Alan Gonzalez

Alan Gonzalez has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Alan began their career as a Member of Technical Staff at Exponential Technology, where they worked briefly before the company went out of business. Alan then joined Sun Microsystems as a VLSI Cad Engineer, where they developed low-level library cell design and created tools for automating cell designs.

After this, Alan moved to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) as a Senior Cad Engineer, working on the Athlon 64 project. Alan was responsible for developing software for microprocessor design and automation.

Alan then transitioned to Ford Motor Company, taking on various roles. Alan served as the Connected Vehicle Research Lead, leading a team in researching and securing the connection between mobile apps and vehicles. Alan also served as the Application Development Team Lead, Mobile Development Architect, and Application & Security Architect, where they worked on various IT projects and architectures.

Following their time at Ford, Alan joined HARMAN International as a Sr. Manager/Sr. Principal CyberSecurity, Privacy - CISSP. Their work at HARMAN involved improving cybersecurity in areas such as Corporate Security, Product Security, Data Privacy, incident response, and vulnerability management. Alan also established security frameworks for product development.

Alan then joined Johnson & Johnson as a Sr. Manager Product Security, focused on product security initiatives.

Currently, Alan is working at Plume Design, Inc as the Director of Security & Privacy Engineering. In this role, they are responsible for securing smart home services and managing the consumer experience. Alan is focused on delivering solutions for security and privacy engineering.

Alan Gonzalez received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan from 1992 to 1996. Prior to that, they attended Somerville High, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. In terms of additional certifications, Alan obtained the CISSP certification from (ISC)² in 2020, and they also hold the ITIL v3 Foundations certification, although the institution and the year of completion are not provided.