Magdalena Logrande

Magdalena LoGrande has a diverse work history. Magdalena is currently working at Sigma Defense Systems LLC as the Cybersecurity Practice Lead since February 2023. Prior to this role, they worked as a Senior Network InfoSec Engineer at the same company from April 2017 to February 2023. Magdalena is also a Cyber Committee Member at AFCEA International since February 2022. Before joining Sigma Defense Systems LLC, Magdalena worked at Jacobs Technology as a Senior InfoSec Engineer - C&A from September 2015 to April 2017, and as a Cybersecurity Analyst from July 2014 to August 2015. Prior to that, they were a Technical Writer at DRS Technologies, Inc. from November 2012 to June 2014. Magdalena also has a background in translation and interpretation, where they worked independently as a Language Services Provider from 1991 to November 2012. Magdalena has 19 years of experience in this field. Additionally, they have experience as a School Liaison Officer for the United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) at Morón Air Base in Spain from October 2007 to December 2008, and as a Professor of Spanish at George Mason University from January 2002 to August 2006.

Magdalena LoGrande has a diverse education history. Magdalena obtained a Ph.D. in American Literature from Universidad de Sevilla between 1992 and 1996. Prior to that, they earned a bachelor's degree in English Philology from the same university, which took place from 1986 to 1991. Magdalena also pursued further education at Syracuse University, where they obtained a Master of Science in Information Management from 2009 to 2010. Additionally, Magdalena holds a Graduate Certificate in Judiciary Translation from Universitat d'Alacant, which they acquired from 2006 to 2007. Apart from their formal education, they have obtained several certifications, including SEI Software Architecture Professional from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (obtained in 2023), PMP from PMI (obtained in November 2015), and CISSP from (ISC)2 (obtained in December 2013).