Cindy Green-Ortiz
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Delivery and Customer Experience
• Currently, manage large Security Engagements to achieve customer desired outcomes
• Held DCIO, DCISO and Corporate Security Architecture Leadership roles for many years
• Founded two technology & security businesses, as CEO
Thought Leadership
• Upcoming Cisco Live! 2022 Las Vegas Speaker on Zero Trust Session: BRKXAR-2008
• Currently, working on a Cisco Patent and a Cisco Press books related to Zero Trust
• Operate a Security Threat Awareness Global CX Community for Cisco
• Published two White Papers with DHS, one on Ransomware in 2016
• Participated in the Cisco's CyberOps Certification Exam Development
• President Emeritus, Charlotte InfraGard (served 6 years as President)
• Co-Founded the InfraGard CyberCamp-over 150+ Students to enter STEM
Mentorship and Training
• Cloud Learning with Architects Initiative Presenter (AWS and Azure)
• Mentoring Cisco Interns, New-In-Career, and EXCELerate IT Professionals
• Engineering of Cisco Meraki Solutions qualified
• Earned CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CRISC, PMP, CSM, CAGB certifications
• Active member of the Society of Women Engineers
• Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems (BSCIS) Magna Cum Laude
• Associate of Science Computer Information Systems (ASCIS) with Honors
Cindy’s Career Stories
What is the most useful piece of career advice you got as a student, and who gave it to you?
My first summer job as a cashier at a 5 and dime, I received advice from the small business owner, Mr. Gilpin. He handed me a cleaning towel, and said, "never let anyone see you not be busy. If you don't have anything to do, clean." Lesson: There is always something to do - find it and do it! Never be seen as the one not working.