North Lake College

Head of Cloud & App Security Ops @ Solidigm

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Solidigm

Head of Cloud & App Security Operations

Head of Cloud & Network Security Operations

- Led a global co-dev team in the technical development of a mobile app in AWS that focused around AR/VR content creation experiences that were an extension of our music metaverse featuring David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Snoop Dogg, Akon and more
-  Designed, built and implemented a sustainable cloud practice in both AWS and Azure to support the entire organization globally
-  Designed, built and implemented a fully automated, multi-region deployment of Parsec in AWS with Terraform, enabling our artists/collaborators globally to have access to secure systems with powerful CPU/GPUs with little to no latency
-  Designed, built and implemented a fully automated, multi-region deployment of Perforce in AWS with Terraform, enabling our artists/collaborators globally to work on their version-controlled digital assets anywhere with ease
-  Designed, built and implemented a fully automated AWS account landing zone equipped with AWS organizations, control tower and account baselines in Terraform allowing us to push behind-the-scenes updates to core applications without disruption or downtime
-  Negotiated and executed SOW/MSAs with our co-development partners, general licensing agreements for our SaaS providers and billing agreements with both AWS and Azure for our cloud environments
-  Developed a streamlined approach to writing technical documentation: this includes creating a standard for how documentation should be written, for both internal docs as well as our co-dev/vendor facing ones
-  Wrote a piece on the risks of migrating to the cloud and was published by Raconteur (a publication that comes with The Times UK focused toward Technology leaders) - <a href="https://www.raconteur.net/technology/risks-of-migrating-to-cloud/">https://www.raconteur.net/technology/risks-of-migrating-to-cloud/</a>
-  Wrote an article about the importance of cloud security and the challenges businesses commonly face today, drawing from my days at Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures and beyond - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-need-talk-security-metaverse-bruce-c-edwards/">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-need-talk-security-metaverse-bruce-c-edwards/</a>

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Director Of Technology

- Hand-picked by a member of senior Infosec leadership to co-write the first AWS Cloud Security and PrismaCloud Standard for SONY companies globally
-  Hand-picked by top senior execs to be a part of Sony Pictures "executive in training" leadership program - Business of Entertainment 101
-  Worked with the Sony Pictures ADM team to help take the 2020 LA Screenings from the traditional on-lot experience to an immersive digital experience globally to adhere to the state-mandated stay at home order due to the COVID-19 crisis
-  Worked with the CloudOps team to design, architect and engineer a custom AWS account Landing Zone (LZ) that accommodates all mandated governance, InfoSec, and global security requirements
-  Worked with the CloudOps team to design, architect and engineer a fully automated AWS account provisioning pipeline that includes all mandated governance, InfoSec, and global security guardrails
-  Worked with the CloudOps team to design, architect and engineer a fully automated AWS account migration pipeline that retrofits all AWS accounts that were created before our custom LZ was built with all mandated governance, InfoSec, and global security guardrails
-  Worked with the CloudOps team to design, architect and engineer a custom AWS logging pipeline that aggregates logs from all required AWS services in all Sony Pictures AWS accounts to a centralized logging account and then ships those logs to all SONY mandated endpoints
-  Personally designed, architected, engineered and implemented a logging/monitoring solution end-to-end for all internal tooling: This includes our custom AWS LZ, GHE, TFE, Okta, Aviatrix and other proprietary tooling
-  Built processes, standards, and meaningful relationships to bridge the gap between CloudOps and Information Security, SecOps and Incident Response
-  Redefined CloudOps approach to documentation: this includes writing a standard for how documentation should be written, for both internal docs as well as customer-facing ones

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Senior Cloud Engineer, Cloud Operations

- Oversaw and worked with key stakeholders on a multi-million dollar PCI/SOX compliant cloud migration project that moved DINE Brands’ entire company infrastructure from their on-premise data centers across the country into AWS, Oracle Cloud and other CSPs
-  Successfully migrated mission critical financial applications from our on-prem data centers to a hybrid HA Oracle Cloud environment with best practice and security as the pinnacle for its' success
-  Redesigned an rearchitected all existing AWS environments to adhere to best practice from both an infrastructure and security perspective
-  Worked with the DINE Business Intelligence Group to architect, engineer and deploy a fully scalable SageMaker environment to build NDA based, game changing incentives for both the IHOP and Applebee's brands using proprietary data sets and algorithms
-  Successfully deployed Okta SSO for all company-wide systems and applications including existing cloud environments and applicable on-prem resources
-  Worked with the DINE Brands Business Intelligence group to migrate their entire Data Warehouse from Teradata to Amazon Redshift, saving a projected $2M a year
-  Worked with the DINE Digital group to architect and engineer a total of 3 serverless, guest-facing products for both the IHOP and Applebee's brands using AWS Lambda, S3, SNS, Step Functions, Cloud Watch Events and many more
-  Worked with DINE Infosec on a transformative roadmap to ensure best practice and the securitization of cloud-based applications and workflows
-  Worked with the Director of Infrastructure on a progressive roadmap to transform and optimize infrastructures' processes, procedures, and workflows using various automation, AI and machine learning platforms within AWS
-  Worked with DINE Infosec on strict processes and procedures to counter cyber-attacks, protect PCI/SOX sensitive data in a number of complex scenarios for both the current cloud environments and existing on-prem infrastructure

