My-Kell Davis
I am an Information Security Leader and Principal Platform Developer with Startup, Retail, Communication, and Government sector experience. I bring a long proven track record of finding and applying scalable and practical technology to meets business needs while minimizing risk.
I'm a photographer and pool player in my spare time.
About me
Change catalyst that can help accelerate company-wide security adoptions. Leader of project teams using agile-inspired approaches to tackle complex architectural challenges. Strong ability to provide insights and share complex ideas with audiences from engineering to the executive suite. Recognized effective leader in developing security procedures and operations at scale. Provide secure development insights and drive application security strategy. Effective at building solutions from design and discovery through all aspects of the SDLC. 25 years of progressive leadership employed by the biggest leaders in their respective industries.
- Location:Arlington, VA
- Age:49
- Nationality:American
- Interests:Photography, Billiards
- Study:Fairfield University
- Employment:Technical Advisor, Acting CTO @ ChargingZoo
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Fairfield University•1996
Minor in Mathematics
Work
Technical Advisor and Acting CTO, San Diego, CA
Charging Zoo, Software•2/2023 – Present
- Full-stack SaaS application architecture and design.1
- Managed MVP project.
- Planned and designed AWS and GCP cloud infrastructure.
- Created Django based API backend.
- Created ReactJS UI frontend templates.
Architect and Developer, San Diego, CA
Phothon Project and Canary Grow•4/2020 – 10/2022
- Developed Full-stack SaaS custom platforms for photography and device management.
- Led all IoT device coding and SaaS integrations.
- Led and supervised in-house sensor design and engineering.
- Deployed 3d printed prototypes.
- Designed, developed and hosted cloud infrastructures on GCP.
Security Architect and Advanced Projects Specialist, San Diego, CA
Qualcomm•1/2018 – 8/2019
- Performed advanced Security Architecture reviews.
- Provided Cyber Security design and implementation guidance to high priority projects (i.e., GRID 2.0)
- Designed and deployed initial osquery framework for enterprise Linux monitoring
- Lead global Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) project - Netskope.
- Maintained and reviewed enterprise security baseline and hardening standards.
Head of Information Security, Santa Clara, CA
Looker (Acquired by Google Cloud)•1/2015 – 10/2017
- Served as an SME for all things security.
- Improved existing security toolsets.
- Performed company risk assessments.
- Led efforts and tracking of ISO27001 and SOC 2 Type 1 compliance project.
- Handled all Security RFI/RFPs.
- Managed IT Security operations.
CEO and Co-Founder, San Rafael, CA
Solidify Inc.•2/2014 – 6/2018
- Architected and developed SecaaS platform
- Architected and built private OpenStack development clusters and Docker based security application stacks
- AWS and GCP cloud infrastructure planning and design
- Create business plans and financial models
- Land initial investors and bring on industry leading talent as advisors
- Architect, build and launch POC, MVP, and production platform
Senior Enablement and Support Engineer, San Francisco, CA
Piston Cloud Computing (Acquired by Cisco)•6/2013 – 2/2014
- Wearer of many hats. (E.g., Served as the Lead Infrastructure, Support, and Enablement Engineer)
- Intermediary between Customer Support, Engineering, and Executive Management
- Advised Support Engineers on advanced OpenStack support issues and deployments scenarios
- Worked with International Enterprises looking to build private cloud POCs and Infrastructure projects
- Designed, implemented, and supported Piston Cloud’s co-location infrastructures
- Worked with cutting edge cloud technologies (Piston OpenStack, SDN, Infrastructure Orchestration)
- Prototyped, tested, and implemented advanced private cloud solutions
Lead Security Engineer, San Francisco, CA
Williams-Sonoma Inc.•2/2011 – 6/2013
- Created and realigned IT Security’s operational tasks list and responsibilities
- Implemented the IT Security on call role and its associated responsibilities
- Lead and managed the department's PCI compliance audit response
- Review and Create IT Security procedures, policies, and configuration standards
- Manage vendor relationships
- Negotiate software purchasing and maintenance cost for security tools
- Provide supervision and mentoring to other IT Security engineers
Earlier Experience:
Other Workplaces•Pre - 2/2011
- Senior System Administrator, State of Delaware - DTI, Dover, DE
- Network Security Assurance System Administrator, Comcast, Cherry Hill, NJ
- UNIX Security Administrator promoted to Information Security Engineer III, MBNA, Newark, DE
- UNIX Administrator promoted to Network Administrator, Imagine Media, Brisbane, CA
- Operations Support Engineer, NonStop Solutions, San Francisco, CA
- UNIX Administrator, Thompson Newspapers, Stanford, CT
- Junior UNIX Administrator, ILX Systems, Manhattan, NY
Skills
Executive
Team Leadership
MVP project management
Pitch Decks and Presentations
Cyber Security Skills
Information Security Management
Security Architecture and Design
Compliance and Risk Management
Full-Stack Development
Django, Node, React
Enablement and Prototyping
Project and Product Management
Infrastructure
AWS, Azure, GCP
Docker, Kubernetes
Automation and Integration
