales, customer service, technical-delivery and operations initiatives for Fortune 100 companies within the industry.
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About Red Hawk Fire & Security: Red Hawk Fire & Security designs, installs, tests, inspects and maintains a broad portfolio of life safety and security solutions.
Pasquale D’Orsi
Vice President, General Counsel & CAO of Red Hawk Fire & Security
Pat comes to Red Hawk with a wealth of industry experience and a solid background in corporate law. Most recently, he was General Counsel of Tyco Flow Control, a $4 billion global manufacturer and services organization. Prior to that Pat was General Counsel for SimplexGrinnell, a $2 billion fire preventive services organization. In addition to Pat’s fire and security industry experience, he has held positions as litigation attorney and Assistant DA in Brooklyn, NY.
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About Red Hawk Fire & Security, SimplexGrinnell: Red Hawk Fire & Security designs, installs, tests, inspects and maintains a broad portfolio of life safety and security solutions.
Robert Berkery
Vice President West Region of Red Hawk Fire & Security
Bob brings to Red Hawk, 30 years of experience in the Fire and Life Safety Industry. He has a proven track record in sales, sales management, and operations as Business Owner, General Manager, and most recently as Regional Manager of Red Hawk CA, AZ, and WA State District Offices. His industry experience includes leadership positions at ADT Security Services, SimplexGrinnell, and Johnson Controls. Bob is a graduate of the University of Phoenix with a degree in organizational leadership.
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About ADT Commercial, Red Hawk Fire & Security: Red Hawk Fire & Security designs, installs, tests, inspects and maintains a broad portfolio of life safety and security solutions.
Tony Wells
Senior VP of Business Development of Maxis360
A results-driven leader, Tony has a proven 25 year plus track record of success in IT client services, operations and sales. He is one of the four founding partners. Tony manages sales, business development and manufacture relationships. Tony ensures that Maxis360 always delivers superior products and services while continuously optimizing the value we deliver to our customers. Tony owned and managed Secure Datacom, Inc., for a ten-year reign in the South and Caribbean markets, before merging it into what is now Maxis360. His experience in owning his own company provides Tony with a keen insight into the day-to-day operations of Maxis360 as well as a great vision.
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About Maxis360: Maxis360 is a Florida based company that provides Security, Communications, Networks & IT Managed Services.
Eric Heatzig
VP of Research and Development of STRAX Intelligence Group
Eric Heatzig As Vice President of R&D for EagleEye Intelligence, Eric is a technologist with a seasoned background that includes advanced mechanical and electrical engineering, and software development. This includes next generation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for the U.S. Navy and SEAL team mine-sweeping missions; real-time, micro-controller software for numerous Office of Naval Research AUVs; design of enterprise software platforms; and early Internet of Things (IoT) communications projects. Eric has held senior positons including CTO, Co-Founder, and VP Product Management in both the large enterprise and start-up arenas including VeriFone, TELentice Global, Sea Robotics Corporation, and Advanced Machine Technology. He also was a Research Faculty member at Advanced Marine Systems, Florida Atlantic University. Eric holds 2 patents and a MS and BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T).
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About STRAX Intelligence Group: STRAX is a Common Operating Platform for incident management, emergency response, and integrated intelligent networks.
Eric Madsen
Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Clairvoyix
Eric has more than 25 years of sales and executive sales management experience in the computer technology industry. Primarily focused on software solutions, Eric’s prior positions include regional sales manager for PDC, regional sales manager for Venafi, and Eastern area sales director for Altiris. During his tenure at Altiris, the company grew quickly and positioned itself to go public. Eric has been privileged to establish major contracts with prominent companies such as Bank of America, Eli Lilly, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Blackstone. Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Temple University. Eric and his wife reside in Delray Beach, Florida and their four children are, thankfully, off their payroll.
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About Clairvoyix: Clairvoyix is a leading provider of highly scalable database marketing systems and digital agency services.
Ravi Jadala
Vice President of SRR International
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About SRR International: SRR International offers a wide variety of IT Services, Cyber Security Services, and Medical Staffing.
Robert Lupo
EVP Certification & Auditing of SoT – Security of Things
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About SoT – Security of Things: SoT is an R&D organization and ecosystem of interconnected companies, partnerships, and endeavors.