Diego Rodriguez

Diego Rodriguez is a Cybersecurity and Regulatory Subject Matter Expert (SME) with 19 years of extensive experience. He specializes in advanced Cybersecurity fields and has a proven track record of successfully designing and managing regulatory programs for a diverse range of industries including Government, Healthcare, Financial, Service Provider, Manufacturing, and Fortune 500 companies.

His expertise lies in establishing, maintaining, and overseeing vision, strategy, architecture, policies, and programs to safeguard information assets while navigating the complexities of regulatory compliance. Diego excels in securing IT systems by balancing security measures with business risk/reward considerations and ensuring compliance with external regulations and legislative requirements.

Diego's professional journey involves providing strategic and operational leadership in developing and executing information security initiatives, overseeing compliance monitoring and auditing processes, and managing investigations related to policy violations, security breaches, and cybercrimes. He has developed and enhanced Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) incorporating controls from various standards such as ISO 27001, 27002, 27005, PCI-DSS, SOC2, CSA-CCM, GDPR, GLB, and more to ensure multinational Tier 1 ISP cybersecurity compliance with international, federal, and state laws as well as industry-specific regulations.

His academic background includes a PH.D. in Cyber Defense from Dakota State University Graduate School, a Master of Science in Information Assurance and Network Defense with a perfect 4.0 GPA from Capella University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Forensic Science and Technology with a remarkable 3.96 GPA from the University of Advancing Technology.

Diego's professional experience spans various roles such as Security Operations, Governance, Risk & Compliance at Defense IT Solutions Inc, Director of Cloud Security Operations, Governance, Risk & Compliance at Zayo Group, Compliance & Information Security Engineer at Leidos, ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) Architect/Auditor at Arrow Electronics, Senior Information Security Assessor/Auditor at Visa, Senior Enterprise Security Auditor at Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Penetration Test Team Manager/Cyber Security Architect at Defensa Tecnologica S.A., Lead Systems Engineer at Vykin Corporation, IT Manager at Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Ministry of Defense IT Lead/System Administrator at JTSI, Inc., and Tactical Data Systems Technician in the United States Marine Corps.