Phil Stead, CISSP, CISM, PCI-QIR, PCIP

Phil Stead is an experienced professional with a strong background in sales, solutions development, and technical support. Phil is currently the Vice President of Sales at Acumera, where they lead the sales and solution development function for their Edge Computing solution. Prior to this, Phil served as the Vice President of Solutions and Limited Partner at Reliant, where they played a key role in expanding product sales, technical solutions, and consulting delivery across various industries. Before joining Reliant, they worked at Kliger-Weiss Infosystems as the Director of Store Systems Development, overseeing the front end POS application lifecycle and development. Phil began their career at J.Crew as a Senior Technical Support Lead.

Phil Stead earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing/Business Administration from Plymouth State University, attending from 1991 to 1995. Prior to that, they completed their high school education at Londonderry High School. In addition to their formal education, Phil Stead has obtained multiple certifications in the field of information security. In 2012, they earned the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from ISC(2), as well as the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification from ISACA. In 2013, they obtained the Payment Card Industry Qualified Integrator and Reseller (PCI QIR) certification from the PCI Security Standards Council. Additionally, in 2012, they obtained the Payment Card Industry Internal Security Assessor (PCI ISA) certification from the PCI Standards Council. Finally, in 2015, they obtained the Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) certification from the PCI Standards Council.