Michael Gallagher has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Michael is currently a Director of Offensive Security at Early Warning® since August 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Principal (Director) of Security Compliance at Early Warning® from November 2020 to August 2021. Before joining Early Warning®, they worked at PayPal as a Senior Manager of Application Security from April 2015 to November 2018. Michael also has experience as an Application Security Consultant at AppSec Consulting from April 2014 to April 2015. Additionally, they worked at American Express as a Sr IT Risk & Information Security Analyst from November 2011 to March 2014 and as a Programming Analyst from May 2010 to November 2011. Furthermore, they have worked as a Programmer Analyst at U-Haul Self-Storage Affiliate Network from October 2007 to May 2010, as a Web Application Developer at Software Marketing Associates from January 2004 to September 2007, and as a Programmer Analyst at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company from August 2000 to August 2003.
Michael Gallagher holds a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from National University. Michael also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice: Security Administration from California State University, Long Beach, and an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Coastline Community College. Additionally, Michael has obtained multiple certifications in various areas, including Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) from EC-Council, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA, among others.
August, 2021 - present
November, 2020
January, 2019