James Burns

James Burns, CISSP has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. James is currently the Director of Security Operations at Biofourmis since January 2023. Prior to that, they served as the SecOps Manager at Biofourmis from January 2021 to January 2023.

Before joining Biofourmis, James worked as a Technical Consultant, providing technical services for small businesses and entrepreneurs on information security, governance, risk, and compliance, cloud architecture, security, and cost optimization, and software tools configuration and maintenance. James operated as a self-employed freelancer in this role from December 2019 to December 2020.

From 2004 to 2018, James held various positions at CA Technologies. James started as a Client Services Engineer at Netegrity in 1998 and eventually became the Manager of Technical Support. In this capacity, they built and managed a customer support team for Fortune 500 enterprise-class customers, developed customer relationships, and resolved complex escalated problems. James also served as a Systems Manager and Chief Network Engineer at Stonehill College from 1988 to 1998, where they managed daily operations, staff, and services related to academic computing.

Overall, James Burns brings a wealth of experience in security operations, technical consulting, and support management to their current role at Biofourmis.

James Burns, CISSP has a Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree with a focus on Computer Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. James also pursued Bachelor of Arts (BA) studies at Stonehill College. Additionally, James completed graduate studies in Computer and Communications Networks at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In 2019, they obtained the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from (ISC)² and also received the Advanced Python certification from LinkedIn.