️ van Stein ️

Dave van Stein is an Agile Security Transformation Coach with a strong focus on integrating security practices into the modern world of software development.

He emphasizes the importance of evaluating quality and security early and continuously throughout the development process to prevent friction and bypassing of security measures.

Dave is associated with Xebia Security, where he advocates moving from a 'bolt on' to a 'built in' security approach.

His expertise lies in analyzing and transforming security processes into lean and agile versions, aligning security activities with development practices, designing continuous compliance programs, and optimizing security in the software development lifecycle.

Dave van Stein aims to promote security awareness among testers, developers, and managers while helping risk and security departments enhance their effectiveness in agile and DevOps environments.

He holds educational backgrounds in General Studies, Chemistry, and Process- and Productdesign from College Hageveld, Leiden University, and Eindhoven University of Technology, respectively.

Throughout his career, Dave has held various roles such as Security Sparring Partner, Agile Security Coach, Chief Innovation and Security Officer, and Security Transformation Specialist at Xebia.

He has also worked in agile security coaching roles at companies like Port of Rotterdam, Quby, KPN, and as a Principal Consultant Security at KZA.

Dave's professional journey includes experience as a Security Consultant at ING and GlaxoSmithKline, a Senior Functional Tester at ps_testware, and a Process Modeler at Campina / DMV Veghel.