Dale Churchett

Dale Churchett is a distinguished security architect at DISCO since March 2021, where responsibilities include setting the vision and strategy for product and cloud security, and designing a product security program using a proactive, risk-based approach. Prior to DISCO, Churchett held various roles at HomeAway (now Vrbo) from December 2005 to March 2021, moving from senior software architect to senior security architect, emphasizing application security and risk mitigation. Earlier experience includes positions as a freelance architect consultant at WVRGroup, Inc., software architect at Salion, Inc., and senior software engineer at Excite@Home, with a background in freelance web applications design and an early career as a toolroom machinist at Ford Motor Company. Churchett's educational qualifications include HNC in Mechanical Engineering from East London Polytechnic and ONC in Mechanical and Production Engineering from Barking College of Technology.