Dine Brands Global

Principal Cloud Architect

Senior Systems Engineer

- Worked with various business units within the organization (Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Live Action, etc.) to help migrate resources and workflows into AWS with properly defined security protocols and best practice in mind
-  Continuously worked with the Studio Content Protection team as a whole to help combat various cyber threats, address critical vulnerabilities in Disney’s infrastructure and keep some of the most coveted pre-release theatrical content in the world safe from the public eye
-  Built out multiple regions in AWS to help support various show-specific resources worldwide
-  Wrote a handful of proprietary and confidential AWS whitepapers and other security related documentation to help define strict implementation standards for cloud based workflows
-  Helped guide and train multiple business units in cloud best practice, implementation and security standards
-  Worked with staff on various shows to ensure Disney’s Content Protection standards were enforced and that their staff was properly trained on how to access show-based resources safely and securely
-  Conducted routine internal audits of Disney’s cloud infrastructure
-  Setup custom alerting using CloudWatch and others for various cloud resources to alert the appropriate stakeholders of any kind of unidentified activity that might potentially impact their business unit negatively
-  Conducted brainstorming sessions with multiple business units to address cloud infrastructure security pain points, process management obstacles and any other content protection related challenges that might affect production timelines and/or workflows

The Walt Disney Studios

Senior Engineer, Studio Technology: Content Protection

- Built, evolved and maintained an enterprise level infrastructure (both private + public) and pipeline for an animation studio to support a $100M+ feature film, upcoming Netflix series and a handful of other show based projects
-  Brought in an HA ready, enterprise level NAS solution with SMB protocol integration, a custom secondary DNS server that resolves internal domain names for resources available only to people on the studios’ secure network, a fully functioning VM environment with multiple servers supporting things like an Autodesk licensing server, an Apache2 vhosts environment that handles many web-based apps such as an issue tracking system for various pipeline integration projects, intranet portal with all studio related info including show standards, contact information per show, and many other misc. internal proprietary resources for the studio
-  Built seamless Autodesk Maya automation using python and MEL for plugin execution, pose library additions and other studio/show specific needs
-  Built and integrated a secure, multi-tiered password vault system using a proprietary variant of KeePass to house all of the passwords for anything/everything studio related
-  Built an effective VPN tunnel for our employees around the world to be able to access proprietary studio resources anywhere they are from any OS
-  Built an internal SSL server that has the ability to generate self-signed certificates that are then issued to various studio resources that require a secure connection to access
-  Overseeing the infrastructure side of the VFX process/workflow daily with our VFX department overseas
-  Built an “OS Aware” integration for RV to allow the playback of any hi-res media file from Shotgun into RV regardless of the OS the file was published into Shotgun from via RV’s SG Submit Tool

Self Employed

IT, Cloud, Security and Infrastructure Consultant

- Incorporated cloud technology/infrastructure with aviation and other special projects using OpenStack and other sustainable technologies
-  Mentored and managed by a top cloud and business development executive
-  Worked on hybrid and scalable technology that is used in rovers that are sent on Mars expeditions via NASA JPL today
-  Architected highly available, fault tolerant and elastic solutions supporting a variety of applications and deployment platforms
-  Assisted the DevOps team in many on-prem and off-prem deployments
-  Used multiple deployment and infrastructure automation tools to successfully deploy various kinds of cloud configurations (Mirantis Fuel, Chef)
-  Contributed to creating the processes around the companies’ RTO and RPO
-  Built hybrid (on-prem/off-prem) connected architecture using sustainable and clean technology
-  Traveled the world and participated in many business development efforts
-  Leveraged world-class partners to put ourselves in strategic positions for company growth
-  Attended various cloud related conferences to stay on the cutting edge of where the market was going
-  Built long-lasting relationships with customers, vendors and governments worldwide
-  Helped develop dependable infrastructure that still supports world-class technology platforms today

Servergy, Inc.

Cloud Solutions Architect

- Wore multiple hats as the sole employee/administrator of the IT Department: System/Network Admin, Network Engineer, Web Developer, and the “go-to" guy for all IT related issues
-  Re-designed/re-built companies’ IT and network infrastructure spanning 3 different floors including: replacing/configuring new routers, fresh AD buildout, DNS, systems integration and VoIP phone systems within strict FINRA guidelines
-  Established and maintained group policies and user management for our Windows 2012 server environment
-  Re-designed/re-developed company website using custom PHP, HTML, and CSS and created/integrated a custom wealth management platform for all clients which housed all personal investment info, real-time market updates, and predictable investment suggestion logic based on the client’s previous or current investments.
-  Designed and implemented a reliable and automated backup system for all IT infrastructure
-  Created comprehensive Google AdSense campaigns for the company to create a higher visibility for their many investment offerings
-  Managed and maintained all web-based content updates, SEO and security
-  Conducted troubleshooting and diagnostic efforts; then appropriately configured, and repaired all components of computer systems and networks within the company
-  Provided technical and administrative support, and assisting with routine troubleshooting, diagnostics, and repair of all IT related issues
-  Provided ongoing network administration, support and maintenance

Sethi Financial Group

IT Manager

- Lead a development team of 5 and educated them of code cleanliness, organization and best practices
-  Built custom websites for the multifamily industry from Photoshop designs using HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Classic <a href="http://ASP/ASP.NET">ASP/ASP.NET</a>
-  Developed and maintained the front-end/back-end functionality of our proprietary web-based applications
-  Created several apartment property maps using Google Maps API and jQuery that displayed apartment communities on a map by pulling geolocation and property data on that particular community using custom MySQL queries from our in-house database
-  Designed, coded and maintained existing proprietary internal web-based applications
-  Developed and implemented processes for testing reliability and the integrity of client websites and their compatibility with multiple browsers
-  Performed subversion operations such as creating code repositories, editing and updating subversion branches, and synchronizing files using TortoiseSVN and Plastic SCM
-  Managed and maintained all content updates, SEO and security for our clients’ websites

Bruce C. Edwards