Rick Merwin - PCI QSA HIPAA PEN Testing Cyber Security

Rick Merwin has over 30 years of work experience in various roles related to information security, risk compliance, and operations management. Rick co-founded and served as the CEO of Contextual Security, LLC., where they focused on aligning IT security and regulatory compliance with business objectives. Rick also provided security assessment and compliance audit services to clients. Prior to that, they owned Carpe Diem, a company that specialized in vendor and contract relationship management, as well as security and compliance. Before their entrepreneurial ventures, Merwin worked as a Senior Account Executive at Verizon Business (formerly UUNET-WorldCom-MCI) and in operations management at FedEx Express.

Rick Merwin attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, FL from 1981 to 1984, where they obtained their high school diploma. Following this, they attended Memphis State University in Memphis, TN from 1984 to 1988. No specific degree or field of study was provided for their time at Memphis State University.