Marcus J. Lasarko Sr.

Marcus J. Lasarko Sr. has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Marcus J. is currently employed at UltraViolet Cyber as a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, where they focus on improving and innovating security operations management through intelligent automation and orchestration. Prior to this role, Marcus worked as a Certified Personal Trainer at Gryption Fitness in 2021.

In 1999, they founded NetworksAtWork and served as the vCISO and CTO for the company. From 2013 to 2023, Marcus worked at PayPal as a NetSecDevOps Engineer and Scrum Master for the Financial Products & Experiences team, where they played a crucial role in infrastructure architecture, deployment, security, and operations. Before joining PayPal, they were a Senior Principal Network Engineer at General Dynamics Information Technology, overseeing various technical responsibilities and contributing to the development and planning of projects.

Marcus also has experience as the Manager of Network Services and later as the Manager of Unmanned Aircraft Network Engineering at AAI Corporation from 2007 to 2011. Marcus J. worked at Baltimore County Government as a Senior Network Engineer and Network Architect from 2000 to 2007. Marcus began their career at Analysis & Information Services, Inc. (AIS) as the Director of Technical Services, where they served from 1995 to 2000.

Marcus J. started their professional journey as a Network & Systems Engineer at 0x01, a role they held from 1989 to 1994. Throughout their career, Marcus has demonstrated expertise in various technical and leadership positions across different industries.

Marcus J. Lasarko Sr. has pursued education at Penn State University but the specific details regarding the degree obtained and field of study are unknown. In addition to their educational background, Marcus has obtained several certifications in various fields. These certifications include the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from the Project Management Institute in May 2023, NASM-CPT from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in April 2023, Cybersecurity Exam Development Volunteer from (ISC)² in February 2023, ACE Certified Personal Trainer (ACE-CPT) from the American Council on Exercise (ACE Fitness) in December 2022, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP) from (ISC)² in February 2016, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) from ISACA in November 2010, Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in October 2009, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in July 2007, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from the Project Management Institute in May 2023 (duplicate certification name), Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core, and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Design from Cisco in March and April 2001, AWS Certified Security - Specialty from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2022, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA in May 2009, Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) from EC-Council in August 2012, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council in October 2012, Certified Network Defense Architect (C|NDA) from EC-Council in October 2012, Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA) from EC-Council in November 2012, and AWS Certified SysOps Administrator from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in July 2021.