INFRAGARD JACKSONVILLE MEMBERS ALLIANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Secretary
- Secretary / Information Technology
Job Titles:
- Treasurer
- Information Security Engineer
Daniel Pal is an Information Security Engineer \\ Team lead at MRI software. Daniel graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology and is currently attending the EC Council University for his Masters in Cyber Security in Executive Leadership in Information Assurance.
With over a decade of experience as a network and security engineer, he has worked in information security roles across government and private enterprise. Daniel was formerly a Security Engineer at Web.com and a Senior System Engineer/Security Officer at Advanced Network Solutions.
Daniel has served on the SANS Advisory Board since March 2010 and currently maintains the following security certifications. CISSP, CCSP, GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GCWN, GWAPT
Job Titles:
- Leader in Florida 's Health Care Industry
Florida Blue is a leader in Florida's health care industry. Its mission is to help people and communities achieve better health. Florida Blue serves more than 5 million health care members, and nearly 18 million people in 12 states are served through its affiliated companies. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., it is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information, visit www.FloridaBlue.com.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Professor at FSCJ
Gerry is currently a professor at FSCJ. He has a BS in Computer Information Systems from Excelsior College and an MS in Information Technology and Management from Florida Atlantic University. He has experience in multiple disciplines in system administration, cybersecurity, and has a passion for volunteering.
Job Titles:
- Membership Director
- Director of IT Security and Compliance at Formativ Health
- Membership & Communications Director
Josh Susen is the Director of IT Security and Compliance at Formativ Health. At Formativ Health he manages their security across the environment and keeps them in compliance with all HIPAA regulations. He's also the owner of Infoshield, offering security consulting services from PEN testing, vulnerability assessments, cloud security, and security best practices. Josh has worked in healthcare, banking, internet services, and the forest industry. Before Formativ Health he was the Director of IT at CBC National Bank managing the IT team, bank infrastructure, all relevant policy, vendor management, vulnerability management, and the required regulated environment. Previous to CBC Josh worked at Bangor Savings Bank first as a payroll systems administrator, network administrator, and IT Supervisor. He managed the network at a wireless ISP. and his early career was programming voice recognition software for the Forest Industry.
He holds an AS in Communications, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional through ISC2, and is pursuing a BS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance through Western Governors University.
His full bio can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshsusen/
Tommy came to Jacksonville after separating from the Air Force Combat Communications Squadron in Germany where he served for 8 years, supporting missions throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia as the only forward deployed unit abroad. He worked and traveled globally for the DoD on the worldwide simulation program for 2 years, followed by a 4-year stint with the FBI here in Jacksonville in which he supported several projects. From there, he has worked for several Fortune 100 companies from an upper management level to various hands-on engineering and architecture roles in different areas. He has over 20+ years of experience in security and IT. His last stint was working for some of the top cyber security vendors as a Security Solutions Architect supporting accounts in Florida. Tommy holds several security professional certifications to include, but not limited to, Palo Alto Networks, FireEye, Websense, Vormetric, Microsoft, Cisco, Check Point and Lieberman Software. He was recently a Co-Owner/Managing Partner of a locally owned and operated Information Security firm which assists companies of all sizes with security challenges in the Southeast, LATAM and the Caribbean. He is very active and engaged in the Information Security community here in Jacksonville and throughout the Southeast. He currently works for Palo Alto Networks as a Security Architect assisting Major Accounts in Florida.
His full bio can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-desquitado-83993b39