J. Garth Mortensen

Head of Application Security at Canopy

J. Garth Mortensen has a diverse range of work experience. J. Garth started their career in 2009 as a Front Door/Security personnel at The Basement LLC. In 2012, they worked as an Assembler at Travis Industries. Garth then joined Bluehost in 2013, where they held various roles including Billing/Support Specialist, Project Manager/Developer, and Full Stack/Perl Developer. J. Garth developed and maintained products and services at Bluehost, managed projects, and analyzed business needs. In 2016, Garth joined WordPress as a member of the Core Security Response Team. J. Garth joined GoDaddy in 2017 as a Senior Software Development Engineer and later became the Head of Application Security at Canopy in 2019. In 2020, they established their own consulting company, Garth Mortensen Consulting, where they serve as a Consultant and Owner.

J. Garth Mortensen's education history is as follows:

From 2017 to 2019, J. Garth Mortensen attended Western Governors University and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance.

Prior to that, from 2013 to 2017, J. Garth Mortensen attended Utah Valley University and obtained an Associate of Science degree in Information Technology.

During the same period, from 2013 to 2015, J. Garth Mortensen also obtained a Certificate of Proficiency in Information Technology from Utah Valley University.

Lastly, in 2010 and 2011, J. Garth Mortensen attended Weber State University; however, the degree and field of study obtained during that time are not specified.

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  • Head of Application Security

    September, 2019 - present