Manminder B.

Manminder B. has held a variety of IT-related roles over the past few years. In 2023, they began working as the Head of Information Security for Fiinu Plc. Prior to this, they were the Lead Network Security Architect at Rebellion Defense from 2022 to 2021, where they acted as the UK IT Manager/ CISO and led the implementation of ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials+. In 2021, they were the IT Manager for the UK, EMEA and APAC Team at DXC Technology, where they managed 8 IT professionals and built and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders and customers. Also in 2021, they were the IT Director for the UK & US at ArtDiscovery, where they designed and managed global network architecture and approved purchase budgets for technological equipment and software. In 2020, they were the IT Manager Partner to APAC/ EMEA teams at EBITS LLP, where they led a team of 3 IT professionals and delivered cost savings and cost optimisation for the IT infrastructure. In 2019, they held two roles, IT Manager for the UK, Ireland & EMEA at L3Harris Technologies and Subject Matter Expert Lead at Honda Motor Europe Ltd. Additionally, they were the IT Consultant/ Solution Architect at Lucozade Ribena Suntory, where they conducted audits of desktops and laptops and implemented Apple handhelds using VMware AirWatch Mobile Device Management (MDM). In 2018, they were the IT Manager at Volga-Dnepr Group, where they led a team of 2 IT professionals and successfully maintained high availability of 3 separate datacentres. Lastly, they were the IT Manager at BMW Group, where they played a crucial role in launching a newly redesigned web platform for MINI-approved used vehicles and provided post-launch support.

Manminder B. attended Harlington Community School from 2000 to 2005. Manminder then attended East Berkshire College Langley from 2005 to 2007, where they earned a BTEC National Diploma in ICT. In 2014, they obtained an Engineer's Degree from ConnectWise University. In 2021, they obtained a Cybersecurity Roles and Operating System Security certification from IBM, as well as Basic Spanish certification from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), an IBM Certified Cloud Computing certification from IBM, a Scrum certification from Project Management Institute, an ISO/IEC 20000-1 Service Management System certification from Udemy, an Inclusive Leadership certification from Catalyst Inc., a Leadership certification from Harvard University, and an SFIA Foundation Accredited Training certification from SFIA Foundation. In 2020, they obtained an Azure Administration Essential Training certification from CompTIA, a Google Cloud Platform Essential Training certification from CompTIA, a Lightroom Classic CC Essential Training certification from LinkedIn, an Adobe Lightroom 5 certification from Skill Success, and a Radiation Awareness Training certification from L3 Technologies. In 2019, they obtained an IT Management certification from Global Edulink, a GDPR Course certification from Course Gate, and an Ethical Hacking Course certification from Udemy. In 2015, they obtained a Protecting Classified Information certification from Cobham and a Doing Business With The US Federal Government certification from Cobham. In 2007, they obtained an Aviation Security Level 1 certification from MITIE Security Ltd.