Charles O'Brien

Charles O'Brien has a strong background in technology and security with over 20 years of work experience. Charles is currently the VP of Security & Infrastructure and CISO at Acumera, Inc., starting in February 2022. Prior to that, they held various roles at Reliant, including Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance, CISO, Director of Engineering / CISO / Site Director, Principal DevOps Engineer / Site Director, and Senior DevOps Engineer. Before joining Reliant, Charles worked as a Business Owner and IT Consultant at Port 80 Consulting and Paradigm Tech. Charles also served as the Director of Information Technology at Patients First Medical Centers. Charles began their career as a Network Technician at Computer Tutors USA, Inc. and then worked as a Nuclear Machinist Mate - Electronics Laboratory Technician in the US Navy.

Charles O'Brien completed their Master of Science in Information Technology with a specialization in Information Assurance & Security from Capella University from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, they obtained their Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State University between 2004 and 2005. Additionally, they attended Purdue University between 1998 and 2000. Charles O'Brien also holds several certifications, including Qualified Integrators and Resellers (QIR) from the PCI Security Standards Council in December 2015, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council in November 2006, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional from ISC2 in June 2010. Charles also has certifications from CompTIA in A+, Network+, & Security+ and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) from Microsoft, although the exact years of obtaining these certifications are not specified.